The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-13


The Duffey arrived at l2 O'Clock
today from Tennessee river with
tow Of ties.
The Maude Kilgore arrived yester
day from Tennessee river with a tow
Of ties and is now at Brookport I'M
loading.
The /. N. Hook arrived yesterday
from Tennessee river with ties and
will probably go out again today or
tomorrow.
The Charleston is at Joppa today
and will be mp this afternoon or tonight
to take on freight preparatory to leav-
ign Tuesday night for Tennessee river.
The French floating thester and
towboat, which have been on the
ways for the past several days, were
let down into the river Saturday late
and will leave this afternoon for Me-
tropolis, resuming regular business.
The Florence Marmet grounded
with her tow OF twelve coal bsrges
at Twin creek few miles below
Buens Vista. At the last reports four
barges were sunk, while the others
swung out into tho channel and retard-
cd the passage Of the boats behind her.
The Joe Fowler arrived this morn
ing from Evansville and went into the
Cairo trade in place OF the Richard
son, winch is now back in the Evans
willie trade. The Richardson and
Dudley will now alternate between
Evansville and Psducsh and travelling
by river will be much improved by a
boat every day.
The towboat L. II. Burhmsn, Capt
Scott Paris. having been thoroughly
overhauled and put in perfect order,
coaled at Louisville and leaves for
Cincinnati. She will leave there with
five bsrges for the Barrett line, two
for the company and will get three at
Cannelton. She goes TO Cairo AMI
Tennessee river.
A correspondent asks: "where Is
Coney Island situated above Cinoin.
nati?" There is, a few miles above
Cincinnati on the Kentucky shore, .
summer resort called "Coney Island, e"
after the famous Eastern resort OF that
name. There is no "island" there or
thereabouts, aud could just as well be
called "Coney" without the island.
There is now nearly enough water
in the Ohio TO make navigation GER
tain, and the Alice Brown and Finley,
two Of the big Pittsburg coal steam
boats, will leave for that city immedi-
ately to bring down tows. They are
now making preparations to depart
and will be ready by tomorrow, II not
sooner. They will carry their tows
on up. The other steamers now lying
up will follow in day or two, just
as soon as orders are received to move.
Commodore +. A. Laidloy gave the
delegates to the meeting of the Ma
tionsl Board Of Steam Navigation,
held in Cincinnati, a ride up and down
the river on the Indiana He also
gave them lots to eat and drink.
Among the speeches made on the trip,
Uol. W. ". Hite said among other
things: 81 hope that we will have moie
of the meetings ard that we may get
some more water. For Q generation
we have been trying TO get . few
more dams than the one at Pitts
burg. Now that the government is
disposed to help this part Of the
country. which pays about two thirds
Of the internal revenue from its tax
on celebrated whiskey and other
products, we should Put our shout
ders to the wheel and work incss-
sanity for the nine foot stage from
Pittsburg to Cairo. II the Ohio river
ran by Chicago they would have TWEEN
ty-five feet instead OF the three feet
we have" Several other speeches
were made, and n vote OF thanks
was tendered Commodore Laidley fer
his hospitable treatment TO his
guests.