The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-08

The stage OF the river at 4 p. m.
yesterday was 23.S, showing a fall of
0.4 in twenty-four hours.
The Dick Fowler had quite list
of passengers yesterday afternoon.
The Chisca pa sed up the Ohio yes
terday afternoon loose.
Voolfolk arrived from below with
one barge of wood which she left at
the Big Four incline.
Business is quite dull with local
towhoats, there being quite dull con
lition in the lumber business.
Our daily thunder storm AMI local
showers seem to be a permanent ar
rangement for the summer, but il is
an arrangement not kindly received
by river men nor by anybody else. 1t
interferes with band concerts at the
park and the diplay of the pretty
summer clothes that have been provi-
ded for such occasions. Open work
Jokes are likely to let in the inevitable
shower. which produces degree of
discomfort. the risk of which cannot
be taken. So the open work yoke and
other transparent things hang up in
the closet while il rains.
Fred Hardweg left this morning for
Barfleld.
The Gondola left yesterday morning
with barge of brick for Tyler
Information furnished in a Ciucin.
natl dispatch says the teamer Mos
ellie was destroyed by explosion on
April &c, 1888 Lloyd's steamboat di
rectory says she left the wharf at Gin
cinnati on the afternoon of April IS
1888 between 4 and o'clock, bound
for St Louis. but first proceeded
mile up the river to take on some
German emigrants. When at this list
point and just as the bow of the boat
was hoved from the shore the e,-
plosion took place II was supposed
that she had about 500 passengers
aboard. The incomplete list. in the
give the names of thirty.four
killed and drowned, of thirteen badly
wounded and about fifty-six missing
Eighty-one were known to- have pei
ishe1, but many had not registered |
their names (and none of the emf |
grants had done rol, and we're cfJwd- |
ed upon the upper decks to see Capt |
Perrin "outstrip" an opposition boat. |
as he had threatened To do. On tn. |
day following a public meeting was
held in Cincinnati, at which the mayor /
presided. deprecating 'the great ard /
carelcssness In the navird
ion of steam vessels" and urging /
his subject upon the con liberation
IF Congress. Lloyd's directory was
published at Cincinnati and Chicago
n 1856. by James F. Lloyd and Is no
ioubt correct. Capt John Howard CT
his city was standing upon the bank
II the time and saw the explosion 49,
'ourier-Journal.
Captain Sam W. Black. local agent
# the Kentucky River Packet and
Towboat company. and an old river
nan. is dying at St Joseph's Infirmsry
where he was taken yesterday NON
ng from hi home at sos West Chest
ut street Capt. Black has be. q III
i've weeks with acute bladder trouble.
lie has been a sufferer from that di.
ease for several years and has had
everal AGATE attacks. His physicians
Drs. Louis Weber and n. Orend ,rf
old out no hope for his recovery
'hough very low last night. II was
aid at the Infirmary that his death
lay be expected at any time. Capt +,
lack has been in the steamboat bus
less twenty years and has spent !
rcat deal of his time on the Ohio
yer. lie was placed in charge Of
zeal office of the Kentucky River
acket and Towboat comp1ry several
ears ago. He Is well krcwn among /,
yer men and highly esteemed by al,
no know him. A few t1rs ago he
as apparently convalsscent and his !
sughfer. Mrs. NJ. h. Tucker. who had
zen watching over him. had made ar :.
Ingements for a trip TO New York
ID expected 10 leave this mSnih.
hanee for the worce Is his condition :
used her 10 abandon tie TRIP. He :
ew rapidly worse until yesterday MS