The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-23

Haste was made then To prepare hcl
Tor the next rise. Charles lIacket
was sent down there AMI calked hel
seams, and did not get through any
too soon for the next rise. which
gracefully floated the Gilchrist. hui
she had very delapidated and dc
jected look and found /. hard worl
TO get up 10 Cairo When she srriy
cd she was turned over 10 her own
ers who We're not long In Aeciding
what to do with her Buck Leyle
took her TO Paducah and took her
wheel Off onto barge, to tighten hcI
weary rear end, and called aer a
wreck. Then there appeared the sto,
ry goes, but The Balictin 4 les not
vouch for it, ti.ai famous an streru.
! Gus steamboat nan, Cant = II. Nc.
| Annually. He was fresh from abort.
i've efforts to steamboat with the Cal
RE Clyde, and seeking new wo ids to
! conquer, bought the Jessie Gilch list
! for $500. He rolial ser wheel onto
/ her bow. that beirg The wrong end
but the only one lhat would carry
K, and rigging up ? raj. Of syacps,
cast OF his lines aaI started 10 float
TO Columbus. his headquarters. In
/ due time he arrived there and pro.
ceeded to repair the Pennie ana roll
ed her wheel out On Tie bank ANA
backed her under It The WORK was
finally finished and the inspectors
were called to inspect her and were
much surprised to .ind boat not on
record. her name haylGg been cnaf q
ed Such was the versatility and dis
regard of the law Of Cap EeAnnal,
IT, The Jennie Gilchrist was not to
be so easily robbed III har name. Her
career then began pn,'er Capt Nc
Annually and was by Jar the most
eventful of any other time Of her
career and marked by many events
of so shady a character that II
brought the blush OF shame . The
face On one ocaesion. while she
Jennie's nose, she did not have a face
vas lying AT Cairo a ncg,o who Ind
tried in vain to get the wages that
were due him went M town AMI /
brought down a negro constable 30 /
collect the debt capt McAnnally /
backed out with both these mer an /
ana took them dowl TO Island Mum I
Der One, where he marched them off I
at the point Of gun and returned 10 I
Cairo. The two neg ooes got hack 70
Cairo next day but the Jennie Gil
christ was not in port, THESE ca1rts
to make money by having no expense /
and holding on to all that cane H.
led the Jennie Gilchrist into many
episodes OF like character but the
ack OF space will admit of the mar
ration Of one more and the Bulletin
loes not youch for it either she f
got down the river in the pursuit of
wealth and on her return picked IN
several shanty boats and travelling
boats that had foated down and were
anxious to get back The contract I
vas made and everything proceeded
pleasantly, but every day the captein
made q round OF his tow ana on or
,retext and another, made collection. ,,
finally he told them IL they would
ay the balance due he would 90 up
b a port, short ways ahead, and
GAL up so there would be no further
clay They fell into the trap. the
ennie Gilchrist went for coal. leav.
lg them all tied to the bank and did
OF return She pulled up one day =
; the old incline at East Cairo
lnded there and cooled down She
as not there long till she sank and Q
er bones now lie just above the Pin
lore. Capt. McAnnally is now turn
g his attention TO real estate at q
larendon, Ark, where he has dis.
,yered an ond toI1 Tho Momnhis "a. CT
FRS long story about his oil ex.
srience in Pennsylvania and Texas. ri
Il he did not say a word about his Ct
.perence with the Jennie Gilchrist y
is very plausible affablity has pro- 81
iced quite a boom in an addition to
. town of ClarandOn where the pur- pa
asers of lois get an oil well thrown ca
with every lot. Capt. McAnnally ci
quite a distinguished man in ap-
arance He glances at you furtiye- an
from under very shaggy eyebrows IN
tn little round blue eyes His voice II
coarse and rough. like his nature,
1 he seldom uses persuasive tones, :" =.
less Offering a gold brick. He is "a
Irked in his dress. always wearing
white cap, puff-bosomed white shirt ia
ID a flowing necktie and black M'
wsers. lie is somewhat given 10 WI
VERY and wears heavy watch
lin with a gold anchor on 1t. which go
a badge of his craft He may wear me
hip-ax and calking mallet pin. also. tpt
he is both a ship carpenter and
ker SIN
oat
&c.
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