The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-26
General River News.


The stage of the river at { p, m
yesterday was SOL, showing rise
of 2.2 in twenty.four hours.
The Barrett left yesterday after
noon with seven emptieS. which will
he placed at different points below
here for loads
The City of Savannah, Capt. Harry
Crane. pass ed to St Louis at j a. m.
yesterday.
The Beaver has been rebuilding her
furnace and will get away today
Tug Theseus brought the Corwin II
Spencer down from Mound City and
landed her at the point yesterday
morning. She has been on the Mound
City ways all winter, whore she has
been altered and repaired To meet
the special needs of an excursion boat
at St Louis. In 1896 the Spencer was
the Anchor Line boat, City Of Mon,
roe. and was damaged by the cyclone
N May of that year She was taken
up the Ohio and heightened and re.
paired and named Hill City She Is
now the largest excursion boat on the
western rivers
The CommercialAppeaI gives the
following details of the sinking of
he tug Ida: At the time Of the acct
lent the Ida was taking sand dig
yer and barge down the river for
he sand company As she neared the
pier her tillcr rope fouIed. When the
rudder became useless from this
cause, Capt. w. W. Maingaut who
was at the wheel, saw that the only
chance to save the barge and digger
was To drive the Ida ahead full power
and trust to luck for her to miss the
pier. This was done, and only the
edge of the barge struck the pier
The jar was such, however, as to
spring the hull of the Ida and she be
gan to take water at such a rapid
rate that there was no chance to save
her. The crow, six or eight men, saw
the conditions, and leaped onto the
barge, and cutting It loose from the
tug. hoated down the river. The tug
Ida was built at Jeffersonville, Ind, in
1873. Her gross and net tonnage was
registered at 81. length 80 feet inch
es. breadth II feet 6 inches She was
required to carry a crew Of eight men
According TO the officers of the com
pany here. the tug is total loss and
no effort will he made to raise her.
She had powerful machinery and was
able to handle the harbor work in
good shape. She originally cost about
$4,000, As far as known, no lnsur.
ance was carried on her.
The Rees Lee left for St Louis at
2 p. m. yesterday. She had a big up
stream trip of lumber. quite a mum
Der of gypsies and large passenger
list.
The Hoo Hoo. of Mound City. Is the
finest and fastest launch boat that
has ever been owned in this neighbor
hood. She looks like the launch Of
one of the United States war vessels
which have been seen in this harbor
on two occasions The Hoo Hoo Is
the property Of Mr. q. l.. Bartlett. of
Mound City, lumber and cooperage
who Is Hoo Hoo. and
In this launch he carried out the idea
or significance of her name She was
built by the Detroit River Boat ana
Oar Co. Of Wyandotte. Mich. The
order for her was placed by Mr.. Bart
lett with this company on the ninth
day of the ninth month In 1903. She
was completed and shipped on the
ninth day of December and launched
on the nineteenth day by nine men
and has a speed Of twice nine miles
per hour. She carries the Hoo Hoo
Gag with the black cat. which has
nine lives. She Is the hest looking
Hoo Hoo of all the numerous Hoo
Hoo's in Cairo and Mound City. She
is thirty-fve feet long. beam FIVE feet
six inches. and thirty inches deep
Her speed is due. no doubt. tn her
model. which differs from usual de.
sign of boats Of this class She is
short on the harpingford. and has ner