The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-27


The Nevins left Paducah last Mon
day with to@ OF coal for Memphis,
Tenn. When the steamer started on
the trip her crew was short mate.
/ This reached the government inspect
ors at Memphis. On her arrival there,
she was promptly arrested on libel,
and fined $500 for violating the rules
in regard to carrying mate. Capt.
Tate. her commander, wired the coal
companys headquarters here Of the
trouble. George II. Brown. assistant
manager. left Paducah Saturday for
Memphis. The fine was paid and the
Thns a left for home with her nact
Of barges She arrived here this All
ternoon. News Democrat
The Nevins IL reported To hay, hees,
fined at Memphis for running without
licensed pilot also. Since the shak-
ing up in the inspection service grow
ing out Of the Slocum horror the in
speetors are all awake and attending
to business, and it behooves steamboat
captains to bear 1t in mind.
The following interesting items are
from a Louisville dispatch,
THE new government boat II. l..
Coffee. built by Howard left for Green
Vile. Miss, this afternoon in charge
Of Pilot G. r. Nadal Captains Hite.
Duify ana Howard returned from
White Sulphur Spring. Judge Ey-
ans, In the federal court this morning.
fixed the yalne Of the wreckagc Of the
steamboat Fred Wilson at $500 This
Is the entire amount for which the
owners of the wrecked boat are liable
Under the admiralty lazy, and all claim
ants for damages resulting from the
disaster are ordered to present their
claims to Commissioner Cassin on or
before the first Monday in November
The claims will be filed and If allowed
the $500 vii be prorated between the
claimants. Eleven persons lost their
lives and l6 were more OF less hurt
Mrs. Alice Bacon. wife Of Or. Jesse
D Bacon. died at Prices landing. a
landing on the Ohio near Cairo, Satur-
day night on board the steamer City
OF Savannah Heart failure was the
cause OF her death Mrs Bacon left
Paducah Saturday afternoon to go to
ST Paul. She had been i'll for some
time, but her condition was not con.
sidered serious.
Mrs. Bacon was apparently in her
usual health when she left Paducah
and was cheerful to the moment of her
death She was in conversation with
friends from the time she left the
wharf here until the steamer neared
Prices landing. She then left the par
ty and walked to the rail and was
watching the steamer approach the
landing She suddenly fell to The deck
AMI died in few seconds.
Louisville. Ky. July 25.-After an
exciting encounter in which his skin
was overturned. William Bauer, who
was jug-fshing' in the river near
Fountain Ferry landed catfish weigh.
ing 100 pounds. The fish was caught
on a heavy line. and the hook was
baited with a piece of raw beef
The two-gallon jug used as a float
disappeared under the water when the
fish struck and remained so long that
Mr. Bauer feared that the cork had
come out and caused the jug 10 I'LL
and sink. Finally the jug appeared on
the surface and after the FISH had talk
en- a brief rest he started toward the
bottom again. The performance was
repeated until Mr. Bauer thought that
the fish had become too tired to tight
He then rowed to the jug and attempt.
ed to drag the fish aboard but just as
the head OF the cat appeared at the
side of the skin the water was churned
into a froth and as Mr. Bauer for
got to let the jug go the skin was
dragged under.
Unwilling TO let the fish get away.
the fisherman sat On hfs cspsized boat
and cried ont for help. Another fisher
man came to the rescue and the two
finally landed the fish
When the fish was carried by two
men, pole being run through II. eills.
the tail dragged the ground Fifty
four pounds of steak from the hsh was
sold.