The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-26
General River News.

This stage Of the river ar p. m
yesterday was 2aA showing q fall OF
Oh i'm twentyfom hours.
The Beaver AMI Gonlola arrived
with empty coal barges yesterday
morning
The Carrie NJ took an empty barge
lor loes ~ Buffalo Island yesterday
morning She returned and went bc
low with one empty in the evening.
The Stacker Lee arrived from 81.
louis at p. m. yesterday and left
for Memphis in the evening
The H. N, Hoxie arrived from be.
low with three bargas Of Lumber ana
fuel barge She dropped fuel barge
tare and went to s. Louis with lum-
Iha,
The Palmetto mace a private eX
cWsjon lip The Ohio yesterday after
noon
The GondoIa went MP tho Ohio with
ompties yesterday afternoon
After pursuing the Spraeua for
nearly 100 miles down the river in an
attempt to get a snapshot Of thc
largest tow Of coal that ever noatad
down the Mississippi river j. c.
Cooyert a local photographer, sue.
oaclcd i'm getting a view and has now
returned TO the city % develop the
negative and complete pictures that
win be exhibited and complete pic.
tares that viii be exhibited at The
World's fair in ST. Louis. as wei as
TO ad0rn the walls Of offices In New
York, Chicago, Pittsburg and otner
places, says The Memphis News.
When the Spragae. he largest tow.
boat in existence, left louisville bear.
ing a row said to he the largest that
ever Hoatod in water. the Nonanea.
hoia River Consolidated Coal and
Coke company proprietors of the
boat wrote 70 Capt a. NJ Jones, vice
ora Idcur Of The pus9Hrg Coal com.
pany. 30 have lhe immense Tow photg
graphel Az Ii passed Memphis Capt
Jones secured Inc services of llr
Covert. who decided to take ac
uap shot from the Arkansas side a.
hc tow passed Memphis, with the
city and the bluff as a background
But tlc accident that occurred twelve
miles above here delayed the Spragic
and made il impossible TO do the
WORT. at this place
The Sprague was to have passed
Memphis ON May "a. but a breakdown
in machinery delayed the boat ana
She diI mon pass under the bridge m.
I'D O'Clock in the morning of May
u.s. II the machinery had remained
intact tac boat wouId have passed
with her tow during the afternoon
and u splendid picture could have
ben taken. as The sun was shining
brightly As e. was. the vessel pass
ed 700 early TO get a good view.
Mr. Covert however, was deter.
mined 70 fulGil his promise and fol-.
lowed the Spragua down the river on
board tle steamer Hardin, but did
no. get satisfactory view until ne
had Amos. reached the city Of lic..
ona Determination wen 9ut. how.
ever. and the photo viii go 20 tac
Worlds fair
a number OF years ago Goose b..
land was the worst place in the river
between here ami ST. Louis and
mucn dreaded by pilots The Frisbie
jumped reef tdare once and raa
into the bank with Capt Sam Green
at The wheel Tine constant changing
Of The channel and the development
Of distractions. which were cut ont Of
the hani, caused great many
wrecks it has been stated by pilots
that twcnty-six wrecks occurred III
Goose Island. and it was known
the grave yard. The p8latial Grand
Tower was the last boat lost there
The Monitor. which was the proptr
ty OF a J. Dougnerty. Of Mound City
and Of which Felix King Gas master
was lOsJ there. These Two boats mark
the tno extremes, in point of value.
of The boats lost The bank was con.
staaly falling II. Jas. aIulcahy lost
a large farm. One s9ring many acres