The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-29

have been completed at Howard :
and are ready to leave on the coming
rise.
The latest from the sunken steam
err Robert Il. Lee is that the divers
Examination shows she was sunk by
striking a stump embedded in the
bottom of the river. causing a break
about twenty feet long.
The Memphis Commercial-Appeal
says: "Rumor has II that the Lee
Line has now under way of construc-
ton a new steamer. to be the finest
boat operated by this line out OF
Memphis. In fact. It was stated that
the contemplated boat was to be the
handsomest of its kind operated on
this portion of the Mississippi Capt.
Bob Lee, however. denied this rumor
but stated that when they were pre-
pared to build a new boat she would.
OF course, be an improvement on
anything now running out OF Mem
phis."
Several coal tows aggregating 100
barges. making total OF $4,000
tons OF coal. have left Pittsburg and
more will follow and in a day or two
all the loaded coal in the Pittsburg
harbor will be on its way down the
Ohio. River men state that there
are about $50 barges and coal boats
at Pittsburg. Some Of these have
been loaded for five months awaiting
sufficient water to move them south.
The barges carry 500 tons each. and
the coalboats about 1000 tons.
There are 275 pieces OF loaded coal
craft at the mouth OF the Kanawha
river.
All the tributaries OF the Ohio are
rising. The Ohio will soon have
water to waste.
The w. w. o'Neil. Alice and
Harry Brown leave Cincinnati with
empties in a few days.
A special from Yazoo. Miss. says
the steamer Rees Pritchard was
burned to the waters edge just be-
low her landing Tuesday. The origin
OF the fire Is unknown, but 1t is sup
posed to have been caused by the ex-
plosion OF fireworks on the river
front. The Pritchard had been In
service on the Yazoo river for a num-
Der OF years. The boat was the-prop-
erty OF the Yazoo City Transporta-
tion Company. and was valued at
$500. bein insured for $4,000.
Capt. J. F. Ellison. superintendent
OF the Cincinnati and 'Pittsburg
Packet Company. has announced
that the Virginia would leave for
Pittsburg on her regular day in the
trade. The Queen City has been or
dered to leave Memphis. where she
has been engaged in the Memphis
and Arkansas City trade during the
season in the place OF the Kate
Adams, which has been laid up for
repairs. The Queen City will leave
Memphis as soon as there is SUM-
Gent water in the lower Ohio TO al
low of her passing the shallow places
there.
The steamer Warren, belonging TO
the Burnside and Burkesville Trans
portation Company. hit a snag and
sank at Bakerton, on the upper Cum
berland. She was recently bought
by the company TO run in place OF
the Burnside, recently burned. No
lives lost.
The river continues to climb rap
idly here, having risen over two feet
since yesterday Today It marked So
en- the gauge, and will doubtless con-
tinue to rise. II is thought. however,
that most OF the present rise here is
from the Cumberland and Tennessee
rivers.
The Clyde had a good trip to Ten
nessee river last night. The Tonnes
see is now due to leave again Satur-
day evening.
The Victor left for Tennessee riv-
er.
The II. w. Buttorff will arrive to-
day from Evansville to re-enter the
Cumberland river trade.
The City Of Charleston will arrive
today from Golconda.
The Royal will at once re-enter
the Paducah-Golconda trade. and IL
expected today.
The Beaver arrived from Cairo to-
day en- route up Cumberland river
after barge OF stone. Engineer John
Hovious Joined her here.
The skipping Dick Fowler left this
morning for Cairo with a fairly good
trip. considering that II was her first
in several months. Her melodious
whistle, needless to say. brought Joy
TO countless souls down the river.
The Joe Fowler leaves Monday for
Evansville, and the Hopkins will al
90 begin running as soon as a few
necessary repairs are made.
The Eagle left for Padlcan yester-
day morning She will return and
go to Modoc Landing tor three barg-