The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-22
RIVER NEWS

The gauge today is 27.2 feet and
failing rapidly. Weather is clear and
warmer. There Is a great deal of wa
tel above, but il will be sometime
until II is felt here. The floods above
VIII not necessarily make floods here.
The Beaver Is repairing at Cairo.
The Island Queen is at Mound City
repairing damage done by ice. She
will be here about April or G to run
an excursion.
The City of Memphis will pass into
Tennessee river today from st.
ouis
! The Dick Fowler left at a. m.
! for Cairo
The John s. Hopkins will arrive
about p. m. from Evansville.
The Charleston left last night for
Tennessee river with a good trip.
The LYDIA left today for Cumber-
land river after ties
The MILFORD is due from Cumber-
land river.
The Clifford is due from Louis
vile with barges for the coal com
pany.
The City of Savannah passed out
of Tennessee river last night for
St. Louis.
The Peters Lee passed down late
yesterday from Cincinnati for Mem
phis.
The Joe Fowler returned to Evans
vile late yesterday. The John S.
Hopkins is today's packet.
The Tennessee leaves this evening
at for Tennessee river, and is get
ting a good trip.
Capt. Joe Montreal, who, before
the war, was mate on many OF the
big, fine Louisville and New Orleans
toats, is now eighty years of age
ard is confined in St. Mary and Eliz-
abeth hospital with asthma. He was
one OF the best mates of his time.
and was well known on the river and
along shore.
The following Is one of the new
rules recently enforced by inspec-
tors; "Barges carrying passengers on
any routes shall have a life preserver
or float for each and every person
allowed to be carried, and in addi-
ton thereto shall be supplied with
Ten buckets, two barrels of not less
than forty gallons each, and three
axes, one hand fire pump capable of
discharging 100 cubic inches of wa
ter at each stroke and sufficient
length of regulation hose TO reach
70 all parts of the vessel, and two
yawl boats of not less than 100 feet
capacity each, equipped with four
oars each. All barges carrying pas
sengers shall be inclosed by a good
aud substantial rail not less than
feet high"
Capt. James Woodward, who was
on the Defender, is now on the. Joe
l.. Williams.
The towboat s. III. III. Clarke left
Nicksburg a few days ago with a big
tow OF Valley Line barges for Louis
vile. Capt. Pat Tierney is in com
mand OF the Clarke.
The new steamboat inspection
rules have been completed and were
given out by the secretary OF com
nerce and labor few days ago. In
addition to the new rules adopted
by the board OF inspectors and the
amendments made TO the old ones,
many of the rules and regulations
have been rewritten so as 10 clear
them OF troublesome obscurities.
A Cloyd's Landing, KY, special
says; II is reported here that the
steamer Burkesyille OF the upper
Cumberland line, has been sold to
q u, Knapp and others, of Dubuque,
Ia, and will be taken out of this
river. The Burkesyille Is a new boat,
having been in use only two years.
An Evansville dispatch says; Col.
w, w, Hite Is coming here today To
confer with Capt. III. G.. Gilbert, OF
the Paducah Packet line, aud Capt.
Lee Howell, OF the Green River line.
about getting a new wharfbOat for
the city to replace one demolished by
the ice.