The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-08

morning for Paducah to bring the
Bald Eagle to ST. Louis. The boat
will leave Friday for Alton and Sat-
urday for the Illinois river landings.
--Globe-Democfat.
Capt j. u. Mccullough has re-
turned from Paducah. to which point
he took the steamer Chester. lie
brought full report OF the channel
for 81. Louis harbor. masters and
observation-disclosures.
The Lee Line boats begin their
trips in the Memphis trade this week.
The Rees Lee Is the first boat Of the
line to leave for Memphis.
Mr.. Chris Damon. an old-tlme
mate on the river. died Sunday lie
had not been on the river for many
years.
The Lee Line boats. Rees Lee and
Peters Lee, will resume their places
IN the Memphis and vicksburg trade,
beginning next Friday The first
boat out will be the Rees Lee.
Capt. Charles Menges, master OF
the Cincinnati harbor of the combine
will send all OF his wrecked barges
to Pittsburg for repairs Nearly all
OF the 500 or more runaways and
some that did not get way will need
repairs. Cloudy and colder.
Navigation Is resumed at st. Louis.
No coal goes south until there Is
rise.
The Wabash rose seven feet Satur.
day at Terre. lIaute and came to a
stand.
The Madison and Milton ferryboat
Trimble will be launched from the
ways at Madison in a few days.
The little Ray is due down bound
for New Orleans.
Work is fully resumed at How
ards shipyard.
The Sprague will remain at Louis
vile until there Is rise big enough
to let her go south with big tow OF
coal.
The louisville and Evansville
Packet Company has chartered thcir
new sidewheel steamer Morning Star
to the Memphis and Arkansas River
/ Packet Company at Memphis to rUa
in the Memphis and Vlcksburg trade
in place Of the Delta. recently burned
at liarwood's Island.
The Pittsburg Gazette says: AT
present there are big gorges in the
Chic river at Wheeling Island and
Fowhattan. Below these points the
| Ohio Is clear and navigation could be
resumed at once but for these two
barriers. There Is no telling when
/ they will get away. II will take
heavy rise in the Ohio to break them.
! II may come next week or II may be
a month OF. Riyermen have ceaseG
tc speculate on the records of past
years. This was year in which all
records have been wiped out and new
ores started"
This year has probably been the
worst in the history of navigation OF
the local rivers. Low water and ice
have contributed to give the navi-
gators the longest idlencss they have
suffered for many years.
The gauge today is ell, fall OF
three-tenths since yesterday. The
river has considerable drift and ice,
but not enough to endanger any OF
the boats
River reports today indicate that
the rain area is the largest known in
many years. extending from Canada
to the gulf and from the Rockies to
the Atlantic. The result will be CON
siderable water especially from the
Cumberland and Tennessee rivers
The Sycamore. belonging to the
Nashville Powder and Magazine Co..
arrived last evening to go on the
docks for repairs. There are many
barges to be repaired on the docks
when this boat Is finished.
The Dick Fowler left at a. m.
TOT cairo win go9d trlp'
The Clyde came IN last night with
cracked cylinder, and the Tennes-
see was placed in readiness today to
go out into Tennessee river this
evening in her place.
The Argand is preparing to leave
with Prices show boats for Pitts
burg TO begin her trip down the Ohio.
which usually lasts several months.
The boats have been in the Ice har-
Dor here during the winter.
Mr., H. Il. Congroye, of Thebes.
H., is here looking after repairs on
the G. a II. l, transfer boat, Pearson.
The Castalia left today for Nash
vile with Capt. j. II. Lord, presi-
dent of the Ayer-Lord Tie company.
and a party of seyera, prominent
Chicago men. They will be absent
several days on tour of inspection.
m.