The Paducah sun., 1906-03-23


Mt. Vernon 277. Ia; rising.
Paducah, 25.9, Is; rising.
Today was one of the worst days
of this year on the river front, and
elsewhere. for that matter. A heavy
storm, a mixture OF rain, sleet and
snow set in early this morning, and
the day was very rough and bad un-
der foot. Business in river circles
was very much of color, and the
market was deserted by all but the
butchers.
The river rose 1.3 feet hast noght,
the gauge today registering 25.9
feet.
The Dick Fowler left ON time this
morning for Cairo.
The Joe Fowler was the Evans
Vile packet today.
The Kentucky arrived from the
Tennessee today and leaves tomor-
row afternoon.
The Savannah passed down this
morning at l o'clock en- route from
the Tennessee river to st. Louis.
The Georgia Lee from Cincinnati
for Memphis is due tomorrow night.
The Peters1Lee from Memphis to
Cincinnati Is due to pass some time
tomorrow afternoon.
The Nellie Willet came in today
from Mound City.
The rainfall last might was ..
The Stacker Lee is running in the
ST. Louis-Memphis trade with the
Ferd Herold.
Robert, Jones. third clerk of the
steamer Tell City. has resigned and
accepted a position on the Paducah
packet, Joe Fowler.
The first boat built here was the
Gov. Shelby,90 tons capacity.in 1917.
The first boat built al Jeffersonville
was the United States in 1918. Her
hull was towed to New Orleans. where
she was finished. The machinery cost
s65,00O and was built in Scotland.
The boat complete cost s132. 900. She
was the first boat to have an engine
for each wheel She was not finished
until June. 1S21.-Courier-Journal.
The Jim Moren and Coal City
each with 2I empty barges, ran a
dead heat race from Cincinnati to
Pittsburg the other day. Time. seven
days II was a close race.
The Harry Brown and John A.
Wood that were towing coal from
Cairo to st. Louis. have laid up at
Cairo on account OF ice in the Miss
issipph
Capt. J. II. Throop, of Evansville,
Is now waterworks inspector of that
city.
Capt Washington Hight. a veter-
an Icver pilot. died at Summertield.
u, on Tuesday. aged 20 years. The
deceased was widely known in ma
rine circles. he having spcnt nearly
all of his life on the river. plotting
steamers from ST. Paul to New Or
leans. He spent most OF his time on
the upper rivers. and for many years
had been a falls pilot" taking stea-
mers over the rapids at Rock Island,
III. He was referred to as the pink
Varble. of the Mississippi" after Pink.
varble, formerly a famous falls pilot
at Louisville. Ky.
Marsh, the Winton Place prophet.
OF Cincinnati. says: 1.-The storm COW
er,ng the entire country on the 18th
and 18th was part of the equinoctial.
Warm rains will begin in day or
two, being quite heavy and general.
covering a greater portion of the
country. The rivers now rising and
the present high stages of water at
Cincinnati, and the heavy snow along
the Ohio river and the mountain dis
tr.cts we may expect at least so feet
of water at Cincinnati and a general
flood over Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky.
West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Pitts
burg and headwaters OF the Ohio and
lits tributaries. ! look for floods over
the West and Southwest and along
the Western streams. The floods will
not be confined TO the Ohio river, dis
tricts alone, but will prevail in diff
ferent sections of the Ohio Valley,
especially over Southern Indiana"
The deal Capt. Gordon c. Greene
closed Monday includes the following
steamboats,: The Kanawha and Green
land, Charleston, w. Va. and Pitts
burg packets; Valley Belle, Middle
port and Marietta packet; Tacoma
and Henry NJ. Stanley, Cincinnati,
Pomeroy and Charleston, w. Va,