The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-14
Government Hauls Up Two Pop
ular River Men Here.
Capt. buckingham and Engineer st.
John Charged With Moving
Boats Without License.
ARE ONLY SMALL INFRACTIONs.

been started in and ABOUT Paducah,
and the first guns fired were turned
loose yesterday when two steamboat
men were arrested and held over to
the action of the federal court at
the next term in April. for the al
legged violation of marine laws.
Captain Ed. Buckingham, of the
steamer Pavonia, and Engineer Joe
It. John, of the steamer Jesse b.,
we're yesterday held over by Com
missioner w A. Gardner for the a.
legged moving of a boat without pi-
lots license, the alleged offense be
ing OF several weeks standing. Both
men gave bond in the sum of 500
md will be given a hearing on the
10th of April.
1t is alleged that Capt Buckingham
moved the Pavonia about when loose
from moorings. up the Cumberland
river, a stream on which he is not
licensed as a pilot
1t is Observation-Disclosures st. john
moved the Jesse b. across the Ohio
near Golconda to secure pilot on
the opposite side of the river.
These are small matters in the
eyes of marines, but to the govern
ment IL means just as much as II
the offense had been greater. Rules
are rules. and the government is
very strict.
U. S. Deputy Marshal Wade Brown
" no was formerly an engineer on the
river served the papers on both above
mentioned gentlemen and brought
them before the commissioner, who
held them over. In speaking of the
matter, when asked for a statement
by a reporter this morning. he stated
that ne had received the papers on
his installation into office. The Of
lenses alleged to have been commit
ted are of several weeks standing
and before he came into office.
ut is a fact that the government
is very strict in its marine rules,
and ] might say truthfully that If
all cases where river men overstep
the law in very small matters. were
reported to the authorities, hardly
a river man would escape" Deputy
Marshal Brown declared. 81 have
been on the river for years and Il is
frequent occurrence where an I'M
licensed pilot moves a boat. general
ly in an emergency such as Is alleg
ed in the case Of both Capt. Bucking-
ham and Engineer St. John"
The alleged acts attributed to the
two steamboat men were reported
with others, It is said and an active
campaign has been started. River
men will in the future probably ex-
ercise more care in their actions and
will not. touch a wheel unless the!
are licensed to do so. Pilots who
are not licensed in certain terrific
ry are looked upon in that territory
the same as person who has no IL
cense. There are other rules such
as the stringing of life lines and 9th
er small requirements often over
looked, which will be closely looked
after in the future.
Deputy Marshall Brown has Just
returned from several adjacent coun-
ties where he served papers Monday
ard is today looking after his Office
business, which accumulated with
great rapidly.
In addition to the above, yester-
days Nashville Banner gives the fol-
lowing of interest here:
Local steamboat Inspectors Green
and Macdonald have suspended for
six months Pilot John l.. Young and
Mate Edward Lannom of the steamer
Dudley for intemperance. They
were caught in an intoxicated condi-
ton by Inspector Macdonald on
visit to the craft several days ago.
The inspectors will hereafter enforce
the rule requiring temperance even
more forcibly than in the past.
''The inspectors have notified Chas
Davis, first-class pilot of the steamer
Pavonia, that charges have been pre-
ferred against him by them, and
that they will Investigate the coils
ion between his boat and the Castali-
ma at Paducah at an early date.
"At the request of Maj. II. C. New
conner, who is in charge of the river
improvement work in this district,