The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-04
RIVER NJ VS.


Pittsburg ......... Ga 90 std
Davis Island Dam =. as 90 std
st. Louis =. 1870 90 std
Mt. Vernon .... 1913 0.9 rise
Paducah ......... 1871 O.9 rise
The gauge showed a mark of 1861
at s a. m. today. rise of nlne-tenths
OF foot in "a hours. Weather fair
and warm. Wind from the south.
| The Inverness is due this evening
from the Tennessee river with ties.
The Dunbar is due from Evans
Vile today in the Paducah and Ev-
ansvilie trade. The Henry Harley.
according to the schedule, will be
Fridays packet between Paducah and
that point.
The Saltillo is due tonight from
the Tennessee river and will leave
for st. Louis as soon as transfers are
completed.
The Jim r. Duffy. pushing a big
fleet of empties. cleared for the Ten
nessee at noon to bring out ties for
the Ayer-Lord Tie company.
The Kentucky is coming down the
Tennessee and should be at Paducah
before bedtime.
The Dick Fowler swung out for the
trip to Cairo at s o'clock this morn
ing with big passenger list.
All the river men are busy and one
boat owner was forced to search for
over an hour today to get a second
engineer.
Once more has the dope" of Pa
ducah mariners stood the acid test.
From the oldest to the youngest they
al, predicted there would be another
broken shaft to make out the trio of
such accidents to boats plying from
the Paducah port. They were right
for the steamer Charles Turner was
towcd into the local harbor early to-
day with her shaft in bandage.
First the Joe Fowler snapped her
shaft .Bi few days later the City of
Savannah was forced to take to the
bank from the same cause. Then for
several days Il looked as II the never
failing record of river accidents com
Ing in threes would be smashed. but
the Turner came to the relief just at
the right moment for the time limit
was nearly up. The Turner was
dragging out from the bank at Rey-
ro.dsberg island Sunday morning
Juggling against the current when an
old break in the shaft snapped IN two
with a twang that sent the crew stir
ring. Capt. L. Gordon, of Paducah,
was in command and his men had no
trouble in getting the boat to the
bank. Her tow OF ties was made
fast and the Monte Bauer was sent to
her aid, arriving today. The Turner
was mosred at the foot Of Elizabeth
street and the shelton Machine com
pany went to FORK on a new shaft.
While making short cut at the
upper Illinois landing yesterday the
steamer Bette owen switched he.
stern against the bank, swapping her
main rudder short on This placed
Fiber In an almost helpless shape and
the crew had struggle In getting
her to her slip at the foot of Ken
lucky avenue. All trips to Brook
port and the upper landings were can
celed for the day leaving Paducah
! and the Illinois shore without a fer
ry. A new rudder is being swung
| on her today and she will he ready
for service late this afternoon or to-
morrow. While the ferryboat is dis
abled the railroad transfers and
sklffmen are taking in the money.
\ Captain Charles Voight. of the
i MILFORD. who had been extremely III
far several days was able to be on
duty again today. He left in COM
mand of his boat at noon for the
lower Ohio to gather In tow of ties
| for White & Sons
Instead of "The frost is on the
pumpkin" the rousters have changed
II to "The pumpkins am on de
rivers" Hundreds of them have
hoated past Paducah in the past day
or two. having been washed from the
lowlands by the freshly grown
creeks and rivers. One Old negro
gathered big wagon load of them
from the drift at the foot of Jeffer-