The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-06-20
River Report.

cool In THIS not WeaJner) mas gone
back on the John S. Hopkins from
the excursion steamer Louisiana.
The John S. Hopkins arrived short
ly after G O'Clock this morning and
instead of going on down to Cairo,
transferred the Evansville passen-
gers for the Hustlers convention to
the Dick Fowler, and returned to Ev-
ansville on time today.
Almost before the birds were up
and long before the night owls, who
wanted to take in the Cairo carnival
were awake, the Dick Fowler pulled
out for Cairo this morning as soon
as the John S. Hopkins passengers
had been taken aboard. Friday and
Saturday mornings the Dick Fowler
will leave at o'clock.
Six or more trips will be made be-
tween Paducah and Metropolis July
4 by the George Cowling on account
of the w. o. w. celebration. The
Royal will handle the crowds from
Golconda and the Carrie Lee from
Dycusburg. The Louisiana will come
up from Cairo.
Burnt boilers has delayed the ar
rival fthe Reaper from below for
the last three days.
The Joe Wheeler didn't pay any
attention to the press notices of its
departure, and is still receiving
freight at Joppa and the wharfboat
here. Probably the Joe Wheeler
will get away today for Chattanooga.
The Georgia Lee arrived from
Memphis this afternoon and an al
ready good passenger list was aug
mented by round-trippers from Pa
duOah for Cincinnati
The Kentucky will arrive tonight
from the Tennessee river.
The Dunbar was scheduled to ar
rive today from Nashville, and to re-
turn to that point, skipping the
GAINESVILLE trip.
Several barges of ties were
brought in by the LYDIA from the
Cumberland river last night.
The Henrietta is in from the Cum
berland river with trip of ties.
1t seems that carrying persons in
the pilot houses is another practice
the inspectors are watching closely
now. 1t is against the marine law
and boats must have special permits
sion to allow passengers to go into
the pilot house.
nv, r-o,,,io wallace will no lar n
the dry docks this evening or in the
morning. Five barges of the West
Kentucky Coal company will be re-
paired at the dry docks.
Among the ideas of steamboating
the founder of the Lee line had, was
one of not allowing the relatives of
one of that boats crew to ride on the
same boat with him. Captain Lee
held that an officer IN a crisis could
not act unselfishly if he had a wife
or relative aboard and whenever
one of the crew wanted pass for
them he had to route them on other
boats.
The Hosmer is doing the harbor
work for the Ayer-Lord Tie company
The fall of / in the last "a hours
leaves the river at about stand
with the gauge reading 2S.1. On
June 20 last year the stage was 90.
The st. Louis waterways Journal
says: We would like to know the
address of Engineer C. f. Rowden.
Anyone knowing HIS address will
please send it to this Office.
1t is reported at Louisville that the
steamer Avalon will enter the Gin
cinnati and st. Louis trade and that
Capt. Sam Bryant, late of the steam
er Georgia Lee. viii be her com
mander.
Official Forecasts.
The Ohio at Evansville and Mt.
Vernon will continue rising during
the next ~ to "a hours. then fall.
At Paducah, not much change dur
ing the next "a hours. At Cairo,
will continue falling during the next
two days.
The Tennessee at Florence and
Riverton will continue rising during
the next ~ to "a hours. then fall. At
Johnsonville will rise tonight.
The Mississippi from below st,
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