The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-19
RIVER NEWS
River Report.

st Louis ......25. 90 rise
Mt Vernon .....l4.G 90 rise
Paducah .. .....,14.2 10 risel
A squall struck the river yester-
day afternoon shortly before CT
O'Clock, breaking the pole that holds
the dry docks out in the river, and
blowing the feet to the bank. No
damage was done by the wind though
two towboats were propped up on
the dry docks. The men had quit
work at o'clock, bu. a small crew
was at work on the Nellie. Simulta-
.neous almost with the squat that
struck Paducah, strong wind blew
the Tennessee against Eads bridge at
St Louis
The Lee line may have to enter al
third boat in the Memphis-Cincin-
natl trade to handle the business. On
the arrival Of the Georgia Lee here
last evening. every berth was taken
and cots were scattered all over the
decks. Twenty Paducah passengers
could get nothing better than cots.
The packet has slightly more than
200 persons aboard. IL these packets
are crowded when they reach Cairo.
as they have been so far, il means
that Paducah and all other point
above can get no accommodations, orl
at best have to shift in cots. with a
good stage of the river indicated fori
some time 10 come. this line would
make money by entering a third boat.
The Jim Lee. a fine sde-wheel boat,
would relieve the situation. II she
could be spared from other ines.
Captain Phillips, the local agent, viii
Law the situation I'm Paducah before
the officers OF the company. Already
he has over 40 berths engaged forl
week after next. 4 party Of IA will
come from Dresden. Tenn. Many par
tiles have come from the surrounding
small towns.
The phenomena passenger busi-
ness has been ENJOYED by all the lines
The Kentucky brought in nine round
.trippers last night. who came up from
Murray last week 10 take the Ten
.nessee river trip. Low water is the
only thing that will stop the business
for the Chattanooga packets. and the|
Evansville and cairo line is doing as
we'll
Reports show the big rise Of ~
feet at Pittsburg yesterday. This.
means good water for several weeks
with the prospect Of more rain. The
Tennessee river is coming up and
not a single packet has quit from
low water this year. They may be
able TO run unit. the fall rise insures
good water until next spring. The
river rose l foot here since yester-
day. The stage this morning was
.14.2. after a rainfall OF IA inches.
The stage on July 10 last year was
so.
The Nellie looked like a pig that
had been waliowing in the mire when
first raised from Ciark's river. I'M
der the skillfu. paint brush of Fred
die Smith, son of the captain, this
towboat on the docks looks as II her
first trip was vet TO be made Fred
die Is only . years old but has done
all the painting on the Nellie and the
boats name on the engine room,
painted by him. would reflect cred q
on a veteran painter. The Nellie win
get of the dry docks tomorrow.
The John Hopkins did not arrive
last night and probably will skip al
trip to get on time. The Joe Fowler
vii! arrive this afternoon from Ev-I
ansville and return today.
The LYDIA returned from Joppa last
night with empties and left today for
the Cumberland river after ties.
The Martha Hennen Will leave to-
day for the Tennessee river after
ties.
The Fulton returned from Cairo
last night with Is empties and left
this morning for Louisville. The Full
ton stopped here to get firemen.
The Peters Lee will pass down
from Cincinnati for Memphis Satur-
day afternoon.
The Kentucky is in from the Ten
nessee river and will leave Saturday
evening on another trip. Lumber six
feet deep on the decks, cattle and
produce made the Kentucky low in
the water.
The Harvester Is at Cincinnati on
the way down with coal for the West
Kentucky Coal company, and all the
towboats have fine water.