The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-11
RIVER NEWS
River Stages.

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lSt. Louis .. 7.6 IL fall
Mt. Vernon ....... 1856 81 fall
Paducah ...... 27.2 so fall
The Henrietta arrived from the
Tennessee river with tow of ties
Sunday.
Captain w. n. Miller is i'll with a
carbuncle on his neck.
Government Inspectors Green and
st. John are in the port inspecting
some boats. The Charles Turner
probably will be inspected.
| A special from Hickman. KY, Fri
day says: The Sprague passed here
this morning with a tow of barges.
forming an area as large as ten acres,
Just as she got opposite Hickman
the strong current tore several of
her barges apart, causing them to
pull out to the sides. Both the night
and day crews rushed out and be-
fore harm was done, managed to get
them back together. If this hadn't
been promptly done some of the bar
ges would probably have sunk. as
this accident and result have occur
red here before in this awful current.
The Sprague drifted a mile or so by
here before she could run all right.
Five feet more OF the wharf is in
use this morning than was visible
Saturday. The fan since Saturday
has been five feet from Saturday to
Sunday and two feet from Sunday to-
this morning. Business at the wharf
is good with many arrivals yester-
day and departures today.
There wasn't anything to be seen
of the Peters Lee when it arrived yes
terday afternoon but the top OF the
pilot house. Freight was pied up on
the steamer until the wood work was
hidden and even around the pilot
house. The Peters Lee came in from
Cincinnati Sunday afternoon and left
after delivering freight consigned to
this point, for Memphis.
The Georgia Lee passed up at g.
o'clock Sunday morning for Cincin-
natl from Memphis with a good trip.
The Scimitar, No. 2. will be fin
lshed at the ways now in a few days
and after a short delay will go to
the government work for which it
was bought.
At the dry docks, the Charles Tur-
ner will be let off tomorrow in good
shape and the MILFORD will be taken
cut for repairs. Capt. Young Taylor
IS off duty on account o. threatened
grip, which is catching good many
river men now.
The Scotia arrived last night from
the coal mines at Caseyville with
coal for the West Kentucky Coal com
pany
After all the available TIMBER
had been removed from the old
wharfboat, II was towed down the
river to be beaehed today. The new
coal docks to take its place is being
finished at the feet in the mouth
of the Tennessee river.
The John Hopkins arrived early
Sunday morning from Evansville
and laid over until the regular time
at IL O'Clock this morning before re-
turning. The Joe Fowler arrived and
departed Saturday afternoon.
The Buttorff arrived late Sunday
from Nashville and left at noon to-
day with good business for Clarks-
vile.
Monday morning business for the
Dick Fowler was good today and
5nat steamer will return tonight at
8 o'clock.
The towboat American arrived
from Decatur, Ala, yesterday and
left today for a tow of ties in the
Tennessee river.
The Russell Lord OF the Ayer-Lord
fleet will leave tomorrow morning
for the Mississippi river after ties
Peters Lees Carpenter Drowned.
John Thorndyke, of Memphis,
Tenn, carpenter of the Peters Lee.
was drowned while at work
on the boat lying at the wharf at
Cincinnati, o. Mr. Thorndyke and
James Crawford were engaged ons
some work on the hurricane deck
when the railing broke. letting both
men fall into the water. Crawford
managed to swim to the shore.