The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-06-24
RIVER NEWS
River Stages.


Nashville ....... 81 O.S fall
Pittsburg ...... 80 OF fall
st. Louis .... POS O.5 fall
Mt. Vernon ..... 24S 40 fall
Paducah ........ 1872 1.3 fall
Smithland turned out en- masse
Saturday night to see f. Gents show
boat. After two days and half had
been consumed in going from Padu-
cab to Smithland, Captain Gent ar
rived in time for performance Sat-
urday night. A grand street parade
in which the only hack in Smithland
led, with the band, and the players
gorgeously costumed, had the desired
effect of packing the theater. II Is
reported that Captain Gent is satis-
fed with his experiment with gaso-
line boats. but wishes to make faster
time than 10 miles day, so he will
buy or charter a towboat. He is 60
ing to Nashville.
Captain J. B. Flasch will leave
June 80 for Memphis and Vicksbarg
on business connected with the Ma
rine Engineers association.
The Reaper has passed up for the
Caseyville mines of the West Kcn-
lucky Coal company
Green and st. John in their one
act play entitled Catching the Cap
tains, . made flying visit to the Ken
lucky Saturday afternoon. They
found everything all right and left
as suddenly as they came.
The John Hopkins waited Satur-
day until the Dick Fowler returned
from Cairo with the Evansville ex-
cursionlsts., not leaving until late
Saturday night.
The Joe Fowler left. this morning
for Cairo after laying up since yes
terday.
e. r. Hoffman, OF the Hoffman
Brothers band on the Dick Fowler.
left this morning for Evansville to
accept position. The rest of she
band will remain on the Dick Fowler.
Frank Molinski has left the Dick
Fowler and is on the Kate Adams out
of Cairo. Dick Willis is second clerk
on the dick Fowler.
The Chattanooga arrived Sunday
might from Chattanooga, and is at
lJoppa today. Wednesday the Chat
tanooga will leave for the Tennessee
Iriver.
The Dunbar will be out "Wednesday
lfrAr,a In q, e. 10
city. skipping the GAINESVILLE trip.
Three towboats are in today from
the Cumberland river. The Margaret
of the AyerLord Tie company,
brought in ties.
The Charles Turner has arrived
with big tow of ties from the Cum
berland river.
The Bluespot completing It's first
trip, returned from the Cumberland
river yesterday and is at Joppa I'M
loading today.
fall of IL was registered for the
last AS hours on the guage. The
stage is. 2Gl2, and on the same date
last year was 1914.
The City of Saltillo passed from st.
Louis Saturday night on the way TO
the Tennessee river.
The Clyde will arrive tonight or
in the morning from the Tennessee
lriver.
The U. S. engineers boat, Cum
herland will be finished at the ways
and let off Thursday.
The narrow escape from the Mel
lie in Clark's river, recalls the ex-
perience of a Waterman on the Kut-
tawa several years ago, when he
awakened in his berth in the pilot
house by water touching his body,
He broke out window and escaped
as the boat went under
Business was good with the Dick
Fowler in the three days excursion
trips to Cairo. Eight passengers
sprinted down the wharf this morn
ing to catch the boat and 1t looked
like all records for 100 yard dashes
had been broken.
Another week will pass before the
ferryboat Bette Owen will be back
in the trade.