The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-21
RIVER NEWS
River Stages.

River stage at o'clock this morn
ing, 80. a fall OF 4 since yesterday
morning and a fall OF q since Satur-
day morning.
The Chattanooga took the Dick
Fowier's place yesterday morning In
the Paducah and Cairo trade. The
Chattanooga made an excursion trlp
TO Cairo yesterday and carried sew
eral hundred excursionists. She
cleared on time this morning for
Cairo and all way landings. with d
large passenger list and light cargo
OF freight. The Chattanooga will re-
turn tonight at s o'clock. The Dick
Fowler was taken up the Tennessee
this morning to the "white elephant
and laid TO rest TN rise in the Ohio
river
The ]. b. Richardson will enter a
trade from Paducah to Tum and way
landings. She will leave here tomor-
row and go to Tulu and return We'd
nesday II the channel becomes deep
enough between Tulu and Evansville
The ]. b.. will go on through.
The Richardson made an excursion
trip to cairo yesterday with big lis,
OF colored excursionists.
The steamer Clyde will be due to-
night from Waterloo. Ala. and all
way landings. She will make a short
landing at the wharfboat then go a.
Metropolis and Joppa to unload lum-
Der The Clyde viii return Tuesday
night and receive freight TN wednes-
day evening at 6 O'Clock when she
will leave for the Tennessee.
The big excursion boat J S. ar
rived In port late Saturday afternoon
from Keokuek. Iowa, TO go on the
marine ways for repairs. After the
needed repairs are made the }. o
will tie up In the Paducah harbor til
there Is more water IN the rivers
The J. s. will be taken on the way,
about the last OF this wreck.
The shiloh and Dunbar. both now
on the ways, will be let of in the mex
few days, with solid hul.s and in first
class condition. rna,r
The George Cowling made her two
Irregular trips from Metropolis and re
turn today with good passenger ant
freight business
The castala and the Margaret
Aver q Lord towboats. arrived from
the Mississippi yesterday with Hhe
Margaret's tow of ties. The Castalis
went down Friday 60 help the Mar
garet over the shallow places with
her tow OF cross ties. Both thes,
boats will tie up on account OF low
water.
The Jim Duffy got away today FOL
the Tennessee after tow of eros,
ties for the Aver a Lord Tie com
lpany Of Paducah.
4 The Mary Anderson returned from
Joppa saturday night with tow Of
empty barges and went up the Ten
nossee Sunday morning with her TOW
after cross ties for Joppa.
/ The Harth, towboat for the Yes
Kentucky Coal company. went to tn,
Hamletsburg bar Saturday afternoon
20 tighten several barges OF wesi
Kentucky coal. so that 1t could be
brought TO Paducah. ,.t
! Hoosler. the name OF a large row
boat built at Jeffersonville. Ind. with
party of five men in her is In port
The Hoosler and her crew are on
their way to Muskogee. Ark, which Is
at the head OF navigation in the Ar.
kansas river. The party camped al
the foot of Owens island last night
and went down the Ohio today.
Capt John Barrett and Capt. Os-
car Barrett went up the Cumberland
in the Getaway this morning to
vicksburg landing to look over the
Barrett stone quarries.
Capt. Hugh Rouse. pilot on the Ev-
ansy.lle packets. went to Cairo this
morning to post up on low water
plotting in the lover Ohio and M.ssis-
sippi.