The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-20
RIVER NEWS
River Stages.


st. Louis ..........12.7 0.5 rise
Mt. Vernon ........ Go OIL rise
Paducah ..... 81 90 std
River stage at o'clock this morn
ing. 81, stand for the last as hours.
The Steamer Dick Fowler cleared
at o'clock for Cairo with a large
trip of excursionists making the
round trip and a big lot of freight.
she will return tonight at O'Clock.
The Dick on leaving the wharf this
morning pulled over to the foot of
Owens islaud where a party of men
in the CutaNay were looking for Nc
Dearmon. who was drowned Sunday
noon, and notified them that his body
had been found at Caledonia.
The Kentucky will be due tonight
from Riverton. Ala, and all way land
ings She will return to the Tennes-
see Saturday night at O'Clock.
The George Cowling made her two
regular trips today from Metropolis
here and return today with a good
business on each trip.
The Royal arrived on time this
morning from Golconda and returned
at 2 O'Clock this afternoon, doing a
fine business each way.
The Joe Fowler was drifted OFF the
sand reef that she has been aground
on for several days, and arrived in
port last night about O'Clock. she
will leave for Evansville in a few
days. The Joe was damaged but lit
tie.
The John 9. Hopkins was in last
night from Evansville with a big trip
Of freight and passengers and return
ed after unloading and taking on
freight at the wharfboat. She will
probably be in Sunday on her next
trip.
The Bob Dudley got away last
night at 8 o'clock for Nashville and
all way landings. She will be due
here next Sunday night.
The City of Saltillo arrived today
from Waterloo. Ala, on her way 10
St Louis. She had a big trip OF
freight and a cabin full OF passengers.
The Major Slack was in from Cairo
at 10 o'clock last night and took a
fiat Of West Kentucky coal for fuel
and went up the river, but had to
come back on account of her electric
light plant breaking down. She did
not get away until this morning.
The Wabash Is due in today from
Waterloo with tow Of ties for Joppa.
The big Bennett derrick boat, of
Cairo. which has been on the dry
docks for repairs, was let into the
river yesterday. The Major Slack on
her way down from Rosi Claire will
take the boat to Cairo.
Steamboat Inspectors Green and
St John will inspect the towboat
Egan tomorrow. The Egan has re-
Gently been repaired and belongs to
the West Kentucky Coal company.
The little towboat Gate City.
which was owned by Capt. John A.
Armstrong, was sold yesterday to
parties who will take the boat to
Black river, below New Orleans and
put her in the mail service.
The Nellie passed down late yes
terday afternoon from the Cumber-
land with tow of mussel shells.
The big towboat ]. B. Finley will
leave in a few days for New Orleans
after another tow Of empty barges
and coal boats.
The towboht sVrague has been
pulled out on tho government docks
at New Orleans for repairs.
The Joe b. Williams Is pushing a
big tow of empty barges and coal
boats up the Mississippi bound for
Paducah. She will be due here next
!, week.
Word was received by rivermen
late yesterday afternoon from Way-
lerly, Tenn. of the death of Pilot
Charlie Davis, a very well known st
Louis and Tennessee river pilot. Cap.
tain Davis was known along the rivei
as Monkey" Davis. His remains
win not be brought to Paducah. The
= funeral and burial M axe place II
} Tennessee.