The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-25
RIVER NEWS
River Stages.

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Burnside -. ....41.S 10 rise
Carthage -. ......S7!0 11.3 rise
River stage at O'Clock this morn
ing 81, a rise of O.S since yesterday
morning. The river here will begin
rising rapidly again in the next Two
days. as there Is high water in the
Cumberland, Tennessee and Ohio com
| ing down. The river was so rough
yesterday that more boats were com
PEELED to tie up than for any one day
for over a year. Boats that wee
wind-bound were the Royal she tied
up across the river from the wharf
boat and did not land at the wharf
until this morning. The Russell Lord
tied up on the outside OF Owens
island and left this morning for he
Ohio. An empty barge, belonging to
the Russell Lord, was broken in two
pieces on the swells yesterday Tire
Alice Brown ted up az the Pitts
burgh fleet and left this morning
The Morgan tied up at the West Kaa-
lucky coaiing station and got away
this morning. The ]. II. Friend tied
up at the Pittsburgh feet and LEFT
this morning. The J. b. Richardson,
out OF the Cumberland, tied up few
miles above Paducah and came in
port this morning.
Arrivals. b. Richardson, from
C.arksville with 40 hogsheads OF to-
bacco. 200 bales of hay and so pas
|sengers; Cow.ing. from Metropolis
this morning and this afternoon with
a good freight and passenger list on
both trips; J. II. Friend, from Cairo
yesterday with a fiat; Oakland. in
from Mississippi with tow OF empty
barges; Reaper, in from the mines AT
Caseyville with a tow OF coal for the
West Kentucky Coal company; Ken
lucky in tonight from Riverton. Ala
ana all way landings; Henrietta. in
from Tennessee this morning with
10000 ties for Joppa; Royal. from
Golconda this morning with a good
freight trip.
Departures. II. Friend, for
Wabash river with a fiat OF West
Kentucky Goa. and several empty
bafges after Ties for Joppa; Alice
Brown, for Louisville with empties;
Oakland, for Louisville with empties.
Dick Fowler for Cairo with a good
freight and passenger list: Cowling.
for Metropolis. doing a good busi-
ness; NJ. D. Wayman. for Wabash
river this morning with emptles after
ties for the r. ]. Moss Tie company
at Joppa; Russell Lord. for the Ohio
after ties for the Aver & Lord Tie
company; Royal, to Golconda this
doing a fine business; J.
B. Richardson, for Nashville and way
landings this morning with a Dig
cargo of corn and a number OF pas
sengers; City Of Birmingham. for the
Tennessee with grocery supplies.
Steamboat Inspectors Green and |
st. John, of Nashville, are in the city |
on an inspecting tour. The Harvester,
belonging to the West Kentucky Coal
was inspected and passed.
The Jim Duffy. of the Aver & Lord
feet, passed inspection yesterday. To-
day the inspectors went to Metropolis
TO inspect the Nellie. The steamer
Royal will probably be inspected this
afternoon.
The Henrietta will clean boilers
and leave as soon as possible for the
Tennessee after another tow OF ties.
The T. II. Davis, Of Joppa. that hal
several staterooms and the cook
house damaged by fire, has been re-
paired and will clean out today ana
get away for Joppa.
The Harvester will get away the
last Of next week for the lower Mis-
sissippi with a big tow of West Ken
lucky coal. She will have about 25
pieces in her tow.
The w. w. O'Neil Is on her way
down the Ohio with Dig tow OF coal
for the lower Mississippi. She left
Louisville Tuesday.
Capt. Ike Brooks is in charge and
pilot OF the j. H. Friend. Capt Joe
Mccullough is also pilot on the
Friend.
Official forecasts.
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