The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-29
Came Down Yesterday Afternoon at
ABS From Burlington and
Made First Trip This
Morning.
wENoNA DOWN TONIGHT
DUBUQUE viii Leave For st. Louis To-
morrow or Wednesday and
Pick up Boat Crew and
Deck Hands.

The steamer Keokuk arrived in port
at 4:35 yesterday afternoon, passing
through the draw of the bridge at
ABB D. M and landing without trouble
at the south pier of the M. c. & l.
warehouse.
Both the Keokuk and Wenona left
Rock ISLAND early on Sunday morning
and came down the river together
from that city TO Burlington, where
the Wenona will lay over until tins
afternoon at 8 o'clock when she will
leave for this city and arrive here at
$50. A load of freight and probably
several passengers will be brought
down by the boat this evening.
The Keokul left this morning for
Quincy at 6:30 on her first trip Of the
season and can lay claim to being the
first boat of the White Collar line to
open the seasons business for that
company. She will be in the trade all
summer and will run on the same
schedule as last year.
Whether the Wenotla Will run the
same as last year, or until the boat
passed from the hands of the North
western Transportation Company to
the Carnival City Packet Company, is
not known but it is thought that the
boat will leave each morning at 400
O'Clock and return each evening from
Burlington.
Crowd Saw Landing.
Yesterday afternoon was fine as far
as weaver went and many persons
were on the shore along the river
front to see the boat which has been
named after the city, make her first
landing at this PLACE of the present
season.
Captain William Dipple is master OF
the boat, with Hugh Mckenzie pilot
Swanson clerk, and BURNETT, chief
engineer of the boat The mate will
probably join the boat at Quincy
Capt; N S. r. Dodds will be in charge
OF the Wenona when she arrives this
evening.
Dubuque Leaves Soon.
Captain William Burke, master OF
the steamer Dubuque, Of the 10 line
stated today that the boat would go tc
ST. Louis tomorrow or Wednesday
everything about the big steamer be
ing complet and the only thing hold
Ing her procedure to st. Louis back
noT is the non-arrival of Captain
hllleen superintendent of the Dia
mond 10 line boats. Captain Killer
is at present in Dubuque where he at
tended the funeral of The late steve
Dolsea, an old river pilot who died ii
mat city at IL o'clock Thursday night
Dolson was one of the oldest pilots OF
tne river having been pilot of the st
Paul for number of years and having
been in charge of different boats a:
pilot for over forty years.
Crew at st. Louis.
only enough of a crew is in the cit,
al the present time to take the Du
puque down tomorrow or next da,
cut the balance of the crew and The
colored deck hands will be gotten il
ST. Louis. The boat will remin in ST
Louis for ten days when it will star
III the st. Louis, Keokuk, Burlington
trade.
Inc officers of the boat will be tn,
lolloWlng men who were with the boa
last year: Captain Burk, master
ohas Howard, mate, Blank. steward
Maru and King, pilots, vanhaien
brothers, engineers, and Welschmeye
carpenter Who the clerks will be ha
ilot been decided but will probably b.
tne same as last year.
captain William Burk. the genia
master of the steamer Dubuque an.
VINO Is well known and respected b.
iarge circle of river and othe
friends, including many Keokukians
'ds been on the Mississippi stea,
poating Tor almost half century. Fl
Is N love with his work and all will b
s'eu 70 see hin back at his position a
master OF the big 10 steamer agail
this year.
Seifert to Dubuque.
captain Gus Seifert has taken tn
government dredge tender Penn
posse, to Dubuque, leaving this cit
on Friday evening, with the large pill
uiiVer which was recently built at
,ne second locks and will be used a
DUBUQUE. The boat will return sbou
ene nrst OF the month and proceed t
quincy with the -fecla. and dredgin
outfit.