The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-15
Rivers

River stage at Z o'clek this morn
| ing 22 feet, a rise OF Sc feet since
Saturday morning. Tie river rose
81 from SATURDAY. mQning to Sun
day morning and 3 y pet from Sun
day morning TO this horning. The
rain of the last few bays has been
general and the Ohio, Tennessee and
Cumberland rivers a are on the
boom, The river herds expected TO
rise rapidly for the text few days.
The rainfall since Saturday morning
was 2.2O inches.
The steamer Peters Lee. which was
due In port today frob Cincinnati on
her way to Memphis. was caught in
the famous Indiana butte at Louis
vile Saturday and was pounded
against the rocks of tie dam and for
a time II seemed as though the boat
would be seriously damaged. She
tried several times to get back in the
channel. but the eh'rent was too
strong. The boat Wa anchored and
righted and yesterday she proceeded
to Louisville. The Lee liner had 10
passengers and a jarge cargo OF
freight aboard. she left Louisvil.e
yesterday afternoon 1T 2 O'Clock and
Will be due in port tomorrow morn
ing on her way to Memphis. The
boat was not damaged very much.
The Gracey Chndqs. belonging to
the Tyner line. and Bob Dudley. be-
longing to the Ryman line. both ply
ing in the Cumberland. had Their
hulis crossed out al Nashville last
week BY inspectors The Childers
arrived in port Saturday afternoon al
3 O'Clock from Nashville and win go
on the ways for repairs today. The
Bob Dudley came IN port Saturday
afternoon and this morning she went
on to Mound City 10 go on the ways
for repairs. Both tie boats will be
repaired in a few days.
The steamer Clyde will be due In
port tonight from Waterloo. Ala. and
an way landings. she viii make Z
trip to Metropolis tomorrow and re
turn Tuesday night and receive
freight Wednesday at the vharfboat
The Joe Fowler arrived IN por
Yesterday morning from Evansville
and way landings aud retained thil
morning at IL O'Clock. She did a bis
, freight and passenger business at Pa
ducah. The Joe met with an acci
dent Saturday night. She was run
ming in the fog close to shore AMI he
stageplank got caught in the tree
ana was torn down, The repair
were made today.
The John S. Hopkins viii be TN
Evansville packet tomorrow morning
The j. B. Richardson came in por
yesterday evening at 6 o'clock with I
big passenger list and cargo of freigh
from Nashville and way landings
She left today at noon for Clarksvill'
and VIII return tomorrow night an,
VIII leave Wednesday at noon 70
Nashville.
The steamer Chattanooga is du'
today from Chattanooga and all wa
landings. She will make a trip 4
Joppa and receive freight at tn
wharfboat and leave Immediately Of
return trip to the upper Tennessee
The Dick Fowler got away on tim'
this morning for Cairo an way land
ings and will return tonight at
O'Clock. she did a big freight an'
passenger business out of this port.
The excursion steamer Queen Cit,
is due today from Pittsburgh. Cincin
natl and Louisville on her Mardi Ora
excursion trip.
The Cowling made her two regula
trips today from Metropolis here ant
return with a good business on botl
trips.
The steamer Royal came In por
this morning on time from Golcondi
and returned at o'clock this after
noon. She did a good business In ant
out OF this port.
The flagship % the Aver g. LORI
fleet. the Russell Lord, got away TO
day for the Tennessee with severa
barges after a tow of ties. This 4
the first trip of the Russell Lord 70
several months. Capt, Nathan Smitl
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