The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-15
River Stages.

River stage at Z O'Clock this morn
ling, 24.5, a rise of one foot since yes
terday morning. The Ohio at this
place will continue rising for several
days.
| ARRIvALS-City OF saltillo from
LIST Louis and way landings last night
at 9 o'clock with a big cargo OF corn
and general grocery supplies Tor
Tennessee river landings. Kentucky
from Riverton, Ala, and all way
landings tonight with a large cargo
of freight for Brookport. John s.
Hopkins from Evansville and way
landings this morning on time with
a good freight and passenger list for
this port. Chattanooga from Chat
tanooga and all way landings this
morning at 4 o'clock, doing a good
freight business in this port. Dick
Fowler from Cairo tonight at s.
O'Clock. George Cowling from Me
tropoIis this morning and this after
noon, doing a good business on both
trips Royal from Golconda on time
this morning with a fine freight and
passenger list aboard. Kuttawa from
the Cumberland this morning with a
big log raft for the lower Ohio.
Reaper from Caseyville tonight With
tow OF coal for the West Kentucky
Coal company.
DEPARTURES-Dick Fowler for
Cairo and all way landings this morn
ing at s o'clock with a lot of freight
and a number OF passengers. City OF
Salt!llo for the Tennessee last night
at 1890. She viii return next Sun
day night or early Monday morning
Kentucky for Brookport tonight to
unload freight. Royal for Golconda
this Afternoon at O'Clock doing a
good freight and passenger business
John S. Hopkins for Evansville and
way landings Immediately after trans
acting business at the wharfboat She
did a good business. out Of this port
George Cowling for, Metropolis this
morning at IL and this afternoon at
4: 80 with a. good freight and passen-
ger list. KuttaEa for the lower Ohio
this morning with a big raft of logs.
Chattanooga for Joppa this afternoon
with a lot of Tennessee river freight.
On her return from loppa she will be
inspected by Inspectors Green and st.
John. OF Nashville. 49,.
On the next trip of the City of Sal
tillo out OF St. Louis. which will be
April "a, she will have aboard about
100 Chicago school, teachers who
make the trip up the Tennessee and
return annually.
Steamer Chattanooga with Captain
Frank Agnew at the. wheel. went
over the shoals at Elk river on her
way down the Tennessee this trip.
This Is the second boat of any size
that ever went over the shoal between
Decatur and Florence, Ala. To avoid
the shoals a boat must go through G
miles OF canal and two locks reqalr-
ing about six hours. but instea dof
taking the six hours to go through
the canal and locks. Captain Agnew
decided to run the shoal II took the
Chattanooga about 10 minutes TO run
over the shoals, but Captain Agnew
now believes that going through
the canal and locks will be fast
enough for his boat
The Joe Fowler will be the Evans
VILE packet tomorrow morning.
~ The Dick Fowler will run an excur-
sion 10 Golconda Sunday leaving here
at s in the morning and returning at
s o'clock in the evening
The George Cowling has made such
success with her Sunday excursions
that she will make three trips TO this
port next Sunday from Metropolis
Work on the new packet boat to
be pat In the place OF the Royal is
progressing rapidly at Marietta, o.
A contract for the boilers on the new
boat has been awarded TO the Fowler
Wolfe Sheet Metal Works on lower
Broadway.