The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-20
RIVER NEWS
RIVER Stages.

J Burnside -. ...... 1914 4.6 fal
: Carthage 80. ......21.0 O.3 rise
: River stage this morning at
o'clock, 1913, rise of 6 since yester'
lday morning. The river here will con
/ ltinue to rise for several days.
: The steamer Kentucky returned
yesterday afternoon from Brookport
where she received three cars OF
freight for the Tennessee. She Is re-
ceiving a big cargo of freight today
at the wharfboat and will leave this
evening at O'Clock for Riverton,
Ala. and all way landings. The Ken
lucky will return next Thursday
night. 700 sliiu suc
The. Ciydeo Will be due Monday
night from Waterloo. Ala, and way
landings.
The John S. Hopkins arrived from
Evansville and way landings this
afternoon and will leave on a return
trip Immediately after transacting
business at the wharfboat.
The Joe Fowler probably will re-
enter her regular trade between Pa
ducah and Evansville Monday, after
being tied up a week for repairs.
The steamer ]. B. Richardson will
be due in port tomorrow afternoon
from Nashville and way landings and
will leave at noon Monday for
Clarksville. She will return from her
GAINESVILLE trip Tuesday night and
leave Wednesday noon for Nashville.
The Peters Lee is expected to arrive
in port tomorrow afternoon from
Memphis on her way to Cincinnati.
Steamer Dick Fowler pulled out on
time this morning for Cairo with a
big passenger list and a fair sized
cargo of freight. she will return to-
night about o'clock.
The Royal came into port from
l.Golconda on time this morning and
returned this morning at O'Clock.
She did good freight and passenger
, business both ways.
The George Cowling made her two
, regular trips today from Metropolis
here and return with a good freight
and passenger business on both trips.
On the levee II is the talk that the
} Liberty. a side-wheel boat OF Cairo,
in charge of Capt. Henry Davis, Is
coming to this port next week to en-
ter the Cumberland river trade or the
lPaducah and Golconda trade.
. The Tyner line OF Nashville have
representatives out all along the
rivers looking for a steamboat suit
able for the Cumberland river trade.
The Castalia came into port yester-
day from the Cumberland with several
barges heavily loaded with cross ties
for the Aver & Lord Tie company
She went TO Brookport this morning
with her tow.
The Morgan is busy between Padu-
cab and Cairo, gathering up ties along
the low banks. The Keller, tug OF
Mound City, and several gasoline
boats also are busy between here and
Cairo picking up ties. Quite a num-
Der of the ties have already noated
down stream.
The American will get away today
for the Tennessee after tow of ties
for Cairo. She will take several
empty barges with her.
The Williams Hit.
Natchez, Miss. Feb. 2O.-A tele-
lgram from Shaw La, twenty-five
miles south of Natchez says that the
tow of the towboat ]. B. Williams hi
the bar at NE foot q Glassoock Is.
Hand, sinAg,srsrrcuel barge loaded
with miscellaneous hardware and
ltwenty-six boats Of coal Each boat
had thousand tons of coal aboard
The guards of the Williams were
broken down, her head stove in and
she took some water. Her commander
Capt. A. Jutto, reports that she is
badly damaged. J. ID. Barkdull. local
manager for the Pittsburgh Coal com
Ipany, owners of the boat and tow,
sent a tug boat and float to the relief
of the Williams. Some of the coal
can be saved, but the loss will be
heavy.
Official Forecasts.
The Ohio. at Evansville and Mt.
Vernon, will continue rising for sew
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