The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-23
Today's Arrivals.

Ohio from Golconda.
Kentucky from Riverton, Ala.
Henry Harley from Evansville.
Today's Departures.
Reuben Dunbar for Cairo.
George Cowlinf for Metropolis.
Bette owen for BrookpOrt.
Ohio for Golconda.
Kentucky for Metropolis.
Henry Harley for Evansville.
River and Weather.
Appearances this morning were
that there was rise in the. river but
the guage registered the same stand
of SO feet. There will be only a
slight rise II any. Weather cloudy
and business quiet.
Pilothouse Pointers.
Unable to get over the bars at the
Sisters, the little side-wheel steamer
Liberty, formerly of Cairo. was
forced to return to the Paducah har-
Dor yesterday until there is more
water. She got aground and was
somewhat damaged in getting on
Repairs will be made here. The
boat. less than half the size of the
Henry Harley, draws more water
than the Evansville packet. the Har-
ley being able to get over the bar
without much difficulty.
No word from the Henry Harley
had been received all day yesterday
but she is expected in port sometime
today. She had her boilers cleaned
at Evansville.
The gasoline boats Getaway IL!
and Janey brought out raft OF
logs containing about 1876 900 feet
of lumber from the Tennessee river
yesterday, delivering II to Metropo-
lis.
The steamer Henrietta left yestef-
day for Jacksonville. Tenn, for a
tow of mussel shells.
With barge and derrick boat the
Nellie departed yesterday afternoon
for the Tennessee river to load logs
The installation OF new boilers on
the towboat !. n. Flescher was COM
pleted yesterday afternoon and she
dropped down to the foot of Monroe
street where she will be put in good
trim from top to bottom.
Conway Graydon, mate of The
Clyde, was unable to go out with his
boat yesterday on account of illness
and will wait over in ~aducah until
the next trip when he expects to go
on duty again.
From very vague reports received
here from the south considerable
damage was done TO river craft at
and around New Orleans during the
gulf storm. IL Is said that the Pitts
burgh Coal company suffered a
heavy loss of coal and barges while
the Monongahela Consolidated Coal
& Coke company lost 500 boats and
barges of coal shipped there this
summer. The West Kentucky Coal
company, OF Paducah, is believed 70
have escaped any loss. The flagship
Harvester, lying up at Donaldson
vile. La, with 80 empty barges u
thought to have escaped, as well as
40 barges of coal at New Orleans
C. NJ Riker. general manager of the
West Kentucky Coal company. left
Paducah at 6 o'clock yesterday even
ing for New Orleans to investigaia
the reports and will look after thu
loss of the Pittsburgh Coal company.
It was impossible to get any def
mite information on account of dam-
aged telegraph wires.
What will be the fastest motor
boat around Paducah or In this vicln-
ity is in the process OF construction
at the Sherrill-Russell Lumber cont
pany and will be completed in a few
weeks. IL is being built for Bud
Quarrels. a motor boat enthusiast.
and will be for speed. II will be
35 feet long with a narrow beam and
driven by 40-horse power engine,
giving 1t a remarkable speed. The
builders guarantee it to make the
run to Metropolis and return in one
hour flat or no sale.
Charles Miller. of Joppa, ILL.,, came
to Paducah today and was granted
mates papers. He returned to Joppa
and will go mate on the towboat +.
n. Davis
A stiff gale blew over the local
harbor last night but no damage was
suffered by river craft. The Reuben
Dunbar. en- route back TO Paducah
from Cairo. was forced to tie up TO
the Illinois shore near Joppa when
the wind became too strong and was
delayed several hours. She reached
Paducah at o'clock this morning.
The towboat Harth is expected
back from the mines at Caseyville to-
morrow with a tow of coal.
Rainfall for last night was .46 Of
an inch.
Capt. Jim Howard came back with
the Liberty yesterday and is in the
city.
Mr.. Saunders A. Fowler left this
morning for Mound City, ILL.,. to look
after repairs being made to the Dick
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