The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-13
James Haushey Of the Steamer St.
Paul Is Being Held by the
Authorities For AlIes-
ed intemperarce.
DESERTED THE BOAT
At Alton-Traffic on tho River Be.
coming Miscellaneous
Boat News Gathered
Around Here.

light with the discontinuance OF runs
by two Diamond 10 steamers, leav-
Ing the Dubuque the only one OF the
company's boats in local waters. It
seems that while the steamer st.
Paul Was on its last trip, the engineer
deserted the vessel, with the result
that the authorities got after him and
he was given hearing at st. Louis
Friday morning. The following ex.
tract is from the Quincy whig:
At st. Louis Friday morning Unit.
ed States Supervising Inspector OF
Steam Vessels Dunn, held a hearing OF
the charges against James Haughey,
former chief engineer on the steamer
st. Paul. of the Diamond 10 line, who
has been charged with intemperance
and deserving his vessel at Alton on
the last trip Of the st. Paul, north
bound, Aug. 81. Inspector Dunn will
soon announce the result. If the
charges are adjudged proven Haugh-
ey's license may be suspended or re-
voked.
According to the witnesses examin-
ed the row, which also resulted In the
negroes OF the stewards gang desert
ing the boat at Alton after fight
with the officers, in which couple
OF men were injured, was precipitated
in the engineers room One Of the
cabin boys, according to the testi.
mony, came down to the engines to
get hot water and became involved in
a quarrel with one of Haughey's as
sistants.
The fight then became general be-
tween the stewards gang and the en-
gineers. 1t is charged that Haughey
stopped his engines in midstream
above the Mckinley bridge piers and
allowed the boat to drift at the mercy
of the current. He was then prevail
ed upon, according to the testimony,
| to run the boat to Alton, where 1t is
! charged he deserted. According to
| the inspectors, Haughey was present
at the hearing, but made practically
/ no defense.
The St Paul. which is now tied up
at Dubuque, Is the largest passenger
packet steamer out of this port. Vet
eran river men say the charge against
Haughey Is very unusual.
Some OF the crew of the St Paul
had been transferred to the steamer
/ Quincy of the same line on her last
trip. The entire crew OF the st. Paul
was summoned to the hearing from
| Dubuque.
other Boat News.
The steamer Gardie Eastman pass
ed down yesterday with fourteen
barges of lumber consigned to the
Taber mill She passed through the
bridge at about 1o:45 a. m.
The local packets. Keokuk and
Wenona. each had big lists of passen-
gers on their regular trips yesterday,
1 the day being an ideal one for an out
ing on the river. The warehouse wa
fairly we'll filled this morning with
! freight which the two boats brought
back with them.
The steamer Co1lnbia did not
come in on its regular Sunday trip
Yesterday. having discontinued these
little excursions. This boat has TAX
en- the place of the Helen Blair in the
trade between Burlington and Daven'
port, that steamer being engaged at
the present time in making cruises to
st. Paul and various places north OF
Davenport. Yesterday was the first
Sunday since starting, that the Co
lumbia did not make the trip to this
place.
Il TIE steamer Dubuque. the only
Diamond 10 steamer now running
j through here. came up last night from
ST. Louis. starting on the return trir
this morning. She carried a fair list
of passengers.
!, The government boat Henry Bosss
went down this morning. stopping al
the local port for fuel before proceed
Ing on her journey to Rock Island.