The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-08-11


Kentucky. Riverton. Ala.
Today's Departures.
Dick Fowler, Cairo.
Ohio, Golconda.
Cowling, Metropolis and Brook
port
Robertson, Owens landing. Mv-
ingston Point and BroOkpOrt
Hopkins. Evansville.
Richardson, Nashville.
Kentucky, BrookpOrt.
Colbert. Tennessee.
T. II. Davis. Joppa.
Bob Dudley. Nashville.
Stage Of River.
Gauge Et Z a. m. read rs feet,
showing a fall OF 4 In "a hours.
Weather clear and business good.
Miscellaneous.
The John S. Hopkins is the Evans
Vile packet today. leaving this after
noon for Evansville.
With 1000 sacks OF wheat the Bob
Dudley arrived at Z o'clock last night
from the Mississippi river and after
receiving coal and supplies left for
Nashville.
The ]. b. Richardson is due this
afternoon from Nashville and leaves
for return trip to that city imme-
diately after unloading and receiv-
ing freight.
The U. s. S. Colbert. which IL doing
dredge work at McCullough's shoals,
CO miles from Paducah In the Ten
nessee river. arrived yesterday even
ing for coal and stores and left this
afternoon for return trip there.
she Is in charge OF Capt. J. b. Shute
and Pilot w. L. Bennett.
Capt. Lee Rhodes, first clerk on
the Dick Fowler. Is III and OF duty.
The ferryboat Robertson will con-
duet an excursion tomorrow night
out OF Paducah.
The Kentucky Is due tonight from
Riverton. Ala, and will go immediate
| ly to Brookport to unload. She will
leave at D. m. Saturday for a re-
turn trip to Riverton.
The towboat T. II. Davis arrived
from Cincinnati at 6 O'Clock yester-
day evening, and lying over here UNI
iii this morning she left for Joppa.
The Ohio arrived on time this
morning from Golconda and left at
2 .. m. for a return trip.
The George Cowling leaves at 1870
O'Clock this afternoon for Metropo-
lis.
The Dick Fowler got away on time
this morning for Cairo and should
return tonight about O'Clock.
The Robertson is enjoying a bis
ferry trade. Yesterday afternoon
over 100 women and children spent
the afternoon on board.
william Suter. formerly mate or
the Clyde, has accepted the same 20
sition on the Lucille Rowland, Plying
between Louisville and Evansville
After being repaired here the NasL
willie has gone to Louisville havlnl
entered the Louisville and Evansville
trade during the low water stage.
She has taken the place OF the Tara
soon. The Robert Rhea Is running
in the Nashvllle's place In the Padu-
NASHVILLE trade.
The Evansville Courier says:
Jack Eads received message
from Leavenworth yesterday after
noon advising him Of the drowning
u william McCullem. who fell over
board of the Royal 10 miles above
reavenworth Sunday night. McCul-
EN- was single man about 80 year
old and for the past year has been
mate on the NelMe Wil,ett. He was
on his vacation when the accident
occurred
According to the Globe-Democrat
st. Louis. Capt. f. ]. Howard, OF tho
Howard shipyards OF Jeffersonyille
Ind. will be In st. Louis Friday morn
ing to hold a conference with Capt.
Henry Leyhe of the Eagle Packet
company, relative 10 letting contracts
for new steel boat. with double
propellers, to be used In the Alton
and st. Louis trade. Capt. Howard
was expected in ST. Louis yesterday
but was called elsewhere by tele-
graph.
The Louisville Herald Of yesterday
says:
Captain Dorsey, chief of the steam
boat inspectors. will go to Paducah
today to inspect the Ida and the
Blue Spot. Paducah Is out OF capt
Dorsey's territory. but on account OF
dlsorganlzation of the Nashville office
Of inspectors, Il is necessary for the
local men to cover the whole terri
tory. temporarily. at least.
The reconstruction work now In
progress on the steamer Chester, In
an experiment by the Kansas CITY
Missouri River Navigation company
is attracting much attention among