Register of Kentucky State Historical Society . ilt bv the Howards with an espe- of ? ll!! ••::i brothei cial eve to beautv, comfort and el- Orleans \ lanncd for him. 1 oganee. It contains 3S large, well- cd to the river 1 ventilated rooms with a door be- success of it. Me built tne h tween each, so that singles or suites Robert E. Lr at a a I oi -?--? . can be made of them. Besides these and ran her for ten years. there are in the rear of the cabin the second Rob, it !.. Lee two large bridal chambers, a hand- has finished tms one. tt some saloon cabin, and forward of iuff to the (Toward* h sa
Register of Kentucky State Historical Society . ilt bv the Howards with an espe- of ? ll!! ••::i brothei cial eve to beautv, comfort and el- Orleans \ lanncd for him. 1 oganee. It contains 3S large, well- cd to the river 1 ventilated rooms with a door be- success of it. Me built tne h tween each, so that singles or suites Robert E. Lr at a a I oi -?--? . can be made of them. Besides these and ran her for ten years. there are in the rear of the cabin the second Rob, it !.. Lee two large bridal chambers, a hand- has finished tms one. tt some saloon cabin, and forward of iuff to the (Toward* h said: \ou the wheel house there is a large and follows : commodious barbershop on one side :• :? and a large pantry on the other. Captain Cannon also had 1 The main cabin is high and well- feresi in : ? h for I proportioned, besides I eing band- 0:1 I somelv ornamented and furnished. Ho also owned a large intei There are also 14 rooms for the of- ;: ficers of the boat. These, too, are 0 well furnished throughout. <?? s / :. -3? - Vv it **s Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society. :;:; When the Eobekt E. Lee WasLaunched. When the first Lee burned at NewOrleans the indomitable CaptainCannon bad the Howards rebuildanother wonderful boat to take herplace. The new boat cost $200,000,not including the machinery of theold Lee. The new boat was launch-ed the last of September, the Courier-Journal of thelaunching-: Never in the historyof boat building on Western waterswas there such a beautiful eyes of at least 20,000 peoplewitnessed it. At one oclock, peopleon foot and in all kinds of convey-ances began to assemble at the shipyard where she lay. By threeoclock the opposite hank on theKentucky shore was lined withpeople. The river was alive withboats of all descriptions. Therewere about 4-50 persons aboard theLee, a large number of whom wereladies. At a quarter past foureverything was in readiness. Thefollowing were placed at the lash-ings with axes
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