Index for
She Takes the Horns
by Frederick Way, Jr.
Published by: Young and Klein, Inc., 1953
Index Compiled by Thomas Jansing
1
A
ABRAHAM LINCOLN or LINCOLN: Never a boat with this name 67
Adams, Alvin, pres. of Adams Express: 58
AJAX (0058): 144
ALEX SCOTT (0125): 9, 125
ALLEGHENY (0172): 53, 56, 57, 58, 60, 127, 128
Allegheny River: 35
A.L. SHOTWELL (0021): 42, 45, 46, 50, 51, 68, 76, 83, 127
ALTONA (0209): 130
ALVIN ADAMS (0214): 29, 53, 58, 125, 127, n127
AMERICA (0241): 123
Anchor Line: 72
annual [steamboat] inspection: 62, dates of 62
antlers: see horns
Arkansas cut-off, MS: 71
ATLANTIC (b.1836 at Cincinnati(?): 125
Atlantic cable: opening of 69
AUTOCRAT (0399): 9
B
Bainbridge MO: 77
Baker, Capt., USA: 96, 97, 99
BALTIC (0437): 68, 109, 125, 127
BALTIMORE (0439): 53
Baltimore & Ohio RR: 53
Baltimore Clipper (MD): on steamboat racing 57
Bankhead’s Battery: 79
Barnes, Capt. Marvin R. “Jinx”: 118, n133
Barnum, P.T.: 121, 122, 123
Batchelor, Capt. C.W.: 60
Baton Rouge LA: 68, 86, 87, 88, 92
Baton Rouge Parish LA: 118
Bayou Goula LA: 86, 88
Bayou Sara LA: 71, 86, 87, 88
Beadles, Johnny, cook: n133
Beargrass Creek KY: 92
Bechtold, George, FBL: 118, n133
beechwood: as fuel 38
BELLE OF THE WEST (0533): 126
BELLE KEY (0503): 125, 126
BELLE MEMPHIS (0508): 130
Belpre OH: 2, 39
Beltzhoover, Capt. M.W.: 53
Benedict & Carter: 45
BEN FRANKLIN (0558?): 35
BEN FRANKLIN No.6 (0564): 128
BENTON (0583): 131
BETSY ANN (0604): 2, 103, 104, 105, 106, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114
Big Horn River: 96, 97, 98, 99
BIG SANDY (0620): 131
Bismarck ND: 95, 100, 101, 102
“Black Dragon”: str PITTSBURGH (4523) 59, 60
Blennerhassett Island: 39
blow-bag boat: 42
Bludso, Jim: 113
BOAZ (T0275): 128, n128
boiler: multi-flue vs. standard type 64, locomotive-type (multi-flue) 64, tubular 65, 78
boiler explosions: 63, cause of 64
boiler inspector: 61, 62
Bonnet Carre LA: 86, 88
BOSTONA (0690): 126
Bostwick, Harry, USA scout: 99
Boulegrey, G.: ECLIPSE-SHOTWELL certificate 50
bow piece, integrated tow: 115, 118
Boyd, Capt. James: 17
Branson, Epler, engr: 107
Brasher, Capt. Jim: 113
Braughn, Hon. George H.: 84
Braun, Joe, General Motors Corp.: n133
Briars AR: 86, 88
Brighten, William, agent: 81
BRILLIANT (0714): 33, 53, 128
Brisbin, Maj. USA: 100
Broadway Hotel, Cinti: 34
Brookhart, Capt. Bill: 39
broom, used before horns: 10, 84
Brown & Jones, coal dealers: 78
Brown’s Island: 39
BUCKEYE STATE (0728): 2, 29, specifications 33, 34, 35, 36, n35, 37, 38, deer atop pilothouse
38, 39, dispute over 24-hour & 36-hour marks 39, 42, plans of 47, p48, 53, 55,
56, 57, 58, 65, 122, 128, n129
Buckhorn Landing MS: 77
Buffington Island: 33
Burnell, Sam: 39, 40
Burner House: resolutions 63
C
CABINET (0782): 58
Cairo City Coal Co.: 79
Cairo IL: 46, 50, 52, 72, 73, 77, 78, 79
Cairo-St. Louis: distance in 1949 180.0 mi.
calliope: 107
Campbell, Capt. David: 96, 101
Campbell, Capt. Hugh: 53
Canal Street, NOLA: 85, 86, 117
cannel coal: 78
cannon, forecastle: 74
Cannon, Capt. John W.: 71, 72, 74, 75, 77, 81, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 92, 115, 124
Canute, Oather, fireman: 107
Carrigan, George F., engr: 119, n133
Carrollton LA: 85, 87, 88
Carter, John Herton: 42
Cassidy, Mr.: 84
cattle pen: 14
C.B.&Q, Depot: Hardin MT 97
Central Bridge, Cinti: 111
Certificate of Inspection, reproduciton of:
PAUL ANDERSON (4406) inside front cover, 144
GREAT REPUBLIC (2438) front flap, 144
REINDEER (T2131) back flap, 144
AJAX (0058): (?), 144
certificates of run, ECLIPSE-SHOTWELL New Orleans-Louisville: 50
“Champion of Southern Waters”: 87
champion pennant: 88
Chancellor, Capt. E.P.: 39
chandelers (cabin): sway in rhythm to engine strokes 37
Chapman, W.S.: ECLIPSE-SHOTWELL certificate 50
CHARLES MORGAN (0960): 127
Charleston WV: 103, 124
Chilo OH: Dam No.34 103
CHRIS GREENE (1027): 103, 105, 106, 107, 109, 110
CINCINNATI (1029): 34, 35, n35, n127
CINCINNATI (1033): 123
Cincinnati Gazette: 60, 65
Cincinnati OH: 2, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 26, 29, 32, 33, 34, 35, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 63, 64, 65,
67,69, 71, 72, 81, 103,l 104, 105, 106, 112, 113, 114, 121, 122
Cincinnati-Pittsburgh run: 32
Cincinnati-Pittsburgh trade: 113
Cincinnati Public Library: 23
Cincinnati Times-Star: 104, 105
Ciolli, Rubin “Nick”, quartermaster: 119, n133
CITY OF ALTON (1046): 72, 84, 130
CITY OF CAIRO (1056): 130
CITY OF LOUISVILLE (1095): bell & guilded antlers p8, 29, 127, 128
CITY OF OWENSBORO (1115): 131
CITY OF PROVIDENCE (1126): 130
Clarke, Capt. William: 53
Clarksville TN: 121
Cleveland Plain-Dealer: 106
CLIPPER (1194): 128
coal barges/flats: 77, 78, 79
coal boats: 57
coal bunkers: 74
COAL HILL (T0458): n130
Coalport (OH?): 57, 58
Coleman, Dr. Frank: 80
College Point LA: 86, 87, 88
Comanche, USA horse: 100, 102
Commodore Rollingpin’s Almanac: 42
Confederate Navy: 72
Convent LA: 86, 88
Convers, Capt. J.M.: ECLIPSE-SHOTWELL certificate 50, 51
cook: 61
cotton season: effect on fast run, 30
COURIER (1355?): 38
Covington KY: 71
CRYSTAL PALACE (1379): 53
Cumberland River: 121
Curley, USA scout: 98, 99
Currier & Ives: 67
Custer, Gen. George A. USA: 98, 99, 101
“Custer’s Last Stand”: lithograph 95
Custer’s Massacre: 101, 102
cylinder head: blowout 74
D
Daily Evening Post, Cincinnati:MOSELLE explosion story 24
Daily Gazette, Wheeling: 32
Dam 35, Ohio River: 111
Davenport IA: Public Museum 69
DAVID WHITE (1473): 53, 55, 58
Davis cut-off, MS: 71
DAVIS or JEFF DAVIS: never a boat with this name 67
Dean, Capt. Samuel: 35, n35, 37, 38, 39, 65, 122
death hook: 26
deck passage: 13
DELTA QUEEN--DELTA KING--GOLDEN EAGLE race: 123
DELUGE (tug boat): 117
Devil’s Bake Oven: 77
DEXTER (1530): 71, 126, 1237
diagonal braces: 37
DIANA (b1834 at Louisville): 126
DIANA (b1838 at Louisville): 26
DIANA (1539): 68, 109, 125, 127
DICK FOWLER (1546): 130
DICTATOR (1552): 63
diesel towboat compared to a steamboat: 121
DR. FRANKLIN No.2 (1578): 69
Donaldson Litho Company: 67
Donaldsonville LA: 86, 88, 117
double gong: 111
“downstream” race: 123
driftwood, effect on fast run: 30
dry steam: 15
DUKE OF ORLEANS (1624): 60, 126, 127
E
Eads Bridge: 119
ECLIPSE (1688): p40; 43; outfit, cabin, crew 44; boilers, machinery, fittings 45; 45; 46; 49; 50; 51;
52; 67; 68; 125; 126; 127; 129; 130(?); n127; n129
ED [EDWARD] SHIPPEN (b1838 at Jeffersonville): 126
Elizabeth PA: 17
Elliot, Capt. B.D.: 51
Ellison, Capt. Pres: 64
Ellsworth, Capt. Charles: 103, 107, 109, 110, 111, 112
engineer: 61
engines: turning sidewheels in unison 37, p90
ENTERPRISE (b1814 at Brownsville): 126
Evans, Cadwallader: 64
Evans Safety Guard: 64, 65, p66
Evansville IN: 63, 79
Evans, William “Poker”: River Ed. Pittsburgh Commercial 59
exhaust lead: 38
explosion: see boiler explosion
“Explosion of the Moselle” booklet: 23
EXPRESS (b1831 at Cincinnati): 126
F
FALLS CITY (1974): 53, 58
Falls of the Ohio: Kentucky Chute 91
Farrell, Johnny, engr: 74
FAR WEST (2012): p94, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102
Fast Trips on the Western Waters:
New Orleans to Donaldsonville: 125
New Orleans to Natchez: 125
New Orleans to Camden: 125
New Orleans to Cairo: 125
New Orleans to St. Louis: 126
ROB’T E. LEE time card, 1870 race: 131
HARRY TRUMAN time card, 1949 speed run: 132
New Orleans to Louisville: 126
New Orleans to Cincinnati: 127
Louisville to Madison: 127
Louisville to Cincinnati: 128
Cincinnati to Pittsburgh: 128
Cairo to Louisville: 129
St. Louis to St. Paul: 129
St. Louis to Alton: 130
Helena to Memphis: 130
Memphis to Cairo: 130
Cairo to Evansville: 130
Henderson to Evansville: 130
St. Louis to St. Joseph: 131
Bismark to Fort Benton: 131
Federal Barge Lines: 115-116, 121
Federal Steamboat Inspection: 23
Fernbank Dam: 113
Fern Grove: 123
Flash, Alexander, printer: 23
floating palaces: 43
fog: effect on fast run, 30
FOREST CITY (2089): 53
Fort Adams AR: 86, 88
Fort Benton MT: 95, 102
Fort Buford ND: 101
Fort Lincoln ND: 99
Fort Pemberton MS: 73
Fort Stevenson ND: 101
Foster, Stephen C., song writer: “Oh, Susana!” 58
Foulk, George, engr: 96, 98, 100
Fox, Charles: 21
FRANK PARGOUD (2131): 77
Freedom PA: 135
freight bill: NATCHEZ p82, ROB’T E. LEE p82
fuel flats/barges: 77, 78
fuel supplements, for hotter boiler fires: 38, 77
Fuller, Capt. William F.: 51
Fuller, George, artist: 68
full stroke cams: 38
Fulton (Cinti) OH: 16
fusible boiler plugs: 26, made at Royal Mint 26, in England 26, 65
G
Gallipolis OH: 122
GARDEN CITY (2202): 129
GEM CITY (2221): 129
GENERAL BROWN (b1838 at Louisville): 126
GENERAL LYTLE (2257): 128
GENERAL QUITMAN (2270): 125
Gibbons, Gen. USA: 99
Gill, Ray, engr: 107, 110, 111
GOLDEN EAGLE (2366): 123
Golden Gate Expo, San Francisco: 123
“Good dry steam merchants”: 15
Grace, Capt. Redmund J.: 53
gradient of the river: 29, between Cincinnati and Pittsburgh 29
Grand Gulf MS: 77
grate bars: 43
Gravier Street, NOLA: 50
GREAT REPUBLIC (2438): front flap, 144
Greene, Capt. Tom: 110, 112, 114
Greene Line: 2, 110, 111
Green River: 63
Greenupsburg (or Greenup) KY: 35
Greenville MS: 77
GREY EAGLE (2457): 69
Gromley, Capt.: 59
gunboats: 76
Guyandotte OH: 57
H
Hacker’s Bend: 77
HANDY (2521): 64
Hanson, Joseph Mills, author: 94, 100
Hardin MT: 97
Harris, Capt. Daniel Smith: carved eagle 69
Harry Hill’s LA: 86, 88
HARRY TRUMAN (M/V tb): Attempt to beat LEE time New Orleans-St. Louis 115-120, 115, 116,
117, 119, p120, 121, 125, 126, 130, time card 1949 speed run 132
HAWKEYE STATE (2557): 129
Hawkins, John: 84
Hawkins Saloon, NOLA: 84
Helena AR: 78
Herculaneum MO: 119
HIBERNIA (2629): 9, 128, 129
HIBERNIA No.2 (2632): 128
Hickman KY: 79
hog chains: slackening of for speed 37
Holmes, Capt. Richard: 81, 88
Holmes, Capt. Truman: 68, 81
HOMESTEAD (T1123): 124
HOMESTEAD-JONES races at Pitt: 123-124
Horner, J.P.: 84
horns: mounting of 9, ownership of 10, right to wear 10, transfer of to new champion 10, 83, 84,
87, 120, 124
Howells, William Dean, author: 35
hull inspector: 61, 62
hull ratio: 43-44,
Hunter, Dr. Louis C., historian: 47
Huntington WV: 124
hurricane roof: 17
I
IDLEWILD (2726): 79, 130, 131
independent (str): 32
Ingersoll Jr., Capt. A.C, FBL: 116
inspectors’ visit: 61
integrated tow: 115
Ironton OH: 57
Island 1 MissR: 79
ISLAND QUEEN 2nd (2800): 107
Island 62 MissR: 77
ITASCA (2803): 69
J
Jackson MS: 117
JACOB STRADER (2915): 127
Jaeger’s Band: 84
JAMES H. LUCAS (2927): 131
JAMES HOWARD (2930): 67, 74
JAMES LEE (2933): 130
Jeffersonville IN: 84, 92
Jenny Lind Bar: 123
J.M. WHITE: three boats with this name n51
J.M. WHITE 1st (2865): 51
J.M. WHITE 2nd (2866): 29, 51, 71, 83, 84, 115, 125, 126, 129
J.M. WHITE 3rd (2867): 28, 29, 45, 51, n52, 92, 93, freight bill p93
JOE FOWLER (3031, 131
JOHN HAWKINS (?): 87
Jones, B.R., Raython Mfg. Co.: 119, n133
JOSEPH B. WILLIAMS (T1452): 128
J. SHARP McDONALD (T1305): 128
K
KATE ADAMS (3215): 130
KATE ADAMS (3217): 102
Kaufmann, Aloys, Mayor of StLou: 119
Kennett Castle MO: 119
Kenton County KY: 71
Keogh, Capt. M.W., USA: 100
KEYSTONE STATE (3287): 53
Klein, Fritz A., mate: n133
Klinefelter, Capt. John: 53, p54, 55, 121, 122, 123
Knoedler: 68
Kouns, Capt. John L.: 78
Kountz, Capt. William “Billy” J.: 34, n35, 42, 53
L
labor: 30
Lake Washington MS: 77
Leathers, Capt. Thomas P.: 71, 72, 73, 75, 78, 86, 87, 88, 92, 115, 124
Lee, Gen. Robert E.: death of 85
Lee, Mary Custis: 85
LEE-NATCHEZ Race: 73-81, preparations for 74, start of 74
Leyhe, Capt. W.H. “Buck”: 123
licenses, steamboat: 62, tests for 62, required for 62, suspension/cancellation of (lifted) 62, of
captain (master) 63,
limberness (hull): 30, effect on boat speed 31, 37, 38
Lind, Jenny: 54, 121, 122
Little Big Horn River: 95, 96, 97, 99
locked boats: 109
Locke, Dr. John: 21, 22, p23
Locke Report: 21, 22, the causes of boiler explosions 22, rules for preventing explosions 25,
locomotive-type boiler (multi-flue): 64
Long Bottom OH: aka Moro Castle 33
“Long Horned Thundertbolt”: str TELEGRAPH No.2 (5323) 33, 60
“Loping Reptile”: str ALLEGHENY (0172) 60
Louisiana Avenue, NOLA: 85
Louisville-Cincinnati run: 29
Louisville Courier-Journal: 81, 83, 88
Louisville Democrate: 43, on steamboat racing 56
Louisville Journal: Union Line vs. P&C Line 56
Louisville KY: 26, 29, 35, 53, 59, 68, 73, 81, 83, 84, 91, 103, 113, 123
Louisville-Madison run: 29
Louisville-Pittsburgh trade 32, 33, 34
Louisville-Wheeling trade: 29
Lousenberry, C.A., Ed.: 101
Loveland, Roelif, journalist: 106
Lowe, Capt. Gentry S. “Arky”: 118, n133
M
Madden, J., engr: 14, 15, 17, 18
”made her shape”: 31
Madison IN: 121
“Magnetic field”: 109, 113
Mail Line: Louisville wharfboat 92
Main Street, foot of (Cinti): 60
main throttle valve: n18
Mamoth Cave KY: 121
Marietta Intelligencer: Union Line vs. P&C Line 56
Marietta OH: 33, 38, 42, 58, 122
Marsh, Capt. Grant: 96, 97, 98, 100, 101, 102
Marthens, C.B. engr: n130
Martins Ferry OH: 35
Mason, Capt. Sam: 33, 53
mate: 61
Mathews, Thomas J.: 21
Maysville KY: 33, 55, 57, 64, 122
McClain, Capt. William: 5
McLain, Capt. George: 53
McLellan, Capt. Moses: 60
McLure, Jr., Capt. John: 53
Meldahl, Capt. Tony: 39
MEMPHIS (3897?): 67, n133
Memphis Appeal: 79
Memphis TN: 64, 65, 72, 78, 118, 121
Meramec River: 119
MESSENGER No.2 (3909):32, 33, p34, 53, 54, 55, 121, 122, 123, 128
Miami Herald (FL): 104
Mill Creek (Cinti): 60, 113
Miller, Mr.: 84
MISSOURI (3981): 63, 64
Missouri River: 96, 102
Missouri River spoonbills: 95
MOLLIE ABLE (3993): 130
Monongahela House, Pitt: 123
Monongahela wharf: 123
Montezuma: 77
month, effect on fast run: 29
MORNING STAR (4039): 130
Moro Castle (Long Bottom) OH: 33
Morrison, Mayor: of New Orleans 117
MOSELLE (b1838 at Cincinnati): 13, explosion of 13-25, boilers 16; 17; water supply pump 17;
18, p19; casualties of explosion 20; Committee of Inquiry for explosion 21; 21; newspaper
report of explosion 24; 26
Mound City IL: 83
mountain boats: 95
Mt. Vernon IN: n129
Murdoch, Capt. A.: 53
N
Nashville TN: 121
Natchez MS: 68, 81, 86, 87, 88
NATCHEZ 5th (4108): 73
NATCHEZ 6th (4109) the racer : 67, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 86, 87, 92, 115, 125, 126
NATCHEZ-LEE Race: 73-81, preparations for 74, start of 74
National Theatre, Cinti: 121
NETTIE QUILL (4148): 38
Neville OH: 103
New Albany IN: 71, 72, 83, 84
New Albany Ledger: 83
NEW ENGLAND No.2 (4160): 35, snagging of n35
New Orleans-Cairo run: 83, distance in 1949 869.0 mi.
New Orleans-Baton Rouge run: 28, 29
New Orleans LA: 21, 26, 29, 45, 46, 49, 51, 52, 68, 71, 72, 74, 76, 77, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 91, 92,
116, 117, 119, harbor p120, 135
New Orleans-Louisville run: 29, 43
New Orleans-Natchez run: 29, 84, NATCHEZ 86, ROBT. E. LEE 88
New Orleans Picayune: 79
New Orleans-St. Louis run: in 1870 115, in 1949 115, distance in 1949 1049.0 mi.
New Orleans wharfboat, St. Louis: 81
Newport KY: 67
New Richmond OH: 58, 103, 112
Notron, Capt. George W.: 53
Norton’s wharfboat, Cairo: 50
Nourse, Capt. G.L., insp: 72
O
OAKLAND (T1945): 129
Ohio Line Company: 32
Ohio River: 79
Oil Creek IN: n129
Old Satan Island: 77
ORONOKO (b.1837 at Pittsburgh): 21
Ostraner, J.M., ECLIPSE-SHOTWELL certificate 50
Owensboro KY: n129
P
Paducah KY: 72, n130
Parkersburg WV: 39, B&O RR Bridge at 39, 57
PAUL ANDERSON (4406) inside front cover, 144
PENNSYLVANIA (4443): 54
Pennsylvania RR: 53, warning to passengers on steamboat racing 58
PEORIA (4445): 130
Perin, (Thomas M. Perrin?) Capt.: 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20
Perintown OH: 20
Perkins, Bill, engr: 74
petcocks: 16, 17
Petticoat Riffle, OhioR: 58
PEYTONA (4470): 91, 92, n127
PHAETON (4475): 64
Philadelphia PA: 58
Pierce, Joseph: 21
PIKE No.7 (4492): 128
pine knots: 38
PITTSBURGH (4523): 42, 53, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 128, 129
Pittsburgh & Cincinnati Packet Line (P&C): 32, 33, 35, n35, 38, 40,
1853 Schedules/boats/captains 53, 55, 56, 60
Pittsburgh Commercial: 59
Pittsburgh Dispatch: 65
Pittsburgh Gazette: Union Line vs. P&C Line 56, 102
Pittsburgh lump coal: 38
Pittsburgh PA: 13, 17, 32, 33, 34, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 64, 103, 105, 112, 113, 121, 122, 123, 124,
135
Plaquemine LA: 86, 88
pocket watch: accuracy of 51, effect on ECLIPSE-SHOTWELL run 51
Point Harmer OH: 57
POLAR STAR (4543): 131
Pomeroy OH: 122
Portland Canal: 91
Portland KY: 45, 46, 50, n129
Portsmouth OH: 57, 103, 122
port-to-port (racing) contest: 27, fastest runs 28
Post 29, First District: 84
Powder River: 101
Poydras Street wharf, NOLA: 116
President’s Island TN: 78
PRINCESS (4590): 67; 68; “PRINCESS cut” 68, 70; p70, 81, 84, 87, 88, 125
Princeton MS: 21
Profit’s Island Chute, MissR: 118, n133
Pushmataha, Capt.: 85
Q
R
Raccourci cut-off, MissR: 71
race: actions of the crew 55,
racing: discussion of in Locke Report 25, as cause of explosions 25, 27, categories of 27
radar: 119
Randolph, Capt. Dayton: 39
Raython Corp.: 119
Red Church LA: 86, 88
RED CLOUD (4698): 131
Red River: 86, 88
Red River cut-off, MisR: 71
Reed, William E., artist: 2
REINDEER (4714): 126
REINDEER (T2131) back flap, 144
Reno, Capt. A.D.: 17
Reno, Capt. Samuel J.: 17, 33, death of 34
Reno, Maj. USA: 99
requirements for fast runs: 29
resin: 38
rising river, affect on fast run: 30
river map (chart): p76,
river miles: 28
ROBT. E. LEE (4777), the racer: 67, 68, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, horns won
84, new smokestacks 84-85, 85, 86, 87, 92, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 125, 126, 130,
time card 1870 race 131
Rockport IN: n129
Rodney MS: 80, 81
Rogers, Walter H.: 84
Rome IN: 57
roustabout: 106
ROYAL (4860): 130
R.R. SPRINGER (4658): 127, 131
running off: 77
RUTH (4878): 125, 126
R.W. McRAE (4665): 125
S
Sacramento River: 123
safety valve: wrenches on lever arm 15, 17, 43
St. Charles Hotel, NOLA: 72
St. Louis MO: 15, 51, 59, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 77, 79, 83, 84, 115, 116, 119, 120, 123
St. Paul MN: 69, 101
S.C. Baker & Co.: 55
Schofield, Mrs. (Samuel): 80
SCHUYLKILL (5052): n35
SENATOR (5077): 69
SENATOR CORDILL (5080): n18
7th Cavalry USA: 96
Shallcross Capt. John: 91
SHELBY (?): 126
Sheppard’s Landing MO: 77
“She takes the horns”: origin of 9
Shippingport KY: 91, 92
ship-to-shore (radio): 119
“shortened the pegs”: 10
sidehouse: 18
Sioux Indians: 96, 98, 99
sluicing bar: 107
Smith, Capt. Willis P. “Cannonball”: 115, 117, 118, n133
Sorrells, L.L.: n133
Southern Hotel, StLou: 81, 85
speed of steamboats: average speed 28, at headwaters of river 29
SPREAD EAGLE (5169?): n130
stages, swinging: 74
Stamp’s: 86, 88
standpipes: 16
“Star of the West”: str ALLEGHENY (0172), 60
STATESMAN (5185): 59
Steamboat Act of 1838: steamboat safety 26,
Steamboat Bill: 10
Steamboat Race Trophy: 124
Steele, D.L. Port Captain: n133
Steubenville OH: 39, 40
Stockton CA: 123
Stone, Capt. D.H.: 53
Strader, Jacob: 21
Sturgeon, Capt. Edward T.: 43, ECLIPSE vs A.L. SHOTWELL 45, 51, 68
suck: 109
SUCKER STATE (5206): 129
Sulfer Springs MO: 119
SULTANA (5213): 125
SULTANA (5214): 126
SULTANA (5216): 64, p65, 71
SULTANA (?) [1834 run]: 126
SUNBEAM (5226): 130
Sunfish (Clarington) OH: 57
Supervising Inspector General: 61
Swager, Capt. Joseph: 26, 27
Swedish Nightingale: 121
Sweeney, John M., engbldr & bldr: 38
T
TARASCON (5309): 130
Tarascon mills: 91, 92
Taylor, “Muggins”: USA scout 99
TECUMSEH (b1826 at Cincinnati): 126
TELEGRAPH No.1 (5322): 32
TELEGRAPH No.2 (5323): 32, 127, 128
TELEGRAPH No.3 (5324): 128
TELEGRAPH No.3 (5324): 38, 58, 59, 60, 59, 127
Terry, Gen. USA: 99, 100
The Waterways Journal: 116
THOMAS SWANN (5378): 53, 57, 58
Thompson, Ben, mate: 101
THOMPSON DEAN (5379): 78, 135
throttle:17
tiller room: n18
time keeper: 116
Tobin, Capt. John W.: 52, 77, 92, 93
TOM GREENE (5415): 110, 111, 112, 113
torchbasket: p36
T.P. LEATHERS (5286): 38
Traveling Inspector: 62
Tredgold Papers: 47
TRIBUNE (b1838 at Pittsburgh): 17
Trierweiler, W.W., FBL: 119, n133
tubular boilers: 65
TUSCARORA (b1833 at Cincinnati): 126
Twain, Mark: 42, 43, 54
U
UNCLE SAM (5498): 9
Underwood, Ashley K., engr: 119, n133
Union Line: See Wheeling-Union Line
U.S. Army: 96
U.S. Mail Line Company: 32, 35, 60
U.S. Post Office Dept.: prize for fasts mail New Orleans-Louisville, 26, 27
U.S. Steamboat Inspection Service: 61, Inspector General 61, Traveling Inspector 62,
licenses 62, 64, 104, 109
U.S. Steamboat Law 1853: 62, 63, regarding racing 63, on boiler explosions 63
V
Vanceburg KY: 55
VICKSBURG (5559): 127
Vicksburg trade: 72, 84, 85, 86
Vicksburg MS: 77, 78, 83, 88, 118
VIRGINIA (5590): 53
W
Walker, Judge Alex: 84
Walker, Samuel, marct:17
Wallis, John A.: ECLIPSE-SHOTWELL certificate 50
WAR EAGLE (5690): 69
WAR EAGLE (5693): 130
WASHINGTON (b1816 at Wheeling): 126
water stage, effect on fast run: 30
Watson, Bill, engr: 17
Watts, Mr.: MOSELLE passenger: 20
WAUNETA (steam yacht): 129
Way Jr., Capt. Frederick: 116, n133
Weldon, Capt. Billy: 39
Wells, Capt. Charles V.: 53
West Franklin IN: n129
WEST NEWTON (5742): 69
Wheeling Bridge Case: 38
Wheeling Intelligencer: 55, Union Line vs. P&C Line 56, 57, 58
Wheeling-Louisville Union Line: See Wheeling Union Line
Wheeling Union Line (or Union Line): 1853 Schedules/boats/captains 53, $5000 challenge for
DAVID WHITE to P&C Line 55, 56, 57, 58
Wheeling WV: 33, 35, 53, 55, 56, 57, 58
WHIPPOORWILL (steamboat of poetic invention): 10
Whitton, W.W., engr: 104
Wiengartner Litho Co.:68
Witten, Capt. Tom: 38
Williams, Dr., USA surgeon: 99
Williams, Halsey, engr: 15, 16, 17,18, n19
WILL S. HAYS (5795): 127, 135, building cost list 136-145
wind sheaves: 74
WM. LARIMER JONES (T2671): 124
wood ticket: 14
Woodward, Capt. I.C.: 33
Wright, Capt. Donald T.: 116, 119
Wright, Pearl: 116
W.W. O’NEIL (T2595): 130
X
Y
Yazoo River: 73
Yellowstone River: 96, 101
Young, Capt. Lawrence H. “Brush Creek”: 107
Z
Zanesville Courier: Wheeling-Pittsburgh $5000 challenge 55-56, 56,
Zanesville OH: 51
1