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BOAT DESCRIPTION: SidewheelBOAT TYPE: PacketBUILT: 1882 at Jeffersonville, Indiana by Howard Ship YardsFINAL DISPOSITION: Wrecked in a severe tornado at St. Louis May 27, 1896OWNERS: Anchor LineOFFICERS & CREW: Captain A.S. Lightner (master); Captain George VickersRIVERS: Mississippi RiverOTHER INFORMATION: Ways - 1056; Home port or owner's residence circa 1882, St. Louis, Missouri. Original price $75,350. Hegewald and Company built her engines. Usually ran St. Louis-Vicksburg. Had the roof bell from the Emma C. Elliott, awarded by the line to the boat making the fastest run. She gave it up to the City of Monroe shortly before she was wrecked. Value at the time of her loss, $40,000PHOTO DESCRIPTION: Interior cabin
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