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1. Name: WILLIAM BAIRD Type: Sternwheel, wooden hull packet Size: 286 tons Launched: 1855, Elizabeth, Pa. Destroyed: 1858, Apr. 19, Mo. R. near Waverly, Mo., snagged and lost. No lives lost. Area: 1858, Mo. R., St. Louis-Sioux City Captains: *1855-58, probably Hugh Campbell **1858, May, O.F. Thorp Comments: *From Campbell family records. : **1858, May, from Dakota City Herald: "The steamer WILLIAM BAIRD, Capt. O.F. Thorp, arrived last week, bringing a large amount of freight for this place, and at reasonable rates. The BAIRD is a Cincinnati boat, Commanded by officers whose gentlemanly deportment will insure them a welcom wherever they go. We hope they will come again." I know, the dates of her sinking and this piece from a newspaper disagree. - - Riverboat Dave. NOTE - The dates in 2 listings below are suspect. Name: WILLIAM BRADSTREET

Area: 1914, Dec. in Mobile Ala. Name: WILLIAM BUTLER Destroyed: 1868, October., Wheeling, W. Va., burned to the hull while moored at landing above 12th St. Area: 1865, Mar. 2, near island # 76, near Caulk Neck Cut Off, now in Lake Whittington, east of Mississippi R.. Helped rescue survivors of the JAMES WATSON. 1868, Ohio R. Comments: Note from the WHEELING NEWS-REGISTER, June 24, 1951

Name: WILLIAM CALDWELL Type: Sidewheeler Size: Length: 140'; Speed: 12 mph. Launched: 1838? Area: Lake George, N.Y. Owner: Lake George Steamboat Co. Home Page for Co. 1. Name: WILLIAM CAMPBELL Type: Sidewheel, wooden hull packet Size: 322 tons Launched: 1855, St. Louis, Mo. Destroyed: 1860, May 27, New Orleans, burned. Area: 1856-60, Mo. R., St. Louis to Weston, Mo. on Mo. R. Captain: 1856-60, William Edds, Sr. of St. Louis. Comments: Pulled into the town of Kansas (later Kansas City) in the spring of 1856 (source) Mentioned on pg. 30 : Mentioned in the The Diary of E.F. Beadle 1. Name: WM. GARIG/GOLDEN EAGLE WM. GARIG Post Cards

Type: Sternwheel, wooden hull packet Size: 175' X 35' X 5.2' Power: Engines, 124's- 6 ft. Two boilers, each 44" X 28'. Launched: 1904, Jeffersonville, Ind. by Howard Yard Destroyed: 1947, May 17, ran aground on Tower Island and sank without casualties. Area: Built for Baton Rouge & Bayou Sara trade Later days, New Orleans-Camden on Ouachita R. 1932 for about 6 mos., St. Louis-Cape Girardeau trade 1935-43, Excursions, St. Paul, Chattanooga, Cincinnati, Nashville and other places 1946 ran excursions under new management Owners: Built for Baton Rouge & Bayou Sara Packet Company 1908, after, Carter Beos., New Orleans 1918, Mar., sold to Eagle Packet Company, rebuilt and renamed GOLDEN EAGLE 1946, purchase by Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Miller and Mr. and Mrs. E. Willers 1947, Mar. sold to Herman T. Pott if St. Louis Shipbuilding & Steel Co. Captain(s) 1917, Sam Cotton 1935 Capt. W,H. (Buck) Leyhe Comments: 1935, Eagle Packet overhauled her into tourist boat. : 1941, June, 14, hit submerged dike and sank along shore. Was raised when water went down. : 1943, old boilers were condemed and because of war were impossible to replace. Boat languished at St. Louis until purchased in 1946. : Ruth Farris headed efforts to rescue the pilothouse. It is presently amoung the Missouri Historical Society's exhibits, Jefferson Memorial, St. Louis Name: Wm. D. DUNCAN Launched: 1820's Area: 1828, Allegheny R. 1829, Apr., Mo. R. Comments: from Boone's Lick Heritage Quarterly. :Mentioned in this Document Name: WILLIAM F. FRY Type: ?Steel hull? Size: 303 tons Launched: 1840, Louisville, Ky. Name: WILLIAM FRENCH Launched: 1840, After. Name: WM. OARIO Type: Sternwheel, wooden hull packet Source: Post Card Name: WILLIAM PORTER Type: Sternwheel,woodenhull packet. Size: 150' X 25.5' X 5.'. Launched: 1886, Jeffersonville Ind. Destroyed: 1888, below Nashville, near Salt R., burned. Area: Nashville to Cumberland R. Captains: Thomas H. Armstrong 3. Name: WILLIAM ROBINSON Launched: 1840's late? Area: 1850s, early, U. Sacramento R. Calif. Name: WILLIAM H. RUSSELL Type: Sidewheeler Size: 200', 400 tons Launched: 1856 Destroyed: 1862, burned in great St Louis steambo9at fire Area: Mo. R. Owner: Russell, William H. Captain(s): Kinney, Joseph Comments: Russell was a partner in Russell, Majors and Waddell, wagon train opperators out of West Port(later Westport) Mo. Boat plied trade from St. Louis to Ft. Levenworth, Weston, Mo. and St Joseph, Mo.. Comments: from the Boone’s Lick Heritage Quarterly. Name: WILLIAM HOWARD Type: Stern-wheeler Launched: 1815? Area: Florida

Name: WILLIAM J. LEWIS Type: Stern-wheeler Size: Launched: 1860s? Area: U. Mo. R. 1. Name: WM. L. EWING Type: Sidewheel, wooden hull packet. Size: 181'X32'X5.5', 335 tons. Launched: 1856, New Albany, Pa. Destroyed: 1864, Nov. 25, Hardscrabble Bar below St. Louis, stranded and broke in two. Power: Engines, 21's-6 1/2', 3 boilers Area: St. Louis - St. Paul, also U. Miss. Owners: 1857, Northern Line Packet Company 1858-59, Northwestern Line 1860-61, Northern Line, also served at this time as U.S. transport. Captains: 1858-59, Capt. Green 1860-61, J.H. Rhodes Comments: Mentioned in this Article Name: WILLIAM S. MITCHELL Type: Sidewheel dredge Size: 280' long, 70' wide, 10' draft Launched: 1926, by Davo Corporation, Neville Island Boat Yard, Pittsburgh, PA. Destroyed: Area: Missouri River Owner(s):U.S. Corp of Engineers; The Missouri River Queen Co.; BB Riverboats,Inc. 1 Madison Ave. Covington, KY 41011 Phone: 606/261-8500 Captain and pilots: Comments: Is one of only two dredges built to use the large dust pan style of dredging. Vessel still has most equipment on board. The vessel was in service until 1986. After being decommissioned it was transferred to The Missouri River Queen Company in Kansas city to be refurbished as a Steamboat Museum, however during the flood of 1993 "The Mitchell Massacre" as it is called by the Kansas City news, occured when the vessel broke loose in flood water and did not stop until it had hit 5 bridges and suffered severe damage. After this the Missouri River Queen Company changed hands and restoration was placed on hold. She was eventually sold to BB RIVERBOATS. U. S. William S, Mitchell:

3. Name: WILLIAM ROBINSON Area: 1850, June, San Joaquine R., Calif. Name: WILLIAM SMITH Area: ?Sacramento R.? Comments: Engines went to the ELIZABETH LOUISE Name: WILLIAM THAW Type: Sidewheel, wooden hull ferry boat. Size: 138' X 55' X 5.', 230 tons. Launched: 1876, Pittsburgh, Pa. Destroyed: 1896, still listed. Area: Ohio R., Manchester district, North Side, Pittsburgh to West End. Owner: Capt. William J. Kountz Captain: Billy Abrams Name: WILLIAM WALLACE Area: 1830s, late?, U. Miss. R., St. Louis-Dubuque Owner: 1830s, late? Captain Absalom Carlisle Captains: 1830s, late?, Pilot, William Leander Grimes Comments: Mentioned in this Article Name: SIR WILLIAM WALLACE

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