Saint Louis (Packet, 1912-1918)

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sternwheel
• BOAT TYPE: Packet
• BUILT: 1912 at Howard Ship Yard, Jeffersonville, Indiana
• FINAL DISPOSITION: Snagged and sank at Sulphur Springs, Missouri, September 2, 1918
• OWNERS: St. Louis & Tennessee River Packet Company
• OFFICERS & CREW: 1914: Captain Harry Crane (master), Theodore Hall (pilot), Ashley Fostor (engineer), Ed Latham (engineer), Ollie McCann (engineer), Charles Vandergrifft (steward); 1915: "Billy" Cozier (clerk), "Barney" Carraher (mate)
• RIVERS: Mississippi River
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - 4951; The original price of the Saint Louis was $21,950. She was a roomy boat and was snagged and sank at Sulphur Springs, Missouri, 22 miles south of St. Louis, on September 2, 1918