Jo Long (Packet, 1896)

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sternwheel
• BOAT TYPE: Packet
• BUILT: 1896 at Lyons, Iowa
• BECAME: Providence (circa 1896)
• FINAL DISPOSITION: Sold for the Vicksburg-Lake Providence trade and renamed, circa 1896
• OFFICERS & CREW: Captain Ben Congar (master)
• RIVERS: Mississippi River
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - 2026; Ran in the Davenport-Clinton trade managed by Captain J.N. Long. Ran in competition with the Verne Swain. An incident at the Diamond Jo warehouse in Davenport on August 8, 1896 where agent James Osborn was stabbed and Captain Long was subsequently fined, ended the rivalry between the two boats