Harvester (Towboat, 1896-1909)

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sternwheel
• BOAT TYPE: Towboat
• BUILT: 1896 at Madison, Indiana
• FINAL DISPOSITION: Lost in a storm (the Big Blow of September 1909) at Donaldsonville, Louisiana
• OWNERS: St. Louis and Mississippi Valley Transportation Company; Budd Coal Company (1901); West Kentucky Coal Company
• OFFICERS & CREW: Captain Holmes Harger (master, 1901); Captain George Clark (master); John H. Reynolds (chief engineer, 1909)
• RIVERS: Mississippi River
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - T1063; Was launched on New Years Day, 1896. In June of 1896 when she was still brand new, her cabin and pilothouse were blown off in a tornado at St. Louis. On June 12, 1909, charges of negligence were brought against chief engineer Reynolds for failing to keep the boilers in good condition and allowing them to burn on May 17. After an investigation on July 2, 1909, his license was revoked