River News-Steamers Sunk or Blown Up-1876

MOSELLE, MONSOON, MORAVIAN, MOUND CITY, MAID OF NEW ORLEANS, MODOC, MARY AGNES, MONTAUK, MISSOURI, MAIL, MAGENTA, MONARCH, METAMORA, MAGGIE HAYS, MAGGIE, MARIA MEMPHIS, MOHAWK, MAYFLOWER, MICHIGAN, MOUNTAINEERS, MOGUL, MARTHA JEWETT, MARZQUETTA, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, MAIL BOY, MANDERN NO 2, MONSOON NO 2, MARTHA WASHINGTON, MOHICAN, MARIA DENNING, MAMALUKE, MAGNOLIA, MITTIE STEPHENS, MAY LOWRY, MINNEOLA, AND MARY BELL

Posted By: cheryl Locher moonen (email)
Date: 1/2/2020 at 10:43:36

Dubuque Daily Times, Friday, Wednesday, Mar 15, 1876, Dubuque, IA, Page: 7

RIVER NEWS

Owners of steamers are cautioned against naming their boats anything that begins with “M.” the following boats which commence with that letter, says the St. Louis Republican, have blown up, sunk and burned during the past quarter of a century: Moselle, Monsoon, Moravian, Mound City, Maid of New Orleans, Modoc, Mary Agnes, Montauk, Missouri, Mail, two Magentas, Monarch, Metamora, Maggie Hays, Maggie, Maria Memphis, two Mohawks, Mayflower, Michigan, two Mountaineers, two Moguls, Martha Jewett, Mar(z)quetta, Mississippi, Missouri, Mail Boy, Mandern No. 2, Monsoon No. 2, Martha Washington, Mohican, Maria Denning, Mamaluke, Magnolia, Mittie Stephens, May Lowry, Minneola, and Mary Bell.