Packet Officers
Five luxurious packets were expressly designed and built for the Pittsburgh and Cincinnati Packet Line:
Built End
(1) Katie Stockdale 1877 1888-9
(2) Keystone State 1890 1926
(3) Iron Queen 1892 1895
(4) Virginia 1895-6 1926
(5) Queen City 1897 1929
The names of the officers of each packet have been gleaned from various sources. By no means is the list deemed complete or ordered by date of service. Names to fill in the gaps of information will be greatly appreciated.
Str Katie Stockdale (From the Collection of the UW La Crosse Murphy Library Special Collections)
Built 1877.
Dismantled 1888-9. Engines, whistle, and roof bell installed on the Keystone State.
| Captain | Clerk | Pilot | Mate | Engineer |
Thomas S Calhoon |
AJ McConnell |
Thomas S Sandford |
Archie Warden |
Hugh D Moore |
Nat Eathart |
J Harry Ollum |
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Mart F Noll |
George Hughes |
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Chas M Buchanan |
Sames Rowley |
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Clark Barringer |
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Chas W Knox |
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David Wilkins |
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Keystone State
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Built 1890.
Sold 1926.
| Captain | Clerk | Pilot | Mate | Engineer |
Thomas S Calhoon |
Charles W Knox |
Thomas S Sandford |
Ben Baker |
George Knox |
Charles W Knox |
William Kimble |
J Harry Ollum |
Richard Pharris |
Charles McDaniel |
Augustus Martindill |
William Anderson |
Thos Martin |
Grant Paige |
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Karl Crawford |
Dayton Randolph |
Eugene Morris |
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J Presley Ellison |
Chas Prall |
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AL Voeghtley |
Ed McLaughlin |
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Daniel Lacey |
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Henry Best |
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Logan Noll |
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George Donally |
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William Barringer |
Iron Queen
Str Iron Queen (From the Collection of the UW La Crosse Murphy Library)
Burned 1895.
| Captain | Clerk | Pilot | Mate | Engineer |
John M Philips |
Robert H Kerr |
Dayton Randolph |
Ort Shriver |
William Bell |
Thomas S Calhoon |
George McCollough |
James Rowley |
Hod Knowles |
James Ellison |
Clayton Agnew |
Ed McLaughlin |
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AL Voeghtley |
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The Virginia Postcard (F Nash Collection).
Built 1895-6.
Sold 1926.
| Captain | Clerk | Pilot | Mate | Engineer |
Thomas S Calhoon |
Robert H Kerr |
Thomas S Sandford |
John Sweeney |
George Johnston |
Thomas S Sandford |
William Kimble |
J Harry Ollum |
Hod Knowles |
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Alfred Pennywit |
Daniel Lacey |
James Martin |
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George McCollough |
William Anderson |
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Clayton Agnew |
Dwight Hollister |
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Wm C Lepper |
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Clyde Packard |
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Queen City
Built 1897.
Sold before 1929.
| Captain | Clerk | Pilot | Mate | Engineer |
Thomas S Sandford |
James Gardener |
J Harry Ollum |
George Knox |
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Robert R Agnew |
Daniel Lacey |
Philip Anshutz |
Charles Paige |
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Arthur B Brown |
Unk Chapman |
Anthony Meldahl |
CA Watson |
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J Presley Ellison |
C Boyd Taylor |
William Watson |
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John Sweeney |
William R Barringer |
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AB Browne |
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Charles Howard |
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