The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-08
STEAMBOATS, OF THE PAST.
a List Embracing all the Crafts of the
Savannah River.


From the AUGUSTA (Ga) Chronicle.
Considering the great interest shown in
the navigation of the Savannah river by
all who are within utilizing distance of its
waters in two States, list of the steam
boats that have piled on its bosom between
Augusta and the coast might be of interest.
The first steamboat company to run boats
on the river was the Georgia Steamboat and
Navigation Company, and they owned the
following boats, which ran between Augusta
and Savannah: l, Enterprise, piloted by d.
Kirkpatrick; 2, Sam Howard, 3, Savan-
nah; 4, Augusta, No. /, burned at the
bridge; 5, South Carolina; 8, Georgia; Z,
Tugaloo; s, Cherokee; 9, Tennessee; 10, L.
S. Metcalf, II, d. L. Adams, sold for use
on South American river; u, Augusta
No. 2 burnt at Gray's Point; 10, Chatham,
captured while running the blockade during
the war in the service of the Confederate
government.
Gazaway B. Lamar owned line of eight
steamboats,; l, William Castor, built at
Augusta, Ga; 2, Gov. Taylor; 3, G. B.
Lamar burnt at Savannah; 4, Free Trade,
blew up at Baldmaker's point; 5, John
Randolph, destroyed by the Union fleet dur
ing the bombardment of Charleston; 6,
Mary Summers, served in the Mexican
war; z, De Rosette; S, Lamar, captured
running the blockade.
G. B. Lamar then organized the Iron
Steamboat Company, of which Amory
S1bley was President, running six boats: /,
Free Trade; 2, John Randolph; 3, Lamar !;
4, Hamburg, burnt at Hager Slayer; 5,
Sibley, and w. II. Stark, sunk at Silver
Bluff.
The Savannah Steamboat Company had
three boats: /, Oglethorpe, blew up at
Beck's Ferry;2, Ebert, burnt at Buzzards
bay, and Hamburg
The Augusta and Hamburg Steamboat
Company owned two boats: The H. L. Cook
and the Oregon. The latter was sunk in the
gale of 1854
The packets, owned by private parties,
that piled prior to the war between Augusta
and Savannah, were: Washington, on which
Lafayette visited Augusta; IvanhOe, For
ester, Santee, Hancock, Christopher, burnt
at Blanket Point, and Gov. Troup, burnt at
Half Moon.
The boats plying between Charleston and
Hamburg were the Henry Schultz, which
blew up at the bridge from an explosion of
burnt at Flour Cap Pendleton, Liberty,
Andrew JavksUn, John y. Morgan, John
Stoney, William Seabrook, Charleston,
Augusta of Charleston; Edgefield, sunk at
Burton's ferry; Caledonia, sunk at the foot
of Campbell street, near the site of the
1INSfSlue Hills, CdiIii DGTHU ABOUT Tue same
place; st. John, sunk at Gray Point; Dun
can McCraig, blew up in dock rack
The private steamboats, we're: Fashion /;
Tollomico, sunk at Blanket Point; Column
bia; FL Cell, burnt on the South Carolina
coast; John A. Moore, burnt on the Edisto
river; Silvan, burnt and rebuilt; Amazon,
sunk at Sand Bar ferry; R. H. May. burnt !;
Union, Express, Eclipse, blew up at Mill
Stone landing J. G. Lawton, blew up at
Gum Stump landing; Ellie, sunk at Old
Keefe's Point; R. E. Lee, sunk one mile
above Savannah; Leesburg, sunk at Gray's
Point; Inez st. Claire, Bowdry Moore,
Hard Times, sunk at Kinks bar, just below
this city.
The new boats put on since the war have
been the Katie, owned byg John Lawton,
now running; w. r.. Wheless, burned at
Savannah; Alice Clark, owned by the Cen
tral railroad, lost on the coast Of Carolina
Ethel, owned by w T. Gibson; Mary
Fisher, sunk at Parachucla; New South,
being built now by Woodward q Stallings,
and the two new boats of tbe Augusta
Steamboat Company just completed-the
Advance and the Progress.
This list was compiled by Capt. D. A.
Philpot, who has been connected with river
traffic all his life. Further information on
this subject will be gladly received by him
OF at this office.