Julius Fleischmann (steamboat)
Title
Julius Fleischmann (steamboat)
Description
She was built as the "Dolphin No . 3 " at Jeffersonville , Indiana and was called the "Harry Anderson " for a brief period before receiving the name "Julius Fleischmann. " She was owned by the Hatfield Coal Company and towed between the Kanawha River and Louisville . She struck a rock and sank on the Kanawha on July 27 , 1930 . On that date the Madison Courier reported , "The steamer , Julius Fleischmann , coal towboat , owned by the Hatfield Campbell Creek Coal Company , Cincinnati , sank in eight feet of water at Gallipolis , Ohio , yesterday after hitting an obstruction in Kanawha River near Lock No . 11 . The boat was valued at $100,000 . Capt . Loyal Wright , master of the steamer , the largest towboat operating in the Kanawha River fleet , said she could be refloated by divers . She was proceeding up the river with a tow of empty coal barges to be reloaded at the Plymouth Mines. " The "Julius Fleischmann " was raised and worked until 1945 when , on March 21 , the Courier announced , "The towboat Julius Fleischmann , bound upriver , capsized near the Ohio shore opposite lower Catlettsburg today . Charles Simmons , stationed at the repair terminal of the Ashland Oil and Refining Company , opposite the scene , said he saw a flash aboard the vessel just before it keeled over Captain W . D . Kimble of Portsmouth , Ohio , pilot of the vessel , said there were no casualties . Simmons said a tow of 12 barges had been anchored by several small vessels , which rushed to the spot. " Picture taken circa 1920s
Creator
Harry Lemen, photographer
Date
1920
Subject
Tugboats ; Coal ;
Type
image; photograph
Format
Original: tif, scanned at 1200dpi with a MicroTek ScanMaker 9800XL. Online: jpg, saved at 72dpi.;
Scan of 3x5 photograph
Rights
Permission to reproduce this image for other than personal use must be requested from the Director of the Madison-Jefferson County Public Library. Please contact at 420 W. Main St., Madison, IN 47250 (812) 265-2744.
Source
Madison-Jefferson County Public Library
Identifier
"MJCPLriver5076juliusf"
Notes
Metadata resources: The Madison Courier; Way's Packet Directory.
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