Corwin H. Spencer (Excursion boat, 1903-1905)

Date

• 1905

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sidewheel
• BOAT TYPE: Excursion boat
• BUILT: 1897 at Madison Indiana as the Hill City; renamed in 1903
• FORMERLY: Hill City
• FINAL DISPOSITION: Burned above Jefferson Barracks, Missouri at 4:35 p.m., Thursday, October 12, 1905
• OWNERS: Anchor Line
• OFFICERS & CREW: Captain Harry Brolaski
• RIVERS: Mississippi River
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - 1336; Ran excursions at St. Louis operated by the World's Fair Navigation Company. The fire which destroyed her ended all Anchor Line steamers except the City of Providence