Alfred Toll (Rafter, 1880-1890)

Date

• October 5, 1890

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sternwheel
• BOAT TYPE: Rafter
• BUILT: Spring, 1880 in La Crosse, Wisconsin
• FINAL DISPOSITION: Wrecked at Dubuque, Iowa 1890
• OWNERS: Captain P.S. Davidson of La Crosse, Wisconsin in 1883; Captain G.L. Short and Captain V.A. Biglow, 1890
• OFFICERS & CREW: Abe Looney (master and pilot); Captain G.L. Short (master and pilot) 1890; Captain V.A. Bigelow; Albert M. Short (master and pilot); Captain Paul Bigelow, 1890; George Dansbury (engineer)
• RIVERS: Upper Mississippi River
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - T0090; In October 1881, the Alfred Toll collided with the Hartford near Alma, Wisconsin, no lives lost; she later sank at her moorings on Apri 2, 1883 at the Davidson boatyard; her ultimate demise was in 1890 when she was wrecked at Dubuque, Iowa
• PHOTO DESCRIPTION: Alfred Toll sunk at Dubuque, Iowa