Hunter No. 2 (Towboat, 1863-1910)

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sternwheel
• BOAT TYPE:Towboat
• BUILT: 1863, Allegheny City, Pennsylvania
• FINAL DISPOSITION: March 7, 1910 blew a rivet , burst into flames
• OWNERS: 1870: Captain Isreal Keifer; 1881: Hurnbull & Hall; 1892: J.W. and J.E. Kreps; Albert Kimling; Diamond Coal & Coke Company
• OFFICERS & CREW: 1881: Captain Henry W. Wolfe (master); 1892: Captain L.N. Clark (master); 1910: Captain W.L. Cavett
• RIVERS: Monongahela River; Youghiogheny River
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - On June 4, 1892, she hit an old abutment at Wheeling in high water and sank. November, 1894 she went through a U.S. marshal sale. On March 7, 1910 she was upbound on Monongahela River under a full head of steam when a rivet blew out of one boiler. The steam blew open the furnace doors and the forward end of the boat was enveloped in flames. She was totally destroyed. Estimated loss, $10,000
• PHOTO DESCRIPTION: On the ways