Relief (Towboat, 1895-1905)

Photographer

Barrette, Thornton

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sternwheel
• BOAT TYPE: Towboat
• BUILT: 1895 at Brownsville, Pennsylvania at the Axton yard
• FINAL DISPOSITION: Caught in ice at Cincinnati on February 12, 1905 and demolished
• OWNERS: MCC (Combine)
• OFFICERS & CREW: Captain Larry Nehaffey (master)
• RIVERS: Ohio River
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - T2137; She was originally owned at New Cumberland, West Virginia but in 1900 went into the Combine and was used in the Cincinnati area. She was accident-prone throughout her career. On February 26, 1900 she burned at Cincinnati and was rebuilt. In June 1902 at Rising Sun, Indiana, after striking a bargeload of rails which had been sunk by the Jim Wood, she overturned. She was righted by the Joseph B. Williams and the E.A. Woodruff. In 1905, after rebuilding, she was caught in ice at Cincinnati and demolished