David White (steamboat) explained
David White was a Mississippi River steamboat that exploded her boilers opposite Port Chicot[1] near Columbia, Arkansas (below Helena) on February 17, 1867.[2] There were an estimated 50 to 65 fatalities. David White was racing Mollie Able at the time of the explosion.[3] [4]
David White was owned by H.G. Shaw, Charles Davis, and John Davis, who had been associated with the Coleman Scouts Confederate spy ring during the American Civil War; Shaw and John Davis were among those killed.[5]
She may have been named for a prominent resident of Madison, Indiana,[6] or a past owner based in St. Louis.[7] Built in 1859 in Louisville, during the American Civil War she served in the Mississippi River Marine Brigade and was worth about $45,000.
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Notes and References
- News: Col. Donan on board steamer Emerald . 1867-03-06 . David White . 4 . Georgia Journal and Messenger . 2023-09-03.
- News: 1867-02-21 . STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.; Total Wreck of the David White Near Memphis--Sixty-five Persons Killed and Many Others Injured--Partial List of the Victims. . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-09-03 . 0362-4331.
- Web site: Canavit . Jerry . Steamboat Racing . steamboats.com.
- Web site: Mollie Able (Packet, 1864-1871) - UWDC - UW-Madison Libraries . 2023-09-03 . search.library.wisc.edu.
- Web site: Harber's History Lesson: Sam Davis' brothers also suffered losses . 2023-09-03 . The Daily News Journal . en-US.
- Web site: A history of transportation in the Ohio valley : with special reference to its waterways, trade, and commerce from the earliest period to the present time ... . 2023-09-03 . HathiTrust . 195 . 2027/mdp.39015073757026?urlappend=%3Bseq=219 . en.
- News: 1867-02-22 . History of the David White . 1 . The Louisville Daily Courier . 2023-09-03.
