Lloyd's steamboat directory, and disasters on the western waters (1856)
Lloyd, James T. [from old catalog] · Cincinnati, Ohio, J. T. Lloyd & co.; Chicago, Ill., D. B. Cooke & co. · leaf 99
the Moselle, nor was there any attempt to palliate theirconduct. The Moselle was built at Cincinnati, and she reflected great crediton the mechanical genius of that city, as she was truly a superior boat,and, under more favorable auspices, might have been the pride of thewaters for many years. She… … MOMr.OMEP.V/Gi Lloyds steamboat disasters. 95 EXPLOSION OF THE CHARITOX, JULY 28, 1837. Soon after niglitfall, the Chariton put out from the wharf atSt. Louis, and when she had run about fifty yards up the river, one ofher boilers exploded, by which accident nine persons on board werebadly hurt;…
