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The Steamer Ruth No. 2
| 题名： | The Steamer Ruth No. 2 |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 作者： | KEITH NORRINGTON |
| 摘要： | The Mozena Brothers' boat yard, owned by Marshall and Henry Mozena at Clarington, Ohio, was well-known for constructing many of the most successful sternwheel packets operating on the Ohio River.The original Ruth, which operated for the Bay Line of Ironton, Ohio, was renowned for its speed and had provided such reliable service that a decision was made to name a new boat Ruth No. 2, to honor the name but distinguish it from the original one, which continued in service. Built in 1904 on a wooden hull measuring 136 feet in length by 26 feet in width, the river-boat had one boiler that supplied steam to cross-compound engines having cylinders of 10 and 16 inches in diameter with a 6-foot stroke.According to the late J. Mack Gamble, longtime Upper Ohio River correspondent for The Waterways Journal, the Ruth No. 2 embodied the qualities most desired in a steamboat of that time period; the boat was fast, of light draft and an exceptionally good handler.The vessel first operated, with Capt. Michael Davis as master and Charles Higgs as chief engineer, in the Sisters-ville-Wheeling trade, a 95-mile round trip made in daylight that allowed passengers several hours of shopping time during the layover at Wheeling. |
| 出版年： | 2021 |
| 期刊名称： | The Waterways Jouranl |
| 卷： | 135 |
| 期： | 23 |
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