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Steamboats Traveled Gently On His Mind
| 题名： | Steamboats Traveled Gently On His Mind |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 作者： | KEITH NORRINGTON |
| 摘要： | The river community recently observed the 20th anniversary of the untimely passing (age 63) of Capt. John Hartford. Born in St. Louis in 1937, Harf-ord (original spelling) attended the Community School, where he became infatuated by riverboats from Ruth Ferris, his fifth-grade teacher. He later worked on the river as a watchman on the Str. Delta Queen and as a towboat deckhand. As a musician, Hartford is best known for composing "Gentle on My Mind." Of the extant steamboats, Hartford was a devoted fan and crew member of the Julia Belle Swain. He often included the petite paddlewheeler in his musical compositions and video productions. The Julia Belle Swain was completed at Dubuque in 1971 by Capt. Dennis Trone; it was the last boat ever constructed by the Dubuque Boat & Boiler Works. Launched on November 12,1970, the new 400-passenger steamer was constructed on a steel hull measuring 108 feet long by 27 feet wide with a draft of 3 feet. A single automatic boiler, manufactured by the Vapor Corporation, supplied the steam. The Gillett & Eaton reciprocating engines (12-inch cylinders with 5-foot stroke), manufactured at Lake City, Minn., were recycled from the catamaran ferry City of Baton Rouge, built at the Howard Shipyard in 1916 and operated at Baton Rouge, La., until 1968. |
| 出版年： | 2021 |
| 期刊名称： | The Waterways Jouranl |
| 卷： | 135 |
| 期： | 13 |
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