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Capt. Bill Menke, River Showman
| 题名： | Capt. Bill Menke, River Showman |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 作者： | KEITH NORRINGTON |
| 摘要： | John William Menke was born on August 3, 1880, in Cincinnati, Ohio, where his family operated a saloon. In 1902, he went to Jersey City, N.J., where his brother Ben, employed as a watchmaker, secured employment for J.W.-or Bill, as he was usually known-at the same company. During this time, the two brothers built a 34-foot yacht, which they named Cincy in honor of their hometown. For a time they operated small excursions in New York harbor. The yacht was later placed aboard a railroad car and shipped to Pittsburgh, where it was launched into the Ohio River. Despite the frigid wintry weather, the Menke boys obtained a movie projector and headed downstream to Cincinnati, financing their journey by showing movies in stores and schools. They descended the river as far as Uniontown, Ky., where they became caught in the ice next to French's New Sensation Showboat. |
| 出版年： | 2021 |
| 期刊名称： | The Waterways Jouranl |
| 卷： | 134 |
| 期： | 49 |
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