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原文传递 Paducah Citizens Were Levied For Loss Of Sam Orr

题名：	Paducah Citizens Were Levied For Loss Of Sam Orr
正文语种：	eng
作者：	CAPT. DAVID SMITH
摘要：	In the years 1867 and 1868, a tax was levied against the residents of Paducah, Ky., in order to satisfy a judgment obtained by the owners of the packet Sam Orr to cover the loss of the boat and cargo.The Sam Orr was built at New Albany, Ind., in 1861 for a group of owners in Evansville, Ind., with the intent of operating it on the Wa-bash River. The Orr was a sternwheel steamer with a wood hull 150 by 29 by 5 feet. When the boat proved to be too large to run on the Wabash it became an independent packet running various trades.The Civil War was in full swing on August 22, 1861, when the small packet W.B. Terry, reportedly engaged in commerce with the Confederates, was captured at Paducah by the U.S. gunboat Lexington, in command of R.N. Stembel, and immediately taken to Cairo, Ill. According to a report by Col. Richard Oglesby, commander of the U.S. forces at Cairo, the Sam Orr arrived at Paducah a short time later. A letter from Capt. W.H. McClurg of the Sam Orr was included in the report, and Capt. McClurg stated that after landing, the boat was "forcibly taken" by a mob and departed up the Tennessee River (both the report and Capt. McClurg's letter refer to the Samuel Orr, rather than Sam).
出版年：	2022
期刊名称：	The Waterways Jouranl
卷：	136
期：	29
页码：	46,45