摘要: |
In the early days of my river interest during the 1960s, it was my good fortune to become friends with Capt. Harris Underwood (1898-1982) who served as pilot of the Belle of Louisville. Underwood came from a well-known family of steamboat officers, including his father and brother. It was always thrilling to sit on the pilothouse bench and listen to stories of his exciting river experiences. The recent weather tragedies in western Kentucky recall a true story. In the spring of 1921, the Underwood brothers, Harris and Paul, were engaged to take the packet James N. Trigg from Chattanooga south on the Tennessee River to Lamb's Ferry, Ala. This was Paul's first trip as a steamboat master. The pilots were Capt. Harris Underwood and Capt. Ike Lambert, with Corky Eldridge as chief engineer, Bob Allison, mate and Olin Chandler in the clerk's office. |