[PRCo] Dis-assed-her on the Mon

[Bob Rathke]

I have photos of the Island Queen fire, taken by my uncle.  I need to find them, but In the meantime, attached are a couple of photos of operating sternwheeler s on the Allegheny River in 1956-58. 



Bob 



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From: "Fred Schneider" <fwschneider at comcast.net> 
To: "Western PA Trolley discussion" <pittsburgh-railways at mailman.dementix.org> 
Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2013 10:46:37 AM 
Subject: [PRCo] Dis-assed-her on the Mon 

This is another one of Fred's wild diversions…   This is essentially for our man in Della-wear but there may be others beside Dwight and I who are into river boats. 

But if you are from Pittsburgh, this may appeal to you.     I remember seeing a deck chair laying on one of the nearby streets the evening of the fire as testimony to the fierce explosion.   Funny what you remember when you are seven years old!   


http://www3.gendisasters.com/pennsylvania/7010/pittsburgh-pa-excursion-steamer-island-queen-explodes-sep-1947 

http://thepittsburghhistoryjournal.com/post/31196946818/island-queen-explosion-via-on-this-day-in 

T 


http://steamboats.com/museum/u.html 



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