Reminiscences of Austin A. Owen regarding his experiences as a steamboat officer, ca. 1900
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Identifier: D00652
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English
- Couzins Family Papers | Typescript by Austin A. Owen titled “Captain Austin A. Owen,” which contains his reminiscences of his experiences as a steamboat officer, including an account of the sinking of the steamboat <span class="italic emph">Wyandotte</span>, which hit a snag on the Mississippi River above Vicksburg, Mississippi, in 1848. Mentions the following steamboat officers: Thos. Scott, Mont Douglas, Jos. Monti, William Lovejoy, James G. Owen, Isaac Fulkerson, Chas. Labarge, Jerry Millington, William Vanhorne, Capt. Pat Yore, Capt. James Henderson, Wm. Cable, Wm. Hamilton, Wm. Brandon, George Stanley, Capt. Brandenburgh, Capt. Broadwell, and Capt. John Bofinger. Others mentioned are Norman Cutter, Rev. Linn, and Capt. Nelson of the Eads & Nelson Wrecking Co. Also mentions the steamboats <span class="italic emph">Fayaway, Governor Bent, Union</span>, and <span class="italic emph">Atlantic</span>. (4 pages), ca. 1900
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