Boats of the
St Louis & Tennessee River
Packet Company
Most of these pictures are from the family's personal collection.
Some were purchased from the Murphy Library Collection at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

City of Florence
Way's # 1070
Built: Pre-1882
Acquired: 5/1886
Sold: Late 1890
Built as Sam J Keith
Way's # 1070
Built: Pre-1882
Acquired: 5/1886
Sold: Late 1890
Built as Sam J Keith

W.H. Cherry
Way's # 5634
Built: 1882
Acquired: 2/1887
Sold: Late 1890
Way's # 5634
Built: 1882
Acquired: 2/1887
Sold: Late 1890

John Gilbert
Way's # 3066
Built: 1881
Acquired: ?
Sank Oct 1888
Boat was Chartered
Boat behind Silver Cloud
Way's # 3066
Built: 1881
Acquired: ?
Sank Oct 1888
Boat was Chartered
Boat behind Silver Cloud

Judith
Way's # 3170
Built: 1881 or 2
Acquired: 4/1888
Sank July 1888
Only known picture
Way's # 3170
Built: 1881 or 2
Acquired: 4/1888
Sank July 1888
Only known picture

Clyde
Way's # 1201
Built: 1880
Acquired: 3/1888
Sank 1893
First boat with this name
Way's # 1201
Built: 1880
Acquired: 3/1888
Sank 1893
First boat with this name

City of Savannah
Way's # 1135
Built 1889
Acquired: New
Sold: 5/1896
First boat with this name
Way's # 1135
Built 1889
Acquired: New
Sold: 5/1896
First boat with this name

City of Sheffield
Way's # 1137
Built: 1890
Acquired: New
Sold: 3/1901
Way's # 1137
Built: 1890
Acquired: New
Sold: 3/1901

City of Paducah
Way's # 1116
Built: 1891
Acquired: New
Sank 5/1901
Way's # 1116
Built: 1891
Acquired: New
Sank 5/1901

Clyde
Way's # 1202
Built: 1894
Acquired: New
Sold: Late 1914
Second boat with this name
Way's # 1202
Built: 1894
Acquired: New
Sold: Late 1914
Second boat with this name

Tennessee
Way's # 5339
Built: 1897
Acquired: New
Sold: 7/1907
Sank in the Mo. River
Way's # 5339
Built: 1897
Acquired: New
Sold: 7/1907
Sank in the Mo. River

City of Memphis
Way's # 1102
Built: 1898
Acquired: New
Sold: 3/1910
Burned 1/1912
Way's # 1102
Built: 1898
Acquired: New
Sold: 3/1910
Burned 1/1912

Mayflower
Way's # 3884
Built: 1887
Acquired: 3/1899
Sold: 9/1899
Acquired by merger
Way's # 3884
Built: 1887
Acquired: 3/1899
Sold: 9/1899
Acquired by merger

Will J. Cummins
Way's #5792
Built: 1894
Acquired: 3/1899
Sank: 4/1901
Acquired by merger
Way's #5792
Built: 1894
Acquired: 3/1899
Sank: 4/1901
Acquired by merger

Edgar Cherry
Way's # 1710
Built: 1894
Acquired: 3/1899
Sold: 3/1900
Way's # 1710
Built: 1894
Acquired: 3/1899
Sold: 3/1900

City of Clifton
Way's # 1068
Built: 1899-00
Acquired: New
Burned 2/1903
Originally being built for Lee Line.
Way's # 1068
Built: 1899-00
Acquired: New
Burned 2/1903
Originally being built for Lee Line.

Shiloh
Way's # 5097
Built: 1902
Acquired: New
Sank: 12/1913
Sank under charter to another company
Way's # 5097
Built: 1902
Acquired: New
Sank: 12/1913
Sank under charter to another company

J.T. Reeder
Way's # 2890
Built: 1902
Sold: 3/1911
Way's # 2890
Built: 1902
Sold: 3/1911

City of Savannah
Way's # 1136
Built: 1902
Acquired: New
Sank: 12/1911
Second boat of this name
Way's # 1136
Built: 1902
Acquired: New
Sank: 12/1911
Second boat of this name

Kentucky
Way's # 3267
Built: 1904
Acquired: New
Rebuilt into the
Tennessee Belle 1922
Way's # 3267
Built: 1904
Acquired: New
Rebuilt into the
Tennessee Belle 1922

City of Saltillo
Way's # 1134
Built: 1905
Acquired: New
Sank: 5/1910
Way's # 1134
Built: 1905
Acquired: New
Sank: 5/1910

City of Florence
Way's # 1071
Built:1909
Acquired: 1912?
Sank: 2/1913
Acquired from T. Reeder
Second boat by this name
Way's # 1071
Built:1909
Acquired: 1912?
Sank: 2/1913
Acquired from T. Reeder
Second boat by this name

Saint Louis
Way's # 4951
Built: 1912
Acquired: New
Sank: 9/1918
Way's # 4951
Built: 1912
Acquired: New
Sank: 9/1918

Alabama
Way's # 96
Built: 1912
Acquired: New
Sold: 6/1932
Way's # 96
Built: 1912
Acquired: New
Sold: 6/1932

Speed
Way's # 5162
Built: 1886
Acquired: 1913?
Sold: 2?/1916
Way's # 5162
Built: 1886
Acquired: 1913?
Sold: 2?/1916

Tom C. Powell
Way's # 5411
Built: 1915
Acquired: New
Sank: 1/1924
Way's # 5411
Built: 1915
Acquired: New
Sank: 1/1924

Paducah
Way's # 4377
Built: 1916
Acquired: New
Sold: 2/1931
Way's # 4377
Built: 1916
Acquired: New
Sold: 2/1931

Robert Rhea
Way's # 4796
Built: 1908
Acquired: 1/1919
Sold: 8/1927
Way's # 4796
Built: 1908
Acquired: 1/1919
Sold: 8/1927

Tennessee Belle
Way's # 5341
Acquired: Early 1923
Sold: 7/1927
Rebuilt from Kentucky
Way's # 5341
Acquired: Early 1923
Sold: 7/1927
Rebuilt from Kentucky

Jane Rhea
Diesel Towboat
Built: Spring 1927
Acquired: New
Sold: 8/1942
Diesel Towboat
Built: Spring 1927
Acquired: New
Sold: 8/1942