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](/uploads/1/6/1/9/16192602/6929995.jpg?572)
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](/uploads/1/6/1/9/16192602/9615247.jpg?574)
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](/uploads/1/6/1/9/16192602/5558655.jpg?573)
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](/uploads/1/6/1/9/16192602/9062280.jpg?573)
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](/uploads/1/6/1/9/16192602/4658618.jpg?577)
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
![Picture](/uploads/1/6/1/9/16192602/1980507.jpg?572)
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](/uploads/1/6/1/9/16192602/7552335.jpg?572)
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](/uploads/1/6/1/9/16192602/1577064.jpg?572)
City of Paducah
Way's # 1116
Built: 1891
Acquired: New
Sank 5/1901
Way's # 1116
Built: 1891
Acquired: New
Sank 5/1901
![Clyde](/uploads/1/6/1/9/16192602/3655267.jpg?573)
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](/uploads/1/6/1/9/16192602/8413841.jpg?573)
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](/uploads/1/6/1/9/16192602/507923.jpg?573)
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](/uploads/1/6/1/9/16192602/5733097.jpg?574)
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
![Picture](/uploads/1/6/1/9/16192602/6789752.jpg?575)
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](/uploads/1/6/1/9/16192602/4600588.jpg?579)
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](/uploads/1/6/1/9/16192602/9418789.jpg?584)
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](/uploads/1/6/1/9/16192602/8883981.jpg?588)
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
![Picture](/uploads/1/6/1/9/16192602/1294947.jpg?585)
J.T. Reeder
Way's # 2890
Built: 1902
Sold: 3/1911
Way's # 2890
Built: 1902
Sold: 3/1911
![Picture](/uploads/1/6/1/9/16192602/2774416.jpg?589)
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
![Picture](/uploads/1/6/1/9/16192602/9639703.jpg?591)
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
![Picture](/uploads/1/6/1/9/16192602/6917817.jpg?592)
City of Saltillo
Way's # 1134
Built: 1905
Acquired: New
Sank: 5/1910
Way's # 1134
Built: 1905
Acquired: New
Sank: 5/1910
![Picture](/uploads/1/6/1/9/16192602/6026650.jpg?587)
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
![Picture](/uploads/1/6/1/9/16192602/7858433.jpg?586)
Saint Louis
Way's # 4951
Built: 1912
Acquired: New
Sank: 9/1918
Way's # 4951
Built: 1912
Acquired: New
Sank: 9/1918
![Picture](/uploads/1/6/1/9/16192602/6324523.jpg?588)
Alabama
Way's # 96
Built: 1912
Acquired: New
Sold: 6/1932
Way's # 96
Built: 1912
Acquired: New
Sold: 6/1932
![Picture](/uploads/1/6/1/9/16192602/9582206.jpg?589)
Speed
Way's # 5162
Built: 1886
Acquired: 1913?
Sold: 2?/1916
Way's # 5162
Built: 1886
Acquired: 1913?
Sold: 2?/1916
![Picture](/uploads/1/6/1/9/16192602/7725949.jpg?590)
Tom C. Powell
Way's # 5411
Built: 1915
Acquired: New
Sank: 1/1924
Way's # 5411
Built: 1915
Acquired: New
Sank: 1/1924
![Picture](/uploads/1/6/1/9/16192602/3311131.jpg?593)
Paducah
Way's # 4377
Built: 1916
Acquired: New
Sold: 2/1931
Way's # 4377
Built: 1916
Acquired: New
Sold: 2/1931
![Picture](/uploads/1/6/1/9/16192602/7483575.jpg?586)
Robert Rhea
Way's # 4796
Built: 1908
Acquired: 1/1919
Sold: 8/1927
Way's # 4796
Built: 1908
Acquired: 1/1919
Sold: 8/1927
![Picture](/uploads/1/6/1/9/16192602/6755883.jpg?587)
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
![Picture](/uploads/1/6/1/9/16192602/9468588.jpg?587)
Jane Rhea
Diesel Towboat
Built: Spring 1927
Acquired: New
Sold: 8/1942
Diesel Towboat
Built: Spring 1927
Acquired: New
Sold: 8/1942