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Belle of the Bends
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Belle of the Bends
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Liberty and she was shifted to Cairo. On September 27, 1919, the boat was sold by a U. S. Marshal to satisfy debts. She was purchased by Captain John F. Klein for a reported $1250. She was finally crossed out by the Inspectors and dismantled. The fine bell, containing $1500 in silver dollars, was bought by Captain Jeff Hicks for $650. He also bought the electric plant and shipped both to his home in
Belle of the Bends
Title
Belle of the Bends
Description
The engines were 18 inches by 8 feet, with three boilers made of Park Brothers' black diamond steel which were 44 inches by 28 feet, and were allowed 178 pounds of steam. There were six flues in each boiler. The wheels were 26 feet in diameter; the buckets 12 feet long and 26 inches wide. There was 14 feet between her main and boiler decks. The cabin was 13 feet wide in the clear, with 17 large
The Waterways Journal, Volume 22, Number 26
Title
The Waterways Journal, Volume 22, Number 26
Date
1909-09-25,
Description
Vol. XXII. No. 26. Belle of the Bends Sunk. Harbor No. 28 Doing Well. Commercial Movements On Rivers And Canals: Report of the Department of Commerce and Labor for the Month of July, 1907, 1908, and 1909.
Grey Eagle, Belle of the Bends, Alton
Title
Grey Eagle, Belle of the Bends, Alton
Description
Photograph of the steamers GREY EAGLE, BELLE OF THE BENDS and ALTON moored at a riverfront.
Belle of the Bends
Title
Belle of the Bends
Description
People massed on wharf as Belle of the Bends is moored.

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