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A person apprenticed to learn the business of piloting; also called cub pilot.

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  - ash chute
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AWFUL AND DESTRUCTIVE CONFLAGRATION AT ST. LOUIS. TWENTY THREE STEAMBOATS BURNED, SEVERAL SQUARES IN ASHES
BURNING OF THE BELLE OF THE WEST.
BURNING OF THE BEN SHERROD, MAY 8, 1837.
BURNING OF THE BRANDYWINE, APRIL 9, 1S32.
BURNING OF THE BULLETIN NO 2.
BURNING OF THE CAROLINE.
BURNING OF THE CLARKSVILLE.
BURNING OF THE CREOLE.
BURNING OF THE E. K. COLLINS.
BURNING OF THE ERIE.
BURNING OF THE G. P. GRIFFITH.
BURNING OF THE GEORGIA.
BURNING OF THE ORLINE ST. JOHN.
BURNING OF THE PHOENIX.
BURNING OF THE SOUTH AMERICA.
BURNING OF THE TANGIPAHO, MARCH 2, 1838.
BURNING OF THE WASHINGTON.
BURNING OF THREE STEAMERS. George Collier, Mayflower and a wharf boat.
CAPSIZE OF THE HORNET, JUNE 2, 1832.
Capt. Mike William’s Delta Queen Log
COLLAPSE ON THE FRANKLIN, NO. 2.
COLLISION OF STEAMER CHESAPEAKE AND SCHOONER PORTER.
COLLISION OF THE ATLANTIC AND OGDENSBURG.
COLLISION OF THE BELLE OF CLARKSVILLE AND LOUISIANA.
COLLISION OF THE BOONSLICK AND MISSOURI BELLE.
COLLISION OF THE DE SOTO AND BUCKEYE.
COLLISION OF THE FORREST AND PULASKI.
COLLISION OF THE GULNARE AND WESTWOOD.
COLLISION OF THE POLANDER AND HORNET, APRIL 19, 1832.
COLLISION OF THE STEAMBOAT MONMOUTH AND THE SHIP TREMONT.
COLLISION OF THE SULTANA AND MARIA.
COLLITION OF TALISMAN AND TEMPEST.
Delta Queen vs. Mississippi Queen Race 2006
DESTRUCTIVE AND FATAL TORNADO AT NATCHEZ.
EXPLOSION AND BURNING OF THE LIONESS, ON RED RIVER, MAY 10, 1833.
EXPLOSION AND BURNING OF THE ST. JOSEPH.
EXPLOSION AND BURNING OF THE STEAMBOAT TECHE ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, MAY 5TH, 1825.
EXPLOSION OF THE A. N. JOHNSTON.
EXPLOSION OF THE AMERICA.
EXPLOSION OF THE ANGLO-NORMAN.
EXPLOSION OF THE ANTHONY WAYNE.
EXPLOSION OF THE AUGUSTA.
EXPLOSION OF THE BLACK HAWK, DECEMBER 27, 1837.
EXPLOSION OF THE BRILLIANT.
EXPLOSION OF THE CAR OF COMMERCE.
EXPLOSION OF THE CHAMOIS.
EXPLOSION OF THE CHARLTON, JULY 28, 1837.
EXPLOSION OF THE CLIPPER.
EXPLOSION OF THE CONCORDIA.
EXPLOSION OF THE DUBUQUE, AUGUST 15, 1837.
EXPLOSION OF THE EDWARD BATES.
EXPLOSION OF THE ELIZABETH.
EXPLOSION OF THE ENTERPRISE, NEAR CHARLESTON, S.C., SEPT. 10, 1816.
EXPLOSION OF THE ENTERPRISE, OF THE RIO GRANDE.
EXPLOSION OF THE GEN. BROWN, NOV. 25, 1838.
EXPLOSION OF THE GEORGE COLLIER, MAY 6, 1839.
EXPLOSION OF THE HELEN McGREGOR, AT MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, FEBRUARY 24, 1830.
EXPLOSION OF THE KATE FLEMING.
EXPLOSION OF THE KATE KEARNEY.
EXPLOSION OF THE KNOXVILLE.
EXPLOSION OF THE LEXINGTON.
EXPLOSION OF THE LOUISIANA.
EXPLOSION OF THE LUCY WALKER, OCT. 25, 1844.
EXPLOSION OF THE MARQUITTE.
EXPLOSION OF THE MOHICAN.
EXPLOSION OF THE MOSELLE, NEAR CINCINNATI, OHIO, APRIL 25, 1838.
EXPLOSION OF THE OREGON.
EXPLOSION OF THE ORONOKO, APRIL 1838.
EXPLOSION OF THE PERSIAN.
EXPLOSION OF THE PILOT.
EXPLOSION OF THE PILOT.
EXPLOSION OF THE POCAHONTAS.
EXPLOSION OF THE REDSTONE.
EXPLOSION OF THE SALUDA.
EXPLOSION OF THE ST. JAMES.
EXPLOSION OF THE STEAMBOAT CONSTITUTION.
EXPLOSION OF THE STEAMBOAT GRAMPUS, ON THE MISSISSIPPI, AUGUST 1828.
EXPLOSION OF THE STEAMBOAT ROB ROY ON THE MISSISSIPPI, JUNE 9TH, 1836.
EXPLOSION OF THE TIMOUR NO. 2.
EXPLOSION OF THE TRI-COLOR
EXPLOSION OF THE TUSCALOOSA.
EXPLOSION OF THE VIRGINIA.
EXPLOSION OF THE WALKER.
EXPLOSION OF TUE ZACHARY TAYLOR.
EXPLOSION OP THE GLENCOE.
Floodwall Murals Paducah and Vicksburg
Ghosts and Superstitions on the River
Great Steamboat Race, Louisville 2004
Great Steamboat Race, Louisville 2006
LOSS OF THE GEORGE WASHINGTON.
LOSS OF THE STEAMBOAT MECHANIC (WITH GENERAL LAFAYETTE ON BOARD.)
Natchez vs. American Queen Race 2003
Paddle-Wheel Steamboat Database
Photos & Commentary for the Great Steamboat Race of 2006
SINKING OF THE BELLE ZANE.
SINKING OF THE JOHN L. AVERY.
SINKING OF THE SHEPHERDESS.
SINKING OF THE STEAMER TENNESSEE
SINKING OF THE TALISMAN.
Steamboat Database: Boat Details
Steamboat Disasters
Steamboats in the Movies
Steamboats.org “Wake of the Str. America” Tour 2006
Str. Natchez River Relief Tour 2005 Weblog
Tall Stacks Festival – Cincinnati: 1999, 2003 and 2006
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION AND LOSS OF LIFE ON BOARD THE STEAMBOAT WASHINGTON
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION OF THE STEAMBOAT BEN FRANKLIN AT MOBILE, ALABAMA, MARCH 13, 1836.
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION OF THE WILMINGTON.
THE MARTHA WASHINGTON.
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