Re: 150 Years Ago Today...
"The Mobile Mail Boat Aground- Transfer of Passengers- Probable Loss of Life- [the mail boat “Oregon” went aground near Grant’s Pass (between Dauphin Island and the main-land) and while transferring passengers by the ships boat to the “Florida”, the Florida’s paddle wheel began backing, sucking the boat into it. Most of the passengers escaped death, however, two fell overboard, one unknown man, and a Mr. Crockett who was rescued.]"
Along with the "Arrow" and "gray Cloud" this is one of the three boats that transported the 7th Mississippi across Lake Ponchartrain and into New Orleans in February 1862. I thought I had located a painting of the boat a couple of years ago but it turned out to be a different boat. That was, if I recall correctly, the last project that I asked the late Dr. Art Bergeron to help me with.