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Name: Sangster, Bill (See)
Name: Sayer, Thos.
Boats: 1868, Jan. 4, Master of HARRY DEAN when it blew its boilers
Comments: See Article
Name: Scales, William, of Zanesville, Oh.
Boats: TUSCARAWAS, MUSKIGUM VALLEY,
1844-46, ZANESVILLE PACKET
Comments: Mentioned in this Article
Name: Schadler, Joe
Area: 1999, Moline, Ill.
Boat: 1999, CELEBRATION BELLE
Name: Schadler, Scott
Area: 1999, Moline, Ill.
Boat: 1999, CELEBRATION BELLE
Name; Sanders, Donald J.
Area: Present, Rising Sun, Ind.
Boats: 1959-60, summers, deck hand, AVALON
Later, ?Pilot or Capt.?, DELTA QUEEN
1978-79, First Mate, MISSISSIPPI QUEEN
1990's Mate then Capt. of DIAMOND LADY in Bettendorf, Iowa; EMERALD LADY
Capt./Mate, PLAYERS RIVERBOAT CASINO, Metropolis, Ill.
Capt., GRAND VICTORIA I
Present (1999) Senior Capt., GRAND VICTORIA II, ?Rising Sun, Ind.?
Name: Scott
Boat(s): 1897, AUG 18:LORENA and HAZEL RICE
: 1898:
Comments: Notes from The Tribune Telegraph,
Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio, Wed. Aug. 18 1897
Name: Scott, Uriah B.
Area: Ohio and Columbia rivers, Puget Sound
Boats: 1863, had built, BEN GAYLORD
1864, Mar. purchased CLERMONT for $20,000
1866, was running VICTOR No.1 Portsmouth-Hunington
1868, with others built the LIGHTWOOD
1871, supervised the building of the CHESAPEAKE and was first master
1872, designed the FASHION
Comments:
1. Name: Scovell, F.E.
Area: 1895 - 190?, L. Miss. R., N.O. - Shreveport
Boats: 1895 - 190?, W.T. SCOVELL
Owners Associated With: 1895 - 190?3?, Red River Line
1. Name: Scudder, Michael R.
Area: 1865-1866, Aug. 6, White R.
Boat: 1865-1866, Aug. 6, pilot on GOVERNOR MORTON
Companies Associated With: 1865-1866, Aug. 6,
Indianapolis and White River Steamboat Company
Name: Sellers, Isaiah, Captain
Boats: 1825, Feb. shipped on steamer RAMBLER
1826, engaged on GENERAL CARROL (Nashville to N.O.)
1827, aboard PRESIDENT (Smithland to N.O.)
1828, joined JUBILEE as a pilot
183?6?, With others, purchased ALTON from Capt. John Simonds
1836, May 26, completed and left Pittsburgh with the Steamer
PRAIRIE, the first "stateroom cabin" boat seen on
the Miss. R.
Comments: First steamboat trip said to be in 1811; Linked to Westport. Mo.;
Clemens knew him in ?; Devised signals for meeting other boats.
Well respected on boats and ashore.
Buried: Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis Mo.
Name: Shallcross, Henry Clay
Born: 1842 Died: 1922 Burried: Mouny Wood Cemetery, Wheeling, West Virginia
Comments: held at least 9 steam engineering licences.
: piloted Union vessels running the Confederate forts, Henry and
Donaldson, on the Mississippii during the Civil War.
: 1870 WV Census, Film M593, reel 1696, Page 161, Dwelling 571,
Family 566, Ward 1, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV, Lists Henry
Shallcross 28 Steamboat engineer, born in Va. Wife Rebecca 24,
keeping house, born in Ohio, Hemry A, 4 born in W. Va., Jesse 1 born
in W. Va.
: See
Name: Shallcross, John
Boats: 1820's,DIANA
1840-?45?, Capt. of GREY EAGLE
1847-?66? Possibly the ferryboat BLACK LOCUST
1846, PEYTONA
1884, HIBERNIA See
Comments: Capt. of DIANA when she sank Oct, 1834.
: A native of Louisville, this captain worked his way up being a river
engineer. He was active in getting up the original steamboat inspection
laws in 1851.
:See
: The date 1884, in last boat entry makes me wonder if
there were two John Shallcroses, D.
Name: Shallcross, William D., native of Wheeling, W. Va.
Died: Marysville, California, 2 October 1870, at 49 years.
Area: San Francisco-Suisin
Companies Associated with: California Steam Navigation Co.
Comments: See
Name: Shaw, John
Boats: 1853, had built, the ARABIA
Name: Shaw, John H.
Area: Mo. R.
1870, had built, the FONTENELLE
1. Name: Sheble, Edwin A.
Boats: 1864, BEN STICKNEY;
1865, IRON CITY; 1864-68, owner MONSOON
1871, owned part of CITY OF ALTON
Companies associated with: 1864-65, Atlantic and Mississippi Steamship Company
1. Name: Shouse, John
Area: 1849 or so, around Pittsburgh, Pa.
Boat: 1849, MESSINGER No. 2
Name: Shields, G. F.
Boats: 1871 and 1874, sometime between, master of LADY LEE, St. Louis to Red R.
Companies associated with: 1871, Carter Line
Name: Shipp, N. C.
Area: 1860, White R., Marion County landings
Boats; 1860, BELVIDERE
Comments: Mentioned in this Article
: Father of White R. Capts. William C. and Hardin C. Shipp
Name: Shipp, Hardin C., son of Capt. N.C. Shipp, above
Area: U. White R.
Boats: 1881, pilot on ALBERTA NO. 2 See
Name: Shipp, William C., son of Capt. N.C. Shipp, above.
Area: 1869, U. White R. To Talbert's Ferry
Boats: 1869, F.W. BROOKS and ARGOS
1886, RALPH
Comments: Mentioned in this Article
Name: Shreve, Henry M.
Born: Perryopolis, PA
Boats: 1913, Designer and operator of COMET
1814, Capt./Co-owner of ENTERPRISE
1816 - 20, Capt./owner of WASHINGTON
1820s? HELIOPOLIS;
Comments: Early 1910s, Co-owner with French, Daniel of Monongahela Steam Navigation Co.
: The city of Shreveport was named after this captain.
Comments: Notes from WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA,
WHEELING NEWS-REGISTER, June 24, 1951.
Comments: Notes from WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA,
WHEELING NEWS-REGISTER, June 24, 1951
Many details of WASHINGTON'S life.
Comments: Another mention in this article
: Also See
Name: Shorpshire, William. New Orleans
Boats: 1853, Operated the N.W. THOMAS
Name: Shropshire
Area: c. 1880, Tombigbee R.
Boats: 1881, Was sentenced for "abducting" the ALICE.
Sentenced to 2 years in penitentary.
Name: Shunk, John M.
Area: 1876, Cincinnati-St. Louis
Boats: 1876, MARY MILLER
1. Name: Silver, David H.
Area: 1856, Mo. R., St. Louis - St. Joseph
Boats: 1856, MARTHA JEWETT POLKA
1877, owner of TYRONE
Name: Simmonds, John, Sr. (Father)
Died: 1839
Area: 1817-39, St. Louis
Boats: 1829-31, owned with others, PHOENIX
Comments: Was harbormaster, St. Louis for severl years.
Name: Simmonds, John, Jr. (Son)
Born, 1800, Mar. 13, Windsor, Vermont
Married: 1824, Mar. 4 to Miss Theresa Geyer. 2 daughters before she died.
1852, May 5, ro Miss Susan M. Kennett
Area: 1817 - ??, St. Louis
Boats: 1829, Spring, with others, purchased PHOENIX
1832? built BOONS LICK
1833, Built the ALTON. 1835? Sold to Capt. Isiah Sellers.
Comments: 1819, was deputy constable, St. Louis
: 1821, was deputy sheriff, St. Louis
: 1825, was appointed United States Marshal -
1828, was removed because of politics,
Decided to get out of politics.
: 1835, opened large commission house which he owned until 1852.
: 1852, commenced banking business with James M. Lucas.
1857, retired from that business.
Name: Sims
Boat(s):1913: LEOTA
Area:Coosa R. (Ga. and Ala.)
Comments: Source
1. Sims, Edward
Boats: 1904, BEN HUR
Name: Sims, Thomas B.
Boat(s): 1889, BENTON
*: 1898-1900, HILL CITY
Area: Mo. R. Out of St. Louis
Name: Sims, William ("Captain Billy")
Comments: Began his career as cub to Capt. Blunt, Charles Sr.
1869, at 27 years of age, had established himself as one of
the steadiest and most respected masters of river.
Name: Sims, W.H., Chamberlain, S.D.
Comments, Mentioned in records of Burle County, S.D. Historical Society as
a captain who settled in Chamberlain. See King Family
Name: Singleton, Jacob H. of Wheeling W.V.Died:
Died: 1872, while living in Iowa.
Boats: At one time, the GENERAL MEIGS
Comments: During Civil War was Acting Ensign aboard Union Tinclad
FAIRPLAY.
Name: Sire, Joseph
Boats: 1843, OMEGA;
Name: Sites, Lee Thomas
Born: 1842, in Lamine township, Cooper County, Mo.
Boats: 1897-early 1900s, NADINE
Area: Mo. and Lamine Rs. in Mo.
Comments: from the Boone’s Lick Heritage Quarterly.
Name: Slaven, Al J.
Boats: 1877, was clerk on the EMMA GRAHAM
1884, with Capt. Hod Knowles purchased HARRY D. KNOX
Comments: Mentioned in this Document and here
Name: Smith, Albert B.
Area: U. White R.
1872, Buffalo City and Talbert's Ferry
Boats: 1872, owner and capt. of BATESVILLE
1876, ALBERTA
1880, built the ALBERTA NO. 2
1880-81 season, chartered the C. B. WARNER
1884, ALBERTA NO. 3
Also this year possibly had the IDA SMITH built. See
1887-88 season, purchased GENERAL CHAS. H. TOMPKINS
Comments: brother-in-law to Captain Charles Coles,
: Several mentions in this Article
Name: Smith, Carter Sewell
Boats: At one time, SPRAGUE
Name: Smith E.B.
Boats: 1881, PLOW BOY
1884, IDA DARRAGH
1. Name: Smith, Frank O.
Area: Louisville, Evansville and Henderson
Boats: 1875, JOHN S. BRANSFORD
Companies Associated With: 1875,
Louisville, Evansville & Henderson Mail Line.
Name: Smith, Henry Clay
Area: Neches R., Tex.
Boats: 1857, had built with Henry Force, T.J. SMITH
Comments: When this captain defected to the Union Navy in 1862,
his boat, the SMITH was confiscated by the Confederate States Gov.
: See source Article
1. Smith, J.J.
Area: 1858, out of Rock Island, Ill
Boats: 1858, ROYAL ARCH
Name: Smith, John J.
Area: U. Miss. R.
Boat(s): 1848 or so, TEMPEST
Comments: Mentioned in this Article
*Name: Smith, Joseph
Died: 1863
Area: 1848, U. Miss. R. Pittsburgh - Cincinnati trade
Boats: 1848, NOMINEE; 1870, H. WEBER
Name: Smith, Nicholas W.
Died: 1893
Area: Mo. R., Osage R. in Mo., lived near Blackwater, Mo.
Boats: PLOW BOY
Comments: from the Boone’s Lick Heritage Quarterly.
Name: Smith, Orrin, ?B.?, middle name possibly Bayington
Boat(s): BRAVE, BRAZIL,
1849-50, SENATOR
1851-53, Master, NOMINEE
1855, clerk on the LADY FRANKLIN
1854-58, WAR EAGLE
Area: 1849-53, Galena - St. Paul
Companies Associated with: 1849-50, Galena, Dubuque and Minnisota Packet Company
1854, President of Minnesota Packet Company
Comments: Notes from WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA,
WHEELING NEWS-REGISTER, June 24, 1951
: Mentioned in Article
: Mentioned in Article
: 1854, Was one of the founding stockholders in Galena & Minnesota Packet Co.
: 1850, Apr. 19, NOMINEE and HIGHLAND MARY were first boats to St. Paul
: A fervant Sabbath observer, Capt. Smith laid his boats up on Sundays.
1. Name: Smithers, D.Y.
Boat(s): 1852, owner with others of the ILLINOIS
Name: Smoker, John
Area: 1848, Apr. 21, departed Shreveport for New Orleans
Boats: 1848, Apr., SATONA
1867, had built, GOVERNOR ALLEN
1. 1869, Purchased BELLE LEE at auction at Louisville courthouse steps.
This entry prompted by: Journal of Paul Haralson, March, 1848.
Name: Smoker, John
Boats: 4. 1870, Dec. ROB'T E. LEE
Name: Smyth, Andrew, of Bevilport in Jasper County, Tex.
Died: *1879, Beaumont, Tex., while docked with the LAURA, had fatal stroke.
Buried in Magnolia Cemetery in that city.
Area: 1870s, Neches R., Tex.
Boats: 1869, with others pruchased the CAMARGO
1870s, LAURA
Comments: See source Article
1. Name: Snapp, Capt. Lewis
Boats: 1850-52, Owned 1/2 of the 1st GEM
Name: Socwell, Henry Mansfield
Area: Earlier, Ohio R.
1865-1866, Aug. 6, White R.
Boat: 1865-1866, Aug. 6, GOVERNOR MORTON
Companies Associated With: 1865-1866, Aug. 6,
Indianapolis and White River Steamboat Company
Comments: After the GOVERNOR MORTON sank, Capt. Socwell became a leading
grocer in Indianapolis.
Name: Spahr, Andrew Jackson (Bud)
Boats: Capt. Kinney's boats and The Star Line Boats and
the snaggboat U. S. S. SUTER
Area: Mo. R.
Comments: from the Boone’s Lick Heritage Quarterly.
Name: Spencer
Comments: * 1866, Nov. Is said Capt. Spencer was having the SILVER CLOUD built by Mr. Parsons
1. Name: Staines, Henry B.
Area: 1862, u, Miss R.; 1866, Mo. R.
Boats: 1862-66, POCAHONTAS
Name: Stallings, Thomas B.
Area: 1880, U. White R.
Boats: 1880, built the LADY BOONE for U. White R. trade
1885, owner of MILT HARRY
1886, NEW HOME
1894, MYRTLE
1901, Possibly the MYRTLE COREY
Comments: Mentioned in this Article
: Once dubbed the Young Commodore of the Upper White River.
Name: Stallnaker, Berry
Area: Ohio R.
Comments:Notes from The Tribune Telegraph,
Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio, Wed. Aug. 18 1897
1. Name: Stapleton, Billy
Area: 1915, Cincinnati-Memphis
Boats: 1915, OHIO
Name: Stark, Eben Fletcher
Boat(s): unknown
Area: Ohio R.
Comments: 1836: Captain Stark is said to have died while attempting to
rescue passengers after a boat wreck.
This info is from Jim Stark
It was in his grandfather's obituary notice. Any further
info would be appriciated.
Name: Stead,
Area: St. Louis to Memphis
Comments: Source: Great Grandaughter, Eileen,
who is looking for more info.
Name: Sterling, Mark
Boat(s): 1846: MAJOR BROWN
1852, late-55, Dec. 7, owner/master, PRAIRIE CITY
1855, with others, the 1855 LACLEDE
Area: 1846: Rio Grande R.
1852-55, Pittsburgh-St. Louis
Comments: 1846, Oct. 24: reached Laredo. She was the only boat of size
ever to reach Laredo. Was stuck there for a year because of
low river levels.
Comments: Source Article
Name: John Sterrett
Name: Stickel, Bill
Boat(s):1998: LORENA No. 2
Name: Stillman, Charles
Boat(s): 1828: BESSIE
Area: Rio Grande R.
Comments: Was first to traverse the Rio Grande R.
Comments: Source Article
Name: Stine, Frank Reference
Boat(s): 1860'S: CLIFTON
Name: Stine, J.A.
Boats: 1882, Aug. 23, master of T.T. HILLMAN when snagged and lost
1. Name: Stockdale, Jackman Taylor of
1854, Georgetown, Pa., later Allegheny. Pa.
Died: cir. 1886
Boats: 1845, Clerk on the AMERICAN
1851, Principal owner of the ALEONIA
1853, 1st master of the ADMIRAL
1861, Part owner with J.N. McCurdy of HORIZON,
formerly named the JOHN C. FREEMONT
1868, Owned with Capt. T.S. Calhoon the SALLIE
1869, Master of the AUSTRALIA
Supervised the building of the BARRANQUILLA
Owned with others the NICK WALL, a Mo. R. Boat
1870, Owned with Capt Thomas S. Calhoon the GLENCO
1877, Owned 1/4 of KATIE STOCKDALE
1886, Owner of CITY OF CHARTIERS
Comments: 1878, was the Pittsburgh manager of
Pittsburgh and Cincinncti Packet Company
: Daughter named Ida (IDA STOCKDALE)
: Youngest daughter named Katie (KATIE STOCKDALE)
: Mentioned in this Document
1. Name: Stockdale, Willis
Boats: 1877, Owned 1/2 of KATIE STOCKDALE
1886, Master of CITY OF CHARTIERS
Name: Stockholm, Peter D.
Born:*Probably Brooklyn, NY
Died: 1901. Beaumont, Tex.
Area: 1860-1900, Neches and Sabine Rs., Tex.
Boats: At various times the BERTHA ROBUCK and JUANITA
*1862, pilot on JOSIAH H. BELL
Comments: See source Article
Name: Stoll, C. W. Reference and Photo
Name: Stone
Area: 1858, Tombigbee R.
Boats: 1858, Mar. 1 when she burned, the ELIZA BATTLE
1. Name: Stowe, O.J.
Area: 1883, Muskingum R.
: 1886, Muskingum R., mostly Beverly-Parkersburg
: 1888-89, Marietta-Zanesville
Boats: Built the HARRY D. KNOX
: Post 1885, master of T.D. DALE
: 1886, Master of BURNSIDE
: 1888, master of S.R. VAN METRE
Name: Strader, Jacob See
Name: Strasser, Paul C., Evansville, In., 1853-1902
Born: 1840, Wuerttemberg, Germany to Xavier and Anna Maria May Strasser
Died: 1904, Nov. 24, St. Louis, Mo. Union Station
Married: 1864, May 4, Martha (Mattie) Palmer. Had 7 children.
Area: Ohio, Miss., White and Green Rs.
Boats: 1900, transfer boat DE KOVEN
Comments: was pilot, second class during time when piloting in 11th
Mississippi Squadron. Eventually became Master Pilot.
: This information from family records of Eleanor Dobbs
Name: Streckfus, Capt. John, Capt. Joe, Capt. Roy, and Capt. Verne,
Comments: see Streckfus Steamers
Artical on Brothers
Name: Strong, William
Area: Cumberland R.
Boats: 1860, master of RED ROVER
1870, master of TARASCON
Name: Sturgeon, Edward T., of Louisville, Ky.
Born: July 12, 1817 Died: July 6, 1884
Area: Miss. R.
Boats: 1852-57, early, had the 1852 ECLIPSE built when he was 35 yrs. of age.
1857-62, DIANA
Comments: To learn a bit more about this captain see notes on accident aboard the Diana.
Name: Suarez, Bert
Area: 1999, New Orleans
Boats: 1999, CREOLE QUEEN
Name: Summers, Frank
Boats: 1897, Feb. 24, JESSIE
Area: Ohio R.
Comments: Brother of James Summers, below.
From The Tribune Telegraph,
Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio, Wed. Feb. 24 1897
Name: Summers, James
Born: 1831
Boats:
Area: Ohio R.
Comments: Brother of Frank Summers, above.
From The Tribune Telegraph,
Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio, Wed. Apr. 28 1897
1. Name: Summons, John Blair
Born: 1792, Dec. 12, on the banks of the Allegheny River, in or near Olean NY
to James Summons and his wife Nancy Blair.
Married: 1818, Mar 30, Cincinnati to Prudence Ann Green
Children: James Blair in 1819, Mary Jane in 1827, William Blair in 1829,
and Ann Eliza in 1831
Died: 1858, Feb. 28, Cincinnati, Oh. of lung complaint.
Buried in Cincinnati's Spring Grove Cemetery.
Area: 1853-58, Cincinnati-Louisville
Boats: 1826-27, owner with others of 1827 BEN FRANKLIN
1834-35, Master, of 1834 BEN FRANKLIN
1835-36, Master of 1835 SWIFTSHURE,
1836, Master when new, 1836 BEN FRANKLIN
1843, Master of 1943 Dr. Franklin
1843-49, Master of BEN FRANKLIN No.6
1853-58, 1st Master of JACOB STRADER.
Companies Associated with: 1818-1858, United States Mail Line
Comments: Note from this captain's G G Grandaughter, Jane Carlson
He began his boating career on rafts, flatboats and barges.
As a boy working on keel boats, he went to Cincinnati OH,
where he lived for the rest of his life. He was 47 years on the river.
John Blair Summons was associated with the U.S. Mail Line from the very
beginning in 1818, and remained with the company for 40 years.
He never met with a serious accident to any boat while in his charge.
He advanced from a poor, penniless deckhand. and steadily progressed,
filling the stations of Mate, Pilot and Captain.
In 1853 Captain John Blair Summons became the first commander of the
newly-built and ultimately famous steamboat, the Jacob Strader.
Name: Swager, Joesph
Boats: 1830s early, had DIANA built for company below.
1. Owned 4 DIANAs starting with 1828 boat
Comments: Part founder of Cincinnati and Louisville Packet Co.
: 4. Captured reward of $500 in gold from U.S.
Postal Department for being first steamboat to make New Orleans-Louisville
in under 6 days. Did it in 183?8? in 05/23/15.
: 4. The Captain became a rich man riding on this fast record. 5 yrs.
later he owned a flock of race horses and donned a tall silk hat
and gold headed cane.
Name: Swain, David M. of Stillwater, Minn.
Died: 1918, July 3.
Boats: 1888, had built, BOREALIS REX
1886 built the first VERNE SWAIN
1913, built CHARLES E. CESSNA/JULIA BELLE SWAIN
1913, built the second VERN SWAIN
Comments: See Owners Capt. David Swain for more on this captain.
Name: Swain, Fred, Ohio, Ill.
Name: Swain, Percy, Peoria, Ill.
Boats: 1916, Capt. of CHARLES E. CESSNA
Name: Swain, Verne, Peoria, Ill.
Name: Swann, Sam B.
Comments: Mentioned in this Document
Name: Sweeney, John
Boats: Mate on VIRGINIA
: Starting 1897, May 29 HUDSON
Area: Ohio R.
Comments: From The Tribune Telegraph,
Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio, Wed. May. 12 1897
Name: Swinney, W.D. of Glassgow, Missouri
Boat(s):1850s, KATE SWINNEY
Comments: Daughter was Kate for whom the sidewheeler KATE SWINNEY was
named.
Comments: from article from Elk Point~Jefferson High School,
Elk Point South Dacota.
1. Name: Swon, John Coburn
Born in Kentucky and when quite young, both his parents died
and he went to St. Louis, Mo. where he was adopted by
a quite wealthy and respected family.
Boats: 1842-47, ALEX SCOTT
1846-47 Master and owner of the 1844 J.M. WHITE
1848, ALECK SCOTT
Comments: This Capt may have been a principal of the Railroad Line.
: The boat J.C. SWON named after this capt.
Name: Swymer, John
Area: Georgia Rivers
Cos. Associated With: Between 1823 and 1834, Steamboat Company of Georgia
Boats: Between 1823 and 1834, GEORGIA", SAMUEL HOWARD
SAVANNAH, ALTAMAHA, EDGEFIELD
Comments: Source
Name: Sylvus, Samuel W. (?Sylvis?)
Boats: *1845, engineer on the ARROW
1884, July, this Article has a Capt. Samuel Sylvis of the firm of
John A. Wood & Son, coal shippers, passing through Parkersburgh, W. Va.
en route to Pittsburgh.
1. Name: Symmes, Henry H.
Areas: St. Louis - New Orleans
Boats: 1864, purchased burned wreck of DANIEL G. TAYLOR for machinery
1864? BART ABLE
1865-67, sometime between, MOLLIE ABLE
1870s, MARY E. FORSYTH
Companies associated with: 1864? Merchant and Peoples Line
1865-67, sometime between, Atlantic and Mississippi Steamship Company
Comments: Mid-Feb., For $1,000, bought wreck of DANIEL G. TAYLOR and took
out machenery.
Name: Syphers, William F.
Boats: 1907, purchased part of HAZEL L. WATSON
1909, purchased HAZEL L. WATSON entire.
1920, fall, Capt. on LEROY
