Saratoga
Steamboat · United States · Lost 1906 · Hudson River
A luxurious Citizens' Line night boat, long marked by misfortune, was cut down in fog near Tivoli in 1906 with two lives lost before salvage ended her story.
The Vessel and Her Loss
Saratoga was a Citizens' Line night steamer launched in 1877 by John Englis & Son of Greenpoint, known for her luxury and an unfortunate history of minor accidents. In the early morning of October 13, 1906, she was struck amidships by the larger steamer Adirondack near Cruger's Island above Tivoli, tearing away her port boiler. She settled on the river bottom with the loss of two of roughly two hundred aboard. The vessel was later raised and scrapped.
Vessel
- 1877
- John Englis & Son
- Greenpoint, New York
- Wood
- 300 ft
- 56 ft
- 1,438 tons
- Vertical beam steam engine
- Citizens' Line
Loss
- October 13, 1906
- Collision
- Near Cruger's Island, above Tivoli
- Hudson River
- Troy, New York → New York, New York
- Freight and passengers
- 200
- 2
- George Brown
The Wreck Today
- About 15 to 20 feet
- Sank in shallow water and was subsequently raised; no wreck remains at the site.
- Not established
- Not established
- Not established
Position
- 42.04° N 73.93° W
- Reported, unconfirmed
- Tivoli, New York
Reported position near Cruger's Island; the wreck was later raised, so the site is not verifiable today.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (85/100)
The wreck was raised after the sinking and no longer rests at the loss site; this record is presented as a historical listing.
Poughkeepsie Journal, Dateline 1906: Hudson River collision
Collision details and casualty.
Contemporary coverage of the loss.
