New York
Sidewheel Passenger Steamboat · United States · Lost 1908 · Hudson River
A Hudson River Day Line steamer laid up for the winter burned to the water's edge at a Newburgh shipyard, killing four aboard.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Built in 1887 with a steel hull by Harlan & Hollingsworth, New York ran as a Hudson River Day Line steamer for 21 years. Laid up for the off-season at Marvel's shipyard in Newburgh, she caught fire overnight on October 21, 1908. With her boilers already drained for inspection, her own pumps could not fight the blaze, and she burned to the water's edge; four men sleeping aboard died.
Vessel
- 1887
- Harlan & Hollingsworth
- Wilmington, Delaware
- Steel
- 335 ft
- 74 ft
- 1921
- Steam, vertical beam engine, sidewheel
- Hudson River Day Line
Loss
- October 21, 1908
- Fire
- Marvel's shipyard, Newburgh, New York
- Hudson River
- Not established
- Not established
- 25
- 4
- Not established
The Wreck Today
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Position
- Not established
- Position not established
- Newburgh, New York
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (75/100)
Build specifications, ownership, and service history.
Kingston Daily Freeman, 21 October 1908, via Hudson River Valley Heritage Historical Newspapers
Date, location, cause, and casualties of the fire.
