425:. This resulted in an investigation by the U.S. Steamboat Inspection Service. On February 3, 1915, following a two-day trial before inspectors Edwards and Fuller, the service suspended, for 20 months each, the licenses of Captains Walter Panter and Allen Panter, as well as that of engineer William Panter, all of the Myrtle Point Transportation Company, as well as the licenses of Capt. O. R. Willard and engineer Elmer Willard, both of the Coquille River Company. Both the Panters and the Willards were also barred from operating any vessel on the Coquille River or anywhere else. As a result, the Panters had to hire a new captain for
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321:(190 kW). Each engine comprised a single cylinder with a 9-inch bore and a 42-inch stroke. Steam was generated by burning slab wood as fuel, as it was in all other steamers on the river. Passengers would be accommodated with street car-type chairs, and the vessel would have "all the equipment of a modern passenger boat."
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On the
Tuesday and Wednesday before March 26, 1915, a hearing was held on the collision before U.S. steamboat inspectors George F. Fuller and E.S. Edwards. The evidence was reported to have shown that the collision was "largely in the nature of an accident." An unlicensed deck hand had been at the
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As a result of this collision the license of
Captain Panter was suspended for thirty days. About a year previously, Captain Panter's license had been suspended for 18 months, but the suspension time had been reduced following Panter's appeal. There had been a number of similar incidents on the
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Automobile roads were built in the
Coquille Valley in the 1920s, which quickly eliminated most of the demand for riverine passenger and freight service. In 1924, the closing of the Nestil Milk Condensing Plant in Bandon took away a major remaining customer for the boat.
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was launched, there was a fierce and ongoing rivalry between the
Panters, who owned other boats on the river, and the other operators, in particular (but not limited to) the Willards, who, doing business as the Coquille River Company, were operating the gasoline launch
696:, attributed the collision to "pure cussedness" on the part of Captain Panter. Both captains filed reports with the steamboat inspection service. The points on which they agreed were that the steamers had been at Prosper, when
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river, and rivalry between the competing steamboat lines was thought to be the principal reason for the
Coquille river cases then being investigated by the steamboat inspectors.
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at the time of the collision. Although the deck hand was deemed competent to handle the wheel, this was still a violation of the regulations, for which Capt. Henry Dunham, of
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is perhaps best known for having been in involved in collisions with rival steamboats, apparently as a result of fierce competition for business on the
Coquille River.
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914:"Coquille River Trade Keeps Craft Bustling—Annual Shipments from Bandon and Myrtle Point Also are Heavy, While Ocean Commerce Likewise Is Extensive"
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was the largest vessel ever built for service on the
Coquille River. Maximum passenger capacity was variously reported as 100, 150 to 200, or 200
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The initial owners of the company were the Myrtle Point
Transportation Company, which mostly consisted of the large Panter family. When
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On March 16, 1915, formal reports of the collision had reached the office of the U.S. Steamboat
Inspection Service in Portland, Oregon.
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was leaving the dock at the time. The collision caused the loss of about 20 feet of the rear portion of the cabin structure on
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filed a complaint with the steamboat inspectors, and, following an investigation, the license of George Leneve, captain of the
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so much that the motor vessel had to be beached to prevent it from sinking. Leneve said the bulwarks on the left side of
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was complete and would enter into service the following morning, May 6, 1914, on the run between Bandon and Myrtle Point.
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was held responsible. As a result, Dunham's license was suspended for 60 days. Dunham was replaced in charge of
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original owner was the Myrtle Point
Transportation Company. However, on August 21, 1915, it was reported that
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1061:"Rivals on River Let Down Easy – Captain H.J. Dunham Made Goat and Loses Skipper's License for 60 Days"
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was abandoned, along with several other steamboats, along the banks of the Coquille River at Lampa Creek.
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by T.W. McCloskey, an experienced river man who had mostly worked on the route between Coquille City and
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1111:"'Pure Cussedness' Says Cap – Mix Up between Telegraph and Dispatch Sends Inspectors South"
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was launched on February 22, 1914 at the Herman Brothers yard near Prosper, Oregon. As launched,
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sternwheel was driven by twin horizontally-mounted steam engines, generating a total of 250
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620:(which protected the hull from damage) had been ripped all along the length of the vessel.
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was en route from Bandon for Coquille City, at a one-half mile downriver from Cedar Point,
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Collisions between rival vessels continued. On March 13, 1915, another Panter-owned boat,
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consisted of three boards near the bow torn away, including damage below the waterline.
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claimed that they had blown four blasts on the motor vessel's whistle before overtaking
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In January, 1915, there had been a collision between the Panter-owned sternwheeler
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was hauled out at a shipyard and repaired more thoroughly. By Tuesday, March 16,
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842:"Steamer Telegraph Plans", Mss 4074, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
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was reported to be going off the water for a few days at the Prosper boatyard.
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was intended to be placed into regular service between Bandon and Myrtle Point.
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865:"Boat Launched – Myrtle Point Company's New Boat Soon to Be in Service".
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on the left side near the rear of the vessel, where the engines were located.
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at the Herman ranch. The designing naval architect was Dudley Collard.
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was owned by a competing concern, the Farmer's Transportation Company.
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did not notice when the boats struck. However, Captain Panter of
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then went bumping along the log boom to a piling, called a "
1171:"Bygone Era — Riverboats were lifeline of Coquille Valley"
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This man's name is also seen reported as "Thomas D. White"
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In September 1992, five blackline plans on five sheets of
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According to the affidavit of George W. Leneve, master of
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abandoned, June 26, 1941. Part of another sternwheeler,
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in 1914 for the Myrtle Point Transportation Company.
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whistle as a warning signal, but this was ignored by
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H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest
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655:was backing up at a wharf and struck the bow of
758:were donated to the Oregon Historical Society.
682:On January 22, 1917, at 3:40 pm, near Prosper,
1144:. February 11, 1917. Section 2, p. 16, col. 2.
659:. There was no damage, and the deck hands on
551:was laid up on Saturday night on the beach in
137:: 96 gross register tons, 63 net register tons
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922:. August 22, 1915. Section 4, p. 43, col. 6.
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369:On May 5, 1914 it was announced that
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1169:Wilhelm, Mike (December 12, 2001).
1090:. September 21, 1915. p. 5, col. 5.
532:was jammed up against the dolphin.
429:, Harvey Dunham, and the Willards.
1117:. January 26, 1917. p. 20, col. 5.
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983:. February 5, 1915. p. 1, col. 6.
958:. October 16, 1914. p. 4, col. 1.
288:) long, with a beam of 16.2
1612:Steamboats of the Coquille River
1556:Columbia River (Wenatchee Reach)
1038:. March 17, 1915. p. 14, col. 1.
768:Steamboats of the Coquille River
573:, at 2:16 pm on March 13, while
387:schedule would be taken over by
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255:Design, construction, and launch
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1067:. March 26, 1915. p. 1, col. 2.
869:. February 24, 1914. p. 1.
798:, Superior (1966), pp. 241–242.
455:this time, again collided with
270:cost $ 9,500 to build, and was
62:Myrtle Point Navigation Company
1215:Steamboats of the Oregon Coast
1014:, March 16, 1915, p. 1, col. 3
937:. May 5, 1914. page 1, col. 4.
813:Beckham, Curt (May 21, 1970).
528:a second time, as the smaller
1:
977:"Riverboat Men Get Vacations"
692:. Capt. Thomas O. White, of
671:, was suspended for 60 days.
616:were damaged, and the fender
18:Telegraph (sternwheeler 1914)
1222:Steamboat articles by routes
1175:The Coquille Valley Sentinel
815:"Riverboats on the Coquille"
651:On about September 1, 1915,
563:was back on its normal run.
516:came to a halt. Engines on
498:bow, and bow-first into the
1065:Semi-weekly Bandon Recorder
956:Semi-weekly Bandon Recorder
894:. March 6, 1914. p. 20
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589:was about to collide with
247:coast from 1914 to 1927.
1499:Steamboats in other areas
1138:"Ticket Lost for 30 Days"
737:can be seen on the right.
239:that was operated on the
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819:Coquille Valley Sentinel
933:"Telegraph is on Run".
118:General characteristics
886:"News of Oregon Ports"
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644:Second collision with
585:when it appeared that
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304:). At 96 gross tons,
1617:Ships built in Oregon
1526:Yaquina Bay and river
1244:Yaquina Bay and river
1115:The Morning Oregonian
1036:The Morning Oregonian
891:The Morning Oregonian
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443:
433:First collision with
376:On October 16, 1914,
1607:Steamboats of Oregon
1142:The Sunday Oregonian
919:The Sunday Oregonian
397:Rivalry on the river
216:About 150 passengers
1602:Coos County, Oregon
1453:Geographic features
1032:"River Boats Crash"
794:Newell, Gordon R.,
1571:Upper Fraser River
1253:Particular vessels
952:"Local News Items"
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365:Entry into service
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89:February 22, 1914
16:(Redirected from
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67:Port of registry
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