J.d. Farrell (sternwheeler)

Sternwheel vessel of 359 tons, 130'x 26'x 4.5', built at Jennings, Montana in 1897. The very plush river steamer sported electricity and bathrooms. Captain McCormack lost his ship to a hurricane in Jennings Canyon in June of 1898. Don Marshall, Ship disasters, Columbia River, tributaries Idaho, Montana, Oregon Shipwrecks.1984, p.203-208

Citation: Tacoma Public Library