1861 — Feb 28, Steamer Corrine explosion, McDonoghville (across from NOLA), LA — 15

Blanchard note: We have found but one source on this event — Way (Gaines cites Way). Are always uncomfortable with single sources. It is conceivable that this means that Way was incorrect in his information.

–15 Gaines, W. Craig. Encyclopedia of Civil War Shipwrecks. 2008, p. 62.
–15 Way’s Packet Directory, 1848-1994: Passenger Steamboats… 1999, p. 111.

Narrative Information

Gaines: “Corrine. U.S. Side-wheel steamer, 83 tons. Exploded and was lost, with fifteen killed, on February 28, 1861, at McDonoughville. (WPD, 111.)” (Gaines. Encyclopedia of Civil War Shipwrecks. 2008, p. 62.)

Way: Sternwheel wood-hull packet, built at Cincinnati, OH, in 1844; 183 tons. “Went to New Orleans. Exploded and lost at McDonoughville, La., February 28, 1861, with loss of 15 lives.” (Way’s Packet Directory, 1848-1994: Passenger Steamboats… 1999, p. 111.)

Sources

Gaines, W. Craig. Encyclopedia of Civil War Shipwrecks. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2008.

Way, Frederick Jr. (Author and Compiler), Joseph W. Rutter (contributor). Way’s Packet Directory, 1848-1994: Passenger Steamboats of the Mississippi River System Since the Advent of Photography in Mid-Continent America (Revised). Athens OH: Ohio University Press, 1999.