STEAMER `GIRARDEAU' LAUNCHED (75 YEARS AGO)

Thursday, May 24, 1923; page 1

Reprinted from The Southeast Missourian.

The "Cape Girardeau" -- new steamer being built by the Eagle Packet Co., for service on the Mississippi River -- was launched on the Ohio River at Louisville, Ky., at 6 o'clock Wednesday night, according to word to The Missourian today. The boat will be completed and ready for service within 60 days, it was stated.

The new packet is designed expressly for freight and passenger service between St. Louis and Cape Girardeau and will take the place of the steamer Bald Eagle, which has been operating since the sinking of the old steamer Cape Girardeau.

The new boat will be some larger than the Bald Eagle. It is 22 feet long, 46 feet wide and contains four decks, with accommodations for 150 passengers.