Index for
Long Live the Delta Queen
by Letha C. Greene
Published by: Hastings House Publishers, 1973
Index Compiled by Thomas Jansing
(Note: DELTA QUEEN is also referred to as DQ.)
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A
Acme Boiler Shop: 159
advertising: 93
Akaka Falls HI: 167
Almond, Claude, composer of Steamboat Symphony: 51
Antioch CA: 20
“Army and Navy” game: 117
Arthur, Charley, mgr. Acme Boiler Shop: 159
attraction of DQ at cities visited: 83
“Auld Lang Syne”: 132
Aurora IN: 132
B
bar: See cocktail lounge
barmaid: 64
Baron, Mr., DQ bar owner: 64
bartender: 63, 87, 88
“Baseball” game: 117
“Battle of the Banks” game: 117
Beverly Club: 103
bid to buy DQ: 19
Big Nat, deck hand: 156
Biloxi MS: 50
“bitters”: 75
Blake, Betty, Greene Line PR director/VP: 138, 164
Bostwick, Mrs., DQ passenger: 32
Brasher, Capt. Charles H., DQ Master: 67
Bridgeport AL: 77, 81
Briscoe, Happy, DQ concessionaire: 112, 113, 114
Broadway, Cinti: 172
bucket planks: 46
Buddy, DQ texas tender: 116
budget & finances: 26, 28, 94, 100
buoys: 91
Burton, DQ passenger: 54
businessmen crew: 21-22,
C
Cairo IL: 45, bridge 46-47, 91
Caldwell, Greene Line (?) VP: 65
Calliope: 13, 107, 146-147, colored steam 146, steam piano 146, popular tunes 146-147, 173
cam: on paddlewheel 99
Cape Hatteras: 134
captain: 110, 145
captain’s dinner: 130-133
captains (masters) of DQ: 59
carpenter: 46, 108
Catfish Hotel: 73
Cave-In-Rock IL: 37, 38, 139, 140, 144
Charleston WV: 29
Chattanooga cruises: 77-85, 92
Chattanooga TN: 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, the Commons 77/79, 78, 79, 81, 82, 84
chef: 87, 88, 106, 108, 116, 117, 130
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Chicago IL: 17, 104, 164
chlorine barge: sunk at Natchez 143-144
CHRIS GREENE (1027): 14, 20
Churchill Downs: 105
Cincinnati OH: 11, 12, 14, 18, 20, 21, 25, 28, 29, 35, 36, 40, 45, 57, 60, 62, 68, 69, 75, 87, 91, 92,
100, 104, 105, 111, 132, 133, 140, 148, 151, 154, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 167, 168,
171, 172
circulation pump: 49
Cleary, Jack, DQ steward: 89
clerk: 108, 109
Cleveland OH: 157
Clift Hotel: 17
cocktail lounge: 34, 63-65, 117
Colbert Canal, TennR: 74
Columbia Parkway, Cinti: 74, 172
Commons, The, Chattanooga: 77, 79
Congress of U.S.: 11, 164
cook: 108
cook house: 156, 158
cook house stove pipe: 45
costume evening: 118
Covington KY: 174
Cramer, Fred, Greene Line GM: 57, death of 57
Cramer, Margaret, Greene family friend 56
crew: dining room-cook house 33, accommodations 112, size 112, fun 119
Cuban Missile Crises: 140, 141, 144
Cumberland River: 14, 73
cyanide: 121, 122
cylinder: 67, 68
cylinder head: 67, 68
D
dams: fixed 62
Davis, Fred, DQ waiter: 109
dead heads: 149
Decatur AL: 74
DELTA QUEEN (1504), aka DQ: 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27,
28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 53, 54, 56, 57,
59, 60, 62, 63, 65, 68, 69, 70, 72, 73, 76, 77, 86, 78, 81, 82, 83 84, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95,
99, 100, 101, 103, 104, 105, 111, 112, 114, 120, 121, 128, 133, 134, 137, 138, 145, 147,
148, 152, 154, 155, 160, 161, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174
Delta Queen-itis: 40
DELTA KING: 15, 16, 17, machinery from 69
Dinah Shore, TV show: 103
dining room: 34, 117
Dority, Carolyn, DQ crew: 56
draperies: 32
Dravo Shipyards PA: 25, 26, DQ on the ways in 1957 & 1962 160-161
dry dock: 156-159, 160-161, 162
E
Eads Bridge, StLou: clearance on high water 154, 155
early conjectures about DQ: 173
Edgington, Bruce E., DQ night watchman: 112-113, 119, 120, 140
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engineer: 49, 68, 96, 99, 120
entertainment department: 150, 151
equinox storm: 14
Ervin S. Cobb Hotel, Paducah KY: 44
Evansville IN: 37, 45, 56, 138, 139
evening entertainment & games: 117-119
F
Fat Man’s Squeeze TN: 80
Feather River route: 18
Five-Twenty-Five Club, Paducah KY: 44
Flam, Mr., story of a DQ passenger: 41-43
Flo, aunt of Capts. Tom & Chris Greene: 53
floods: 60, bridge clearance during 60
Florence AL: 74
Flying Tiger freight: 69
forced retirement of DQ: 12
for sale, DQ: 100
“Found a Peanut”: 136
Freeboard: 14
Fulton Shipyards CA: 20, 69
fumigate: 121, 122
G
Gallagher, Ed, DQ steward: 140
Gallipolis OH: 159
gas mask: at Natchez 143, deckhand sleeping with 144, pilot wearing 144
Geobel, Erv, pres. Georgia Bay Line: 164
Georgia Bay Line, Great Lakes: 164, 165
getting underway: 38, 107
GORDON C. GREENE (2387): 14, 16, 20, 24, 29, 30, 53, 62, cocktail lounge 63, 73, 75, 77
grand staircase: 18
Greene family members:
Caroline Greene (daughter-in-law of Letha): 104
Chris Greene (grandson of Tom & Letha): 161
Chris Greene, Capt.: 29, 53, death of 59
Gordon Greene (son of Tom & Letha): 23, 24, 34, 57, 75, 161, 163, 165, 166, 168
Gordon C. Greene, Capt.: 7, founder of Greene Line Steamers 14, 29, death of 29,
banning of alcohol 63
Jane Greene (daughter of Tom & Letha): 48, 57, 148, 154, 164
Letha C. Greene: becomes pres. Greene Line 57, 62, 72, 74, pres./GM 84, 87, 138, 156,
158, 161, 163, 164, resignation as pres. Greene Line Steamers 166/168
Mary B. Greene, Capt.: 29, 30, death of 30, p31, 32, 63, 135, 156, 157
Mary (Stewart) Greene (daughter of Tom & Letha): 42, 56, 57, 78, 79, 80, 81, 102, 138,
141, 144, 150, 154, 161, 164, 168
Tom Greene, Capt.: death of 7/12/56, 13, 15, 18, 19, 20, 26, 29, 47, 48, 49, 51, as a
musician 51/52, 55, 59, 73, 75, 119, 158, 159, 170, 173
Tom Greene Jr. (son of Tom & Letha): 12, 57, 75, 163, 171, 173
Greene Line boats: 14
Greene Line crew: 19, 21
Greene Line offices: 60, 105, 133
Greene Line Steamers: 14, 19, 20, 27, 32, 75, 77, 104, finances 163, business prospers 164
Greene Line wharfboat: 60, 105, watchman 105
Greenville MS: bridge 48, 96
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Grimm, Carol: 42
H
Hale’s Bar, TennR: 73, 82
Hale’s Bar Dam, TennR: 77
Haliday family: 159
Hall, Miss, DQ passenger: 84-85
Harvey Canal, NOLA: 21, 23
Harvey, Mrs., DQ passenger: 75
hat contest: 118
Hawley, Capt. Clarke C. “Doc”, DQ Master: 141
Heath, Frank, DQ engr: 49
heatrola: 157
Henderson KY: bridge 45, 89
high water: and bridges 45/46/48, smokestack bent back 45, navigation conditions 46,
Hilo HI: 167, airport 168
H.K. BEDFORD (2491): 29
Hokey Pokey: 54, 132
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel: 102
hop her: 133
hostess: 36, 42, 78, 130, 135, 137
Hudson, Dr., DQ physician: 88
Hughes High School, Cinti: 58
hula dance: 135, 136
hull: 15, inspection: 160
Hyde Park, Cinti: School 33, 51, 66, 74, 148
hydraulic steering: 33, 49
I
I.C.C. rules: 30
ice: 60
Indian Hill, Cinti: 168
Interlocken Music Camp MI: 56
insect control onoard: 121
iron bark wood: 15
ISLAND QUEEN 2nd (2800): 26
J
Jambalaya: 116, 117
jobs on DQ: 59
Johnson, Thor: 53
K
Kanawha River: 14, 73
KATIE BELLE (mythical boat): 126
Kelly, Capt. Albert S., DQ pilot: 110
Kentucky Dam & Lock, TennR: 38, locking through 39, 40, 74, 75
Kentucky Derby cruises: 105, preparing DQ for 106, cost 106, passengers 107
Kentucky Lake: 38, 39, 40
Kentucky Lake cruises: 35-41, 86
Knoxville TN: 73
Krupp Iron Works, Germany: 15
Kurtz, Stella, DQ passenger: 75
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Labor Day: 17, 43
La Crosse WI: 152
Lake Peppin MN: 15
landing DQ: 133, whistle 133
L&N Humminbird (train): 23
last cruise of DQ (1970): 11-12
last day of a cruise: 134
Laughery Creek IN: 132
“Lemon Race” game: 117
Leoma, sister of Letha Greene: 25
levees: MissR 50, Cinti 60
lightening: 78
Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter: 134-135
locking through: 145-147
lock master: 145
locks: 90, entering downstream in high water 152
Lodder, Andrew J. “Andy”, VP & GM Green Line Strs: 69, 76
Lookout Mountain TN: 73, 80, 82
Lookout Mountain Hotel: 74
Los Angeles CA: airport 102, 167
Louisville KY: 14, 21, DQ first arrival at 24, 36, 53, K&I Bridge 60, 62, Kentucky Derby 105, 107,
111, 148, 149,
Lyle, Horace, Greene Line Asst. Mgr.: 66, 68, 76
M
machinery: 15
Maddy family: 159
Madison Hotel, Wash. D.C.: 165
Madison IN, 36, 88, 114, 156, 158, 159
maiden voyage: 30, 32
Mardi Gras, NOLA: 14, 45, 60, 65, 94
Marietta OH: 29, 87
Marine Ways, Madison IN: 156
Markland Dam: 91, 92
Marline, DQ barmaid: 64, 65
Martin, DQ chef: 87, 88
Martinez CA: 17
MARY B (? tb): ramming by 65
mate: 46, 47, 106-107, 109, 110, 158
McCann, Robert H., DQ purser: 30, 32, 48, 78, 109
McCurdy Hotel, Evans: 56
medical care onboard: 86
Meecher, Bertha, family acquaintance: 157, 158
Memphis TN: 140
Metz family: 66
Mexico: 21
mice: 122, 123
Mike Fink’s, riverboat restaurant: 172
Mississippi River: 14, 45, levees 50, low water 91, muddy water 91
Mize, Harmon: DQ organist: 80, 81,113, 114, 115, 141
Moccasin Bend, TennR: 73
mock wedding: 54
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Montgomery WV:73
mortgage paid off: 163
Mose, DQ texas tender: 115, 116
“Mose English”: 115
mosquitoes: 23, 24
Mountain View Hotel, Madison IN: 157
“Mrs. Mountain Lady”: 84-85
Muscle Shoals, TennR: 72, 74, 76
Muscle Shoals Trip: 76
Muster, William, pres. Greene Line: 165, 166
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Natchez MS: 143, 144
National Guard, at Natchez: 143
New Orleans flood trip: 45-50
New Orleans LA: 12, 16, 20, 21, 23, 24, 44, 45, 48, entering the harbor 50, French Quarter 50,
Cabildo 50, Bourbon Street 50/144, Dixieland music 50, Parisian Room 50, Preservation
Hall 50, Pirates’ Alley 50, 60, 61, 68, 69, 91, 92, 94, 99, Poydras Street 120, 138, 144,
155
newspaper on DQ: 120
night watchman: 110
North Hollywood CA: 100, 138
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Oak Allee: 114
Oakland CA: 15, 17
Ohio River: 14, canalization of 90
oil burners: 24, 33
open river: 45, 90
Oregon cedar: 15, 25
Orleans Room, DQ: 34, 134
OSAGE (M/V ocean tug): 20, union crew 20, 21
Over Seas National Airways: sale of Greene Line stock to 167, 168
P
Pacific Ocean: 21
paddle wheel: 12, problem 95-99, p97, turns 149
“Paddle Wheel Bitch”: 120
Paducah KY: 38, 41, 42, 43, 44, 57, 70
Panama Canal: 22
pantrymen: 130
Parkersburg WV hospital: 87
Pasadena CA: 16
passengers: comforts 34, expectations 35, questions for purser 35, 53-55, 68, firebug 70,
document of appreciation from 70, types & varieties of 86, satisfaction after a trip 93,
repeat business 94, for Kentucky Derby 105, origins of 119/145, hospitality & friends
119, at captain’s dinner 130, last night concert 134-137, number-of report to lockmasters
145, St. Paul trip 151
Paw Paw Patch: 54, 118
physician: 86, 87, 88, 108
piano on DQ: 33
pilot: 96
pilothouse: 45, 125
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pilothouse stories: 125-129
piston: 67, 68
piston rod: 67
Pittsburgh PA: 25, 26, 27, 87, 160
Pittsburg Landing TN: 73, 74, 75
pool stage: 60
porter: 106, 107, 108, 122
PRESIDENT (4578): 50
Proctor & Gamble: 67
prohibition: 63
purser: 41, 42, 87, 88, 109, 110, 121, 122, 131, 133, roll in TV film 144, 146, assistant 150
purser-steward combination: 87
Q
Quad City airport: 69
Quinby, E.J., Greene Line Chairman of the Board: 147, 165
R
Rabbit, DQ texas tender: 116
Rabbit Hash KY: 132
remodeling: 28
resumption of trips in 1958: 104
return to Cincinnati: 172
Rising Sun IN: 132
River Clyde: 15
River Road, Cinti: 133
Rock City TN: 75, 80
Rock Island IL: 67, 68, 69, 70
Roller, Dr., DQ physician: 80
roof bell: 140
Ruby Falls TN: 75, 81
run through herself: 67, 68
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Sacramento CA: 15
Sacramento River CA: 15, DQ stuck on mud bank 21
Safety-at-Sea Law: 165-166, 166, 1971 exemption from 170/171
St. Louis: 54, 151, 152, 154, levee with high water 154
St. Mary’s Hospital, Evans: 145, 152
St. Paul flood trip: 152-154
Salt Lake City UT: 18
Sammy, DQ night watchman: 115
sandbar: stuck on 90
sand in plumbing system 90, 91
San Francisco CA: 15, 17
San Francisco Bay: 16, 24
saving the DQ: 104, for the fifth time 174
Schoolfield, Dr., DQ Physician 88
Schott, Ed, pres. Coney Island Co.: 26, 27
Schrieber, Dora, DQ passenger: 104
Scotland: 15
Scott, Dr., DQ physician: 88, 89
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seaworthiness of DQ: 21
Shiloh Battlefield TN: National Cemetery 74
Shiloh TN: 73
Siam: 15
Sibley family: 159
Signal Mountain TN: 73
“silk stocking” game: 118
Simonton, Richard: 87, 100, 101, 102, 103, 138, 165
“skid row”: 112, 149, Room 139 150,
smokestack: smoke from 24/ 33, bent back 45, knocked down 154
spider (skillet): 117
Startsman, Dan: 24
staterooms: 18, cabin deck “parlors” ventilation 33
steamboat passenger service: end of on Ohio & Mississippi Rivers 11
steam piano: 146
steward: 121, 122, 130, 146
Stewart, Joel, son of Mary Greene: 167
Stewart, Richard, husband of Mary Greene: 167
Stockton CA: 15
Stoll, C.W.: 53
Stouder, Marty, DQ hostess: 98, 137, 141
stowaway: 109-111
Suisun Bay CA: 17
Susie, TV film actress: 139, 144
Suspension Bridge, Cinti: 172
Swinging Bridge TN: 80
T
Taft Hotel, NY: 27
teakwood: 15
television production crew: 138, filming 139
Tennessee Mountain Moonshine: 75
Tennessee River: 14, 35, 38, 65, 73, 74, 92
Tennessee Valley Authority: 40, 82, 92
texas: tender 115, 156
“The Raven”: 136
tiller line: 33, broken 48, repairs 49
TOM GREENE (5415): 14 by inference, 20, 24, in dry dock 156-159
Toulouse Street, NOLA: 99
T-shirts: 114
U
Underwood, Capt. Harris: 73
Underwood, Capt. Paul, DQ Master: 62, 72, 76, 77
Union Pacific RR: 17
Union Terminal, Cinti: 17
University of Cincinnati: 58
Upper Mississippi River: towns 152, floods 152, rising river 152, dams 152, channels 152,
flood 154
up the hill: 156
U.S. Navy: 15, ships 17
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Valentine’s Day: 103
Vina, sister of Letha Greene: 23, 25, 75
Virginia Reel: 54, 115, 118
W
Wagner, Capt. Ernest E., DQ Master: 65, 153, 154
waiters: 107
Washington D.C.: 164, 165
water moccasin: in engine room 65, in Colbert Canal 74
Waterways Marine Dock, Memphis: 141
Way, Jr., Capt. Frederick: 20
Way, Jim: 2
weather: effect on DQ’s management 60
wharfboat: 60, Cincinnati 91/132
“what’s behind the door”: 116
White, Capt. Stogie: 17
wickets: 45, tripped 90, raised 91, damaged at Markland Dam 92
Wilson Dam & Lock, TennR: 72, 74, 76/77, 82
Wise, George, DQ engr: 17, 18
Wittenberg, Bob: 102
Wohler, Esther, DQ hostess: 137
woods used in building DQ:15
World War II: 15, 17, 75, 141
Wyoming, Cinti: 66
X (no entries)
Y (no entries)
Z
Zugelter, Fr. Alvin, family friend: 13
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