The calliope at the stern, built in Cincinnati in 1897, is played at
departures from the river towns, usually by the band's piano player, but
occasionally by passengers, and one night by the captain. Typical of
the casual family atmosphere on board, the captain also played the piano
at the party given for repeat cruisers.
The engine room, open to passengers, has the original old steam engine that drives the big red paddlewheel. Parts are sometimes pirated off the engine of sister ship Delta King, now serving as a restaurant in California.
There is even reputed to be a ghost on board -- the ghost of Capt. Mary B. Greene, of the Greene family who owned the steam boat for decades after the boat was a troop ferry in California. She had both a Master's and a Pilot's license. Knocking sounds sometimes are still heard in the cabin where she died of a heart attack and it is said she still walks the decks.
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The engine room, open to passengers, has the original old steam engine that drives the big red paddlewheel. Parts are sometimes pirated off the engine of sister ship Delta King, now serving as a restaurant in California.
There is even reputed to be a ghost on board -- the ghost of Capt. Mary B. Greene, of the Greene family who owned the steam boat for decades after the boat was a troop ferry in California. She had both a Master's and a Pilot's license. Knocking sounds sometimes are still heard in the cabin where she died of a heart attack and it is said she still walks the decks.
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