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Columbia (collapsed paddle steamer)
The ''Columbia'', sometimes called the Steamer ''Columbia'', was a paddle steamer excursion boat on which 87〔 (Warning: Site uses ad popups.)〕〔(H.R. 495 ), 93rd Illinois General Assembly: introduced 2003-07-01; expired without passing This resolution may contain factual errors concerning the ''Columbia''.〕 or 88 people died on the Illinois River in July 1918 across from Creve Coeur between Peoria and Pekin, Illinois.
==Pre-disaster==
The ''Columbia'' was built at Clinton, Iowa in 1897. Originally a packet boat, it was converted to an excursion boat in 1905.
In 1912, a well-respected captain, Herman F. Mehl of Peoria, formed the Herman F. Mehl Excursion Company,〔 and bought the ''Columbia'' from Captain Walter Blair of Davenport, Iowa In autumn 1917,〔 the ship was rebuilt at the Howard Ship Company's Mound City yards, in time for the 1918 excursion season.〔 Transcribed by Desiree Burrell Rodcay.〕〔 (Warning: Site uses ad popups.)〕 Mehl spent almost $18,000 on renovations to meet safety standards,〔 after which the federal inspectors called the ''Columbia'' "the safest boat on western waters".〔〔
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