Wondering about an uncle's job on the DQ

Dear Shirley & steamboating colleagues:
Shirley, your posting above Re: Carl McCandless rang a bell with me. I ran and pulled down WAY'S PACKET DIRECTORY. There are a number of the McCandless family mentioned in his various references to steamboats going back to the 1860s. A Stephen C. McCandless was listed as a passenger on the first trip of the Str. GREAT REPUBLIC in 1867 on her special invitation V.I.P. departure. Later members of the family appear to be heavily involved in steamboating on the Ohio, Kentucky and Mississippi rivers.

*Fred's DIRECTORY under Entry No. 4424, Pg. 365 references the Str. PEARL CITY of 1917, Memphis, Tenn. "In 1920 she was sold to James Grasty, Geeenville, Miss, for the Black River. Later acquired by Capt. Leslie McCandless who ran her from Paducah-Golconda. She sank June 10, 1927 Roper's Landing, four miles below Golconda. Les McCandless [Died Dec. 18, 1937] was brother to Capts. Fred and *Carl McCandless."

So far I see no references to the Str. DELTA QUEEN, but if Carl was on the river in the 1930s [?] he 'could' have stood duty on the Str. GORDON C. GREENE and possibly the Str. DELTA QUEEN in her early years here. Well, Capt. Fred Way and Purser Bob McCann are long gone but there may be others on this web with keen memories or related records unknown to me. I'll keep digging. Hope this helps.

Cheers,
R. Dale Flick

"Belle of Louisville" mate during the 1963 season was Fred McCandless - wonder if one and the same as mentioned by Cap'n Way in conjunction with "Pearl City".....?

Seems there is mention, and perhaps photos, of Capt. McCandless in Frank Teuton's book Steamboat Days on the Tennessee River, published about 1967, as well as the companion booklet which was issued a few years later. Checking the indices of the S&D REFLECTOR from 1964 to the present should also provide some information.

Rings a bell, for sure

My mothers family was from Golconda and that is where Carl M. met my aunt. I believe he was born in 1892. It wasn't until the 1960's before I actually met him. He had some wonderful pics of the DQ in their home but they are long gone now. To this day I use a pancake recipe that he gave us that had been used on the DQ for breakfast. Thanks for the info. I will start researching some of the books mentioned

Well, Shirley, for goodness sake, let's have that recipe!

Yeees!! Although I do sourdough. . . .
S'
David D.

The December, 1975 issue of the S&D REFLECTOR contains a two page tribute by Capt. C.W. Stoll, written shortly after the death of Capt. Fred McCandless. The article is illustrated with a photo, taken by C.W., in the 1940's, of Capt. Fred and his wife enjoying a watermelon on the lawn of their home. Mention is made of Capt. Fred's younger brother, Carl, and how proud he was of him and his piloting abilities.

Also, I found in my files, a May 1, 1972 clipping that I pasted onto a 5x8 card of an article entitled "River Pilot is two kinds of Veteran. It gives information on Capt. Fred's piloting of ferry boats, LST's, and the steamers AVALON and DELTA QUEEN. It also mentions him being Mate on the BELLE OF LOUISVILLE for a short time when he was 85 years old. Mention is made of a boat named the DOROTHY being built that was 160 feet long and 28 feet wide. Fred McCandless was the captain, brother Carl was the pilot and another brother, Leslie, was the engineer. The DOROTHY burned to the waterline at Golconda in 1921.

Your info is greatly appreciated

Thanks to all of you for replying. My uncle has been gone about 30yrs. but he often comes to mind. I always thought it was so fascinating that he was on the river. And now to see that his brothers were there too is so interesting. He was quite old before I got to know him and I was very young and oblivious. Thanks again. Shirley