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Bay Family Bay Family of Southern Ohio Riverboat Captains and their boats.

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1		ARION - operated by Sallie Bay Smith and Family. While speaking of Sallie Bay Smith, it of interest to state that she was the mother of six children. She was long active in the operation of the ferry at Proctorville and her children followed in her footsteps. Her two sons, Capt. George W. Smith, Sr. and Capt. Ed Smith (both deceased) operated ferry boats at Proctorville. First the Whisper and…	William Bay William Bay
2		BONANZA - owned by the Bay Brothers BONANZA - owned by the Bay Brothers Other boats built by the Bay's were: "J. C. Crossley," "Rosedale," "City of Ironton," "Minnie Bay," "Louise", "Chevalier," "Lizzie Bay," "Henry M. Stanley," "Ruth," "Ruth #2," " "Chesapeake," "Kanawha," "Bay Queen," and the "Greyhound." Some of the other boats owned and operated by the Bay's were: "A. L.…	William Bay
3		CHEVALIER - Built for the Bay Line CHEVALIER 1003 Stw p wh b. Mason City, W. Va., 1888. 131.2x22x3.3. Engines, 13 1/2’s-3 1/2 ft. Two boilers, each 42” by 18 ft. Built for the Bay Line and long ran Huntington-Gallipolis under ownership of Capt. M. E. Brown, Gallipolis, with Capt. A. H. Brown, Guyandotte, master. Capt. Dick Brown also was master-pilot. On May 22, 1907, at…	William Bay
4		Elizabeth Bay	Elizabeth Bay
5		George Bay and His Family
6		GREYHOUND Description from Way's Packet Directory GREYHOUND 2464 Stw p wh b. Ironton, Oh., 1901. 150x23x4. Engines 14’s-5 ft. Two boilers, each 43” by 22 ft. Built by Capts. William and George Bay. Capt. Jesse P. Hughes explains in this way: “The Bays built a ‘lighter’ flat at the same time they built the KANAWHA at Ironton in 1896 , using same…
7		INDIANA and E. R. ANDREWS Competitors of the Bay Line of Boats Ironton Register Feb. 28, 1901 - PACKET WAR HAS BEGUN - Commodore F. A. Laidley, president of the White Collar Line, Wednesday made the first move of what will develop into a severe competition with the Bay Bros., now operating the URANIA in the Ironton trade. In placing the new steamer INDIANA in the Vanceburg-Cincinnati trade Wednesday, Laidley…
8		Lizzie Bay and Henry M. Stanley Description from Way's Packet Directory LIZZIE BAY 3529 Stw p wh b. Madison, Ind., 1886. 150x30.8x4. Engines, 14’s-5ft. Two boilers, each 42” by 20 ft. Built for the Bay Line. Came out in the Parkersburg-Middleport trade, Capt. George B. McClintock, with J. W. Deem, clerk. Soon entered the Pittsburgh-Charleston trade. Capt. J. M. Keever…
9		Mary Bay
10		MINNIE Description from Way's Packet Directory MINNIE 3957 Stw p wh b. Indian Guyan, Oh., 1864. 84.4 x 14.3 x 3.31 tons. She was bult on the lower side of the creek, where Bradrick, Oh., is today, opposite Huntington, W. Va. Owned by Capts. William and George Bay, their first boat. While they were building her the Confederates made a raid, shot…
11		MINNIE BAY and Advertisement Description from Way's Packet Directory MINNIE BAY 3965 SW p wh b. Belle Vernon, Pa. (hull), and completed at Wheeling, W. Va., 1883. 182x27x4.7. Engines, 15’s-5 ft. Three boilers, each 40” by 24 ft., two flues 14” dia. Came out with staggered buckets 18 ft. dia. wheels, working buckets 12 ft. across, 24” dip. She was built at the Wm.…
12		Mr. and Mrs George Bay I love this picture!
13		Mr. and Mrs. George Bay
14		RUTH NO. 2 Description from Way's Packet Directory RUTH NO. 2 4883 Stw p wh b. Clarington, Oh., 1904. 141 tons. 136.7x26.7x3.6. Cross compound engines, 10” and 16”-6ft. One boiler. Built for the Bay Line, Ironton, Oh., and was entered in the Sistersville-Wheeling trade, Capt. Michael B. Davis, master, with Charles Higgs, chief engineer. In the…
15		Sarah Bay "Aunt Sarah" written on back of photo
16		Willie Bay