Saturday Evening Post
Capt. Thomas Peel,
who has been mentioned frequently in
Capt. Thomas’s memoirs, comes from a famiIly of river men, and has been prominent for nearly 50 years in the
navigation of the upper Mississippi. Before the Civil War the Peels, father and
Sons, were conducting a steamboat wood
yard at the Green Bay landing, opposite
Dallas City. Green Bay district at that
time was covered with a thick growth of
heavy timber was cut and marketed by the
Peels. Capt. Thomas Peel has commanded many vessels and has seen active service not only on the upper Mississippi but
also on the Missouri, the Illinois, the
Iowa and the Des Moines rivers. He is still
In the prime of life, and is now serving
as truant officer for the Burlington Independant school district. Among the steamboats which have been under the command of Capt. Peel were the Maggie
Rearcy, Park Bluff, Kit Carson, Eloise
and many others. |
