. Contemporary American biography . two years. He thenentered upon the career in which he subsequently achieved both fame and fortune, as cabinboy aboard the steamboat Bridgetvater, commanded by Capt. Washington Ebbert. At theend of the season, he engaged as cabin boy with his uncle, John Vandergrift, who was a boatbuilder and owner of the small steamer Pinta, which ran between Pittsburgh and Sun-fish, O. In 1844 he made several trips down the river on coal boats, which were floated like araft, and in 1845 engaged on the steamboat Herald, running from Pittsburgh to St. Louis,Mo. He reached Pit
. Contemporary American biography . two years. He thenentered upon the career in which he subsequently achieved both fame and fortune, as cabinboy aboard the steamboat Bridgetvater, commanded by Capt. Washington Ebbert. At theend of the season, he engaged as cabin boy with his uncle, John Vandergrift, who was a boatbuilder and owner of the small steamer Pinta, which ran between Pittsburgh and Sun-fish, O. In 1844 he made several trips down the river on coal boats, which were floated like araft, and in 1845 engaged on the steamboat Herald, running from Pittsburgh to St. Louis,Mo. He reached Pittsburgh on his return from this trip a few days after the disastrous fire ofthat year, and had great difficulty to find his people, who, as previously stated, had been drivenfrom their home by the conflagration. Jacobs next engagement was as mate of his uncleJohn Vandergrifts steamboat Prairie Bird, which was shortly afterward sold to Levi Miller,of Wheeling, W. Va., in whose employment he continued as her mate for about two
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