Captain Whitney was a steamboat owner who contractually hauled supplies and equipment for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers up and down the Mississippi. During a storm, his boat tore from its moorings and drifted downstream toward the Crescent Bridge. Since the crew had no steam up, they could only drop anchor. The anchor dragged and finally caught, bending in the process. Captain Whitney said later that the bent anchor "saved his bacon" that day, and it now rests on his grave.
Captain Whitney was a steamboat owner who contractually hauled supplies and equipment for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers up and down the Mississippi. During a storm, his boat tore from its moorings and drifted downstream toward the Crescent Bridge. Since the crew had no steam up, they could only drop anchor. The anchor dragged and finally caught, bending in the process. Captain Whitney said later that the bent anchor "saved his bacon" that day, and it now rests on his grave.
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