How did steamboat pilots communicate with the boiler room?

Parts of a steamboat. Designed by the UALR Office of Communications. CENTER FOR ARKANSAS. HISTORY AND CULTURE. UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT ... Hurricane Deck -The deck above the boiler deck, usually the uppermost full deck on the boat. The pilot house is often located on the hurricane deck. read more

Steamboats communicated with the ENGINE room with an engine-room telegraph. It looks like a big brass throttle quadrant, but it’s not hooked up to a throttle, it’s hooked up to a similar looking device in the engine room. read more

from the boiler room. by Sally Gartland. The subject of conversation this week has been the heavy dosage of chlorine in the water. One Steamboater who had been out for the winter returned last week looking forward to a drink of that sparkling clear Steamboat water, and ended up ill from the chlorine effects. read more