Phil, Yes, a storm (tornado I think) took the pilot house and the stacks. Our son, Chris, was working on the Julia Belle Swain for his summer job while in college. He had a vivid dream one night --while sleeping on the C.B.R.--that he saw the City Of Baton Rouge with pilot house and stacks restored. He'd never seen a photo of the boat from the old days, but when he finally got to see one, the details were EXACT.

She was a double hulled "center-wheeler" if I remember right. Being a ferry, and just going back and forth, the center-wheel (between the two hulls) was a practical design pretty much.

All the best,

Art