Yacht (1855) Widgeon Pilot Boat (1855) (1855) Steers last ship. Landed a large contract, but died young On 25 September 1856, George Steers, while driving a pair of horses to Glen Cove, Long Island, in order to bring home (91 Cannon St.) his wife, who had been visiting, was thrown from his wagon and mortally wounded. He was only 37 years old. He had just negotiated for $1,000,000 worth of boats for the Czar of Russia. He left a son behind him. A procession of 800 citizens was followed by lodges of the Masonic Order, including the Mariner's Lodge (400 men), and 70 carriages of friends and relatives. Steers is interred at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. References Further reading George Steers and His Work, from "American Yachting" (part of the American Sportsman's Library) by W.P. Stephens George Steers, Shipbuilder, a tale for boys Henry Howe, Adventures and Achievements of Americans, 1859; pp. 140 – 146. American naval architects American yacht designers America's Cup yacht designers Businesspeople from New York City Businesspeople from Washington, D.C. 1819 births 1856 deaths Burials at Green-Wood Cemetery 19th-century American businesspeople