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Brande, William Thomas, 1788-1866, Cauvin, Joseph · New York : Harper & brothers · leaf 688
he ceremony of the. opening of therailway, the accident occurred which deprived the countryof Mr. Huskisson, his wounded body was conveyed, by thesame engine, a distance of about fifteen miles In twenty-fiveminutes, being at the rate of thirty-six miles an hour. Thisengine, which involved in its…
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