Mowry, William Augustus, 1829-1917, Mowry, Arthur May, 1862- joint author · New York, Boston [etc.] Silver, Burdett and company · leaf 212
the Hudson. One of these boats usedthe steam engine to move oars; another pumped water in atthe bow and forced it out again at the stern; a third had awheel in the stern; and a fourth had a paddle wheel on eachside. Some of the vessels used upright, and some hori-zontal engines. Most of these… … FITCHS STEAMBOAT. 2IO AMERICAN INVENTIONS AND INVENTORS. means; they did not succeed in awakening the interest ofwealthy men; and the public cared little about such inven-tions. Therefore each of these steamboats was given up inturn and soon forgotten; the eighteenth century passed away,and no…
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