The History of North Atlantic steam navigation with some account of early ships and shipowners (1896)
Fry, Henry · New York : C. Scribner's sons · leaf 84
channel through the ice seven miles long and sether free ! Their punctuality, comfort, and freedom from accidentgave great satisfaction to the public. The Great Western Companysucceeded in getting a Parliamentary inquiry into the contract,but the committee reported in favour of the Cunard Company… … THE CUNARD LINE AND ITS COMPETITORS. 6? A small boat to run between Pictou and Quebec, the Unicorn,was, however, the first Atlantic boat to reach Boston on 2ndJune, 1840. The only loss the company met with for thirty years was theColumbia, wrecked on Cape Sable, but, happily, no loss of life…
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