Hubert, Philip Gengembre, 1852-1925 · New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 68
a light breeze against me the whole way,both going and coming, and the voyage has beenperformed wholly by the power of the steam-engine. I overtook many sloops and schoonersbeating to windward, and parted with them as ifthevhad been at anchor. The power of propel-ling boats bv steam is now fully… … ROBERT FULTON 61 from the wharf, which was crowded with specta-tors, I heard a number of sarcastic remarks.This is the way in which ignorant men compli-ment what they call philosophers and projectors.Having employed much time, money, and zeal, inaccomplishing this work, it gives me, as it willyou,…
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