Lloyd's steamboat directory, and disasters on the western waters (1856)
Lloyd, James T. [from old catalog] · Cincinnati, Ohio, J. T. Lloyd & co.; Chicago, Ill., D. B. Cooke & co. · leaf 34
ng. The commonbelief was that the boat could not be made to move a foot from thewharf, and the crowd of spectators now assembled to behold the resultvery freely indulged in sarcastic remarks, aimed at what they werepleased to call the folly or insanity of the projectors. When, therefore,the boat… … C L E K M 0 N T—1 8 0 7. when the boat, having reached the centre of the river, turned her headdown the stream, and began to rush forward with increased velocity,the whole concourse, as if moved by one spirit, uttered a deafening andprolonged shout of applause and congratulation. Who can imagine…
