Old steamboat days on the Hudson River; tales and reminiscences of the stirring times that followed the introduction of steam navigation (1907)
Buckman, David Lear · New York : The Grafton press · leaf 152
crank shaft is below the main deck line, made possibleby the small diameter of the paddle wheels, but addinggreatly to the comfort and convenience of the passen-gers. No sacrifice of speed has been made by this im-provement as the Hudson can make twenty-three milesan hour easily. The boat is… … The Steamboats of To-day 103 A grand staircase leads to a large observation roomon the upper deck, over which is a handsome stainedglass dome. In the forward saloon is a suspendedband stand and so situated that it is estimated theconcerts given by the orchestra, which are a greatfeature on the…
Steam-navigation -- Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)
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