True stories of great American men : for young Americans (1898)
Brooks, Elbridge Streeter, 1846-1902 · Chicago ; Philadelphia ; Toronto : J.C. Winston · leaf 116
long after thehour appointed for starting, Fulton grew afraid the twelve ROBERT PULTON n> people whom he had gotten on board would become so fright-ened by the crowd on the bank that they would get off theboat; so without waiting for more, he started off. The boatmoved beautifully, and all the… … WHAT YOU WOULD SEE TO-DAY AT A STEAMBOAT LANDING ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER other direction ; hence, as they could not use their sails, theyrolled them up tightly, and the people saw that the boat wastraveling entirely by steam. The crowd was struck with won-der as they looked at the black smoke…
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