 | Seba Smith, Elizabeth Oakes Prince Smith - 1856 - 592 pages
...sloop. Thick, black smoke issued from the chimney — steam hissed from every ill-fitted valve aud crevice of the engine. Fulton himself was there ;...hum of the multitude and the noise of the engine. All his actions were confident and decided, unheeding the fearfulness of some and the doubts and sarcasms... | |
 | Richard Miller Devens - United States - 1879 - 680 pages
...the boat. The forward part was covered by a deck, which afforded shelter to the hands. The after-part was fitted up, in a rough manner, for passengers....step was confident and decided ; he heeded not the fearfulncss, doubts, or sarcasm of those by whom he was surrounded. The whole scene combined had in... | |
 | James Frith Jeffers, James Lawrence Nichols - Canada - 1896 - 602 pages
...All the machinery was uncovered and exposed to view. The after-part was fitted up in a ROBERT FULTON. rough manner for passengers. The entrance into the...step was confident and decided; he heeded not the fc-arfulness, doubts, or sarcasm of those by whom he was surrounded. The whole scene combined had in... | |
 | James Lawrence Nichols - United States - 1904 - 640 pages
...up in a FIRST STEAMBOAT, 123 ROBERT FULTON. rough manner for passengers. The entrance into the cabm was from the stern, in front of the steersman, who...was there. His remarkably clear and sharp voice was beard above the hum of the multitude and the noise of the engine; his step was confident and decided;... | |
 | 1909 - 998 pages
...in an ordinary sloop. Thick, black smoke issued from the chimney, steam hissed from every ill-fated valve and crevice of the engine. Fulton himself was...voice was heard above the hum of the multitude and noise of the engine. All his actions were confident and decided, unheeding the fearfulness of some... | |
 | Albert Ulmann - New York (N.Y.) - 1928 - 324 pages
...an ordinary sloop. Thick, black smoke issued from the chimney — steam hissed from every ill-fated valve and crevice of the engine. Fulton himself was...voice was heard above the hum of the multitude and noise of the engine. All his actions were confident and decided, unheeding the fearfulness of some... | |
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The after part was fitted up, in a rough manner, for passengers. The entrance into the cabin was from the stern, in front of the steersman, who worked a tiller, as in an ordinary sloop. Black smoke issued from the chimney ; steam issued from every ill-fitted... 