Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1830-05-12

On approaching the spot, heard several
IN passing murmur the most Incompetent
sIbIeobservatons. "Only steam man.
said one. Nv mt cost much, +" said ano-
ther. His boiler oyercharged, | sup
pose" cried third, " the way IN which
all acse accidei IS haPpenl" and true e.
nouch there lay mau Of tn and sheet L
ron, welleung IN hot water. The superIn-
tendont Of the concern, Who was not a
steam man, but made Of the present mate
rails, gave it as bis opinion, that the springs
Were damaged, and the steam vessels a
htlic rupiured; but not much harm done,
aud slralghtway sent tho corpse TO the
IhlacLsm,ih's (who wa; heSh-and-blood
MANI 20 be repaired. Here was then at
once new version Of the old Greek fable,
and modern Prometheuscs we're actually
Jas plentiful as blackberries." In fact.
found upon inquiry that society oas now
divided into two great classes living and
locomotive" men. the laucc being much
| the better and honestcr of de two; and a
fashionable political econCmls; OF the name
of MaIthus, a lDeal descendant OF an an
cienl, and it appears rather Inconsistent
system monger. had Just published an e.
aborafo pamphlet, showing the manifest
advantages of propagaung these no-prov-
understanding individuals m preference
to anyothcr So that it appeared that any
industrious mechanic might in three
months have a full grown family about
him with the FIJI and comfortable ASST
rance that, as the man says IN Chrononho-
touthoogos, "they were all his own and
none O. his neighbours"
These things astonlshed, but they also
perplex,d and wearied me. My spirits
grew SEX and / longed for the old world
iagaln, md its quiet and peaceable modes
Iof enjoyment. | had no fellowship with
The tWouew races Of beings around me,
land naitrc and her charms were no more.
Ian thugs seemed forced, unnatural aud
lunreal-indeed, little better than bare-la-
ced imposiuons. | sought the banks Of
lmy native river, IL alone remained IN
changed. The noble stream flowed gent
lily and Tranquility as Cf yorc, but even
here impairment man had been at work,
lam, ~ornicious railroads we're formed at
Its very verge. ! lpcou-cs""~'E crossed
lone Of them, trusting to my preconccheu
motions Of tune and space, the aJhoued
ieneine being about three quarters Of a
Imie from me, but scarcely bad ! stepped
over whenitde whizziug past tic spot l
HAD Just quilted, and catching me IN 's
eddy, spun me round like top under the
lash. 1t was laden with passengers, and
went with headlong fury straight towards
the river. Its fate seemed inevitable
Ianother instant and it would be immersed
in the waves. when lol it suddenly sunk
into the bosom of the earth, and IN three
seconds was ascending a perpendicular
thlll on the opposite bank Of the river /
was pelrlhed, and gazed around with an
air of helpless bewllderment, when gen
tlenlan who was doubtless astouished at
imy establishment, shouted IN passing,
.whats the fellow staring att" and anoth
er asked, II I had never seen tunnel
boforel"
Like Lear, my wits began TO turn"
! | wished for some place where ! might
hide myself from all around. aid turned
tmsunctiyely to the spot where The village
ale house used to stand. But where, alas!
was the neat matched cottage that was
went SO often to
"Implri,
] An hours importance to the poor mans hcarll' %
( Gone and ia It's place stood "a huge fabric
abrlled "Grand Union Railroad Hotel. .
! But here also i, was steam, steam. moth
! NO but steaml Z he rOoms were heated
/ by steam. the beds were made and aired
Inv steam. and instead Of a pretty red-hp-
| ped, rosy-cheeked chambermud. there
\ was a cursed muchIne-man, smoothing
down the pillows and holsters with ma'h
NAUTICAL precision; the victuals were cook
ed BY steam, yea, even the meat roasted by
sieoml Instead Of the clcan-swept hearth.
-Wiihu-pen b5ugas, and flowers, and fcuucl so
gay
here was patent steam stove, and ihe
place was altogether hotter than any DE.
cent man would ever have any thing 90 do
with Books and papers lay scattered Oh
table took one Of the former; it was
filed with strange new phrases, all more
or less relating to steam, of which knew
nothing. but as far Us | could make ou, the
English ofthe several items, they ran some.
what lhus:-
"Anoher shocking catqstropte-As
the warranted safe locomotive smoke consul
ming, fuel-proyiding stelm-carriagc light
ulne, was this morning proceeding al It's
usual three quarter speed, Of one hundred
aud twenty-seveu miles an hour, al the
Junction of the Huntington aud Shpsby