The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-07-25


Courier. VIC ''''"e"'e
ne controversy which is now vo;o, nm
IN 'ne newspapers, between The SIS
tue hai' Road d Transporta,ion Co
les on one side, and that fearless, ;nd.r'.:
:aoe, unliring Rhode Islander. Doc, Iau
W.. hichmohd, has elected some s;n.'.i .o""
and important facts. singular
lst Doct. Richmond has nrovo, 49,,
boat took hours not oceupied 5v on,, maa o,t nls
BOAT, thereby to ocoid any ereifsm.n, '.m., ,
J0r fhe Purpose Of securing Ter poss.ng,r.
transportation in the Cars" This he. ~.
been denied by the agents of the Tronsno,
'a''on Company. How then came Tran.
portatIon boat running immediately a6.,
words at the same hour? What was ,h..
object of the Transportation Comnsnv n"' s
oh'y IN changing the hour but in taking the
NARRAGANsETr from the Stonipston lin,
where she was then running and pu,tins
ner on the outside route and that to a, the
hour selected by the J. w. Ricbmond
Let candid public decide.
"a. Doctor Richmond has proved bv The
engineer Of his boat, a NEST upriob, .nS
competent man, that from the cons,,,r,;o.
OF the boiler of the John w. Ricbmond
steam enough cannot be generated TO nro'
duce that high pressure, which is necessary
IN boat race, and which can and il nro-
duced by the boiler of the Narragonse,,
and other boats consequently she did no,
and does not intend to race with anv boat
and Is perfectly safe for the CONVEYANCE IS
passengers. Every boy in our streets
knows that the danger in steam boat doe,
not arise from the kind of fuel used, bu,
from the pressure of steam produced. Nov
it is proved, that the boiler of the ]. w.
cannot by the use of any kind of fuel. pro-
duce that high pressure of steam which
is dangerous in steam navigation-Dot so
much even as is desirable in the ordinarv
navigation o. boats in the Sound, aud Tim,
the J. W. X. has not been under nny bipb-
er pressure of steam when running with
the Narragansett than when running alone
on her regular trips or pleasure excursions.
and for the best of all possible rensons, viz.
that her boiler could not generate more.
Sd. Doctor Richmond has stated over
his own signature, that he is prepared to
prove that an officer of high grade in the
company, and who was an owner in the
stock, had declared--ihat by their Board j,
was resolved to break down the John w.
Richmond, If they fell in the general wreck.
and do il they would, if it cost them their
whole capital that if the Richmond
should come down to one dollar, :hey
would run for nothing that the opposlt-
ion should be destroyed-that the Trans
portation Company were ready TO spend
one hundred thousand dollars for that pur-
pose, and if that would not do, they would
add one, two or three hundred thousand
dollars more, for done it should be- These
declarations by the Transportation Co.
which Doctor Richmond avows his readi-
ness to establish by undoub,ed proof, end
which are tacily admitted by that Company,
90 to place beyond the probability of n
doubt, the intentions and objects of the
Rail Road and Transportation Companies,
viz. forced and extorted monopoly, of 40
the transportation, Of all the passengers,
and of all the freight going directly from
Providence to New York