Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-01-28
JOHN EiTrI

the United Safes CDmnercial & Statistical REGISTER.
the foilcw,rg account Of Mr.. John Bit1h. and we wish
{ lrcnder him that honor 10 which he is entitled;
JOHN FITCH.
Tho following advertisement T.. taken from tho Ma.
y'a1d Gaz,ue. Published by Mss NJ X. Goddard. n
lady who was not only the publisher of a paper. hr,
the Post master, ihnt IL, tn PoSt1mlsircss in Bilrm1-e
far several years. The date ofihe paper is Janrery G.
lIs6, sud the date Of tho advertisement IS December
20, 1855.
Tnis advertisement contains the G-a,infthc greatest
improvement in Tho arts except that Of printing. that
the word has ever received. II presents the Vows o..
Mr.. Fitch, as we'll IS his Efforts To carry hs schomo
into si1ct; aud Ia this we have the fret use Of the
word Steamboat. The advertisement is all History.
10 te sHsourazeaent Of U,cfgi Arts.
Tho subscrlbcr ham5ly bogS leavs to iuorm tho
public, that he has p5op,sed a Machine for tho i'm.
proysmeut OC~NANiGNriON. with other useful ARTS
that II has been hcaorcd with the spprobi'ipn OF
many men of the first characters for philosophical and
mcdaniel knowledge in each Of The middle Saics-
that he has laid i, before tho hpuorihls Assembly OF
PonnEylyania now sitting. WhU5s cOnmiie. have
b"cn pleased to make n favorable report on The snb.
iect. The result has been that a number or gentle.
new Of character and influence have uulcrtatcn IN
promote a subscription Tor ms MAJ oethe y. w. p,rt
ufthe United Safes, in order 10 enable him tn make
4 fall experiment Of said Machine. lilo natters hun.
self the subscribers will think tho Meps well worth
the money yet he pledges himself TO employ one ha
the money ~ contributed, in constructing aud bring.
ing o. perfection Il machine that promises 70 be Of in.
Gatc advantage TO the United States.
J0UN FITCH.
The subscriber Is of opinion That said NIachicn will
DO able u mako head against the most violent lcmaes,
and NJ any time ware a vessel OF .r,In alec shore; ami
The same force may be applied 10 force q lcaSy SHIN
ef her water, aud that twill p%roluoe a constant s1r.
ply of fresh waller, and besides the ahlve mentioned
convsniencSE he believes 1t Will shorten voyages vcry
considerable. lie iherctnrc h,tlsrs himself that few
gentlemen would think much OF contributing toward
m exp0rirsu. 81 well suppJrej. hy such a number Of
tha FIRST Characters ia each DfIhc Middle States. as he
docs not ask their aid without a full compensa,ion.
y. Il. The following opinion was giyca % said
Fitch, end subscribed by anumh-r ofFenilsmen whose
names would do honor!o any ~PnojetI0n in ilo,ophy
or mechanism.
Upon considering the extent Of Inc principles on
which Mr.. Fitchi proposes TO construct his Steam
boat, and the quantity Of mJiiol that my be proIuccI
By the elastic fpics uf Steam. We arc D, oprnion thar 1
execution conld Ivy any means. b, made 10 answer the
theory when reduced 10 practice IL might bs bensf f.
rill TO the pablo. anl it seems u be deserving Of a
fair experiment, which alone can justify the cr2ocia-
ton Of success.
Subscriptions taken in BY ths Printer hereof and
Messrs. SHs'svooi aud Clark, Booksellers aud L,atoa.
ers, in Market street.
John Fitch ought 10 be recorded in History ms the
father Of st,am Navigation, tor his plan aud p1pers
were Submitted ca Mr.. Fu!,Ja's examination in
Franco.
See BARRIERS Collection, p. 60.
=. WEBSTER.