The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1846-10-24

IOieans, .wh,le lnihe course oi bnnu'us
and / had not only to keep wa'c"
every night, but frequently fell u ne
cessary to get up at midnight to see
THAT the watch was wide awake at his
post.
/ should add that the Orleans had n
sail, bowsprit and striking masts ana
steam capstan on deck"
The Orleans started from Pittsburgh
in December, 1879, and arrived at New
Orleans on the oath of same month. and
piled regularly between New Orleans
and Natchez, unul the 14th July, 1914
when on her trip to the latter place. be-
ing opposite Baton Rouge. while lying
bv a, night, and the river falling at the
time, she settled on sharp stump and
became wrecked. Her trips during
that period averaged seventeen days.
She was abandoned, and her engine
with new copper boiler. made IN New
York, was put INTO new boat IN 1919.
called the s'NEw ORLEANS" which only
run until the spring OF lSl9. when she
was also sunk by stump on Inc same
side of the river, below Baton Rouge,
but was raised by two schs. brought to
New Orleans between them, and there
lost to tally, near the Balture.
The next steamboat in the order OF
time was the COMET, Of las tons, built
in 1912. a, Pittsburgh, ON Daniel
French's stern wheel and vibrating
cylinder patent, granted 1909. She
. was heightened subsequently by Mr.,
Robson. made trip 10 Louisville IN
The summer of 1918, and reached New
Orleans in the spring of 1874; made
two voyages to Natchez. and was then
broken up and her engine put ur .; IN q
cotton gin. She was owned ov WIZ
f liam and Samuel Smith.
The third boat built on the upper
waters was constructed at Browns
, Vile. PENNSYLVANIA. This was the EN'
rrRpR,sE, OF 100 tons. She was buIl'
, by French, also, and on his patent be-
ing owned by Cadwailader 4 Cos she
made two voyages to Louisville, IN Inc
summer of 1914, under command %
Capt. j. Gregg. On the first OF We
cember of the same year, she took IN
cargo Of o, dnance stores at ri'tsourgh
, and started for New Orleans, Henry
, NJ. Shreve commander. She made
the voyage in IL days. being quIci
, trip, all circumstances considered, ane
;. was then despatched up the river u
meet two keels which had been delayed
r on the passage, laden with small arms
n These she me! 2 miles above Natche2
= took their nasters and the cargoes OF
board, and returned to New Orleans
having been six and half days abscn
- in which time she run GA miles. Sh
} was then for some time actively en-
r. ployed transporting troops and snpP"e
d ior the army. engaged under GeneTi
70 Jackson, in the defence OF New "
; leans. She made one voyage TO Ia
~ Gulf of Mexico as cartel, one t" IN
= rapiJs of Red River with troops. an
ID nine voyages To Natchez. Set out ''
,e Pittsburgh on the 9th oi May, and !"
n. rived a, Shippngport on the 3'h' D
ed ing 25 davs out, and proceeded theh'
nf to Pittsburgh, being the first s'eamb"
N. lha, ever ascended the whole length
n n. the Mississippi and OH" rivers :,
he public dinner was given at L"o'Sv''
;th to Capt. Shreve. for etfectlng u passa'
m. in that space of time, S" wondef'u' III ~
,rs important was it considered. !
ho man who at that dinner would IN
in predicted that there were those Pf'
II. ent who would live to see steamoo'
;ed perform that trip in FIVE days. TWEEN
Of davs less than Shreve's effort, w"t
have been pronounced insane or
The any rate mere visionary, yet less tn
dc n Iapse of thirty years has served
ro. accomplish it. She made one M
vi. trip down. the Captain being u. w
oat lev; when she was lost at Rock Il
kin Dor at ShIppingsport.
tho Next came the VEsUvlUs OF 800 to
wo built at Pittsburgh, November, IL
ma, bv r. Fulton, and owned by a com
,e,s nv in New York and New Orleans
ood She started for New Orleans IN NJ
md. 1914, Frank Ogden being Captain !,
res. was the first boat that made any ell
Inv. to reach the falls, having lett New
OF leans with freight in the early par,
her Ter July of the same year. but " grounded nc !,
pa,. Il sand bar about 700 miles up the
ings sissippi, OIL the i4,h Of July, and
- Ill, tho al. of December. Whe
urth rise in the river foated her of, and
rom returned to New Orleans. when
NAL, was put in requisitIon for military
the vice by Gen. Jackson. but IN star
,oat. up the river for wood. she grounded
res. the Batture, and became useless to
~ Of Government. The succeeding
,rgh. she piled between New Orleans :
b;ch Na,chez, under the command OF Y
,,n, Clement. who was succeeded by