Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-12-05
From the Jersey City Sentinel

native element TN III ..ldSun river. trIm tiit
6uillinr ,ard ol harles Brown. in August. ISUf
After snup announcements IN The arrangement %
The pa.Jl+s. The sIeamh,at built by Livingston
aud FuIim was advertised lu Sarl tr Albany ir'Ir
N.w York nn Il certain afirrnu,,. Fuiun's mar
ralige 10 judge SInry. in Ills own words, will best
describ- ihis-vuvage.
..When was building my first steamboat, !,
he said. ..ihe project WAS viewed by tue pnhic al
New York, either with indifference or contempt
as visionary srheue. My friends. indeed. were
civil. hut they were shy. They listened with
patience to my explanations, hut with settled
cast Of incredibly TN their c'rntenances. felt
the full iulce ul the lanenlail"n ot The poet:
"sTruhs would you teach, to sinking land,
All shun none AID you, and few understand
AS had orcaslnn to pass daily toand trnm the
building ward, while my bat was in progress,
have often lnered unknown. near the idle groups
OF strangers gathering in .ii'le circles. and heard
various inquiries IL The oajec ot this new veliI'
cle The language WAS uniformly that oi scorn
sneer or dicule The loud laugh rrse at my ex-
pense; the dry jest, the wise calculation of losses
and expenditure; the dull. hui endless repetition
Of ''the Fulton toAyr' Never did single en-
couraging remark, bright hope, or a warm wish
cross my path.
"Ai lpng tn the day arrived when the experI
ment was To be made To me il was nlst try
ing and interesting occasion. ! wanted many
friends tn 90 ON board and witness the first sue
cpSslnl Trip. Many of them did me The favor In
attend. us Il matter o personal respect; Dui II was
uaniiesl They did i, with rrluciauce, tearing to he
parlakers ul my lnurtificA lion and moi of my irl
nnpli ! was we'll aware that. IN my case. there
were many reasons tn ,u5 of my "wn success -
'rhr machinery was new. aud III made; many
parts OF II were constructed by mechanlcs nnac-
quaned win such work; and unexpected DUH
cnlIi.s might reasonably be PRESUMED to present
themselves from uiher causes.
..rhe monen, arrived in which the word was
to be given Tor The vessel "a move. My friends
were IN grnups on The deck. Tnrre was anxiety
mixed with fear a.noug them. They were silent.
sad and weary real in their iuks nothing hui
disaster. aud almsl repeated nt my etf'ris. The
signal was gwen IA I'd The bnl mpved on siuri
distance and then slapped aud became iminnvab!e.
To the silence ut The preceding moment nnw sue
ceeded murlnufs of diScnnlent aud agIlail'n and
whispers and shrurs. ] could hear distinctly re
pealtd, i told ynu Suit is a fboIiSh scheme. |
WISH we were well uui Of it, elevated myself
uppn a plalinr II and addressed the assembly.
siaieL that knew mol what was the matter: {: oui
! il they wld ne quiet aud indulge mr t'r halt an
: hour | would either gb on or abandon tac voyage
. f.r that ii,up. Inis shnrl respite was Conceded
| Without objection. | went below and examined
7 The machinery. aud d,s:Jvrr.l that ihe "au>e was
! a slight maliormaiinn of S'nne oi ihe work. In Il
s:url period it Was obvldted The bat was put
again in motion she continued 10 move on. All
| were still lncreduldIS-nnne seemed wiling l"
trust The evidence of their senses. We le!t The
/ Etair Ciiy ol New York; we passed lhrnuyh the
romantic and ever varying scenery "f ihe High
/ Lands wr deserted the clustering houses at Alba
nv; we reached its sil reS; YET even then iinagl-
nation superseded The force uI fact IL mds do1bt
ed If IL c1aid be done again or j, Ia any cas-. IL
co"ni he mule ot any ruhne"
Perhaps The severrS struggles of genius are The
cunlrutiuns with unSympahz'ng aud unreasoning
incrrduIdv which the SuIs oI science nave cnntin-
u,iy to undergo Oa his feiurn 10 N-~ -; 80.
/ Mr. Fulton published The following account of his
vu,aue N rne 4 nrr,cin CuRei. addressing ite
! editor 0 Thai journal:
"S,g: arrived This afternoon al 4 n'cock IN
the sieru,bJal from Albany As the sarcesso ot my
4XpprHnrni giveS Ill" great haprS that such b'a'S
my be rendered OF great imp Tance to my Gun
/ try Ia prevent rrrunruIS opnUus. and gve soint
Satisfaction t,' rieodS of Us iu! improvements
yuu Will nave lhr gJidIeS> 10 publish Tie lJow
iml statement nt iacs:
/ ~" ''" W. f,h.,,..IIr 10
arrived al Cie,n '"'' 'l'r SFa' ~ o"a"'i ~ ,n,.
'"-''''' - '" '''" ,vit Iat, ,h
"'S''''T :" "''"H ~ ,rr;,ad =,
C"'''e'" AT :" .''1 I;,,.,,'., a. ,,.,,os
Albany al . N tne a!'"Fa" III ~ '''''''
! ,i'"e ''S" nuns 'i"'' y E,,.o> ,,
hour, &c (NiGhd) "a 'hioH
/ linus this Jonfnry vi one h""'F'u "nn "'y
J al in he a. thirty tWu
"'''' vas ''U' :" n,,.,ar,nly I.ss
.,,, Oh, T., N,,,h River a. SIN.
'i'" ''" "' WV ~ ~ ~ la,',,h o,J II;
wa. was e';' A.a',,t ,r,a sn,,,na made by
~ ~, :" '''"'' ,b h,;i
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'" "" ~ ,"' ~ , ;,,,,,. j., 4 am.
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1n" a" ""' ''''' o'o""'r ,,.;,rsis Tho Ind
,L am, n,ri,r u, The
~ S'" - i,, 49, ;,,,r,d,., ,voHid ultimate
10 s,,.rs.d. ,bsir sl,ypr craft. purpusely ran indl
/! = - "A :, I,,,,. md =, uersevp
;, ,,aro ,h.sa o,,a,n,s that lhe lpTisltlure
,n,,d !, ,scssS,rr t sn,c, n law In ..puni,h by
g ,,s,n ,vb, ,tIe,np,ed
=. J,.,,,,, ~ ;,;,,r, ha- ,, pernans tho huaIipen
,,,,, ,is, >, ra,,i,,, fr the alarm they suffered
-, iar a., ,nna,r.n,.o u,hic,, is thus related by
~ T,llIan
.o'.',',. - r.,,o Nov York 10 Albany.
,ha tI.rn,,nr, .w'.,sd ,ba ,s,,,nshmen, uf the in
:, ,,, - tho ,,v.r m,nyu of whom
had meyer heard even uf an enLinn, much les, ui
.'...',,.,,o, sh,, ,r,s dp..rinrJ by sime. who
. :',;.'i -. 49,, ,,..,,,,r in tho uiyht as
monster m.,y,n, On lhe waters, deiying the
,,I ,I.s and ,,rsath,nu llme a..d smoke
So. ,..,<.: ..,,n.,,,urc ;,,D olh27
'.,.,.,,r.r m. river vhen
''s'r's ".'I "r'r "', srhe 6r,t sieam
s"r "a' ,""Ns "F' ,".sJ d,v p,ne wo,d for tn
o''' \'' o'"''s - o'( - II II, ,a sn,.,,I
'' " '''" 'V"'1 ,,.,n.y., ,,,., fro j. s,ir
Wv, Wv "o''' Wv. ''" ,,g ,r which m Ibe p,1h,