Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-01-16
Scraps Of Curious information.

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| The Albany Argus of August 1916, in speak
ing of the cheapness and expedition of travel,
| ing, remarks that steamboats, leave Albany
for New York every Monday, Wednesday, Fri,
day and Saturday, at nine A. NJ, and New
York the same day at five P. NJ The fare is
only seven dollars, and the TRIP is made in "a
| hours. s. Is. .... ...... .'
The steamboat Enterprise arrived at Charles
ton 23d July, 1916, from Savannah and ex-
cited great deal Of curiosity-it being the
first steamboat ever seen in Charleston. Great
as was the surprise the editors of the newspa-
pers there prophesed that stem years hence
such boat would be no variety anywhere in
the United States where there was water enough
to float one"
| In 1917 the persons engaged in fishing on
the Potomac pettioned the Virginia Legisla-
ture that steamboats, might be prevented from
running during the month of April-as the
noise could be heard several miles, and the ag-
itation of the air and water frightened all the
fish from the river.
The first steamboat that ascended the Ark
ansas river was the Comet, which started on
her first trip May 1st, $780, ....
In June 1920, the Calhoun" assembled the
Mississippi river as far as the falls of ST. An
thony, being the first steamboat that had reach
ed that point. In 1921 there were II steam
boats on the Western waters. In 1924, there
was but one steamboat on the Connecticut
river, and two sailing from New York east
ward
In 1917 the whole number of steamboats,
that had been built on the Western waters, was
tten-and in that year the feat of accomplish
ing the passage from New Orleans to the falls
of the Ohio in 26 days. was celebrated by great
rejoicings.
In 1922 the number of steamboats, in the
United States, was about 800. In 1924 there
were SO steamboats, on the Western waters and
% building. In|lS27 the number on the Ohio
and Mississippi rivers, was 100-their tonnage
being 1887. No steamboat was owned in
Boston, Massachusetts,, until September, 1928.
In 1926 there were steamboats, on Lake Erie,
1884, 81. In 1885 the number was 81 Amer
ican and British, with an aggregate tonnage
of | ! ,662 In 1880 there were 81 steamboats,
in the State of New York up to that time 321
had been built on the Western waters, of which
number 1873 were either lost or worn out, and
1SS were still running There were 26 steam
boats on the North river, whose tonnage was
6400- and IA on the East river of 1920
tons.
From the introduction of steamboats, on the
Mississippi in 1873 till 1928, 80 steamboats, had
been built with an aggregate tonnage of lS, ,OO0
The number of steamboats, built in the Uni
ted States in 1884, was SO; in 1887, 194.--
Pittsburg, Cincinnati and Louisville, are the
cities where most have been built at the West
and New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore, al
the East The first steamboat on the st. Johns
river, Florida, was the George Washington
which arrived at Jacksonville 18th May, 1881,
in 81 hours from Savannah. The first steamer
OF Lake Michigan was the Henry Clay, which
commenced running in August, 1913. The
tonnage of steamboats, owned in Cincinnati ii
1913, was l9,473 valued, at $l,90O,OO0, EN-
ploying 1919 hands.