Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-12

stocks, and built by Francis Fickell, at
Corlear's Hook, and as deserved compli-
ment to his State and city, named her the
Savannah. She was commanded by Rog-
ers, with his brother Steven as mate, and
was launched August %, 1878. Her en-
gines were furnished by Richard Vail, of
Morristown, n. j., conformity with Daniel
Dodd. She sailed for Savannah on March
29, 1919. The trial trip was highly success
ful.She then proceeded to Charleston, and af-
ter being lionized there for short time, took
President Monroe to Savannah. On the
26th of May she sailed direct for Liverpool,
making the passage in twenty-five days,
eighteen of which were under steam. Dur
ing the voyage across the Atlantic, several
amusing incidents occurred. When first
seen off Cape Clear the steamer was thought
to be on fire, and the English Admiral at
Cork at once dispatched fast cutter, well
manned, to her relief; great was their won
der at their total inability to come up with
the ship under bare poles. After some
amusing delay, the en2ine of the steamer
was stopped, and the cut er's officers in-
Vited on board to examine and admire the
new invention. At Liverpool the Savan-
nah attracted universal attention and no
little apprehension. 1t was suspected by
some that her design was to rescue Napo-
con, then 8 prisoner at St. Helena; his
brother Jerome having offered for that pur-
pose a large sum. She was carefully
watched by the British Government, and
ships-of-war were stationed at certain points
for that purpose, which for time prevented
her departure from Liverpool. She sailed
thence for Elsinore on her way to St. Pc
tersburg. She was offered for sale to the
Emperor Of Russia, but be declined to pur-
chase. She next touched at Copenhagen,
where 100000 was offered for her by the
King of Sweden, which Captain Rogers
declined. She then sailed for home, put
ting in at Arendel in Norway, and arrived
at Savannah in twenty-five days. She was
then purchased by Captain Nathaniel Hold
redge, divested of her steam apparatus, and
run as packet between New York and |
Savannah. She subsequently, went ashore
on Long Island and broke up. Sixty thou |
sand dollars were sunk in the transaction. |
The chart used by Captain Rogers, and the |
log-book are now in the Navy Department |
in Washington. Captain Rogers died at |
Cheraw, S. c., Nov. rs, 1921. His brother
Steven died at New London, Conn.,, Aug.
20, 1863.
The Savannah was succeeded by the
Curacao, which sailed from Antwerp to |
Curacao in 1929; the Royal William from
Pictou in 1888; the Sirius from Cork, April |
4tb; the Great Western from Bris- |
t0i, April 8th; the Liverpool from
Cork, Nov. 6, 1888; the British Queen |
from Portsmouth, July 10, 1899; the |
Argyle from Liverpool for New Orleans via |
Csdiz and Madeira, April 9th; the Unicorn |
from Liverpool, May 10th; the Chill from 4
Falmouth, and the Peru from London for /
Valparaiso and Callao vic Janeiro, July /
I'd; the Brittania from Liverpool, July 4th; |
and the President from Liverpool, August |
LIST, 1S40. The latter vessel sailed from
New York, March IL, 1S41, and was never
afterwards heard from. Tyrone Power,
the celebrated actor, was among her i'll |
fated passengers. One hundred steamships /
now run between America and Europe.
The first railway in England was opened /
between Stockton and Darlington, and the 1
first locomotive built, was used upon that L
road, and is still in existence at Darlington /
station. The first railway charter in the
U tied States was granted to Thomas FL.
Perkins and others of Massachusetts, March
I, 1926, "to convey granite from the ledges
in Quincy to tide-water in that town." The
first passenger railway in the United States,
was the Baltimore and Ohio, which was
opened Dec. %, 1929, to Ellicott's Mills,
13 miles from Baltimore. A single horse was
attached to two of Winan's Carriage, which
we're drawn with ease eleven miles per |
hour. The South Carolina Railway from
to Hamburg, was the first con-
structed in the United States, with q view
70 use-steam power. The first locomotive
n the United States was built for this road,
and was named the "Best Friend" and
was afterwards changed to "PhOenix." 1t
vas built at the West Point Foundry, by
he Messrs. Kimble, under the direction of
3. l. Muller, Esq. Its performance was
ested Dec 9, 1880, and exceeded expects-
ions. This road was the
irst TO carry the United States
Mail, and when completed, Oct. 2, 1888, one
hundred and thirty-seven miles in length,
vas the longest in the world. Railways |
lid not cross the Mississippi river until
85l, and on the tenth day of May, 1869,
hey reached the Pacific. The number of
niles of railway in the world is one hun
lred and forty thousand; of which one.half
re in the United States.
On the 28th of December, 1927, Levi |
3urrell, of Rochester, n. Y, submitted to
he Franklin Institute of that city, the
uestion of electric telegraph commuuics-
ion between that city and New York. His
Ian was for transmitting, by system of
of sparks emitted in dark
amera, and the message to be written by
mother. In 1882, Prof S. T. B. Morse | s
onceived the idea of a recording telegraph,
ut did not make it known to the public
ntil Oct. 8, 1887, he filed his
ayeat in the Patent Office, to Sc
ure his invention. On the 1st of
.pril following he applied for patent,
,hich passed the Examiner in the sane | :
ear, and on the 20th of June, 1910, was
sued. 1t was first brought into practical
Sc May 27, 1874, between Baltimore and
Washington. Royal g. House, of Yer
Iont, 184S, obtained patent for an iustru- | J
tent which gave increased rapidly to tele-
-sphing. David E. Hughes, OF Kentucky,
1855, obtained patent for an instru-
eDt which became unrivaled upon long
rcuits. The number Of miles Of telegraph
the world is two hundred and twenty
re thousand, of which one-third is in the
nited States.
The first Atlantic Cab,e'was laid August
1858, and ceased to work twenty seven |
ys afterwards. The second was laid
liz %, 1860. The third was lost August |
1865 when about twO-thirds were laid,
ID recovered Septsnbsr z, 1866, and COM =,
sted en- the 9Th Of the same month. The l.
1rth (French) was completed July %,
so. About five hundred messages are
ily transmitted across the Atlantic.-l
aston Globe.