New-York tribune., 1907-08-04
Launching of Fu1fons Boat.

ra,nter but he still kept his interest IN IhechaI-
les and scientific pursuits. he met prominent NH
In England who were interested IN bls IA. i
and several of them Were introduced ana oseu
there. . r-,~a 1,,,1+,p
After spending some years IN England r tI,1d ,5
vent to Paris Here he was welcomed py ,iie
American Minister who invited him to make ms
home with him. This invitation + u4'oh 'N'VPs'
eyratnnr, In the minister's house for seven years.
- tiPae although he still worked at his pro
fesstou as an artist, largely gwen up u t t3
studv Of other subjects He was iilucH % 49,
10th in England and IN France Win eAptiii',i
rala+tn, 70 submarine warfare ana we are tC'u
+rat in this work he displayed in a WoidtiI Wo5i u -
manner his talent an inventor anu ms i,
a great mechanic and engineer IN VII W iIIlie -,
self on the subject, he sald, VI ti'lS - -
of firing cannon, carronades, coulhOidu9 vi ~
nance OF any kind under water 50 +i9 - +Lo
original inventor This was a claim ne uId l'0'
make in regard to the steamboat
u yvas when rlnton mad given up all eApect"'Io,.
of rarsladn, the British or French go'eiiliIs ~
to adopt his plans for submarine "@iilaIT - -, -,
turned his attention more deIli 'IS Owe, which
the problem Of the steamboat II w., W" "a been
i.yantors IN different parts Of the world had Dc.
s,udy,ng for years Nearly hundred yeal5 D't2t
a F7rencl.rnan had constructed S'"din,''"t -,
-, I,a,a been Of real value had not the po'
l., The neie hborhood in which II was tl'u' "e
1ccord,ng TO the superstition of the uine, 'he'
,-orl, cf magic. destroyed 1t. Various Al
,,,s we're made after that IN the same uiee''oI
with more or less success. ana no"i'ete 80 -,
,ares+ In the subject greater than IN our own @
yer yer - - - ryas seen that such invention II per
fected would be OF inestinable Va4ue aS " i'''--'
of transportation on our 6ied' i''
Fulton was encouraged in his new undeItaKIhs %
-hancellor Livingston. OF New York he was then
the a1ufa ssador of the United states a' .iio o.
~ france but had been interested In plaIs toi
st.sm navigation before leaving America. ui.
on.,ruoted q steamboat which was tried Win SAT
,sractory results the Seine. and CnencenoT Lay
..aston Vro.s homo describing tts trial ano suo-
reed.d ,n rettinr the Legislature OF the state OF
New york TO give to Fulton the sole right 10 uso
| r..orhoats on the Hudson. The design lot VI
go erst steamboat Is stil preserved IN PaTls II
- acconpanied by a letter from the designer "hlcn
% vs among other things: In these drawings you
Iii end nothing new, since they are only those OK
r,ter vheels-a method which has often been
tried :, -. - 1-rclord
which he intended use in an American Doal 6uI.
Ton started for his home country IN the SPRING Oh
sna II was probably due to the length or Time oc-
ounied in making the engine that the Clei hioHl "h9
not completed for than three years III tei tlS'
The first trip Albany, begun on August H. 4eo
vas made IN thrty-two hours, and the return TRIP
10 New York in thirty. In account OF Inc event
| written by Fulton himself. we are told that prog
! ably not thirty persons in New York beneVeo.
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