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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-28
A Sad Death
SON OF MR.. AND MRS. ROBERT
MONROE DIED YESTERDAY
AT sHlNNsToN.

Silently and softly came the white
winged angel from the great beyond
and claimed for its own Denzil Lee,
the bright and beloved child OF Rob.
ert and Eleanor j. Monroe, of this
city, Friday morning at II o'clock at
ShinnstoD.
While Denzil had been sick for quite
little while. yet his illness was not
considered dangerous, and he was able
to be out and buy Christmas presents
for his papa and mamma and little
brothers. and none was happier than
Denzil on Christmas day. But he was
taken suddenly i'll. and the skill Of
several doctors and all that his fond
parents could do, ayailed nothing, and
after few short hours OF suffering he
gently laid his dear little head on his
Sayiour's breast and breathed his last
out sweetly there.
Denzti Lee Monroe was nine years
six months and twenty.three days old
Bright beyond his years, he was O
general favorite with hts piaymates
and teachers and was of a gentle and
loving disposition. that made him O
dear little friend to all who knew
him. God. In his wisdom knows best
and we bow to his will and say. "Thy
wifi. o. God. be done"
He was a member OF the Fifth ward
band. which band had as their in
structor Prof. Omen. Prof. Omen and
the members Of the band will attend
the funeral. which will be held at the
Monroe homestead at Shinnston
where Denzil was at the time Of his
death, having gone there with hi.
father and mother to see his little
brother, Robert, who was sick OF pneu
monia ut the home Of his grandpar
ents. While there he was taken sud
denly, III and death claimed him. HI.
little band companions will be pal
bearers for their comrade and the In
terment will be in the Masonic GENE
terry at shinnston on Sunday at 2:3o
The bereaved parents have the sym
patty of the people Of Fairmont ii
their great sorrow. n
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-28
a New Line
WAS ADDED TO CONSOLIDATED
TELEPHONE COMPANY AT
CONFERENCE LAST
NIGHT.

At a conference between ]. Walter
BARNES general manager Of the Con.
solldated Telephone Company, and
James W. Downs, manager Of the
Buckhannon Telephone Company,
held last night, an agreement was
reached whereby the latter company
becomes a part Of the former. The
Buckhannon Company Is offairly good
proportions and the additions Of It's
lines will prove n valuable asset to
the Consolidated Telephone Company.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-28
HUNTING ACCIDENT.

PARKERsBURG, w. Va, Dec. 2S.--
Charles Huffman Is dead. Orlando
Bennett will lose his eye sight and
Ruday Backman will lose leg as the
result Of hunting accidents near
Wadesville. this county. Huffman was
killed by discharge from a shot gun
which he had been holding on his lao.
while sitting on fence. The gun
fell from his grasp and the hammer
struck the fence and the contents Of
the shell entered the stomach Of Hut.
man. His funeral will be held this
afternoon at Manganese, this county.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-28
BEAUTIFUL MARCHIONESS ANDHLOVER
FOUND.DEADIN CONSERVATORY
Boy Accidentally Shot By
Father While the. Two Were
OutRabbit Hunting yesterday

Willie Upton, the six year old son
Of ]. Sanford Upton. of Gray's Flat,
was accidentally shot by his father
yesterday morning while rabbit hunt.
Ing. Upton had stationed his son In
a safe place and directed him to stay
there while he went out to chase the
game. he had gone from the boy only
a few minutes when rabbit poppec
up and started off. When Upton
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-28
TAFT 10 skEAp IN BOSTON.

(By s. W. Press Association.)
BOSTON, Dec. 2s.-secretary oi
War Taft will be the principal speaker
at the annual banquet Of the Boston
Merchants's association on Monday
night and is expected to make some
important references to his presiden
tial candidacy. At Mr.. Tatt's request
the Hon. swager sherley, Of Louis.
Vile, will also speak.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-28

Evidence was had yesterday tina,
the woman was seen in Newark on
Christmas eve by William Snyder, a
carpenter, who stated after seeing tha
body. that the young woman had
spoken to him in Newark on the night
before Christmas, and asked to be
directed to u restaurant. He said thu
woman told him that she was a
stranger. An .undergarmcnt belonging
to the woman was found near. the
Passaic Yacht Club. The garment
was slit up the back the same as the
woman's waist which was found with
the other clothing yesterday
Many persons called at the morgu,
in Harrison to view the body, but no
Identification was made.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-28
Leave I: e. Sunday
ADMIRAL EVANS AND 4 HIS SAIL.
oRs GETTING READY TO
SAIL TONIC oRRos
(By#United Spreas.,il 4

\ PORT OF SPAIN; Trinidad Dec.
2s.--Admiral Evans, armada VIII not
leave Trinidad for RIO JaneIro until
tomorrow. Preparations are being
hurried that there be; nothing I'M the
way Of their early departure. The lib:
erty parties of men were somewhat
reduced I'm size to-day owing to the
amount Of work ahead Of the ships]
The authorities have Congratulated
Admiral Evans on. his. sailors excellent
behavior while on shore leave.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-28
Police Court
NOT MUCH OF IMPORTANCE BE.
FORE THE MAYOR THIS
MORNING.

Mike Daugherty. plain drunk, fine
six dollars.
Minnie Mcdonald. lettering in Sap,
per's saloon, fine, six dollars.
Couple policement were given a
hurry up call to go to Pike street
last night. The officers responded but
found nothing that should excite any
one. 4. z. H
3severalisviclous looking characters
were prowlfng about on the South Side
last night sharp lookout was
maintained for them. 4
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-28

thought the rabbit had passed the dl
rect line between him and his boy he
fired. The Joy had changed his posi-.
tion and was in range Of the gun am
received past Of its discharge. Seven
shot entered his legs. one shot en-.
tered his abdomen and one shot buried
Itself in his face. Drs Peters and Trio
pett were summoned and rendered
surgical aid. : 1t is not thought that
he shooting will prove fatal.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-28
FOREIGN STUDENTS MEET.

ts BY S.1sW. Press Associatlon.)
MADISON. Wis. Dec. 2S.-Students
from all parts Of the world are In at,
tendance. at the first convention Of the
Association Of Cosmopolitan Clubs OF
the Universities Of the World. which
opened to-day at the University OF Wis.
Sconsin, under the auspices Of the Uni.
9yersity Of Wisconsin international
club, the pioneer organization Of fora
signestudents. There are now eight
clubs in American and South Amerl
can universities. The institutions rep
resented are Wisconsin, Michigan,
Illinois, Ohio. Louisiana, Cornell. Pur,
due and the University Of Beunos
sAyres, Argentina.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-28
Black Hand
CARRIED OUT THREATS BECAUSE
I. R. FREDlANA5 DID NOT HEED
DEMANDS.

BROWNSVILLE, Pa, Dec. 2S.-At
two o'clock this morning loud expo.
sion at the home of R. Frediani tore
out the front Of his house but luckily
ynoneo OF the family were injured. The
cause Of the explosion is attributed
to the black hand, as Frediani received
several demands and letters for mon
.ey but paid no attention to them. The
police found a large quantity of dyna
mite. SO far no arrests have been
made.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-28
Death at Minersyille.

VIM. H. Lewis died this morning at
the home Of his daughter, Mrs. Bren
men, at Minersyille. Mr.. Lewis va,
in his e5th year, and was born and
reared at Evansville. Preston county
The funeral will take place tomorrow
at Hammond. y.
Big turkey shoot all day and even
Ing at Shooting Gallery on Jackson
street.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-28
(By United Press.)

JACOBS CREEK, Pa, Dec. 2S.-The
number of bodies recovered from the
Darr mine this morning was two.twen.
t.. Thisai the total number of dead
found in the mine. 1t Is the belief OF
many workers that number OF vic.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-28
RAISE THEIR OWN.
sSlEEf

(By United Press.)

II-I- y. Iby UulUeu FFeSS.J = I-"TT1
MANILA. P. l., Dec. 28.-The Ma
tionai Assembly voted to increase the
assemblymen's salaries to thirty pesos
daily and is threatening to cut AmerI.
can commissioners pay to ten thou.
sand pesos year. The old Spanish
peso represents in silver triae less
than fifty cents In American money.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-28
|TZGERALD RESIGNS
W6lI known fdlf|IlOnt Man Quits B
4 O. !. s.AItN6f \ ( S6fYl66. OF .FOrbu
Years -Ffl6ttOn Reported

n Especial to the West VirgInian.}
BALTIMORE, Nd, Dec. "a
Thomas Fitzgerald, general manager
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, has resigned his position
to take effect the first Of the year.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-28
.MAYsplsRANpI aEcIloN

4ht tBy 81 W. Press Assoc Atom
MUNICH. Dec. 2s. "A seneralm
Ing Of the yayarian section Of theij
man Naval league has been called
tomorrow, when. Geordlhg !!
ports, II will be disbanded I'h,
tire executive COMMITTEES OF
branch, including Prince Pappr
recently esigned giving as their
sons for; this action the selected
Major General Kein as president
the recent policy OF the league ID
Ing In German politics:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-28
DATE OF INQUEST AT DARR
MINE SET FOR JANUARY 9

Tins Will yet be found under piles OF
slate and earth which fell at various
points. There may be from twelve
to thirty bodies thus buried in the
mine. Coroner Wynn mas set the date
of the inquest for January ninth and
he will hold it at smithton at two p.
III H rl $50
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-28
MASKED ROBBERS CAPTURED
AFTER FINISHING THEIR WORK

securing ninety cents and a revolver.
Officers took up the traii of the rob.
bers and found them in field. When
called upon to surrender. the robbers
opened fire and were subdued after
dozen shots were fired and were
captured.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-28
(By United Press.)

CHICAGO, H., Dec. 2s. = Four
masked ROBBERS held up the train dis.
patcher at the Fortieth avenue AMI
Belt Line station. They covered him
with revolvers, ransacl;ed the office,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-28
P|'AIR||.K|lERsBURC ||.|l
5C0UPLESURPRISE
Their | .|.|:| FRIENDS
.EILoPEMEAT | JUST. FOR
SAKE OF ROMANCE

sire 10 have tinge OF romance to the
affair, no doubt prompted the elope.
ment Of Miss Anna Jackson with Mr..
Kenner B. Stephenson, which occur.
red after midnight Thursday night
from the home Of Miss Jackson's
mother, Mrs. L. H. Poole, OF AIS Ju.
Llama street, as Miss Jackson Is Of
age, and there was no necessity for an
I elopement. n;
There is no doubt in the minds Of
many that the affair had all been pre-.
arranged. and was known to some OF
the intimates Of both parties. as late
developments would indicate.
Mr.. Stephenson went about the mat
/ ter in business like style, and car.
ried off his intended without any
trouble or mishap and the couple were
whirled away in a cao. leaving the
city some time aftcrward.
Shortly after midnight cab drove
/ up to the corner Of Fifth street and
Williams Court alley, opposite the City
Building. About the same time Mr..
/ Stephenson appeared at the station
OF the Central Hose Company In the
City Building, Addressing Night Pa.
troll Driver Al Logan, he said he de.
: sired to borrow ladder for few
minutes. He. took one of the lighter
ladders carried It down Williams
Court alley and then, entering the rear
gate to the Poole residence, set the
ladder under the window OF Miss
Jackson. In a few minutes afterward
Mr.. Stephenson. accompanied by Miss
Jackson, emerged from the alley and
entering the cab. were whirled away.
It was evident that the whole affair
was known by the night force around
the city building, as one of the fire.
men and a patrolman went to the
poole residence and recovered the lad.
der;s=whiclgA1r. Stephenson Shadsfailed
&. retnrn, S S31{5 II ri :gi,t5ii
The ss,uinr,nos,tion II w,s tbe conn,e IN
tended tatinv NJ .. a,st ,,t w,b,cb ,eovas
bare nver tho na,t,more and ohio NJ
1895. but evidently they missed this
train nroh,b,y for = nurnoeo a. thav
J,d NOT COT ahroaJ uowayor q 10
so,d 3,bov diJ GOT ohoora =, No 4
tho weat hound train ,ua hero nj 4. az
tb,s morn,ng n.tro,m,n Who han.
nened 10 be: ot the station be,ng
author,tv for Tho statement
NI,ss I,c,,son was nrom,nen,,v ,den.
t,ead u;.h tho ,orr,,or soo,otv co,
on !, wos an ,rtereet,nr and attractive
,orr, ,,dv sha inhor,,oa .,orr.
nort,on NJ tbe estate Of her father tho
i,tolI NJ I,ctson r. ,ba omoun,
ho,no os,,m,tad a. s,oo mn NJ
s,onn on.on 1, !, ,,a,,har =, oo,nc,,
ami no. beer connec,od With nnu.
boz :, roaI os.ata do,,s ,nd o,hor or
,errr,sos Roth have m,nv ,,rianas
80, ~ ,,ann,o,. o...s,.no, .an.,s
arah,a s,,ra,Isa ana w.s ; Mill ,on,.
;, a..,,a-.a.,os ~ l. ,a,,,...ss
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-28

Photographs, hand colored. crayon
or, charcoal sketches, while you walt
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in
window Of Globe Book Store. I. I.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-28

{ c. H. smoot returned to Aiiingdale
yesterday after spending several days
with his family. N
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-28

Post casdss ana Envelopes ni
order Monday, Tuesday aud "
day BY James r Iazief In wind
Globe Book Store. While fou waI
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-28

Have your pictures received Christ
mas framed? We can do them Jus
right. Globe Book Store. & 4. j,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-28

Sketches and water colors made to
order Of yourself or object or your
selection in window OF Globe Book
!. Store. Xxx
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-28

Shooting Gallery on Jackson street
.c,sen all the time. 5l5.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-28

Shooting Gallery on Jackson street
open all the time. II;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-28
subserIbea tor the west 4 Y. 5vIrglnlan.

James P. Lazler. cartoonlst and
sketch artist, in our window Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday. Globe Book
Store. Ii a N
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-28

Mr. Fitzgerald was born and reared
In Fairmont, W. va.,s and was consid.
cred one Of Fairmont's greatest song.
He was an able official, having attain.
ed his position by merit working up
from the bottom Of the ladder. HIs
successor has not been named.
When asked the significance Of Gen.
eral Manager Fitzserald's resignation,
Mr.. c. W. Watson said that for a
long time there had been considerable
friction In the operating department
Of the 3. & o. and his resignation was
not unexpected by his friends. Mr..
Fitzgerald has always been great
believer In the great resources of West
Virginia and has PROBABLY done as
much as any other man for its de.
velopment... g.
Hon. A. 3. Fleming said: a am
personally very fono Of Tom Fitz.
gerald. II he leaves the 3. & o. It
will be loss to the community"
Mr.. J. E. Watson said: "l have
known Fitzsenald ever since he has
been connected with 8. & o., nearly
40 years, and believe his resignation
will be greater loss to the 3. & O..
than to him."
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-28
PIcTUREFFRAMEsET 10 ORDER

Have your pictures received Christ.
mas nicely framed. We can do then,
Just right. Globe Book store. 6;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-28

THE WEATHER Rain
snow collier so'aishsl sanaA
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-30

either end). and the first steam =
sci, the Denalogos, which was launched in
1874; he constructed the first of the steam
ers to ply between New York and The
ports on Long Island sound. and he also de-
signed the steamer that led the way to the
commercial development of the great cities
OF the Middle West, which lie along the
Ohio and the Mississippi.
1t is not strange that with such career
of great achievement, Fulton'6 memory
should, in a succeeding century, be perpet-
uated by Robert Fulton Monument ASso-
citation, with Cornelius Vanderbilt as its
president and Gov Hughes on its commit
tee on site Perhaps no one has put the
reasons for a monument to Fulton more
pithilv than the first vice president OF the
association, Mark Twain. lam sure, he
saws. that but for Robert Fulton's genius
and energy steam navigation would have
remained i'll the egg centuries longer than
it did. He made the vacant oceans and the
idle rivers useful after the unprecedented
had been wondering for hundred million
years what they were for. He found these
properties a liability; he left them al asset.
1t is the peculiar honor and privilege Of our
commercializing age to estimate this ma
jestic service at its splendid and rightful
value. The monument Is deserved and it
will be built"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-30
A SEA BATTLE
FOUGHT ASHORE

No show that has been builded and
launched within the last twenty years, to
entertain worlds fair crowds, has been go
signally successful as The Battle of the
Merrimac and Monitor, devised by its orr
ginator, Z. W. Mcconnell, for especial ex-
bition at the jamestown Exposition, on its
Warpath, where it is now being viewed by
thousands of visitors daily.
Recently, while visiting the spectacle, no
persuasion on the part OF reporter, anX
ious TO send in a good story covering the
secrets OF tie mimic fight between the first
two ironclads, would move Mr.. Mcconnell
INTO consent to visit behind the scenes.
However" he said, I've no objection
TO your looking over the electrical pant
which controls the big marine battle. l
am only too happy to turn you over 10 Mr.
Sweet. our director of electric mechanics.
who will gladly show you what all experts
agree Is the largest electrical installation
ever made Tor show purposes"
Mr.. Sweet conducted the party into the
great operating room, the sides CT which
were walled in slate and thickly studded
with silver and brass mounted rods, levers.
wheels and pulleys, and gutta percha
handled switches
This said Mr.. Sweet, els the main
switch room CT the 'Merrimac and Aloni-
tor. From here is directed every move OF
the boats and the electrical effects which
beautify and add realism to the speeta Gle
Here | sit, like the officer in submarine
war vessel, seeing nothing actually OF what
transpires save through this tpointiag 20 i
peculiarly set brass mirrorl which conveys
reflex OF the whole action. 1t sounds sin
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-30
,OBERT FULTON MEMORIAL DAY
aNE OF THE GREATEST
OF THE COLONIAL
CITY BY THE SEA =
GREAT REVIEW OF
STEAMBOATS,. SHOW
ING PROGRESS IN NAVI-
CATION.

WTHEN the Warships, Yachts
w Palatial Steamers, Freight Boats,
Ocean Tramps, Whalebacks, Launches
Tugs and the hundred types of steam
vessels parade in Hampton Roads at
the jamestown Exposition. September
%, it will be in memory of that peculi-
arly alarming side wheeler, The Cler-
mont" the child of Robert FuIton's
brain, which began the onward move
ment IN water transportation one hun
dred years ago.
At the foot of Broadway. New York,
facing Battery Park, IN house known as
No. State street, and now devoted to the
Scamens Mission, were witnessed the last
such as the Hippodrome. in New York
scenes in the closing chapter of remark
able life. Over the threshold where today
pass hundreds who go down to the sea in
ships" was reverently carried, In Il Febru-
airy day of 1915, the body of Robert Full
ton, who made so many of those ships pcs
sible, and the funeral cortege. passing up
Broadway, bore the body to its long rest
ing place In the tomb of the Livingston
family IN Trinity Church yard.
1t has taken a fall century from that date
to bring about that public recognition Of
Fultons great contribution to commerce
industry and other forms of human prog
ress which takes the form of u national NE
mortal monument. On the one hundred
and forty-second anniversary of his birth,
November IA next, ground will be broken
on the banks OF the Hudson, in New York
city, for n monument to the great inventor.
the father of steam navigation, to which
grateful Americans from all over the world
will contribute. The monument will he
one 10 command the attention of all nations
and 1t is estimated that fully s., 600 600 Will
be spent upon this memorial. To its crypt.
by consent of the surviving grandchildren
already gwen. viii be transferred the ashes
of the noted inventor of the steamboat.
HONORED BY THEENTIRE WORLD
In this year 1907, the one hundredth an
niversary of his success, the memory of
Fulton is being honored by an international
marine exposition in the city of Bordeaux,
France. and a monument TO his memory Is
10 be erected IN the city of Paris, where
many of the inventors experiments were
made and where his first boat was built as
q model from which the Clermont was
evolved. In addition TO the New York
ceremonies the event will 6e commemc-
rated in Amsriea By . great marine review
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-30

TIE Importance which the submarine boat
has assumed in naval operations.
But meantime Fulton had made the ac-
qualntance OF Robert r. Livingston, The
American minister to France, who in I1g3
had unauccesSfully tried to operate = steam
BOAT aI New York Learning OF Fulton S
ciS'erhesS rs an inventor, the diplomat
pI"poSeu partnership, with the ultimate
purpose OF securing the exclusive right to
run steamers III New York waters. \ boat
9uiit by Fulton and tried at Paris IN ISo3
was Sulliclehuy promising, as model. 10
warrant more ambitious undertaking. ana
III 1896 Fulton returned to Americ, Ia he
gin work Oh the Clermont, w:lich tcok nor
name from LlTlngstOn's country scat IN tho
Hudson. The boat was 40 sect lone and
1914 feet broad
The story o. the launching of the CIer-
mont and of the excitement her an,,e,r.,,,oo
on the Hudson created is familiar to $50,
school boy. By making trip to Aim,
and back the possibility of a nacI,nt H.
was established, and from that dav to liz
steamboat transportation between the can.
lsal and the metropolis of the State co,,,.
mercial fact. >0'-i-
1t was on this initial ard nonoe,,+,,,s
: trip Of the Clelnont that the ,no,o,,,,,,+
OF Miss Harriet Livingston to Robert Full
] ton was formally announced by Chancellor
! Livingston, the great iurist who -,
! tered the oath Of office to GEORGE WsSbirr.
! ton as first President of the United St,tae
his announcement was made uDon tLo
deck OF the Clermont during the Interest.
ing hours of that first successful steam WOW.
age. In a graceful speech, telling of tLe
betrothal, the chancellor prophesied that
the name of the inventor will descend r.
posterity as that of a benefactor of fine
world, and it is not impossible that before
the close OF the present century vessels
may be able to make the voyage to Europe
without other motive power than steam. )"
Fulton not only built the first steam
packet, but he also built the first steam
ferry boat (the double-ender, steered at