Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-22
ODD INCIDENTS IN AMERICAN
 HISTORY ..
THE FIRST VOYAGE OF THE sA
 VANNAH.

 The honor of first navigating the sea with steamer Belongs to an American, Col. James Stevens, of New York. Trans Atlantic steam navigation was long dis cussed before any one combining suf- icient skill with courage and spirit of adventure make the bold attempt.
 The London Times in its issue of May II, 1S19, thus announced the ex- peeted event: Great eXperiment-A new steam vessel of 800 tons has been built in New York for the express purpose of carrying passengers across the Atlantic. She Is to come to Liverpool direct" On the very day that this brief mo- tice appeared the vessel referred to was visited by the president of the United States and suite, and made short trial trip previous to her departure on the hazardous voyage.
 This steamer, named the Savannah. the | first that crossed any of the oceans, was | built at the city of New York by Fran | cis Picket for Daniel Dodd. She was | launched on the 22d of August. She could carry only seventy five cords | of wood. The Savannah sailed from | the city of Savannah, Ga., on the 25th of May, 1873, bound for St. Peters burgh, via Liverpool She reached the latter port on the goth day of June, having used steam eighteen days
 
 onstrated the feasibility of trans-At- | lantic steam navigation,
 As the Savannah approached Cape | Clear, on the southern coast of Ire land, and smoke was seen to issue from her, 1t was at first supposed that a sailing vessel was on fire, and one of the <king's cutters was dis patched to her relief. But great was their wonder at their inability, with | a "a n fa with ship under bare poles. After several shots were fired from the cut ter the engine was stopped, and the surprise of her crew at the mistake they had made, as well as their cu- ripsity to see the singular Yankee , craft, can be easily imagined. The, asked permission to go on board anc were much gratified by the inspection of the naval novelty"
 Upon approaching Liverpool hun. dreds of people came off in boats tt , see the Savannah. On approachin, the city the shipping. piers and roof
 of houses were thronged with person
 cheering the adventurous craft, Sev
 eral naval officers. noblemen and mer
 chants from London came down t
 visit the boat and were very curiou
 to ascertain her speed, destination an ? other particulars.
 0A 4u6 tuC cVyOuTH or the 6aVdH 2 nah at Liverpool the British publi z regarded the boat with suspicion an ' the newspapers of the day suggeste Q the idea that this steam operatio ( may be in some manner eonnecte ' with the ambitious views of the Unite Y States" One journal, recalling th - fact that Jerome Bonaparte had. of
 fefed large reward to any one wh 2 would succeed in reseuing his brothe s- Napoleon, from St. Helena surmise e that the Savannah had this undertak n ing in view,
 n The Savannah remained twentJ l- five days at Liverpool and sailed fs V St. Petersburgh on July g, "gettiu T. under way with steam and "a hFr h neet of vessels in cembany." ri It beat touched en route at>Copenhage Ie where 1t excited great curiosity, an B. also at Stockholm, where she WI re visited by the royal family.
 re On the 9th of September the steam a- CT left Etoekholm with Lord Lyn. s- dock, es Englsnd, who was then ( Ee tour through the north of .Eurep 7, es a distinguished passenger. On tf n 4th she reached CFoaetadt,. havir
 used steam the whole massage and sd few days later reached. St. Peter N burg. s = as Hero the vessel was visited by Il eP Russian lord high admiral, Marcus n TrSyyys, and other distinguished mil of taTy and RavRl officers. who also testt E, her superior qualities by a. trip n eEeastaAt. The Savannah remain.