 | John Redman Coxe, Thomas Cooper - 1813 - 532 Seiten
...paddle wheel at the stern, and drove it down the Schuylkill, to the Delaware, and up the Delaware to the city, leaving all the vessels going up behind me, at least, half way ; the wind being a- head. Some wise men undertook to ridicule my experiment of propelling this great weight on land,... | |
 | Elijah Galloway - 1826 - 250 Seiten
...wheel at the stern, N and drove it down the Schuylkill to the Delaware, and tip the Delaware to the city ; leaving all the vessels going up behind me, at least half way, the wind being a head. " Some wise men undertook to ridicule my experiment of propelling this great weight on land,... | |
 | 1836 - 440 Seiten
...wheel at the stern, and drove it clown the Scliuylkill to the Delaware, and up the Delaware to the city, leaving all the vessels going up behind me, at least, half way; the wind being a- head. Some wise men undertook to ridicule my experiment of propelling this pn-at weight on land,... | |
 | Elijah Galloway - 1829 - 890 Seiten
...paddle wheel at the stern, and drove it down the Schuylkill to the Delaware, and up the Delaware to the city ; leaving all the vessels going up behind me, at least half way, the wind being a-hcad. " Some wise men undertook to ridicule my experiment of propelling this great weight on land,... | |
 | 1835 - 472 Seiten
...drove it down the Schuylkill to the Delaware, and up the Delaware to the city, lea>ing all the vessel* going up behind me, at least, half way; the wind being...a carriage, to be propelled by steam, for a bet of g3,000, to run up a level road against the swiftest horse they would produce. I was then as confident... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - 1831 - 514 Seiten
...paddic-wheel at the stern, and drove it down the Schuylkull to the Delaware, and up the Delaware to the city, leaving all the vessels going up behind me at least half way, the wind being a head. " Sume wise men undertook to ridicule my experiments of propelling this great weight on land,... | |
 | 1835 - 490 Seiten
..., and up the JJefaware lo the city, leaving all ihe vcs?eh going up behind me, at least, half и ; the wind being a-head. Some wise men undertook to...slow to be useful. I silenced them by answering, that 1 would mitke u carriage, lo be propelled by sleam, for a bel of $3,(KX), lo run upon a level road... | |
 | George Savage White - 1836 - 508 Seiten
...paddle wheel at the stern, and drove it down the Schuylkill to the Delaware, and up the Delaware to the city, leaving all the vessels going up, behind me,...a carriage, to be propelled by steam, for a bet of $3000, to run upon a level road against the swiftest horse they would produce. I was then as confident... | |
 | Elijah Galloway - 1836 - 888 Seiten
...paddle wheel at the stern, and drove it down the Schuylkill to the Delaware, and up the Delaware to the city ; leaving all the vessels going up behind me,...slow to be useful. I silenced them by answering, that 1 would make a carriage to be propelled by steam, for a bet of three hundred dollars, to run upon a... | |
 | Paul Rapsey Hodge - 1840 - 266 Seiten
...and drove it down the Schuylkill to the Delaware, and up the Delaware to the city (14 or 15 miles), leaving all the vessels going up behind me, at least half way, the wind being ahead, and in the presence of thousands of spectators — a sight which I supposed would have convinced them... | |
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I fixed a paddle wheel at the stern, and drove it down the Schuylkill to the Delaware, and up the Delaware to the city, leaving all the vessels going up, behind me, at least half way, the wind being ahead. 
