 This was a fine opportunity to show the public that my engine could propel both land and water carriages, and I resolved to do it. When the work was finished I put wheels under it, and though it was equal in weight to two hundred barrels of flour, and...  The Technical repository, by T. Gill - Seite 255herausgegeben von - 1823Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | John Redman Coxe, Thomas Cooper - 1813 - 532 Seiten
...and the wheels fixed with wooden axletrees, for this temporary purpose, in a very rough manner, and with great friction, of course, yet with this small...the Schuylkill with ease ; and when it was launched in the water, I fixed a paddle wheel at the stern, and drove it down the Schuylkill, to the Delaware,... | |
 | Elijah Galloway - 1826 - 250 Seiten
...finished, I put wheels under it, and though it was equal in weight to tivo hundred barrels of flour, and the wheels were fixed on wooden axletrees for...and when it was launched into the water, I fixed a paddle wheel at the stern, N and drove it down the Schuylkill to the Delaware, and tip the Delaware... | |
 | Elijah Galloway - 1829 - 890 Seiten
...finished, I put wheels under it, and though it was equal in weight to two hundred barrels of flour, and the wheels were fixed on wooden axle-trees for...and when it was launched into the water, I fixed a paddle wheel at the stern, and drove it down the Schuylkill to the Delaware, and up the Delaware to... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - 1831 - 514 Seiten
...fixed on wooden nxletrees for this temporary purpose, in a very rough manner, and attended with very great friction of course, yet with this small engine I transported my great burthen to the Schuylkull " iili ease ; and when it was launched into the water, 1 fixed a paddic-wheel at the stern,... | |
 | Luke Hebert - 1835 - 938 Seiten
...finished, I put wheels under it, and though it was equal in weight to two hundred barrels of flour, and the wheels were fixed on wooden axletrees for...small engine, I transported my great burthen to the Schuyllkill with ease ; and when it was launched into the water, I fixed a paddle-wheel at the stern,... | |
 | George Savage White - 1836 - 508 Seiten
...and the wheels fixed with wooden axle-trees, for this temporary purpose in a very rough manner, and with great friction of course, yet with this small...the Schuylkill with ease ; and when it was launched in the water, I fixed a paddle wheel at the stern, and drove it down the Schuylkill to the Delaware,... | |
 | Paul Rapsey Hodge - 1840 - 266 Seiten
...and the wheels fixed with wooden axletrees, for this temporary purpose, in a very rough manner, and with great friction, of course ; yet, with this small engine, I transported my great burden to the Schuylkill with ease ; and when it was launched in the water, I fixed a paddle-wheel... | |
 | Royal society of arts - 1847 - 634 Seiten
...finished, I put wheels under it, and though it was equal in weight to two hundred barrels of flour, and the wheels were fixed on wooden axletrees for...yet with this small engine I transported my great burden to the Schuylkill with ease; and when it was launched into the water, I fixed a paddlewheel... | |
 | Bennet Woodcroft - 1848 - 196 Seiten
...finished, I put wheels under it, and though it was equal in weight to two hundred barrels of flour, and the wheels were fixed on wooden axletrees for...yet with this small engine I transported my great burden to the Schuylkill with ease ; and when it was launched into the water, I fixed a paddlewheel... | |
 | George Henry Preble - 1881 - 290 Seiten
...finished I put wheels under it, and though it was equal in weight to two hundred barrels of flour, and the wheels were fixed on wooden axle-trees for...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." On the... | |
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