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    heiningdistrict.

    atthesatianarijeraitpainter

    bythenaofrobertfulttonvince

    napoleonthatari,the

    ``nautilus,andhis``steaoat,thefrenchghtbeableto

    destroythenavalsuprecyofengland.

    fultonsideaofasteainal.hehad

    undoubtedlypieditfroohnfitalgeniusof

    icuterhadfirstnavigated

    thedelaheyear1787.butnapoleon

    andhisstificadvisersdidnotbelieveinthepraal

    possibilityofaselfpropelledboat,andalthoughthestch

    builtehelittlecraftpuffedrrilyontheseihe

    greateeroegleselfofthisfordable

    ighthavegivenhiisreverafalgar.

    asforfultouedtotheuatesand,being

    apraboat

    panytogetherhrobertr.livingston,asignerof

    thedeinister

    tofranryingtosellhisiion.

    thefirststearofthisnepany,the``t,

    onopolyofalltheersofnewyork

    state,equippedhanenginebuiltbyboultonandtof

    birnghanengland,beganaregularservicebetweennew

    yorkandalbanyintheyear1807.

    asforpoorjohnfitch,thenwholongbeforeanyone

    elsehadusedthe``steaoatforrcialpurposes,he

    ptyofpurse,he

    hadetotheendofhisresourceshboat,h

    eansofascreroyed.

    hisneighboursjeeredathistheyolaugha

    hundredyearslaterructedhis

    funnyflyinges.fitchhadhopedtogivehisuntry

    aneasyaesstothebroadriversoftheen

    preferredtotravelinflatboatsoonfoot.intheyear

    1798,inutterdespairandsery,fitchkilledhielfbytaking

    poison.

    butterof1850

    tonsandkingsixknotsanhour,theuretaniagoesjust

    fourtisasfast,savannahtoliverpool

    inthererdtioftyfivedays.thentherewas

    aothederisionoftheltitudeandintheirenthusiasbr>

    thepeoplegavethecreditfortheiiontothean.

    sixyearslater,geestephenson,ast,whohad

    beenbuildinglootivesforthepurposeofhaulingalfrobr>

    theosltingovensandttonfactories,builthis

    faus``travellingenginehepriceofalby

    alstseventypertapossibletoestablish

    thefirstregularpassengerservicebetaerand

    liverpool,ityatthe

    unheardofspeedoffifteenlesperhour.adozenyears

    later,thisspeedhadbeenincreasedtotilesperhour.

    atthepresentti,anyhedirectdesdant

    ofthepunylittletordrivenler

    andlevassoroftheeightiesofthelastturydobe