Christian herald and signs of our times . England, and in the same yearmade her first trip on the Hudson. On the dayof launching the shores of the Hudson werelined with spectators, nearly all of whom hadbeen drawn thither by the desire to ridicule theboat and its builder. But the new vessel, which had been namedthe Clermont, soon proved that Fulton wellknew how wisely he was building. She glidedout from the wharf with the ease of a swan, andas each revolution of the wheels showed the suc-cess of the undertaking, loud shouts went upfrom the excited lookers-on, and the name ofFulton was cheered
Christian herald and signs of our times . England, and in the same yearmade her first trip on the Hudson. On the dayof launching the shores of the Hudson werelined with spectators, nearly all of whom hadbeen drawn thither by the desire to ridicule theboat and its builder. But the new vessel, which had been namedthe Clermont, soon proved that Fulton wellknew how wisely he was building. She glidedout from the wharf with the ease of a swan, andas each revolution of the wheels showed the suc-cess of the undertaking, loud shouts went upfrom the excited lookers-on, and the name ofFulton was cheered to the skies. A short time after this the Clermont madeher first trip to Albany, producing the most in-tense excitement all along the shores of the * From Childrens Stories of American Progress. By Hen-rietta Christian Wright, author of Childrens Stories in Ameri-can History, an illustrated work of 333 pages. Price, $ by Charles Scribntri Sent, 745 Broadway, New York. 700 THE CHRISTIAN HERALD AND SIGNS OF OUR TIMES. Nov. An Oran Chief Proclaiming the Jehad at Algiers. Hudson ; many of the people of that region hadnever even heard of a steam-engine, and whenthey saw this strange-looking object moving upthe river in the (ace of wind and tide, their curi-osity and surprise knew no bounds. Neverbefore since the white sails of the Half-Moonhad appeared beneath its wooded hills had theHudson witnessed so strange a sight as simple villagers looked out of their windowsin dismay at this strange monster which wasbreaking the quiet of the night with such un-earthly sounds and breathing out flames andsmoke as he approached. The fishermen in their little shallops and thecrews of the small vessels drifting down thestream or lying at anchor were terror-stricken,and fled to the shore or took refuge in theircabins, only venturing to look out again whenthe dreadful noises had died away and the awfulobject had vanished in the darkness, leavingonly a long train of light
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