American inventions and inventors . A packet started at the same moment from aneighboring pier. The steamboat at once turned its prowup the stream, but the packet headed for the Jersey shore,as it could sail against the wind only by making long greatly increased the distance it had to travel, and be-fore sunset the Clermont had left the packet many milesbehind. The next morning everything was still going smoothly TRAVEL—CANALS. 217 when the two passengers saw a little way ahead anotherpacket, which had left New York before the sloop was making tacks like those they ha
American inventions and inventors . A packet started at the same moment from aneighboring pier. The steamboat at once turned its prowup the stream, but the packet headed for the Jersey shore,as it could sail against the wind only by making long greatly increased the distance it had to travel, and be-fore sunset the Clermont had left the packet many milesbehind. The next morning everything was still going smoothly TRAVEL—CANALS. 217 when the two passengers saw a little way ahead anotherpacket, which had left New York before the sloop was making tacks like those they had watched theprevious afternoon, and the Clermont was rapidly gaining onit. Suddenly John exclaimed, What are they doing? Arethey trying to run us down ? It was evident that the packetwas coming straight for the steamboat; but the captain of the Clermont shutoff steam at onceand the packetpassed its bow with-out doing a sloop was met comingdown the came the ex-clamation fromJohn, They aresurely trying to run. COLLISION OF THK CLERMQi^T AND THE SLOOP. into us! He hadhardly spoken when the crash came; the packet struck thewheel box, tore it open, and then, sliding along the side ofthe steamboat, passed away down the river. On inquiryJohn ascertained that this was merely an illustration of theenvy of the owners of packets, who feared that they wouldlose all their business. No serious damage was done, how-ever, and the steamboat proceeded on its way. The Clermont arrived at Albany at seven oclock Thurs-day evening and the brothers spent the night at an next morning, after an early breakfast, a stage wastaken which in a few hours carried them to part of the journey was quickly made, as the road was 2l8 AMERICAN INVENTIONS AND INVENTORS. one of the best in the country. On reaching Schenectadythe travelers learned that they must wait till the next noonto take a boat up the Mohawk River. The hours slowlydragged along, another night was s
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