The Americana; a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc., of the world . whichbore his name. His reputation became estab-lished, and his fortune was rapidly increasing,when his patent for steam vessels was disputed,and his opponents were in a considerable degreesuccessful. Though an amiable, social, and lib-eral man, the anxiety and fretfulness occasionedby the lawsuits about his patent rights, togetherwith his enthusiasm, which led him to exposehimself too much while directing his workmen,impaired his constitutio
The Americana; a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc., of the world . whichbore his name. His reputation became estab-lished, and his fortune was rapidly increasing,when his patent for steam vessels was disputed,and his opponents were in a considerable degreesuccessful. Though an amiable, social, and lib-eral man, the anxiety and fretfulness occasionedby the lawsuits about his patent rights, togetherwith his enthusiasm, which led him to exposehimself too much while directing his workmen,impaired his constitution, and he died at theearly age of 49. He was buried in Trinitychurchyard. New York, and in 19CI a rronumentto his memory was placed there by the Ameri-can Society of Mechanical Engineers. Hisname is perpetuated in the immediate localityby Fulton Street, Fulton Market and FultonFerry. Consult: Colden, Life of Fulton(1817) ; Preble, History of Steam Navigation(1883). Fulton, 111., city in Whiteside County, onthe Mississippi River, and on the Chicago. St. the Chicago, B. & N. and the Chicago& N. W. : 36 miles northeast of Rock. ROBERT FULTON. FULTON — FUNCTION Island. The Northwestern College of Illinoiswas opened here in 1865, and other prominenteducational institutions are located in thisvicinity. There are extensive lumber manufac-tories, clay-mills, sewer-pipe works, stove andmetal foundries, and there is a large trade herein grain, lumber, and produce. The municipal-ity is governed by a mayor and council electedevery two years bv popular vote. Pop. (1900)2,685. Fulton, Mo., city and county-seat of Cal-laway County, on the Chicago & A. , 125miles west of St. Louis. Here are located theState Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, StateLunatic Asylum No. I, Westminster College(Presbyterian), founded 1852; the Woods Col-lege of the Christian Church of Missouri, andthe Synodical College and Conservatory ofMusic. Fulton is noted for its fire-brick andpottery works, th
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