... the largest proportion Were emigrants. They were mostly deck passengers, many of whom were poor Germans, ignorant of any language but their own, and the larger portion consisted of families, comprising. persons of all ages. Although not a large boat,... The West: Its Commerce and Navigation - Page 180by James Hall - 1848 - 328 pagesFull view - About this book
| James Hall - Mississippi River Valley - 1838 - 328 pages
...inevitable danger which attended his rash experiment. On Wednesday, the 25th of April, between 4 and 5 o'clock in the afternoon, this shocking catastrophe...persons of all ages. Although not a large boat, there TBABS. Steamboats. Flat & Keel Boats. Tbns. JLm't received. 1831, 406 421 76,323 $ 12,750 77 1832,... | |
| James Hall - Mississippi River Valley - 1838 - 326 pages
...1836, 1,182 260 182,220 88,343 23 1837, 1,501 165 242,374 145,424 69 6,611 2,713 1,103,324 8475,025 14 were eighty-five passengers in the cabin, which was...number of deck passengers is not exactly known, but as is estimated, at between one hundred and twenty and one hundred and fifty, and the officers and... | |
| Francis Lister Hawks, Caleb Sprague Henry, Joseph Green Cogswell - Bibliography - 1839 - 554 pages
...vessels passing westwardly, the largest proportion were emigrants. They were mostly deck passengers, many of whom were poor Germans, ignorant of any language...families, comprising persons of all ages. Although uot a large boat, there were eighty-five passengers in the cabin, which was a much larger number than... | |
| 1839 - 538 pages
...vessels passing westwardly, the largest proportion were emigrants. They were mostly deck passengers, many of whom were poor Germans, ignorant of any language but their own, and the lai.ger portion consisted of families, comprising persons of all ages. Although not a large boat, there... | |
| Charles Ellms - Shipwrecks - 1841 - 606 pages
...vessels passing westerly, the largest proportion were emigrants. They were mostly deck passengers, many of whom were poor Germans, ignorant of any language...number of deck passengers is not exactly known, but it is estimated at between one hundred and twenty and one hundred and fifty, and the officers and crew... | |
| United States. Patent Office - Steam-boiler explosions - 1849 - 210 pages
...vessels passing westwardly, the largest proportion were emigrants. They' were mostly deck passengers, many of whom were poor Germans, ignorant of any language...Although not a large boat, there were eighty-five persons in the cabin, which was a much larger number than could be comfortably accommodated; the number... | |
| United States. Patent Office - Steam-boiler explosions - 1849 - 212 pages
...families comprising persons of all ages. Although not a large boat, there were eighty-five persons in the cabin, which was a much larger number than...not exactly known, but is estimated at between one humlred and twenty and one hundred and fifty, and the officers and crew amounted to thirty; making... | |
| Frederick Marryat - Canada - 1840 - 314 pages
...vessels passing westerly, the largest proportion Were emigrants. They were mostly deck passengers, many of whom were poor Germans, ignorant of any language...number of deck passengers is not exactly known, but, as is estimated, at between one hundred and twenty and one hundred and fifty, and the officers and... | |
| Caleb Sprague Henry, Joseph Green Cogswell - American periodicals - 1839 - 546 pages
...vessels passing westwardly, the largest proportion were emigrants. They were mostly deck passengers, many of whom were poor Germans, ignorant of any language...accommodated ; the number of deck passengers is not known, but as is estimated, at between one hundred and thirty, and one hundred and fifty, and the officers... | |
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