316 Notices of American Steam Boats. 
the water line, and has two engines of forty two inches cylinder and 
ten feet stroke, which with wheels of twenty two feet, run from twenty 
six to twenty eight revolutions per minute. The Erie, also, anew 
boat; is of the same size, and somewhat greater power, her cylinder 
being of forty four inches diameter.* The North America is two 
hundred and eighteen feet in length, including a cut-water bow, — 
(which has also been affixed to most of the other boats,) thirty feet 
beam, and has also two engines with-cylinders of forty four inches — 
diameter, and eight feet stroke. The Albany is two hundred and 
seven feet inlength, twenty six feet beam, and has one engine of sixty 
five inches cylinder, and nine feet stroke. The Ohio is one hundred 
and ninety two feet in length, thirty feet beam, and has one engine 
with cylinder of sixty inches diameter and nine feet stroke. The 
New Philadelphia is one hundred and seventy feet in length, twenty é 
four in breadth, and carries one engine of fifty five inches cylinder and ~ 
ten feet stroke. ‘The Constitution is one hundred and forty five feet 
in length, twenty seven feet beam, and has one engine of forty two 
inch cylinder and nine feet stroke. The Constellation is about one 
hundred and forty nine feet in length, twenty seven feet beam, and 
carries one engine of forty four inches cylinder, and ten feet stroke. 
The Novelty is about two hundred and twenty feet in length, twenty 
five feet beam, and has two engines with cylinders of thirty inches 
in diameter and six feet stroke, working horizontally, using steam — 
of higher elasticity, and dispensing also with the use of a condenser 
and air pump, Most of the above steam boats carry their boilers on 
the wheel-guards, entirely without the body of the boat. The Erie 
and Champlain carry each four boilers, and the same number of chim- 
ney pipes. The Novelty has four sets of boilers, of about forty 
inches in diameter, three in each set, and earries also four chimneys 
Little apprehension in regard to personal safety is now entertained 
by persons travelling in steam boats. Ata former period, two com- 
modious safety barges were employed on the Hudson, which, in or- 
der to obviate all danger arising from this source, were devoted xclu- 
sively to passengers, and towed at the stern of a steam boat. These 
es which were run during the summer season from 1825 to 
2 These two boats run to the city of Troy, a prosperous and beautiful town, sifua- : 
ted’ Six miles above Albany. A large lithographic drawing of these steam boats, 
including also a ske! 
" ch of the scenery in the Highlands of the Hudson near the moun - : 
tain called Anthony’s Nose, has been published by the company owning the boats. 
