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the water ^ine, 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 nainute. The Erie, also, a new 

 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 in length, 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 

 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 tvventy 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 carries also four chimneys. 

 Litde apprehension in regard to personal safety is now entertained 

 by persons travelling in steam boats. At a 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 exclu- 

 sively to passengers, and towed at the stern of a steam boat. These 

 barges which were run during the summer season from 1825 to 



* These two boats run to the city of Troy, a prosperous and beautiful town, situa- 

 ted six miles above Albany. A large lithographic drawing of these steam boats, 

 including also a sketch of the scenery in the Highlands of the Hudson near the moun- 

 tain called Anthony'' s JVose, has been published by the company owning the boats. 



