| Show honor comes too lato late to interest inventor if there was ever an unfortunate inventor it 11 ani ana old JI jim fitch the genius of who pled piled tho the river in a steamboat of its hla own design and construction 22 years yeara before the fulton effort on the hudson fitch spent years in working out his idea and did it with R considerable degree of success but lie ho was a very humble member of society given to minor spells of self belt indulgence so sd that bo be was never taken seriously by anyone and no hand was raised to help him on the contrary lie he met with opposition and misfortune one blow after another fell upon hla his shoulders and finally he gave up and wandered south where tie lie lived a while and then died and wits was burled there the story of his setback Is a long 0 one n e the only recognition that he ever received la Is about to bo be bestowed upon him in the shape of a celebi celebration aaion by his descendants which will bo be held tit at nn in e early arly date but it Is it a little too late to bo be of any interest to old jim F fitch washington star |
