| Show Few W a es 2 ith It c inventors A Peep Peel into the tile Life of Robert Hobert Fulton Many people claim for Robert Fulton I the glory of steamboat Invention but tho the fact Is Fulton Fullon only gathered up the lie wasted waste efforts made mado b by Inventive men nien for or the tho past hundred years cars and adding his own Inventive genius made valuable use of them But all Inventions havo have como come to us usI through a L Llong long process of Improvements Improve o Improvements I ments and the last Inventor who I crowns the tho feeble nr first t efforts with success success success suc suc- cess wins the glory of tho the achievement for himself In 1765 Robert Hobert Fulton Fullon was born In Pennsylvania Ills His father Cather was an Irishman Irish I man man man-a a tailor by trade who who emigrated front from the Emerald isle aBle while still In la Isla hi hl teens to America the new world so full Cull of promise In course of time h he married a young youns- American woman of or English descent When Robert Hobert was only three years of I age his father died As soon as the child was old enough h he ho was sent to lo lothe the district school where It Is said ho Imo was not considered a ael very el apt pupil pu pu- pu- pu till pil for Instead oC of devoting his time limo to tobis his bis books he busied himself In iii constructing constructing con con- In Ingenious little apparatus much to the annoyance of his teachers teach teach- ers and und the amusement of his comrades comrades comrades com com- rades at books As the boy grew his i talent for Cor art arl became pronounced and bo hue developed considerable ability with his bis pencil achieving quite a u good deal of success as an au artist later laler In life lie was writs undoubtedly a n most energetic and Industrious boy for fur at the tho age aJo of 21 I be lie had succeeded In saving from Crom his I earnings s enough money to buy a little farm arnu for 01 hl his widowed mother which I would d Insure her a modest living I Then did the young young- art urt enthusiast satisfy his great greal desire He Ile went abroad to lo study under the direction of BenJamin Benjamin Benja BenJa- I min c West t. t who like Fulton was a u Pennsylvania and who at nt that time timea I was a enjoying a well deserved celebrity In Europe I But Robert Hobert Fulton soon gave Gao up the tho study of art for Cot that thal of civil engineer It was vas at a about out this tune that the tho I young man roan cOI conceived cel the Idea that steam gleam could be used as IS a motor for the propelling of vessels To 10 tho the Eurl Kurl of or Stanhope lie hue wrote in 1793 laying layIng- forth his plan The Earls Earl's answer Is given below valuable valuable valuable- for the fact that It t proves the tho dato date when Robert Robert Rob Rob- ert crt Fulton gave U C his attention to steam Sir Sir I I have havo received yours ours of or tho the of September In which you propose propose pro pro- pose to communicate to tu mo me the principles principles principles prin prin- of or an Invention In which you you say so you have havo discovered respecting tho h moving of ships by steam I shall be bo glad to receive the tho communication U iL I I q noh Hubert rt l which you Intend 3 as I have made mado the principles S of mechanics my particular j stud study i tily In lOl 1601 Fulton had y brought his his submarIne submarine submarine sub sub- marine bout boat to a state 0 of perfection according according ac no- ac- ac cording to a report made mude by the lie French government So which has lias not since been equaled |
