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Show First Steam Carriage Met With Disapproval The London Times reprints the following fol-lowing from Its Issue of August 5, 1828: A Ouincy's steam carriage arrived ar-rived on Monday,, at the Crunford Bridge Inn, from an experimental tour to and from Bath. The success of this trial much exceeds the most sanguine friends of the Invention. . . . Mr. Gurney, his brother. Colonel Vlney. Captalb Dobbin, and assistants started from Crauford bridge about 4 a. m. They proceeded at a most rapid rate to Maidenhead, which they reached, notwithstanding two or three delays. In about an hour nnd five minutes a distance of nearly fifteen miles. After this proof of their capability of speed, they traveled more leisurely, until they arrived near Malkshara where ... they were attacked by some brutal fellows, who, Imagined the; were "come to take the bread out ot their mouths.'' To prevent similar occurrences. oc-currences. It was thought advisable to draw the carriage the remainder of the way by horses. Having exhibited ex-hibited the powers and practicability of the Invention pubHcly In Bath, the party left early on Monday morning to return. Prudential considerations Induced them not to light their Ore until they bad passed the placs of their late annoyance. They then lighted, light-ed, and amidst the most provoking delays de-lays in securing snpptles of water, coke, and charcoal, came the last 84 miles In about 12 hours, thus giving the proof experimental of the capacity of using steam carriages on our ordinary ordi-nary roads. |