How Canal Boats Are Moved by Horses and Deck Life
A narrator explains canal travel by horse-drawn boats. Horses run along a bank road in single file, pulling the boat via a rope harness. A boy on the hind horse uses the whip to urge speed, while women’s role on deck is questioned among travelers.
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New-York
Tim
Albany
Troy
Connecticut
Joe Rice
Whitehall
Champlain Lake
Warmount
Canal Boat Bridges and a Dutchman’s Bedtime Calamity
A narrator recalls a canal voyage where tight bridges force passengers to drop to the deck. A fat Dutchman loses a coat tail and teeth, then buckles under a bridge during a dramatic near-miss. Night bunking leads to a comic busting of a bed.
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