Steamboat experiments end in salvage and new propulsion
The steamboat J. D. James now Locomotive Steamboat Pioneer returned to Warren after sinking on a stump above Oil City. Repairs are abandoned. machinery to be removed. The device, built by G. W. Wetmore in 1857, uses a 12 foot driving wheel and chain system to propel the boat like a locomotive. A company, Allegheny Transportation Company, formed with G. W. Scofield as president, aims to develop river commerce. past trials towed flats loaded with oil, showing the method’s heavy frame and power needs. A runaway carriage incident near Irvine ends safely after minimal injuries.
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