The history of the first locomotives in America. From original ...

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the time on "black paper with, a pair of scissors, by a Mr.
Brown, of Pennsylvania, and lithograplied from a pho-
tograph of the original picture in the possession of the
Connecticut Historical Society." Mr. Jarmy also goes
on to describe and name the passengers in the cars, and
gives the cost and charges of the importation of the
engine at the custom-house, New York, and the date,
November 12, 1831, as the freight of said locomotive,
the " John Bull," per schoone:^ Eclipse, from New York
to Albany. With regard to this lithograph, which, no
doubt, many railroad men look upon as authentic, the
author will say that, so far as the representation of the
engine and train of cars, together with the passen-
gers, is concerned, the copy really is correct, nor can
the author complaia at his name being given as the
artist who took the original sketch in the Connecticut
Historical Society rooms ; but the public should be in-
formed of the utter inaccuracy in the historical portion
of the lithographic copy. The locomotive drawn by the
author on that occasion was not the English engine,
" John Bxill," as Mr. Jarmy represents, but the Americanbuilt
locomotive " De Witt Clinton." It was sketched on
the 9th day of August, 1831, the day of the first excur-
sion-trip with a train of cars attached. Several experi-
ments during the previous month of July had been
made with different kinds of fael, to discover that
which would be best suited for its use.
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