THE

LOST STEAMER:

A

HISTORY OF THE AMAZON.

O youth how enviable are your prophecies compared with their
fulfilment !

MEADEN, PRINTER, GOUGH SQUARE, FLEET STREET.

CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTION.

Shipwrecks-Fire and Flood-Memorial to Survivors

THE LAUNCH.

1-3

Loyal Sailors-Noah's Ark-Green's Ships-Dr. John-

son-The Christening-Description of Ship-Sight-seers—

Race Course-'Amazon'-Ridiculous custom-Warbur-

ton.

4-13

THE ENGINES.

James Watt-Arkwright-Fulton's Folly-Demosthenes
-Donkey Engine-Boilers-Furnaces-Black-diamonds

14-20

TRIAL TRIPS.

The Thames-Log-Stokes Bay-Engineers and Builders

-Iron Vessels-The Flying Coach-Railway-Margate

Hoys-Field-day-Noble Youth

21-29

POWER AND SPEED.

Himalaya-Ezekiel's Vision-Power-Robert Hall-Mo-

tion-The Mighty One-Mercury-Jupiter-Kepler-Mi-

niature Engine-The Heart.

30-35