REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE CITIZENS OF CINCINNATI, APRIL 26, 1838, TO ENQUIRE INTO THE CAUSES OF THE EXPLOSION OF THE MOSELLE, AND TO SUGGEST SUCH PREVENTIVE MEASURES AS MAY BE BEST CALCULATED TO GUARD HEREAFTER AGAINST SUCH OCCURRENCES

1838 · Cincinnati

by [Cincinnati]
Cincinnati: Published by Alexander Flash. Looker & Ramsay, Printers, 1838. [2], 76 pp, with frontis illustration of the safety device "Proposed by Dr. Locke," a "New Spring Manometer." Bookplate of Cincinnati native Charles Theodore Greve on blank portion of the title page's verso. Bound in modern paper over boards, Very Good.

"The Moselle was a new boat, plying between Cincinnati and St. Louis. On Wednesday, April 25th, 1838, immediately on leaving Cincinnati, her boilers, four in number, exploded, killing one hundred and fifty persons" [Thomson]. Built in Cincinnati, the 'Moselle' completed construction at the end of March 1838. Its first trip, Cincinnati to St. Louis, occurred on April 1. Its schedule rendered it one of the fastest steamers in use.
A Cincinnati Committee appointed Dr. John Locke to figure out what went wrong. This document prints "a vivid eyewitness account" [Eberstadt] and Locke's Report-- with text illustrations and much scientific discussion-- on the causes, including faulty construction.
Thomson [Ohio] 291. 168 Eberstadt 516. Morgan 3388. (Inventory #: 33199)
David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC
Offered by

David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC

One Bradley Rd., Ste. 302
Woodbridge, CT 06525
email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
phone number(203) 389-8111
Specializing in Americana: Colonial, Revolutionary, Early Federal, Presidency,Political & Social Issues, Slavery, Civil War, Afro-Americana,Reconstruction, Economics, Banking, Trade, Law, Early & UnusualAmerican Imprints
More from this seller
AN ARCHIVE OF SEVENTY-FIVE PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS, MANY WITH ACCOMPANYING ASSOCIATED PRESS DESCRIPTIONS, OF WALLIS SIMPSON AND EDWARD, PRINCE OF WALES, KING OF ENGLAND AND THEN, AFTER HIS ABDICATION, DUKE OF WINDSOR

AN ARCHIVE OF SEVENTY-FIVE PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS, MANY WITH ACCOMPANYING ASSOCIATED PRESS DESCRIPTIONS, OF WALLIS SIMPSON AND EDWARD, PRINCE OF WALES, KING OF ENGLAND AND THEN, AFTER HIS ABDICATION, DUKE OF WINDSOR

by [Simpson, Wallis Warfield; Edward, Duke of Windsor]


(click for more details about AN ARCHIVE OF SEVENTY-FIVE PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS, MANY WITH ACCOMPANYING ASSOCIATED PRESS DESCRIPTIONS, OF WALLIS SIMPSON AND EDWARD, PRINCE OF WALES, KING OF ENGLAND AND THEN, AFTER HIS ABDICATION, DUKE OF WINDSOR)
STEPHEN FINDING

STEPHEN FINDING "HIS MOTHER

by [Douglas, Stephen A.]

New York : Currier & Ives , 1860
(click for more details about STEPHEN FINDING "HIS MOTHER)
View all from this seller>

The ABAA
Promise

You can be confident that when you make a purchase through ABAA.org, the item is sold by an ABAA member in full compliance with our Code of Ethics. Our sellers guarantee your order will be shipped promptly and that all items are as described. Buy with confidence through ABAA.org.