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I though this was an interesting picture showing the old way to travel the Mississippi and the new way.
https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/p480x480/993595_4997512102174_1298239702_n.jpg
With all the incidents the cruise ships have been having recently, I'm thinking I might prefer the old way.
I know you are just kidding but the reality is different. Check out the history of steam paddle boats and the violent explosions with hundreds of deaths. It is grim reading.
Dreadnought52 I know you are just kidding but the reality is different. Check out the history of steam paddle boats and the violent explosions with hundreds of deaths. It is grim reading.
G. Beaird,
Pearland, Texas
A lot of boiler explosions resulted from steam boat captains purposely closing the safety valves to gain more speed. Steam boat racing was a common occurrence.
Here is a good article on the subject: http://www.silive.com/opinion/columns/index.ssf/2013/02/the_disaster_that_spawned_the.html
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