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Story
September 25, 1852
The Weekly Minnesotian
Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
What is this article about?
The inventor tests a life-preserving trunk on the Ohio River near Cincinnati, successfully riding a steamboat's wave without water entering, landing dry on the Kentucky shore below Covington.
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The Cincinnati Commercial mentions the trial of a Life Preserving Trunk in the Ohio river on Thursday of last week. In the trunk was placed a lot of clothing and a variety of articles. From the mouth of Deer creek the inventor started seated on his diminutive craft; when opposite the foot of Main street he met the steamboat G. W. Sparhawk, and rode the wave safely, not a drop of water entering the trunk. On the Kentucky shore below Covington, he landed, and upon inspection, the contents of the trunk were found to be free from dampness.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Life Preserving Trunk
Ohio River Trial
Invention Demonstration
Steamboat Wave
Cincinnati Commercial
What entities or persons were involved?
Inventor
Where did it happen?
Ohio River Near Cincinnati And Covington
Story Details
Key Persons
Inventor
Location
Ohio River Near Cincinnati And Covington
Event Date
Thursday Of Last Week
Story Details
Inventor demonstrates life-preserving trunk by floating it from Deer Creek mouth, passing steamboat G. W. Sparhawk safely, and landing dry on Kentucky shore.