 Upon his arrival at Sandy Hook, on November 4, 1825, he poured the keg of water, which he had brought from Lake Erie, into the Atlantic ocean, and said : " The solemnity at this place, on the first arrival of vessels from Lake Erie, is intended to indicate...  National Waterways - Page 1881912Full view - About this book
 | James Hardie - New York (N.Y.) - 1827 - 386 pages
...keg of the water of Lake Erie into the Atlantic, upon which he delivered the following address : "The solemnity at this place on the first arrival of vessels...communication, which has been accomplished between our Mediteranean seasandthe Atlantic ocean in about eight years, to the extent of more than 425 miles by... | |
 | J. C. Gilleland - Gulf States - 1851 - 478 pages
...the waters, by pouring that of Lake Erie into the Atlantic ; upon which he delivered the following address :— " ' This solemnity at this place on the...our Mediterranean seas and the Atlantic Ocean, in eight years, to the extent of more than four hundred and twenty-five miles, by the wisdom, public spirit,... | |
 | Orsamus Turner - History - 1852 - 614 pages
...of the Atlantic : accompanying the ceremony with a short explanatory address : — " This ceremony, at this place, on the first arrival of vessels from Lake Erie, is intended to commemorate the navigable communication which has been accomplished between our mediterranean seas... | |
 | New York Chamber of Commerce - Commerce - 1921 - 822 pages
...with the ocean by pouring a keg of that of Lake Erie into the Atlantic ; upon which he delivered this address : "This solemnity at this place on the first...Ocean, in about eight years to the extent of more than 425 miles, by the wisclom, public spirit and energy of the people of the State of New York, and may... | |
 | James Schouler - United States - 1885 - 568 pages
...mingling for the first time the fresh and briny waters. "This solemnity," ho observed, impressively, "on the first arrival of vessels from Lake Erie is intended to commemorate the navigable communication accomplished between our Mediterranean seas and the Atlantic... | |
 | New York tribune - 1889 - 140 pages
...contents into the briny ocean, saying: ''This solemnity at this place, on the first arrival of vesseis from Lake Erie, is intended to indicate and commemorate...Ocean in about eight years, to the extent of more than 425 miles, by the wisdom, public spirit and energy of the people of the State of New-York ; and may... | |
 | Martha Joanna Lamb - New York (N.Y.) - 1896 - 628 pages
...air and in full view of the assembled multitude poured its contents into the briny ocean, saying : " This solemnity, at this place, on the first arrival...accomplished between our! mediterranean seas and the Atlantic i Ocean in about eight years, to the ex- 1 tent of more than four hundred and twenty-five miles, by... | |
 | Martha Joanna Lamb - New York (N.Y.) - 1896 - 638 pages
...air and in full view of the assembled multitude poured its contents into the briny ocean, saying : " This solemnity, at this place, on the first arrival...communication which has been accomplished between our I mediterranean seas and the Atlantic j Ocean in about eight years, to the extent of more than four... | |
 | Martha Joanna Lamb - New York (N.Y.) - 1896 - 628 pages
...air and in full view of the assembled multitude poured its contents into the briny ocean, saying : " This solemnity, at this place, on the first arrival...communication which has been accomplished between ourj mediterranean seas and the Atlantic Ocean in about eight years, to the extent of more than four... | |
 | New York (State). Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1900 - 1292 pages
...poured the keg of water, which he had brought from Lake Erie, into the Atlantic ocean, and said : " The solemnity at this place, on the first arrival of vessels...ocean, in about eight years, to the extent of more than 425 miles, by the wisdom, public spirit and energy of the people of the State of New York, and may... | |
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