 | Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents - 1912 - 798 頁
...are liable to be operated upon by the weather. The wind will affect them; and any gale of wind which would affect the traffic on the Mersey would render...either by poking the fire or keeping up the pressure of steam till tha boiler was ready to burst. The committee, after hearing the arguments of Mr. Harrison,... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - 2001 - 240 頁
...an attempt has been made to cover them ; but the wind will affect them; and any gale of wind which would affect the traffic on the Mersey would render...impossible to set off a locomotive engine, either by poking of the fire, or keeping up the pressuie of the steam till the boiler was ready to burst." How amusing... | |
 | 1863 - 806 頁
...purposes, I may be able to show that I can keep up with him by the canal. Moreover, any gale of wind which would affect the traffic on the Mersey, would render...impossible to set off a locomotive engine either by poking of the fire, or keeping up the pressure of the steam till the boiler was ready to burst." Mr. Âlderson... | |
 | Farmers' Alliance - 1869 - 622 頁
...Harrison, one of the counsel for the opposition, said that, " any gale of wind, which would alfect traffic on the Mersey, would render it impossible to set off a locomotive engine, either by poking of the lire or keeping up the procure of the steam tul the boiler was ready to burst ! " Since this... | |
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... any gale of wind which would affect the traffic on the Mersey would render it impossible to set off a locomotive engine, either by poking of the fire, or keeping up the pressure of the steam till the boiler was ready to burst. 
