The Hudson River steamboat Mary Powell, with Captain A.L. Anderson at the helm, travelled upriver from New York City to Poughkeepsie, New York in a new record time of three hours and forty-two minutes, including several landings along the way. The vessel left New York at 3:30 p.m. and moored at Poughkeepsie at exactly 7:12 p.m. (By John Osborne)