But the big ship was a success.

He built more and bigger.

Then, in 1896 he said to himself, "Why shouldn't steam be used in the coasting trade ?" and he went into steam.

Again there were inquiries after his mental health, but the steamer flourished like the big sailing ship.

At the beginning of what the curate called "this so-called twentieth century" the firm of Andrew Weir and Co.