text_original: The flue was furnished with a steam blast. The steam blast or forced draft was one of Stephenson's wonderful inventions. In the earlier locomotives, the steam after doing its work in the cylinder was allowed to escape into the air, with a horrible hissing which terrified both man and beast.
text_transcription: THE FLUE WAS FURNISHED WITH A STEAM BLAST THE STEAM BLAST OR FORCED DRAUGHT WAS ONE OF STEVENSON'S WONDERFUL INVENTIONS IN THE EARLY LOCOMOTIVES THE STEAM AFTER DOING ITS WORK IN THE CYLINDER WAS ALLOWED TO ESCAPE INTO THE AIR WITH A HORRIBLE HISSING WHICH TERRIFIED BOTH MAN AND BEAST
phonemes: ðə flˈuː wʌz fˈɜːnɪʃt wɪð ɐ stˈiːm blˈæst. ðə stˈiːm blˈæst ɔːɹ fˈɔːɹst dɹˈæft wʌz wˈʌn ʌv stˈɛfɛnsənz wˈʌndɚfəl ɪnvˈɛnʃənz. ɪnðɪ ˈɜːlɪɚ lˌoʊkəmˈoʊɾɪvz, ðə stˈiːm ˈæftɚ dˌuːɪŋ ɪts wˈɜːk ɪnðə sˈɪlɪndɚ wʌz ɐlˈaʊd tʊ ɛskˈeɪp ˌɪntʊ ðɪ ˈɛɹ, wɪð ɐ hˈɔːɹɪbəl hˈɪsɪŋ wˌɪtʃ tˈɛɹᵻfˌaɪd bˈoʊθ mˈæn ænd bˈiːst.