This cry is often described as sounding similar to a steam whistle. It combines elements of the pipe organ and the steam whistle. The couple sealed their vows by pulling the ships steam whistle together. He saluted the installation as usual by blowing the steam whistle. Period literature makes a distinction between a steam trumpet and a steam whistle. The boat responded to the cheers with three blasts from the steam whistle. He is credited with introducing the steam whistle to American locomotives. Foggy weather required repeated blasts from the ship's steam whistle. The steam whistle and airhorn have been removed. A fog signal building with a steam whistle was built on the island in 1872. The original boiler and 12-inch steam whistle came from Oregon's Point Adams Light. It also consists of a steam whistle that it sounds when the weather turns foggy. The company produced many appliances, one of which was the popular long-bell three-chime steam whistle. Eventually, Swanson designed and built a large steam whistle for the mill where he worked. The steam whistle went off just as the boat broke in two.