In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Comprehension:

Steamships were first (1)______ to the United States in 1807. By the 1830's dozens of steam vessels were in (2)______. They offered the traveller (3)______ transportation in comfortable facilities-a welcome (4)______ to stagecoach travel, which at best could be described as (5)______.