The native American., 1839-08-31
THE NATIVE AMERICAN,
COM ION.
To The Editor ofMe Native american:

To the Editor of the NatiUe american:
SIR,--In the number of your paper preceding
the last, is published an article copied from an
Eastern journal, stating that +. p. Dimpfel has
recently invented mode of consuming the smoke,
gases and sparks that usually escape al the fues
of furnaces, and that il has been tried with COM
plee success on the Stonington Railroad.
Now, sir, as this article is calculated to injure
the real inventor and patentee of this important
improvement in the useful arts, Mr. Asahel Col
Inns, axe manufacturer of Saugerties, New York,
by depriving him OF the honor and emolument Of
this invention, (of Native genius,) and giving it
to foreigner, | beg permission, through your
columns, TO nail the base coin to the counter al
once, and thereby stop It's further circulation.
The article referred TO | am sure would never
have found place in your paper, had you not
been imposed on by some one Of his numerous
foreign buffers, who are SO industrously crcula-
ting this base falsehood, by making you believe
that this Dimpfel is Naive American.
Before proceeding further, will describe the
nature of the invention.-Sir. Collins, who has
extensive factories at Saugeres, observing that a
great portion of the fuel consumed at his works
escaped at the fues in the form of smoke, gasses,
&c. determined to try if he could not proven, this
loss, and commenced series of experiments on
The subject. Several years ago, and previous TO
the arrival Of this foreigner in the United States
he actually put in operation, an apparatus on the
same principle as the one mentioned above, in use
on the Stonngton Railroad-namely. returning
the smoke fue and bringing it into a closed box
under the furnace, and placing revolving fan in
the fue which drives the smoke, &C., mixed with
atmospheric air admitted at the opening around
the axle of the fan into the furnace. In 1888,
MIR. Collins obtained patent for his invention.
after great delay, occasioned by the attempts of
persons to deprive him of it, and who, indeed,
succeeded SO far as TO patent il before him in
England and France.
AT this moment, the invention is in successful
operation on board of several steamboats, on the
Hudson liver, and in works in New York under
the direction of Mr.. Collins. One of them is in |
use on board the Congress steamboat, where
stone-coal is used. and where every thing is con-
sumed. Mr.. Collins is at this time about TO in
troduce it on several Railroads. which will entire
~ do away with the necessity Of "spark catch-
erS." and bring into use the anthracite coal for
locomotives, and prevent the inconve-
ence now experienced from burning cnders, &c.
The history Of the manner in which an attempt
has been made and is now making to deprive Mr.
e. OF his invention, is very singular and will
here relate part Of it.
Whist Mr.. Collins was going on with his ex-
perlments, this Dimpfel, or one of his agents,
clandestinely obtained drawing of Mr. Colns's
machine, and sent on to Washington for a patent.
Mr.. Collins having pending application, or a
caveat, in the Patent office, the Commissioner Of
Patents declared them to interfere. A day was
fixed for hearing, and an examination of evil
dence as to priority of invention. The Commits
sioner decided in favor of Collins. Dimpfel APP
oF Stata al
Board, with power to reverse or confirm the deci-
sion fthe Commissioner of Patents. This Board
consisted of Capt W. A. Weaver, Col. Peter
Force, Mayor, and Richard Cuts ESQ.,, late
Comptroller. After patient and laborious hear
ing and examination of evidence on both sides
the Board unanimously affirmed the decision of
the Commissioner.
patent was then granted to Collins. Dimp-
fel, it is said, was afterwards engaged in defend
ing himself from some charge about this invention
In the city Of New York. Pending this matter,
and whilst the Commissioner Of Patents was alb
sent in Illinois, and the acting Commissioner Mr.
Hand was summoned TO New York on the trial of
the case Of Gouverneur, Dimpfel FASTENED on to
Washington, and employed DR.. Il. P Jones. an
other foreigner, (who had recently resigned his
office OF Examiner of Patents pending the inves-
tlgatlon Of charges, to endeavor to procure him
patent. He succeeded and extraordinary as it
may appear, patent was granted to Dimpiel for
the very same intention ia principle as that al
ready patented to Collins the year previous IL
This Dimpfel. chuckled at his adroitness shook
hands with his fellow foreigners in the Patent
ofice-against whom | make no charge in this
artcle-and departed for New York.
AS Mr.. Collins may not at present wish to
make public the course he intends 10 take respec-
ting this extraordinary proceeding, ! shall refrain
from saying any thing more the subject at
present. l..