Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-10-14
NE w AND VALUABLE INVENTION

NEW AND VALUABLE INVENTION
Public curiosity has been a good deal
excited as to the objects and uses Of a souars
frame building which, within a m on,h past
has been erected upon the bluff, near bs
light house. This curiosity was rather in.
creased than allayed when it came TO 10
known that the binding in question Was ,
intended for ,rind mill; for, inasmuch n,
no arms OF wings were yis BILE externally
the wonder grew how the mill was to bc
worked. Having been invited by the Mn.
prIetors on Friday last. the first day the mill
was tried, to examine its operation. we
have it in our power to enl.ghIen the pub.
&c little as 10 the principle and practical
working of new and very useful copu;.
vance. 1t is called "Judd's Centriino,r
WINDMILL" and was patented in May las.
the patent being used by Allen Judd and
J. b. Brldgman, of Cabotivile Massachu.
sets. The wind Of course is the motive
power employees; but instead of operating
upon arms or wings, exterior to the bulldna
/! acts upon wheel within. THIS whec
resembles in appearance and construciiur
a common overshot or breast water wheel
but the axis or shaft being vertical, thee
motion Of the wheel IS horizontal. In The
water wheel, moreover, the power is ap
Piled on the external seriace and upon one
point only; while in this windmill the pow.
eF acts upon the inner surface. and upon the
whole surface at once. The wheel is
placed in the upper half story of squap
frame building, two and half stories hloh +
The building is fitted with movable shut
tiers, like common Venetian blinds, on oil
four sides. BY opening the shutters in The
second story 10 riad,card and those in the s
story above TO leerdrd, the air rushes u,
INFO the wheel, presses against lis inner
surface and puts IT in notion. CT course
the amount of wind 10 be admitted
can be nearly as easily regulated as the
amount Of water through huc; and the
wheel is therefore as easily managed in
stiff blow as in light breeze. The whee, !.
here. which has been put up rather with :
view to test the invention, than Tor mmed
ate practical use, is % feet in damete
with vanes 10 feet long, and shaft one
twelfth OF the shaft in diameter. Ii is per.
tec'Iy simple in its construction and mos,
efficient, as we should Judge, in action; and
as has been truly said by those who have &
seeu it in operation at Caboville, can os
made TO produce from one dog poner, too
handred h 0rse po,rer. 1t is very chea,
wl;ha, and can be used as successfully On
our praires, as on the lake shore. IN.
deed it is to the prairies especially, those
portions of them VII CHI are destitute Of
water power, that the "Centrifngal Wind
mI'F' is peculiarly adapted. By its bep
the farmers can thresh his grain, saw
his wood, draw water for his stock. and
churn his butter, while the mechanic can !.
grind bis tools. saw bis timber, and prone :
his planning machine, turnne-Iah or t,
hammer. We confess that it strikes US as (
most ingenious and valuable machine;
but as no description can convey an exact
idea OF the principle and operation. we N
vIte the curious IN sach matters, to 90 and y
look FOR themselves. The patent right for
Milwaukee, and some of the adjoininc
counties, has been purchased by Mcssrs
1i"iIu " ]i'iGH OF ms cry BY WhnW
the building Of the bluff was erected- K
We understand that some of our enterprs B
ing citizens have it IN contemplation to form
a company, and with the help of the mill
supply the upper portions Of the city with
water A very laudabe object, and one, We
doubt not, which could be successfully &C.
compis by the means in question. A,
plan and description Of the wind mill can be
seen at our Office Milwaukee Sentinel
Messrs. Barber and Allen have the rich
to this invention, in this section of the fer
ntory and we suppose are prepared to veni
or construct. A model of il may be seen
the Mansion House