New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-10-13
Thoma. saver, the Engineer.

Both philosophers and mechan were engaged
10 experiments sir and slesm machines about tie
same time AZ Psp.n. OF these, ssvery, AmoutCus New
conea All CaW.ey were The most successful
OF Sarerys personal history less has trsnsPired than
nj either NoT1all or " ercesters tie evidently ~as
mar Of great energy WHO raised himself from ooserr-
iiy ~ hls ta!elis-a se.tma1e man According O. 4
tradition be CON uencei life a. working miner. and
n process % time became engineer and thus acquired
fe tile oi CdeH, agreeaoly % custom whics = 'aii
st p prevail among ile Cornish miners he seems o.
have acquired competence u not wealth previous Do
the commencement 20 his experiments on steam. and
shall ind that be- independent IN rs spirit
o. his purse -witzer VINO was intimately acquainted
with him, says he was member OF the Board of Com
missioners tor the SICK sLd wounded but this
probably 10 the latter part Of hs lie and subsequent 90
the introduction c. bis steam machines.
The frst invention 90 Ssvery that NEE, with i IN
pamphlet published 5y him IN JOBS the propulsion
% sElps calm. bis p.su consisted OF paddle heels
O. he worked bv the crew In the rst edition OF Harss
Lexicon Techncum A. ID. 1904. there j. description.
and in the second 40 agure OF saverys engine for
rowing ships 4 horizontal sham passes through the
vessel between decks and - each end paddewleel i
attached On the middle Of the saait Is pinon or run
de wheel and underneath capstan upon which cog
wheel 3 fXed whose ieeth are made 90 work between
those of the pinion number ot oars are arranged In
the capsian and the crew were . sppy their strength
raising anchor. A- the oIl'ers OF lue
admiralty sicr examination declined 70 sdoPt, savery
tells them be- hai two other Inn 1rtan Inventions whicn
be would not disclose Until they d1 him Justice in ms
Hc even held " his opponents 20 rdcule. on tne
Surveyor ~ the Navy who reported against the sdof
ton 20 h.s plan one neither nor useful be was
very severe. AZ that time large wigs were commonly
worn and -svcry gave smart rap on that which GOV
cred the head Of his Official adversary. u is hc o5
served common for les and nonsense 20 be dis.
glsed by Jingle OF words a. for o.0ckhead % be- hid
by abundance OF perlke. Had >ayery been OF umid
disposition. should probably never have heard %
him After enduring one or Two rebuts in attempting
% introduce his inventions he would have retired and
sunk unknown nto the grave Ike thousands OF Invent
ors before MIN.
OF the iew incidents preserved respecting ais private
le, thcFe from which % seems that be loved
glass of good wine and pipe oi tobacco and that 90
obtain them De in the habit % visiting tavern
Let not not those VINO cschew such things complain oi
Us for unnecessarily mentioning them Tor >ayery frst
experiments steam were made IN bar room. with
wine TASK and tobacco pipe. 80 such place and
with such implements he be said O. have become ac
qlainted with the principles OF Ms famous MACHINE
The circuuu stance has not been commonly known. or
some scientific Boniiace would long ere now have
adopted Ssverys head fora sign and artists would have
made him, IN the act of experimenting the subject of
picture. There b. rich but ne elected ned Tor hi-tor
zeal painters IN The facts and incidents connected "tn
the origin and development Of useful mechanism
According 10 Desagulers, -avery declared that De
found out the power OF steam by chance and ~ the ic
lowing manner Having drank -ssk Of Florence
wine At tavern and thrown the empty fisk upon tne
IRE he called tor a basin OF to wash his hands
and perceviny that the little wine left IN the hasN had
ned the dask up with steam, DE took the hask ny the
toe vater the basin aud he water Of the bason was
Immediately driven up into the flask by ne prsss~f ~
ne air. This Illustration Of the ascent of water into
vessel from which the air had been expelled by steam
was of course not 10 Satery time. although % ap
pears 10 have been SO % him Swtzer gives different
account. Tho first hint from which t Is said be- took
this engine from tobacco pipe which be immersed
wash OF cool H. l. sometimes done. h. discovered
by the rsroiact0n Ot the ain 10 the tube By the beat or
steam OF the water and the graytaiion impulse of
the exterior air. that the water WAS made 70 spring
through the tube OF the pipe in vondcriull surprising
manner 10 was an old practice OF veteran smokers.
when their clay pipes became blackencd through use,
and more particularly when choked or tured up. 10
lace them in bright ire TIN they became red hot,
then 10 remove aud allow them % cool By this oper.
alton they were whiiened aud purified Ike the incom
bustblo cloth of the snciens which was cleaned IN
the same way BI, frequently when taken from the
fire the mouths OF the pipes were plunged slowly into
water steam was thus formed, and rushing through
the tubes sometimes preceded often accompanied,
nd sometimes followed by Jets OF water There are
however different causes and tar from obvious ones
for the liquid Issuing through tobacco pipes under such
circufnstances that is difficult 10 perceive what in
ference savory drew from the experiment
lEwbanks Hydraulics.