New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-13

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one OF bis feIIox workmen, vnefe , 'y,;1g bot
70 srv thsiy hsnds st mechanics and is,n' nc -
his heart wa bound 70 nis kInofe", ;..;1.,.
not tear himself from BONE r,,n,a u.
detained HIM. and opened the roso " - -.
had. every morning. soins ~ v.-a d.v
~ .,nir,s...fy epdesvortns 70 draw the
ss 80 ~ his walks be stopped 70 iook
- I'd ooald Dot help oosel''As' s"' I"ey
,iS L., him try, be would soon SET Inen 70
DE notion" Though me remSA Ia0sneo
-o-smen we're TOO glad Of help, come from
-. I.e .,,,, Il might, and he was alloT ed 20 Try
IN In q very short time Bis ehOrts sue
a.1 and the shaft vn cleared Of water. Tue
lc;,c1mssapce gave him name and be proved
.no.IIy successful in the cure Of other pumps
| mich would not draw. he became q skioi
puuo-curer. He now also understood the steam
engine 20 well that be made several improve
ments ia its working, and lts adaptation 70 pit
machinery. HIS prospects began 70 look brighter;
be 81 called In 70 do the work Of an engineer
putting up steam engines under ground, laying
| down tram or Wagon vays, and similar WORK oil
| an engineer and, es bis earnings stead1y Inceen-
| ed emigration as no longer tn usht Of
| Years passed by, and George Stephenson be-
| came a prosperous man. His manly and uPr1sht
character and bis devoted attention to ms calling,
| gained bin many and powerful TRENDS. ne
| earned the esteem ana confidence OF al VITO
| whom be came in contact. de was sThsnE
\
| re .ou. selfcuuvstor always otservsnt, Always
i'm proving slIsyr advancing Among the mos,
| intsrssting OF ali subjects for contemplation and
study by scr1 sinisDg mind socn "a stephenson y
was tina, new aad vonderCSs machine, as yer 10
| it, infancy the locomotive, and It's adaptation 70
| the iron roads now iaid down IL many parts, Dur
| especially 10 the county OF Durham. Steam had
already become q great industrial power IN Eng.
lsDd and va. doing the work Of hundreds OF thou.
sands of borses N had re Olotiouized the whole
dorc ain Of human industry. II was diving mills
and machinery rolling iron spanning cotton, grlnd-
ioy corn aud impelliDg ships through the waters
But the inve niion OF the locomotive, which was
% bring cities together nearly snnih ate space,
and confer on man ss',n1ch new power and en-
joyment as If he were endowed with vlnss-this
great invention was yet bot 10 its Infancy the
locomotive was rude and clumsy machine, more
of a curiosity than an Efficient motive power when
George Stephenson directed al the powers Of bis
strong mind n II. study, and IA few years
brought II TO the perfection IL has po~ attained.
Various O Il perrin h al been made viz steam
AZ a motive power ca tram roads or rslivsys ana
nroercus patents hsd been taken oct for inven-
tions of this kind prior 70 1914, when George Ste
ohenson but bis era. locomotive. As cary -
sos Treviihick's engines were running on the
Serihyr Tycvii Railway in South Wales anc
one of the same engines was, many years alter,
sent down 10 Wyam colliery, where Stephenson
first saw IT, He could not fail To be struck by the
IL
10 the means Of imp proving the machine, for 1t was
yet very imperfect and Inefficient. He soon com
nenced building locomotive, ard was supplied
WITH the requisite money by Dir Thomas Lidden
now Lord Rsvensworrhl and the other partners IN
the Killings or.n Colliery who had every cont
ience In his skill. In this engine he hrst adopted
his great Improvement Of double cylinders, Ire
vthick being only 3 single cylinder engine, and
therefore very irregular in ito action. The nev
engine sac, eeded admirably, and by the AID OF
powerful friends, nc was shortly after ensbled 70
take out q patent for IT, The next year he erected
his second engine, with further improvement
which we need not here stop to detail. tie was
also engaged az q coal vie wer aud as an engineer
in laying out railways. His hands were foil, and
mis- prospects were bright. His son bad by this
tiu Q, after receiving an excellent educstion com
pleted at the University OF Edinburgh, joined him
az under. view er aud assistsnt-engineer He wa
also engaged with other projects, amongst the
most important Of which was the invention OF the
ssfety lamp.
Although Sir Humphrey Davy is tbs reputed
author of this valuable invention, there seems sat
hcent feason ~ believe that George Stephenson
10 entitled 10 the claim Of priority OF discovery
Doubtless as in several other inventions, many
leadios minds ere NJ the same period engaged
upon the subject and were alike lowering on the
brink of the aisoovery. There 10 no doubt, hOw
ever, that Stephenson had long been experiment
ing with his lamps at KiIlingworth, before SIR
Humphrey Days discovery was made pubic and
that h. had ordered his frst lamp and tried 1t In
the coliery before any OF the other claimants h.
the discovery had brought theirs to the test Of
actual experiment. His townsmen Of Newcastle
have always strongly supported Stephenson .
claims and In January, 1915, they testified their
conviction OF his merits. by publicly entertaining
him In the assembly -roOms at Newcastle, snd pre-
.entins him with q silver tanksrd, together with
one thousand guneas, being their testimonial 10
dim as the discoverer Of the ssfety-lsmp.'
Railways gradually began to attract the st'en-
ton OF advanced minds, and the Engineer, James,
vas projecting the great lines oil railway between
London and Liverpool. Nearer home. In the county
Of Durham, Stephenson was at worh on the stocs
ton and Darlington Railway, OF which he was ap-
pointed Engineer. The works were commenced
in 1875 and this OF the trst railways In
Engand worked with the new locomotives, though
Il was, at frat merely cal railway stephen
son now commenced q locomotive workshop n
| Newcastle, which Afterwsrd expanded into the
gigantic establishment We now hnd It. lie Wa
also stin study ing and approving himself; he had
never done inventins and cont,ivins Improvements
| Of his locomotives. Hence he as enabled 10 keep
an cad OF all competitors one proof OF which
vas, that his engine, the Rocket, carried on the
| $500 prize on the opening Of the Liverpool and
| Manchester Railway. OF which also he vas ngi-
| ueer We need scarcely proceed with the history
| Of Ills progress further. He carried on the
full tide Of railway prosperity, and contributed m
! no smsl degree g. the development OF this greet
| civihsing power. He also derived for himself the
personal Advantage OF large gains which, stensth.
| soeum ulsted TO large fortune.
| Stephenson was not the creator OF railways nor
| Was he the inventor Of the locomotive be was a.
energetic. hard working msn, fail Of the best prsc
tica qualities, and, by directing his mind 70 the
| subject OF steam locomoton, he was enabled 70
| effect improvements Of the uiost valuable kind IN
she coustrucuon OF tbs locomotive. and thas To N
part q stimulus Of no ordinary character 20 the II
| iustria energies and capabilities OF bic country.
George Stephenson died at bis sea: At TspsOa,
Derby shire, in August ls<s in nus 67th year. 10
oouclosicu, We may quote the words which he
! hinssh ussA on the occasion Of q recent public
iinner at Newcastle: may SAY" he observed
without being deemed esotstica thu | have
mixed with greater variety of society than, per
| hsps, any man living. have dined in mines for
| | wss once miner knt have dined with Kings
| aud Qusers and with all grades Of the nobility
| and have seea enough 10 inspire me with the
| h pc, that my exrrtions have not been without
their beneficial resuts-thst my labor cas- not been
| in vsin.'
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