Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-08-29
To M. Q. ROBERTS. esq.
From Hunts Merchants Magazine
Condensed History Of Steam.

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ed toy which exhibited some of the powers of steam
and was moved by its power
a. D. $40, Anthemus architect. arranged sew |
eral caldrons of water each covered with the wide
bottom of leathern tube, which rose to narrow
top with pipes extended to the rafters of the adoin
ing building. fire kindled beneath the cal
drons, and the house shaken by the efforts of the
steam ascending the tubes This is the first notice
Of the power of steam recorded.
In 1913, June l., Basco De Garoy tried steam |
boat Of 200 tons with toerable Barcelona
Spain. 1t consisted of caldron of boiling water
and movable wheel on each side of the ship It'll
was laid aside as impractcable. present, howev
er, was made to GarOy.
In 1850 the first railroad was constructed at New
castle on-Tyne.
The first idea of a steam engine in England was
in the Marquis of Worcester's History of Inven
tons'' A. D. 1868
In ITO Newcomer made the first steam engine in
England,
In 17l8 patents granted to Savary for the
first application of the steam engine
In 1764 James Watt made the first perfect steam
engine in England.
In 1876 Jonathan Iiulls first set forth the idea of
In l776 Thomas Paine first proposed this applica-
tion in America.
In 1871 Marquis Joufroy constructed one on the
! Saone.
In 1885 two Americans published work on it,
In 1889 William Tymngton made voyage in one
on the Forth and Clyde canal
In 1902 this experiment repeated.
In 1882 Ramsey propelled a boat by steam at New
York.
In 1857 John Fitch, of Philadelphia, navigated
boat by a steam engine the Delaware.
In 1913 Robert Fulton first began to apply his at
tenton to steam.
In 1893 Oliver Evans, a native of Philadelp hia,
constructed locomotive steam engine to travel on
turnpike road.
The first steam vessel that ever crossed the Allan
tic was the Savannah, in the month of June, 1919,
from Charleston TO Liverpool.
Am: Asylums for the Insane, and Hospitals for
the Sick.
member of the Royal College of Surgeons at
Edinburg, J. Ball, Esq, has just published in Eng
land paper entitled ''Notes of a recent visit to
some of the American Asylums,' the Introductory
paragraph of which runs thus
The physical aspect of country has, be-
lieve I'll influence upon the character of its inhabi
tants and the grandeur of American scenery-its
extensive forests-ts vast lakes and its magnificent
rivers and waterfalls--are morally suggestive of
great undertakings. Hence the social institutions
of America are, for the most part, conceived upon
large and extensive scale. The public buildings.
the street architecture, the style Of the principal
cities have a noble character, breathing rather
air of ostentatious monarchy than of simple republ
canism The progress of the Americans in science
and literature has been signal; and in that depart
ment of the profession which this journal is dedi
Gated, they have evinced energy worthy of free
and enlightened people. At this moment there are
philosophical works publishing in America that
would do honor to Great Britain. And to what is
this to be attributed but to that spirit of liberty
which emancipates their philosophy from scholastic
| chains, which in European Universities too often
restrict the independence of the inquiring mind
Liberty and Philosophy must ever go hand-in hand :
without intellectual liberty there can be no progress
sion of ought-nO positive Advancement of knowl
edge. The liberal scale upon which all the great
institutions of America are founded. seems to out
strip European competition Their Hospitals for the
sick are admirably designed and organized-nay,
believe that in many respects they are even bet
ter managed than many in this country. Their ar
chitectural designs vast and comprehensive
Their wards, day-rooms sleeping rooms, baths.
kitchens &c, are lofty and spacious, and well
! ranged and So likewise, gather from the vari-
Gus reports which have from time to time anayz-
ed. that their Lunatic Asy lums admirably
structed and managed upon the best and most en-
lghtened principles"
THE FIRE ANN1H1LAToR.-The Philadelphia Penn
svlvanian SAYS that Adams & Co. received by the
last arrival of the Pacific two of these machines for
extinguishing fire They about the size of an
ordinary coal scute, made of sheet iron. composed
of number of cylindrical within another,
weighing about 20 pounds, and easily handled by
any person. The means of destroying fame is by
the producing of a gaseous vapor, although anti
conclusive. yet not antl-respatcry, which is poured
upon the fire. The real cause of the fire being e1-
tinguished is not by creating new atmosphere, but
the Pennsylvania believes by reducing the temper
ature of the fame to point at which it cannot ex-
ist this is accomplished by mechanical comblna-
, ton of substances within the machine which are
brought in contact when wanted by means of sim
pie spring which creates the vapour and this is in
troduced to the flame through the spout of the ma
chine BY the person holding it. Each machine will
give 1900 cubic feet OF gas.
f This discovery made by Mr.. Phillips, of Lon
don who first led to prosecute his researches by
observing that the vapour which issued from vol
cano during an eruption. extinguished fame the mo-
: ment it came in contact with 1t.
t To be sold. thrashing machine, in good working
order Has birch, cane, and strap barrels. War
ranted to lick school of fifty boys in twenty nnu,
tes distinguishing their offences into literary moral
: and impertinent Only parted with because the
owner has logged all his school away, and his sons
are too big to beat. Apply at the College OF Pre-
e ceptors.-Indianapotis Journal.
. Dr. Parr. when boy at Harrow, had so very ole
face for his age, that one day his contemporary
Sir William Jones' said looking at him, Parr, if yo'
should have the good luck to live forty years yo'