New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-19


I, was now evident that all the conditions Tor
mower were attained and that nothIng OUT me appr
cation Of weDknown mechanic -. :. Ir%nsrsS
REQUISITE TO transform either OF tnese 1uN'pv -
INTO ,rorErr Eugtne and this desideraium has pee"
fulig accomplished By Dr. rage. s,o,a ,,,,nd
We next visited the Engine House anu . neie ,oui' i
line of helices placed horizontally on ua,, -
~ Re-, snnniar opening a rod Of iron, as III tne
Jumpers with the necessary gulie ara So -
To the end OF this rod was attached 81 80
communicating with crank on ny, ~ sr'wheeIs Al
the crark beng ~ inches long. ana the " 49," -,
feet IN diameter. On the outside o. the Honoe 70
cyiudes) was placed line OF pieces ., NE - a..
airans ell TO render the attachment VII w 81
terry ard lis necessary ahernations pertormsole Sy
the Engine itself And from what have saic VI lne
Jun peTs i, can easily be understood thar inc oo'
nection alternating from end to end OF the
would cause a CORE spending iraveI OF tne Phoi
rod and thus give available motion 10 the hy-wneei
shaft, &c Before starting the Engine, trleo an
ann OF the hy-wheel al one-thlrd greater uistanOe
from the center than the length OF me Grams W VA
UPRIGHT beam of l2 inches diameter, WHICH ioiHeo
part OF the frame OF the Engine. The cord USED "as
The better Kind Of bed cord, OF great Strength aI
nearly Of an inch IN diameter. ms was passeo
twice around the fywheel arm and posi- before oens
ted and with pieces Of sole leather intervening 20
prevent the being cut by the corners OF the u
night post. Such a fixture, am cohnuenl, "euIu
have held a fve-horSe power s,eain'enguhe nun
starting with full pressure Of steam on the piston,
and no previous motion. Not so, however, Win WIS
Ersine for the breaking the string and the a1Iach
ment of the Battery occurred al inc same hs's %
time leaving an impression Ia the beam TO the depth
of the cord despite the protection OF the soieeathe
| have brought this cord home with me, ana saaii
test IT'S precise strength, reporting you the result
The Engine continued to work IN the most sats-
factory manner and DR.. Page attached circular
Saw which used in wood 10 dep'h OF SIX ihcnes,
and at a speed such could be anticipated nom Ihe
power which we afterward found the Engine !"
possess ,.,
The great simplicity Of the parts len nothing to De
ascertalned but the exact amount OF power ootaned
and the expense of its production, and tnese iofeu
the basis OF our further investigation.
POWER
The surface of the fy-wheel being lat, ieser Wa
arranged so to bring metallic surface 70 pear on
lis peTiphery ard the surfaces being luorcated, we
weighted the lever 10 the extent the Engne couiu
bear and continue its motion. Considering tne INC
ton equal to sper cent. of the active "eignt used
we found the amount OF power 10 equai oFivV
horses being rather greater than the estimate made
bv Professor Walter r. Johnson, whose formula
consider entirely reliable. The consumption OF acus
ard zinc for the OF the Battery was more dihcut
20 estimate as the Battery had been long IN USE ana
the acids were not fresh, but from the statistics iur-
njshed BY DR.. Page and assistants, l could not
doubt thai his estimate Of 20 cents per horse power
ner day of "a hours is to be relied on and that with
properly amalgamated plates, the expense VIII oe
much less.
After combating against the friends OF Electro
Magnetism for many years, do not willingly give
I'D nv preconceiyed notions on this subject, ana II
only after due investigation that am constrained 20
say that Or. Page has fully succeeded an demonSrd!ng
be tested few, and only such as embrace knowi-
edge of mechanics such as would be required oy
a change OF position or purpose OF an ordinary
steam engine, while the late Improvements by Grove
and others, give promise Of greater economy IN the
use of the Battery &c. The liberation OF gasses NJ
the Battery has been ugcd as an objection but the
same difficulties were probably feared before the
smoke pipe properly constructed on board steam
boats for getting rid of the products oil combustion
and indeed these gases may be parted with IN the
| same way. Admitting the success OF Dr. rage $
Engine to be attained, its advantages are numerous
and invaluable.
The cost will be less than a steam-engine OF the
same power.
The weight will be but quarter, If boilers and
| contents be taken into account.
The expense of fremen and engineers are DIS
pensed with.
Buildings, and stocks of goods, and vessels may
| be more cheaply insured than when steam engines
| are used as there could be risk from explosion
| or fire.
The expenses Of DR. Pages Engine are only active
| while the machine is positively IN action whereas
| an ordinary steam-engine continues Its expensei
| whenever the fire is burning.
| DR. Pages Engine, If used ten tunes during the
day. Of six minutes each time, would have but one
hours expenses for the day whereas, steam en-
CINE, under similar circumstances, would be subject
to nearly or quite the full expenses Of fuel for TWEEN
ty-our hours equal TO the expenses OF continuous
| work. JAS. }. MAPEs, consulting Engineer