The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-02
The Great Invention or the Age!-Steam
gas Supplantedy-GasT rium plant

II
rNHE first ilf of the nineteenth century will be
i recorded as the age OF steam. IL has passed,
| and with It will pass the steam engine with the
| things that were.
| commencing the age of Gas-an agent detained not
1 only to light but TO EsLI6HrEs the world. This
| age has now commenced, and with IL is now intro
duced the Gas Engine.
years of close obser vaton upon the experiments o.
his own and of othersi attempts TO make the prin
ciple Of the condemnation OF carbonic acid gasavai
| able as mechanic motor, has perfected the same
| and, having just received letters patent for his
! Improved Carbonic Acid Engine" now offers &c
dispose OF rights for the thereof to the United
states Government, and to individuals or to com
panies. the rights of States. counties, or cities.
Theimmense saving Of money and labor, and OF
/ human lives and suffering, secured by the use OF
this new motor, will inevitably insure its speedy
| adoption Ia all placed where steam power is nov
| used, and in thousands Of other places wherein
great expense, bulk, and weight Of the steam
| CINE has precludcd its use. .,.. 49,
| This new motor may be applied to all purposes
for the cotton gin to the two thousand horse power
for ocean steamers with the expense less than that
required by the steam engine, OF boilers and fur
naces, fuel and hremen, and Of bulk and weight
100 tons weight suticng for the same power oil
| 800 tons of the steam engine. s.,. ...~ r'E.
| These facts are established by the experimental
| engine of twenty five (25) horse power, now
I"working well' at Cincinnati, as noticed in the
instant:
awe are pleased to state that J. C. F. Solomon,
late of this city, has received patent for his motor
of carbonc acid gas, in its application to an
CINE. The successful experiments of this inven
| ton were not long since given in the Nonpareii
| The same gentleman has received another paten,
| for the steering and proPelling power"
| Also, rights for the use of his Improved Pro-
peling and Steering Apparatus" one peculiar ad'
vantage of which gives the pilot such complete con-
troll of the vessel Independent of the engineer, that
he can "right- about face'' a man-ofwar in less
time than is required to load her guns.
Also, rights for his "Improved Spring Saddle
for military and common purposes, desgned for
| the greatest possible comfort of both horse and
rider. .. -..
Any Information in regard to the above invalu-
| able inventions, and of obtaining rights, sc may
be promptly obtained by addressing M,
IT,. .... ... d. L. ELDER,
| Attorney and agent for the patentee, 7th ST.,
opposite Odd Fellows Hall, Washington, D. C..
From Mr.. Royse, of Ne,o Albany, Indiana, inucnto'
of ne,o agricultural 'co"der, a ROfatory Plough.
WAsHiNGToN, January 3O, 1867.
Ma ELDER-SI: lcheerfully avail myself OF this
opportunity to give you few brief statements IN
| reference to Professor Salomon's New Mechanical
Motor as it is your request, we'll as duty
owe my country. The facts are the following, as
near as now rccollect:
Iarrived at Cincinnati on the Sth of October
1851, and the following day called to see Pro-
| lessor Salomon's New Mechanical Motor, of which
| | had read accounts in the public papers. was
DESTROYS to see the engine, from the fact that had
for some time previous been studying to make the
same principle applicable as motive power to
| machinery. ! was astonished and delighted in
witnessing the construction and operation OF the
! engine. saw my embodied idea before me more
perfect than had conceived.
| witnessed the operation for near an hour. II
| was uniform and perfect, and OF sufficient power
| TO lift weight Of IL 900 pounds twenty-five times
in minute. This power was applied to turn the
machinery of the shop, and appeared to be equal te
The whole length of this engine is about twelve or
fifteen feet, and suppose it's weight might be
| about five or elk tons. The furnace is small
sheet iron pan, the size of my hat and held about
| n double handful Of charcoal. The machinery lie
| not more complicated than that of the steam
engine, the principle of constructon and operation
being the same. This estimated to be a
Twenty five horse power engine, of which have
| given you a brief description
| am not pecuniariy interested in the success OF
| the invention never expected to be called upon
| to make any statements in reference to 1t. have
had no previous acquaintance with Professor Sa.o
mon, and never cav him, to my knowledge, until
1 met him in this city on yesterday.
| Yours, respectfully, 49,. -
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| Dec 27-eod3mif Washington, ID. c.