The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-02-24
The Great Invention OF the Age !-steanA
supplanted!-G Triumphant!

The Great Invention OF the Age!-steam
| supplanted!-Gas Triumphant!
TIME first half of the nineteenth century will be
| i recorded the age of steam. IL has passed,
| and with it will pass the steam engine with the
| things that were.
The second half of the century will be known
| commencing the age of Gas-an agent destined not
| only to light but TO ENLIoHrES the world Ihls
| age has now commenced, and with 1t ID now intro
duced the Gas Engine.
| Professor John c. f. Solomon, after twenty six
years Of close observation upon the experiments OF
his and of others in attempts TO make the prin
ciple of the of bonc acid avail
able a mechanic motor, has perfected the same;
and, having just received letters patent for his
| "Improved Carbonic Acid Engine, now offers to
disposeof rights for the thereof to the United
| States Government, and to individuals or to com
panies. the rights of States. counties, cities.
| The immense 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 in all places where steam power ID now
| used, and in thousands Of other places where the
| great expense, bulk, and weight OF the steam en-
CINE has precluded it's use.
This new motor may be applied to all purposes
propelling agent, from the gle horse power
for the cotton gin to the two thousand horse power
for 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 sufiicing for the same power Of
| l 900 tons OF the steam engine.
These facts are established by the experimental
| engine of twenty five (25) horse power, now
| working WELL at Cincinnati, noticed in the
following from the Cincinnati Nonparsiiof the 18th
| Instant
'sWe are pleased to state that J. {. F. Solomon,
late of this city, has received patent for his motor
earbSq h acid gas in its ippea99n, h to an en-
| ton were not long since given in the Nonpdyeil
The same gentleman has received another patent
for the steering and propelling P power" d.
pciling and Steering Apparatus" one peculiar ad-
vantage of which gives the pilot such complete con
troll ofthe vessel independent Of the engineer that
he can "rght- about face" a man of-w in less
time than is required to load her guns.
Also rights for his "Improved Spring Saddle"
| for military and common purposes, designed for
| the greatest possible comfort of both horse and
| rider
| MAny information in regard to the above invalu-
| able inventions, and Of obtaining rights, &c, may
be promptly obtained by addressing,
| Attorney and agent for the pateutee, 18th ST..
| opposite Odd Fellows Hall, Washington, d. c.
From. Mr. Royse. of Nep Albany, Indiana, inpentor
| Of netD agricultural tconder, Rotatory Plough.
WAsHIsGToH, january 80, 1852.
! Ma. ELDEa-Su: cheerfuy avail myself of this
opportunity to give you few brief statements in
reference to Professor saomon's New Mechanical
Motor it Ia your request, as well as duty l
| owe my country. The facts the following, as
near as now recollect:
! arrived at Cincinnati the Sth Of October,
| 1851, and on the following day called to Pro-
| fessor Salomon's New Mechanical Motor, of which
| l had read accounts in the public papers. was
DESTROYS to see the engine from the TACT that had
| for some time previous been studying to make the
same principle applicable 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 hour. 1t
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
steam engines commonly used in machine shops.
The whole length OF this engine is about Twelve
| fifteen feet, and suppose its weight might be
| about five six tons. The furnace is small
sheet iron pan. the size of my hat, and held about
! a double handful of charcoal. The machinery is
not more complicated than that of the steam
engine, the principle of construction and operation
being the same This was estimated to be
| twenty i've horee- power engine, OF which have
given you brief description.
! am not pecuniarily interested in the success OF
| the invention never expected to be called upon
to make any statements in reference to it, have
had no previous acquaintance with Professor salo-
mon, and never saw him, to my knowledge, until
met him in this city on yesterday.
Yours, respectfully,
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bills, with copy Of the paper, to
j. c. + SALOMON, Patentee,
! Dec 27-eod3mif Washington, ID. &.