The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-03

The Great Invention ~ the ~ Steam
sbE suppIantcdI-Ga s triumph MT
SINHE 6rst half of the nineteenth &C 'ry will be
i recorded as the age Of steam. - passed,
and with il will pass the steam en- y With the
The second half oft the century will y known as
Commencing the age of G az an agent destined not
only to light bot to ENLIGHrsE the world. This
duced the Gas Engine. -.
: Professor John b. r salomon, AFTER twenty sis
years of close observation upon the experiments OF
bis own and of others in attempts to make the prin
cple Of the condemnation Of carbonic acid gasavai
able as a mechanic motor, has perfected the same
and, having just received letters patent for his
s'Improved Carbonic Acid Engine" now ofers to
dispose Of rights for the thereof to the United
States Government, and to individuals or TO com
panics. the rights Of States. counties, or cities
Theimmense saving Of money and labor, and OF
human lives and suffering secdred ~ the use OF
adoption in all places whore steam power 10 nov
used, and in thousands Of other places wherein
great expense, bulk, and weight Of the steam en-
CINE has precluded its use. - - =
This new motor may be applied to all purposes
propelling agent, from the single 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 flremen, and OF bulk and weight
100 tons weight sufficing for the same power OF
900 tons the steam engine. 20 .
q THESE facts are e0taOT0neO Oy th0 experimental
engine of twenty five easy horse power, now
"working well" at Cincinnati, as noticed in the
following from the Cincinnati Nonpareiiof the 18th
instant: - T7f4rts1 2" 42F ,I' LyG1E $3.50 ] '-
late of this city, has received patent for his motor
of carbonic acid gas, rita application to an en-
gine.l The successful experiments Of this inven
ton were not iOng since given in the NonpareiL
The same gentleman has received another patent
for the steering and proPelling power ,"
Also, rights for the use of his "Improved Pro-
peling and Steering Apparatus one peculiar ad-
he can "right. about face'' man. of-war in icss
| time than 10 required TO load her guns. L.. ),
| Also, rights for his "Improved Spring Saddle, .
| the greatest possible comfort of both horse and
l rider. ~ tatt-1Nt ,aNf2H u SD St'Ar y. p
! Any informationii in regard to the above invalu-
able inventions, and Of obtaining rights, &c may
r." ~ - 0 =, 1"iG - b. 1. ELDER
Attorney and agent for the ,patsntee, 7th st.. -.
| opposite Odd Fellows HaH, Washington, ID. q.
From Mr.. Royse, Of Ne,o albany, Indiana, inuento'
of netD agricultural sconder, d Rotatory Plough.
/ Gyya 70! Jg' WAsHINGror, January 80, 1852.
Nh. ELDER Sir: 1 cheerfully avail myself OF this
reference to Professor Saiornon's New Mechanical
Motor, as it 10 your request, as well as duty
owe my country. The facts are the following, af
J. arrived at Cincinnati on the sth of October.
1851 and on the following day called to see Pro
fessor Salomon's New Mechanical Motor, OF which
had read accounts in the public papers. was
DESTROYS the engine, from the fact that hac
for some time previous been studying to make thu
same principle applicable as a motive power e
| machinery. was astonished and delighted II
witnessing the construction and operation OF thu
lengine. saw my embodied idea before me NOR
perfect than had conceived. 30 'H.a'90
witnessed the operation for near an hour.
was uniform and perfect, and OF sofhcient powe
to lift weight of IL, 900 pounds twenty -hve time
in minute. This power was applied to turn tn
machinery of the shop, and appeared to be equal
steam engines commonly used in machine shops
The whole length of this engine 10 about twelve o
about five or six tons. The furnace is sma
sheet iron pan, the size OF my hat, and held abou
a double handful of charcoal. The machinery
not more complicated than that OF the steam
engine, the principle of construction and operation
, being the same. This was estimated to be
, twenty-five horse power engine, of which hav
! given you b brief description Aaa.a Is 81"
am not pecuniarily interested In the success Q
theinvention. l never expected to be called upo
to make any statements in reference to it. hav
; had no previous acquaintance with Professor Sac
mon, and never saw him, to my knowledge, unit
met him in this city on yesterday. .,7 't ~
-sr Yours respectfully, q a.-r- -.
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