New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-29
CHAS. o cONOR,
y. y. CUTTING
J PRESCOTT HALL

1t is about four years since L first CON-
mcnted exIernlenting On rotary en- ines, The two
fret hao made failed TO my expectations, on ac-
count { their detective combinations For these de-
fects sought and found remedy, amer much hard
study | then recommended with full confidence, and
nude NV frst rotary engine with my new combination
ana arrangemcLis in my store, corner OF Water aud
Beekman.sts which fni-hed about two years SINCE
and tu in operation different times IN the presence
of come hundreds Of gentlemen from different paris oil
the Uiied states The longsianding prejudice east.
ing aganst rotary INES sprctty generally known 70 all
who have paid much attention 10 steam engines aud ae
arguments used by most of practical engineers ani
sci Mite gentleman that there could be bat Lille or no
rover otIsined IRON the fO'ary whoutA gra velocity
and consequently at great loss OF steam, ana thsttae
eur would be uneGuhl and 90 difficult - keep team
tight and friction great, tnnt they could not be nade
practicable But, say they, we s.mt that the rot ~
motto the mot natural and most desirable tori WIZ
do away with those dead points which we have Oeeo
try ioT years pat to overcome but IN vain. Now, II
ytuc produces rotary ~ Will krPup constant anl
equal the n tons, with he expansive power
oistcsm your packing arran 1ed not 10 allow Oh
the esosie q team with igN amount Of friction. WIN
the vltle mtinacOn arranged not 10 se sugecI
torequeD' repair anu with the reUeTSGbie qualities waca
Necessary TO make n practicable, then wl adnt
thai you have gained the long desired point ] nave
long been convinced in my own mind, tha, the jm
bntii, Lni arrangement of my rotary 81 those
es,euiiel POINTS. Before attempted 70 spend one cent
in corst u,ns the engine in question submitted 10
the strices scrutiny IN my own mind, ami arg lusns
gcd sinst il by Others carefully leTei
and tried hard 70 mad the deieets iii there were any
would have done hhd been the invention " com
PIT Tor knowing that any existing defect would sou
show itself when put 70 thu test and my money ana
time be u u away. But the msre invessateI
H. d more irrnly, az pOssitic) became conviuced Of
ns practical Try In pi' ed by those cenvcnons We
irouce to e 10 the expense thai have in a-red % ny
20 convince the public that have succeeded IN ny e.
Il rts 10 brig mo succesiul the rotary engine "a
invent tat hope Lay prsye blessing 70 tao "or4d
even ,hCu-h ii, uld fail 90 be bs1efJoi by II
The public viii naturally want to kn y VIVA; my 70
tary hss done that sh ud inspire with 80 mu u CO
fdenCe have stated above that bull, and put N oos
rstit in NY store my rotary Thence 10 We reno "a
and placed board OF little boat which hsi OuH
for tie purpose Of fully testing IT, Her name was
the Rotary Experiment 50 feet long feet beam am "
u diameter. The ems being small was geari 70 sle
,hst 70 take the advantage Of leyerl-e the en
milking revolutions 70 the paddle wheels one; tie
seSm chaHberto the engine was osy IL inches n i1
e;oI iuche width and y OF inch deep. which Is q
videa mo Two chambers, by means OF aouimeIs u
steam head . opposite point n rough WHICH steam
admitted and exhausted and acts alternately on Two Sc
Of pi t,s thoroughly avoiding all center preSsa1' a.
ex,Itug CCube power and can be reversed u 1'aA,1n
cssly Each piston preseE;s area q 3is 81
inch Acting alternately on two ps;ons gives -
hitle engine bat ia -cuare inches vi pistol surface Il
that leverage OF 81 Of ~ inch Sdh L me SIC o
the en,ue tat propelled my Rotary SpeSlmen' on ol
river, sbcui Il rlcn,- IN :, her padle wheels q As
II, n 20 e. 20 revolutions per minute; ani while
through Ltn- Islsnd SouId che neTerfred todo n-I
duty urti. thu boiler gave OF Oh Field Light -
rcii which gIvn IN journals. or waiea is
rsie,v and TO- the iuiercs; they seemed - takc 10 tas
srccess o: uy litle Rotafy Experiment The So..ei
birb .tullitd her WIKI steam very EMAIL SO,
Ill 20 he from % horse pOwe-. ani vas supplied
In ca water direct fronth aysr. fZWe AAl 40
Sifculry in keeping up supply of steam fan Aosat
on tur O. coal in 80 hours, think ~ reciprossa
erc al the ssrie cspacity can produce lkee n aciai
Yeft frotn tie .aIne amount q staan. II re ABOVE
roirts are slrntsed wh@t + tberetg preser - hnAi
succe.si IsHmcre suhiev torePfysr aas = -. tl
csss; fCT all tue time Il vss IA opposition u! '''''