Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-07-20
The New Motive Power of Professor
John @. Z. Solomon.

Since our first notice Of this new motive power
much attention has been drawn towards il. sub
)ect OF such vast moment involving results so i'm
portant as those Of supersedhg steam, must neces-
sarily, cause profound sensation. The article to
which we have ref renee, descriptive of Professor
Sslomon'5 new meter its practical workings &C.
has already been widely copied into til. lsading
ourua's OF this country. In transferring it TO the
columns of the "Railroad Record" a highly useluI
and excellent periodical, published at Crncinpati
the editor takes exceptions to what we claimed for
the new invention. In this he exercised his leeiii
mate Tights and, doubt, honest conyicrions an
far as it was possible for him tn he convinced with
out fairly understanding his subject or the profess
so present claims. 'More than ten wears 400 a"
Gays the editor" ''we saw MIR SaIomon evreri
menting on this very machine and be had one in
successful operation Cincinnati; but s,lecess-tbat
II 9ot"g-is no test of the value of a mechanical
machlne. From this it might be inferred thatthe
engine alluded to failure Prof ssor SsIo-
mon did not cl i'm bis Cincinnati experiment az a
complete triumph. He was then merely in the in
cipieucy OF outwoTking what has sine been nerfect
ed and satisfactorily demonstrated in Baltimore. af
ter u my years experimental labor. He does not
demand LOT caroohlc acid gas the properties and
luncuons OF complete moter, but Claims the pro-
ducuOn OF peculiar compound LIQUID or fluid of
which that constitutes only a part To establish
this 1ct we need only copy the following extract
from tee specihcauons set forth 10 his patent
Iof thn Improvement OF liquids used as a motive
'Carbonic acid gas has been experimented with
as motIve power in every variety OF form; but the
great diihculty of condensiug it and of PRODUCING
vessels sufficiently close in their texture 20 con-
tam II without waste, though possessing great pow
eT IN ltsef, Is nevertheless imDracticable for the
purpose if used alone. The BIZ suIpburet of csr
BON has also been used for the like purpose and is
FOUND to be powerful agent, but alter a short time
It rough,ns the metal as to produce too much
friction III the working parts"
"lhe object OF nv invention is To nrodnca q L.
qud compound that will facilitate the condemnation
o. the caroonc acid gas, render the vessels in which
II IS Contained impervious to it, and at the same
he act as la rlcator TO all parts it comes in con-
tact vita. &c"
Having thus described my invention. what
CAIN as new, and desire secure by letters patent
Is TIE sulph-oH carbOuc acid LIQUID prepared in
the manner substantially described and used in
combination with carbonic acid, generated in onv
known way-0T Other equivalent LIoUIFIABLE GAS
Rs a motive power"
Here then, our friend of the Cincinnati Railroad
Record NH perceive that he argued from tIse
premises assuming that which did not exist. and
which Prot Solomon does NOT claim. This being
So Inc eoltors deductions regarding the impracti-
caDlIty OF the new fluid, or combined liquid moter
noticed by US, are equally unteuable.
Low expansion can be produced by any gas
Dut always at cost greater than they are worth"
TITS expression shows that the gentleman has
never 'zperme'ted aOith high erpan5son of GASEOUS
LIQUIDS.
From q comparison which has been instituted AZ
TO the cost Of different means of producing power
1t appears that for every shilling expended there
may be raised by
Manual power, 500 600 lbs. foot high Der day
Horse 100000
Steam sc, OOO,O "
Electro Mag. 100000
But oy the new gaseous liquid (of Salomon) the
ratio Is 2l2 100000 pounds foot high per day and
YET by saving OF so per cent. OF fuel
1t IS not for US to speak of Professor SaIomon'5
new moter beyond what we have seen clearly de-
monstrated on several occasions or outside the
l1VoFaCIe records OF practical and scientific gentle
men, The operations OF the machine were salts
factory, indicating wonderful triumph 10 this new
element OF force. Our hope is that it NAV be so
developed, and that speedily as to silence all doubt
us apparent power, wonderful economy, aud. be-
yoHd all, entire safety steam, are considera-
uons not Oh ly claiming, but absolutely demanding
ht almost any cost, thorough testing and more
extensive development OF this new moter.
H. even, motive power can be pr duced in all
respects only equal to steam with regard to scono-
my ana momentum, and entirely free from the dan
ger oil explosion, 1t has infinitely the advantage
auu must come into general use.
W. learn that this mOter will be put into opera
ton again about the middle of the pre- sent week
%h,n special invitations will be extended TO those
uesHoGs OF witnessing its periormances.-BaL
more Patriot.