New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-15

lars was TOO hyre sun 10 Be taken from an e1-
bsns;ed treasury, uIle.s for very v.izh'y ressonei
and | am forced 70 beheve thai vhie there were
rome Of tire members who earnestly oesred .
sir .Yial Of TIE steam pso~, ard beloved L mgnt
sueese ard # tooces fol were resdy and ling 70 pay
tie prLs II ihere had no: been dollar the ve1sny,
otters more prtuticed ard regarding the feSsio4Is
Of team curiv s,iOn a. OFT Of the question, vt'e
wiling that the prize should Be offered to draw scrssa'
but were ds,ermiDed 20, 20 Award ]. where the 'sh
g.. e1cuse could be made. Harder things vii % sAi
sbout ,be re.u Il an have said for there we've ma-y
editors pre- cent who looked spspscousy urdn TIE ~
ee.v's movements from the b-gunng, and went a"sy
eorviroed tia: Favkes deserved the prizs, o, Noui
be cheated CT: Of i Il pessbe. tr1sf INA, lie pup
lie viii 10. hastily preigdge the society Tor ne case
yeyy delicate one 20 de ,loe impartiaLy In ny uihd
there 70 doub, but that Fsvkes hss earned tee pre-
MUM offered 3. this tine. DO not Teg.ro TIE mere
fact Of lis clipping hs drum On Q greasy sol a. inysh-
d,'us Lis clsm, for few spnds Or other lfol-cHo.s
YOU'D remedy tie evil Dc; whether or 10 ne as plsc-
;calsIm posing eng car OILY oe kro ~ sheh he hss
bcd in q farm through TIE Plo~2e Sc -on,
going regularly 70 ard returning from us WORK and
perform ug the several duties for whch X = tsid oy
the Sechsuica Committee 20 be perfec.y adeqaaie'
sill :tte Society view IN different light, and say
;h.. Mr. Favks- she'll make a further ira, al tine
70 be appointed by hlm--f, before they WI believe
the Committee 20 have rightly decided while Il = 81
additional trouble ard expense 70 tsskes and pefhsp
be i row Justly entitled 20 the s3 600 II he REFUSED -
meet them aid satsty then doubts, L would Tot look
well for his The Society s. 10 fnndei spa
bit dtpeuceut upon .s gate r@ce p.s for Ell serce
These this wear have been enough 10 meet ordinary
expe1ses but the s.eau-plow priIe II awarded, would
either be made Up by subscription or iis Paysn, de-
ierled Until he peC yesrs sho~. Il y rrspge ihere-
fore ihA; It's officers should desire q escsPe tie one
ous burdcr II possible ! think rot AM, hence,
while the result II the experiment n prospective would
have be: little influence upon ny estimation OF the
yaue of Fspksss invention, ! think Il rot very u
reasonable thai tie Ez'1rtve COMMITTEE should -i.h
further tests and 8 pos'porement Of the Giss irs,
who's vo0ld come upon them they ve!e ioiced 20
pay the Great Irsul1in.
THE REPORT
2 ~ h. Cc-sines q ne I,Hots STATE 4-sra- s,rss
GrNrIrsFS: The apder.igrei Committee OF Ms
ehir.,s appointed TO test practically toe povIDg
gtes vb.eh might compete i'T al s"sid oheEed oy
your Society ard csed upon subsequently TO reply 10
cer;sir Inquiries, respectfully reporI
That iheie was oui one offered FOR ira when came
within lie prov sions q the resolution. lbs - IL
yer,ed ard ps;er,ed by Joeeph W. Fswkes OF Penn
SWANS
Jet tie Committee recall tie appearance q email.
sized tender Of locomotive engine; 81 about haf TIE
forward portion Of the aides aud iaLk be removed We
low have something which resembles the body Of
Fszkess machine. In The middle OF the forward poT'
ton Of TIE platform stands the uprgh; boiler. hch is
about q feet high and let, in diameter, the ire box
81 ah pit beng Of below tie level OF the psi-
form, sno the fIe-3cor opening forward. The bouer
contains 30 :! inch tubes Nnleh, comp Gted 'ogeh
with the rsboI gives 81 feet c. IRE surface S.esm
usy be got up in Is minutes, although twlce that time
ia u.usny tesssry. The fuel may either he o.tnnn.
ous coal or wood. The cylinders are horizontal, 9
inches in diameter ard l. incl stroke and are plsced
one on each side Of the boiler. TIE pistons COM
uunics,e motion not 10 the side wheels but TO
drum or roler 6 feet n diameter and feet long,
which the sides Of the platform overhang ts end,
i comparatively out Of sight. The drum Is piscei
about midway between the front and back Of the ma
chiIe before il depends the IRE box, and over
ard behino il is the tank that, when the boiler and
tank are full, they nearly eounierbalance esch other
Cd the sIles Of the driving drum.
This drum Is composed OF two iron heads, or
spiders and Intermediate one; 10 these, thick,
narrow psnks, cut like slaves and fitting closely are
bolted and form the periphery. The adhesion Is,
therefore produced BY surface of wood sI fee, long,
which never becomes polished, AID the bearing OF
which is always scroes the grain. There s no ship
ping. the machine is started and stopped instantly
and except when pTopeLiDg Itself considerable DIS
tsUoe turnpike paved roads, the wear and tear
slight. This substitution Of the driving roller for the
ordinary side.wle.ls WONDERFULLY increases traction
sI9 tsx.nis ;,ogssrs IN Es y iaIf.rs
scarcely eject the onward march Of the plow.
Another great advantage gained by the ges'ing Of
the drum. Instead OF being attached directly 10
crsrk on the axle Of tie drum each connecting rod
Communicates Il oton 70 p'nion which turns eslly
but without shake Oh the axle just mentioned. The
p!nion iutefocks with COS wheel which by pnon
on rs axis imparts motion 70 tie cog wheel boted 70
the drum. The whole beng SO proporaoned that su
strokes OF the piston cause one revolution OF he cram
Increase of power snd If control over the move
neIts OF the engine are thus secured.
IL front Of tie fire box is short tapenng bow OF
sheet irop which q seat for tie fireman and
a receptacle for fuel The DO IL supported BY body
bolt on a truck composed Of two iron guide wheels
three ard ole bali feet in diameter sDd nfteen inches
broad. TIE truck moves freely ike tie froEt wheels
Of 6 cbsise, and is controlled by steering
wheel in charge Of the engineer, 90 ths, the
whole machine is turned as readily and a.
short as farm wsgon. The engine Is OF thirty
horse power. The entire length OF the machine Is
about Is feet IL weight with water and fuel, III .uns
ard oost, incudiI donkey engine and pump about
5000. BY this pump, waier may be drawn nom
We. or creek and the tank filled or water forced from
the tank to the boiler The tank holds twelve barrels
sufficient for three hours runting TIE plows, eish,
in number are attached 10 one frame, which ia sl'-
pended by chains passing over grooved puJhes 10 Two
be aus, projecting from the seat OF the engine these
chains Communicate O. vinclass II charge OF tue
fireman II front, by which the gang Of pIoSs msy be
raised r lowered q. pleasure srd the frame Of pc~s
i drawn by other chains which sre attached TO me
unoeI-side OF the frame Of the engine.
In answer 10 the several questions propourded oy
your Beard touching the capacity and prseteaoLiy 81
the engine for farm purposes, We ind upon Ta and
exsnr ation &c follows:
Ftr,i. TIE weigh. ter tuns as reported by Mr..
Fswkes.
Sscoud TIE fuel consumed in che hour VS. 10
pounds two bushels ard ten pounds OF nieIlor coo
with one-eehih part Of cord Of wood eVaporai-ns
about $50 gallons Of wse- and plOwIng GRE acre II
twelve minutes which includes turrlugi.
The wood used was mostly OF lime, sud considerably
decsyed snd would have been rejected upon steam
hosts.
TiirG TIE amount Of traction or tiaerer: grades
q ari would be matter i.tfcut % teierI.re, VIII
the tsci,e. IN the hands az the Committee. We had
the engine run up the various grades OF the Ear
grounds, passing into 5 guIy, with the p.oSs sVurg
II the rear, which struck on ore bank s. the msla
roller wAs rsiiirg The other, which overPovered ne
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