The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-12-15
PERPETUAL MOTION.

ABOUT SIX years ago, we published the firs
description of Il nlaclrsnc invented ly Mr.
james 6. llcndrickson, Frcchuld, New Jcr
sey, "to golf itself" The power WAS self
containce and sclf,adinS,ei, aud gave {:
sufficient iorcc to carry ordinary c!ockwo,h
without any win'ing zip or replens!in
Our announcement OF The fact brought
out great deal Of riIiru!c; the incrclu.
ious pointed ut all of the projects to OBJ
tam perpetual motive power which had
failed in the past, and predicted the sam" dis
grace for the new invention. Many scion
tlic gentlemen visited it, and although
they could not dispute the fact that It WAS
going" they ncarly all attributed the
movement t" some hidden spring or in
grnious trick"ry. The inventor was an
old man, who ha'l spent his whole lie in
pursuit Of the object lie had now attained
He hail lrco,nc so Inurh accustomed to
r"iic"'". that he WAS very ralicn, un,., i,
an! the only reply lie made to the cavi!c,,
VII" pronounced iI,e thing IMPOSSIBLE, WAS
" but ), d e. ::o..'
Soi"n"r turned up lis nose at him, au,l
determined to put him down. The pro.
!csS"rs were all against him, AMI A. they
had pronounced the whole thin" Il hum!.ur,
they were determined t" prove the ,,u,h OF
their assertion. Accordingly, Mr. IIcn.l,ick.
son WAS sczc'i =, keypor., New jersey, !nr
rr'c,iring "j"-ylvry," under the "Acl
for supp'c>s;ny vice and immortality" A.;
the trial. >cvrr, builders, mi!lwrigh.s, en-
gneers a';I philosophers were called, who
testified positively that no such motive
power rs ihat alleged could drive the ma.
chine, and that there mast he some con:
cca!eh spring within the cylinder. There wa,
Ii" help Cor II; and the imros;urr must be-
exploded. An ax" WAS brought, and the cyl
lni"r >rin'rIrd into fragments. Alas. ipr the
philosophers, there WAS no concerted spriir.
and the machine had gone Of itself. Blu,
alas! also, 'orp"or rIIendrick."n, TN. machine
would go no more. With trembling hands
he again resumed his slcclacles aud his
jacknite. His model once more complc,e,!
he had Il new machine constructed Of brass.
hollow throughout, So that the exc could
examine all its parts. This was brought
to our "fii:e nearly two years ago, when
we noticed 1t once more, and gave to our
readers some Of the facts we have row re.
c'iicd. The inventor WAS irving to secure
II patent for this discovery, lu, the wo,k
went on slowly.
Lie patent Office required Il working
mol lcl ~ test the priuciple, and one Was
Srn..on /" Wa>.inyi.n. The ,ur,,.m the
blocks were takcm ont, the wheels started
of like Il thing OF life" an, during the
ten months that the model remained in the
Paten. Office, it .ucvcr once stoppe! to
breathe. The inventor had perfected two
new machines, and made IL very comfort.
bic lirr:iho"d exhibiting them, prosecuting
his efforts mcanwhie TO secure his patent,
intending to'arply thepowcr TO cIockw"rk,
fer which TT is pccu!ia,y Y well a,laplcd.-
Age crcpt upon him, however, l"forc this
point WAS reached; his highest ar, coul.l
not makcalis hsar-hcatingS Perpetual! and
not many aaays ago, he hicahed his last, in
the old homcsle,,! 1T Freehold. lie haL
been so much:persecuted by the incredu
l"uS, he l,ah provided II sccrc, place be
nea,h the floor Of his shops, where his !; >,
two machines were .l-p">itcd. 1t was in
the form OF a, vault, covered by a. trap,
door, which was locked, aud the ll,or so
replaced lis to avoid suspicion. After his
last illness commenced, lie male known
This secret to his family. who examine the
spot carefully, an.l found the contents rx
ac:y as desert 'cd. The night AFTER his
death, the shop was broken open, the floor
taken up, the trap door.pre<eA off, and boh
models stolen. 1t is probable that the
f'mily in their visits Lad rot :, taken
'he same precaY'tiop ,as u,e inveu.or, and
some pry'ng eyes. had discovered The Sc
cret. Fortunately. the drawings are pre-:
served, and there is Il little machine, one of
the earliest made, pow running in Brook.
lyn, where it has kept up its ceaselcss tick
ing for nearly six years. Mr.. Hendrickso,
eaves family Of f. fogr sons and four ,laugE..
tets,s alF of 3them,s we believe, given t. IL;
vSnti"hs: -1lai he died tt,fyears' ago, how ~
enphatieally would it; havei,been said his
life has been w"s'e'. in f"the hopeless effort
TO Obtain perpe.!aals motion. ~ .1...Jo,h;
nal Of Conmerce.. /. :. r., -.
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V"lae of'i;Peiigions Pnpcrs s-A friend
gave his testimony rs follows: -. - y,
..':'l-haye been pastor Of a church sever.
al years, and I have noticed tl,at ali men
wiosbaVe been troublesome in my churcl,
who have been easily otirpdvd ut .s,pali
IhInuS Who l,uvo l,.,, I. -, 4