New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-26
G Il T. A L SPIK Z CASE
AT SARATOGA SPRINGS.

party OF which am one. upon some OF TIE mysteries
Of Saratoga. Once thought that Saratoga and its
wonders, itoluing its various srring' would maSe
en- excellent suteo. for books large book-whioh
oree thought would write and fn.ly expected
would be sold to the people and universe y fsai by
them but what would such book be wi:hou. sl he
Necessary illustrations, the bases of which are con-
tnualy suggesting themselves to thoughtful minds
| in this region. Overwhelmed and awe-striken By
the Straps. sights which it has been my privilege to
see during short sojourD, the magnitude Of the idea
| the book I had intended to confer upon
the people has increased to such unusual
| dimensions that my moet pious antcipatons have
become mere masters OF history, which, with my val
usbs life, shall probably pass into the unholy abyss
of 0biviCr, that bourne from which 70 traveller re-
turns Who linen will confer the favor or, Il you
please, nfict tie mischief, upon society Let the
people hope that long the nsr red individual shall
"turn up" and write the history of the /" Rise aud
Fall of the Sprirgs-sll the Sprngs-st Sarotoga.
Having come here upon visit Of inspection, we are,
of course on the look out for what is most interest
ing And certainly very interesting matters, by the
multitude are here claiming attention and solicit
Ig q, least q passing notice in the immense book
Aforesaid. This seems to be great scene of contest
And conflict between what is called hearts, or prcba-
bly, Elections. or what Mrs. PsItirgton desgnates
" the feelings
Speaking OF corfct reminds me- among other
things Of the circumstance which 1 heard some la
dies FAY something about on the pazza of the United
States Hotel yesterday, after dinner II appears that
many Of the more curious among the gentlemen have
"dropped" upon what they consider avery large egg,
the particulars OF which they regularly retail to the
lsdes-old and young. The scene OF this excitement
is said to be the Waworth House. great haunt Of
Ger air lawyers who are here enjoying the varieties
of the season and the town. At the Wal~orth House
there !, kind Of court organ lied in which tbereis
master, pro hac race, clerk and several lawyers,
all playing their parts to the infinite amusement Of
each other ard the gosps Of the other hotels. The
examination now being perpetrated on that spot is in
its ffk year, and promises We'll for perpetuty
The cause is that of reference to the Hon. Reuben
HYDE Walwo,th Master, pro hac rice, of the claim
Of the Troy IRos AsD NAIL FACTORY, upon Msssrs
Corning. Wnslow aud Homer, for damages awarded
TO the former by the Supreme Court of the United
States. This is rather heavy business to be made
after OF gossip; but there is scarcely lady in Sar-
atoga who does not know something about the exam
inaton going on at the house OF the Ex-Chancelor.
Ladies with the most Anticipated notions of justice,
are heard to utter with unususl emphasis lite
great shame" so frequently that have at length
determined to pry into the matter and, like an lnde-
fatgable jenkins give brief statement of the whole
matter to the public am sure that such an act will
be most profoundly appreciated by all who love that
liberty, the enjoyment of which never compromts
the rights Of Others.
The case in question, then, is THE Troy Iron and
Nsil Factory agt. Messrs. Corning, Winsow X llor-
ner" Henry Burden of Troy, being the agent for The
complsiuants. The examination being conducted o.
ex- Chancellor Walwor;h is that which pertains %
reference based upon suit at law, which was con-
menced by Mr. Henry Burden in 1884, to recover dam
ages for an infringement by defendants of letters pat
ent granted to him AIR. Burden for the invention OF
improved machinery with the bending LAYER for max
ing HOOK AND BRAD-HEADED SPIKES. Before pro-
ce.ding to notice the peculiar features of this
case Inch has become one Of the fixed institutions OF
Saratoga il may be teresting to the readers OF The
TRBUNF TO know who Mr.. Burden is, and some OF the
benefits which he, An inventor OF labor-savng ma
chinery. has conferred upon his country The follow
ing brief sketch is from the New American Cyclic
pGdis, (Appletonsl
ain 1870. Mr. II. Burden invented the first Guilt
vaor in the country. IN 1873 be was appointed Agent
% the Troy Iron and Nail Factory. In 1879 he receiv-
ed a psteut for ms machine for making the wrought
spike In 1884 be obtained patent for an improve
uent in the spike machine; aud in 1850 tor machine
for making horseshOes. In lsiOh patented machine
for making the hook headed spike article which is
used Oh every railroad in the United States. In the
same YEAR he patented q sef.ac,ng machine for reduc.
irg puddlers balls into blooms. In isi3 he patented
an Improvement in his horseshoe machinery. la 1873
he patented self acting machine for rolling pudders
halls into burs. In jane, 1917, he patented new
machine for making horse-shoes; this may be con-
sdeed his great triumph IN machines Ill sen'actng,
and produces from the iron bars sixty shoes per minute
He has ob All ed patents for this machine from every
prominent Government of Europe. His suspension
wa,erwhee is also of his important inventions,
ard is Al immense curiosity. 10 1893 ne built steam
boat 800 feet long, with padde-wheels 80 feet in
diameter From lis shape Il was called the cigar
'Loat' II was lost through the Encouragement OF
the pilot In 1886 he warmly advocated the con-
truction Of line Of ocean steamers OF l5O1O tuns
burden. In 1885, when the steamer Crest Britain was
crippled by breaking one Of her blades he went
10 England for the especial purpose oil inducing ner
owners 10 adopt the siiewheel but was unsuccessful
His views IN regard to ocean Navigation becoming
known to several gentlemen in Glasgow, they, with bis
peruission issued prospectus for Burdens Atlantic
Steam Ferry Company, in which was advocated the
establishment Of line Of stesmers OF enormous size
thus anticipating by several years the LeSatnan oi
Mr. Brunei.
Such is brief description Of Mr. Burdens life,
showing that by his extraordinary genius, he has not
orly she'd uster around his own name, but has also
conferred most invaluable boous upon Society by his
success IN building up the dignity OF labor
The ladies' here, many OF them, think Il strange
thst for several Summers consecutivey, this case OF
| Burden against Corning, Winslow & Horner should
attract 20 much attention at place so fashionable and
pleasant as resort healthwisei bu, gentlemen, Also
talk the matter over and asking why the press
| should allow such man Mr.. Burden to be p7rse-
cuted as hs has been for q series of fifteen years,
without lifting it's voice in his behalf. That the nature
Of the difficulty in the case may De within the COM
prebensior of every reader Of The TRIBUNE, the fol-
loving synopsis may serve