The Howard union. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-23
a Wonderful Invention The Age Of
Steam Revolutionized.

; A brief announcement in these columns
in the latter part OF July, mentioned the IN
veniion OF new steom motor that bid FAR
TO upset all preconceived notions oil the
dangers Of steam doing away with explo
sions, for there would be no boilers 10 ex-
plode. We were then in ignorance Of the
principle, knew nothing Of the inventor and
his success, and yet were startled 10y The
simple fact that such principle had teen
born into the world.
The invention was then perfeott2 ND
yet knowledge of its working and advan-
,ages was withheld from the public until
certain patents upon the vital principle oil
the machine could be secured That pc
Rod has now arrived, and after an exanl
nation into its merits we are prepared TO
admit that in lis importance and simplicity
it is the wonder Of the age.
Let the reader imagine hollow iron
sphere two and half inches thick and
having a diameter OF thirty Ivy twenty-five
inches-nattcned at the top and bottom Tor
convenience in putting it iato It's place over
a small stove or CRATE. Inside cf this globe,
which is not much larger than farmer S
dinner pot, is common three quarter inch
gas pipe running 10 within few inches OF
the bottom and terminating in a small ball
or sprinkler, perforated with forty dimin,
utive holes. The fire is built under the
globe, and in the sprinkler is tablespoon
full of W alter. Now, most people would
suppose that in order 10 generate steam al
that would be necessary is 10 discharge the
waller in The pipe against the hot ron MOI
so. The air in The sphere is at a temper
azure OF from 500 to 600 degrees by Fab
reuheiL's thermometer. The water in iii,
sprinkler is hot, and the sprinkler soon be
comes surrounded by superheated vapor
into which the water is spurted, becoming
heated steam before it can reach the sur
rounding sphere. This squirting or eject
ment Of water from the pipe is repeated a
soon as revolution Of the engine attache
has consumed the steam just made, and III
engine itself-a five horse power, with
cylinder of five inches bore and plsto
eight inches long-is propelled with tn
force Of an engine of fifteen horse power
with pressure Of 1870 pounds, running tw
corn mills, and turning out feed at The rat
Of forty bushels an hour. Show us any
thing like that in mechanics before this in
vention!
Thereis actually no danger, for there
no boiler, and only cupfdil Of watrh waite
and the steam generated passes instantly il
10 the steam chest of the engine, does il
work, and eXhausts itself in the outer a
Imosphere.
Ordinary locomotive boilers are usual
subjected 10 pressure Of los pounds
the square inch having thermometric
heat of 33l degrees, Fahrenheit. Tt
the thickness of the iron globe in this nver
ton, all other things considered, will be;
a pressure of five hundred pounds 10 III
square inch; and a heat, as before staler
!, OF about five hundred or six hundre
degrees.
r An estimate, consiered moderate, con,eu
n plates the saving of forty per cent in fur
f over the ordinary mode of generating steam
Objections have been raised that the ire
globe, or steam generator, cannot be duri
|, BILE. It is estimated on a scientific basl
), that il will last quite as long as The con
i mon boiler.
!, 1t works well, noiselessly and rapid,
t, the steam generated by this method havir
}. an elasticity not attained by any otht
j. process.
IF The inventor is Mr.. Ebenezer Danforl
of Geneva, Illinois, but the invention
J. now in the hands of corporate oompnn,
e of which Mr. Horalo Allen, President
d the celebrated "Novelty Works" of Ne
al York is at the head, It's capital is 50, 100
e 600, and it works upon its interest in bo
ID foreign and home patents.
1t One of these machines is in full operatI,
i at No. 80 West lake street, and if the pr
}. prietors will permit the public to see
II it will be universally admitted as the mo
Of important invention since the days
l. Watts Chicago Journal.