Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-13
THE sTEAM MAN.
His Arrival fn New Ysrix--HOW tie
Looks and What Re IN GSing 90 DO.
Ernni The NeTr Xnrk Ernrass March

Hi- Arrival in New Yarb-HOw Kfe
Looks and What Se fs GSing 90 DO.
From the New York Express, March 5.
The inventor and exhibitor of the New
ark Steam Mar, Mr. Zadoc Dederick, has
improved the occasion of the Barnum Ere
excitement by hiring rooms in the opposite
hbuse-on Broadway-for the purpose Of
exhibiting this eighth wonder Of the world.
As speculative enterprise, the idea must
have been success, for al ten o'clock this
morning, large number Of persons had
congregated at the door DANGEROUSLY seeking
admission. Amongst those who sought ad-
mission was one Of our reporters, who thus
describes his interview with this last speci-
men of the genus homo: i...s
Mr.. Steam Man Is person of command
ing presence, standing seven feet nine inches
in his stocking Varnps, weighs five hundred
pounds, measures two hundred inches
round the waist, and decidedly bucolic in
general appearance At this early hour iD
the morning be was rather in dishabale, and
minus his pants. This circumstance,
though detraciiRg rather from his comeli-
ness, was yet more than connterbalaneed by
the greater facilities it gave for The study
Of human anatomy-and was eagerly
aYailed Of for that purpose. The legs are
made of iron cranks, screws, springs, ad
iIgnitun, no: quite as attractive in exterior
az those we see in the weekly pictorials,
bat evidently of greater durability and
strength. The motion of the legs is almost
fac simiie to that of the human extremities,
and the manner in which they are
set agoing strikingly calls to mind
tue philosophie apostrophe of the
haman donkey to his namesake, Chow
fearfully and wonderfully We are made"
The abdominal region is occupied by a
good sized furnace, which was in full blast
The steam mans boiler is delicately con-
cealed from the profanity of the public
gaze, but is presumed to be somewhere
above the furnace This complex piece OF
machinery once got out Of order, but was
happily restored after a careful inVestiga-
ton of the cause and the application of the
appropriate remedy. The steam whistle is
fixed 10 his mouth, the guage at the back
of the head, and the safety valve in an APP
ptopriate position. He wears large stove
through the Uranium the funnel passes.
His hands are gloved, a good mustache
ornaments his face, and in outward garb he
- ialhEI BOOu ludii OtHcIhA5t-
The steam man proper is but figure
head, as it were, of handsome phaton
capable of accommodating four persons
together with a tank to contain half days
supply of water and bunk for a days
coal. The entire driving machinery is at
the rear of the steam man, and within easy
grasp of the driver seated on the front seat,
who, at any time, can increase and dimin
ish the speed, turn, stop, curve, etc. Twenty
pounds Of steam will set the man in mo-
ton, and twenty cents worth of coal Will
work him for a day-so the inventor ayers.
IL was the original intention Of Mr. Ded-
eFick to have exhibited the steam man to-
day in full running motion, but this he says
would not be permitted By the insurance
company. He says that he can easily &C
complish a mile IN two minutes on a level
course, aad offers to test this on Long
Island Course az soon as the weather gets
fine. The engine is four-horse power, and
the man takes thirty inches in each stride
Perhaps the most extraordinary attribute
Of the animal is the faculty of stepping
oyer all Ohsiruciions not higher than d foot
(Of course all these assertions are the in
ventor's, and not the result of the reporters
Investigations II or he may be detached
from pheton and yoked to sleigh or aTy
Kind Of wagon. Mr.. Dederick IL ready to
procreate- without any regard to the con-
venttOnal idea OF niue months parturition
steam men at a cost of $500 apiece He
will also shortly produce a steam horse
adapted TO ploughing, and the heavier
kinds OF draught and burden.
Whether the steam man prove of
any practical good or not he il Un0uPs-
tionably great curiosity.