The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-02-07
STEAM NAN.


The following story of a remarkable |
invention is told by the New |
ark On. ID Advertiser: 5a
ssNIr. Zadock Deddriek, a Newark |
has invented a man one that, |
moved by steam, will perform some of
the most important functions of human |
ity; that viii, standing upright, walk
or run, rs he is bid, in any direction and
at almost any rate of speed, drawing af- |
ter him load. whose weight would tax
the strength of three stout tlraught
horses. The history of this curious in
yention is as follows:
Six years ago Mr.. Deddrick, the in
ventor, who is at present but twenty
two years of age, conceived the novel
idea of constructing man that should
receive its vitality from a perpetual mo-
ton machine. The idea was based on
the we'll known principle that If a heavy
weight be placed OH the top of an up
right slightly inclined from vcrticle,.
gravitation will tend TO produce hori-
zontal as well as O vertical motion. The
project was not successful. However,
by observing carefully the cause of the
failure preserving and perfccting the
man-form, and by substituting steam in
the place of the perpetual motion ma
chine the present success was attained.
The man stands seven feet and nine
inches high, the other dimensions of the
body being correctly proportional, max
ing him a second Daniel Lambert, by
which name he Is facetiously spoken of
among the worEmen. He weighs five
hundred pounds. Steam is generated
in the body or trunk which is nothing
but three-hOrse power engine, like
those used in our steam fire engines.
The legs which support it are compli-
Gated and wonderful. The steps are
taken very naturally and quite easily.
| AS the body is thrown forward upon
the advanced foot tie other is lifted
from the ground by a lpring and thrown
forward by the steam. Each step or
pace advances the bodt two feet and ev-
cry revolution of th9engine produces
four PAGES. As the enkine is capable OF
making more than thousand revolu-
ktions minute it wotld get over the
ground on this ealculttion, at the rate
of little more than mile minute.
AS this would be wopking the'legs faster
than would be safs, on uneven ground
or ON. Broad street cobblc stones, it is
proposed to rul the engine at the rate
of five hundred revolutions per minute.
which would wax the man at the mod
est speed of half mile minute.
The fellow is attached toa common
Rockaway carriage, the shafts of which
serve to support him III vertical posi-
ton. These shafts are two bars of iron
fastened in the usual manner to the from
of the carriage, and are curved so as tt
be joined to circular sustaining bar
which passes around the waist like ;
girth, and in which the man moves So
as to face in any direction. Beside
! these motions, machinery has been ar
, ranged by which the figure can b.
thrown backward or forward, from
vertical nearly forty-five degrees. Thi
is done in order to enable it to ascent
or descend all grades. To the coles o
the feet spikes or corks arc fixed, which
effectuaIly prevent slipping. The Who'll
affair is so firmly sustained by the shafts
and has so excellent a foothcld, tina
: two mon are unable to push it over, o
in any way throw it down. In order. t
enable it to stop quickly, it is provides
with two appliances, one of which vii
IS before stated, throw il backwar
!, from the vertical, while the other bend
the knees in direction opposite to tn
natural position.
An upright post which is arranged il
front of the dashboard, and within cas-
reach of the front seats, sustains tw
miniature piiot-wheels, by the turnin
of which these various motions and eve
|, Iutions are directed. It is expected tia
a sufficiently large amount of coal ca
: be slowed away under the back seat {
: the carriage to work the engine for
: day, and enough water in tank undo
), the front seat to last half day.
In order to prevent the giant frol
!. frightening horses by its wonderful 3,
pearance, Dir. Deddrick intends to clotl
: it and give it as nearly as possible
: likeness to the rest of humanity. II
boiler and such parts as arc unnecessal
lily heated will be cncased IN. felt {
wooden undergarments. Pantaloon
coat and vest, of the latest styles, Al
a provided. Whenever the fires need Goa
r ing, which is every two or three hour
d the driver stops the machine, descend
,e from his seat, munitions Daniels YES
opens q, door, shoyels in the fuel, bu
tons up the vest and drives on. On Il
back, between the shoulders, the steal