The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-02-08
A most Extraordinary Inveation.--A
Steam Msn nearly Eight Fest
High.

The Newark On ~ Advertiser is
responsible for the following story Of
a remarkable mechanical invention
aMr Zadock Deddrick - Newark
machinist, he invented man one
that, moved BY steam, will perform
some of the most important functions
of humanity that will, standing up
right, walk on run, as he is bid, IN
any direction aud at almost any rate
Of speed, drawing aiter him load
whose weight would tax the strength
Of three stout draught horscp. The
history of this curious invention is
as follows Six years ago Nh. bed
drick, the inventor Who is at pres.
cnt but twenty two years Of age, con.
cciyed the novel idea Of constructing
a man that should feccise is vitality
from perpetual notion machine.
The idea was based ON the we'll
known mechanical principle that # a
heavy woight be placed at the top of
an upright slightly inclined from q
vertical. grayitation will tend to pro.
duee horizontal as well as vertical
motion The project was not sue
ccssful However, by observing
carefully the cause of the failure,
preserving and perfectine the man
form, and by substituting steam in
place Of the perpetual motion ma
chine the present success was at
tanned
The man stands seven feet and
nine inches high, the other dmcn.
sious Of the body being correctly
proportional, making him second
Daniel Lambert, by which name he
is iaeeiiously spoken of among the
worNmcn He weighs FIVE hundred
pounds Steam is generated in the
body or trunk, which is nothing but
a three. horse power engine, like those
used in our steam fire engines The
legs which support it are complicated
and wonderful The steps are taken
very naturally, aud quite easily As
the body is thrown forward upon tho
osy,,ced foo, ,ba o,,er !. l;,,cd from
tho g,onnd bv a sn,i,y aud ,h,owp
forward by the steam Eocb stem or
pace advances the body two feet, and
every reyolntion of the enoiue nr,.
ancc. ronr nscs. A. ,he cn,;no /.
canohlo n nal ,n, marc ,ban n thon-
snnJ re,olntons ,ninuh' :. would
.,o, nyo, ma aro,na nn XII c,lonl,
ia, n, ,he rs,o ~ = l;,na moro han
a milo ,,;nr,o A. ,hi. marlI le
wo,ti,r ,ha lccs e,sto, tb,n wo,lJ
ho sars an nn.ynn a,onnI ~ on
NroaJ stree, cobblo stones !, /. nro'
nn.eJ 10 ,un NO ene;,o =, tho ,a,o
ar 49, hnnJ,ol rorein,ons ,ar ,n;,
,,o wh;eb wo,id w,l, ,ho mar n,
No moJ.s, sneod ~ L,lr Mia I,
,a;,n,o
" The fellow ia attached to n com
o,oa ro.l .,.., oa,r;aa,o u,o .La0.
81 mn 49, ~ s,,s,., h;, ~ a
,or,;oal nos;,;an Thala shaG. asa
two bnrs oc ;ron fastened IN tho usn,l
manner tn tho ran, If the c,rr;acc
and nre curyoa 50 Ms IN Lo ;o;ned h.
= o;,ouIa, sns,,,n;an "a wh;ob
r.ssns aronnd ,ho wa;s, H. I'm
ana /, wh;.h ,bo ma, ,avos so as 40
rsco In ,nv J;,cc,;on Hcs;da. ,h.so
,uot;o,. m,cbi,erv has beon ar,.ng.d
bv which The sg,,re ann bo ,h,own
backward or forward from , vertical
nearly fo,,v f,vo Jeg,ees This ia
done in order IN enable /, ia ascend
mr. aosecnd nil Grades 70 ,bc .ol.s
NJ Tho fec, sn;lca n, CORDS ,,e Gxea
whieb e,ycc,unlIv oyevc,, sl;,pin.
The whole affair is 80 G,m,v sus,,in.
ed by the sbafis and has so cxcellen,
n foo,bold that ,wo mon ara unahlo
IN man il aver a, In anv wav throw
/, ,ovr :, o,de, n c,aLJ. !, ~
.,on nu;ckly a IL ,r,v;ded Win two
,ppl;anecs ana al which will n. he.
snre s,a,cd ,brov /, h,et FRAN ,he
yc,,,c,l wh;lo me ohio, hc,ds tho
Lpecs in a d;rcc,;o, o,ro.;te ,o Tho
notural nos;,;a,
uA, pnr;.L, nast which Ia mr..
raoaod !, r,on, NJ Tho ,ashbo,,J ,nd
w;,h;n casy reach NJ ,he from, seats
sns,ains ,sa r;n.,n,e n;,o, wheels
hr ,ho ,,r,;,n ~ vb;ch ,be.. ya,;o,s
n.o,ions ,nd eyo,,,;ons ,re d;roe,,J
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a,'o,,nt ~ coal c.n hs s,,woJ .wsy
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~ pan,.laons 400, I'D
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aud placed on top Of the knarsack
perfects the delus'on. The lace Is
moulded into cheerful coun'enance
with the dark hair aud mous,achc.