The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-01-31
Misfellaneoas Seleftions
IAN EXTRAORDINARY INVENTION.
A Steam Man.

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A Steam Man.
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The following story of a remarkably
mechanical invention is told by thu
Newark IN. J.) advertiser:
"Mr. Eadock Deddrick, a Newark
machinist, has invented a man; on,
that, moved by steam, will perform
some of the important functions of hui
manity; that will, standing upright
walk or run, as he is bid, in any direc
ton and at almost any rate of speed
drawing after him load whose weigh
would tax the strength of three stou
draught horses. The history of thi'
curious invention is as follows: Si,
years ago Mr.. Deddrick, the inventor
who is at present but twenty-five year
of age, conceived the novel idea of con
structing a man that should receive it
vitality from a perpetual motion ma
chine. The idea vas based on tht
we'll mechanical principle that i
a heavy weight be placed at the top o
an upright slightly inclined from YER
teal, gravitation will tend to produce 1
horizontal as well as vertical motion
The project was not successful. How
ever, by observing carefully the cause
of the failure, preserving and perfectine
the man-form, and by substituting
steam in place of the perpetual motion
machine, the present success was at
tanned.
s"The man stands seven feet and nine
inches high, the other dimensions of the
body being correctly proportioned
making him second Daniel Lambert,
by which name he is faeetiously spoken
of among the workmen. He weigh;
five hundred pounds. Steam is gen
Grated in the body or trunk, which j,
Nothing but three-horse power engine,
like those used in our steam fire en-
gines. The legs which support it are
compli Gated and wonderful. The step,
are taken very naturally and quite
easily. As the body is thrown forward
on the advanced foot, the other is lifted
from the ground by spring and thrown
forward by the steam. Each step OF
pace advances the body two feet, and
every revolution of the engine produces
four PAGES. AS the Engine is capable
of making more than thousand revo
lutions minute, it would get over the
ground, on this calculation, at the rate
Of little more than mile a minute
As this would be working the legs
faster than would be safe on uneven
grsund or on Bload street cobble stones,
t is proposed to run the engine at the
rate Of FIVE hundred revolutions pei
minute, which would walk the man at
the modest speed of half a mile
minute. "'
''The fellow is attached to a common
Rockswsy carriage, the shafts of which
serve to support him in a vertical posi-
ton. These shafts are two bars of iron,
fastened in the usual manner to the
front of the carriage, and are curved SC
as to be joined to eli -cular sustaining
bar, which passes around the waist, like
a girth, and in which the n,an moves
so as to face in any direction. BESIDES
these motions, machinery has bee? ar
ranged by which the figure can fe
thrown backward or forward from a
vertical nearly forty-fve degrees. This
is done in order to enable it to ascend
or descend all grades. To the soles OF
the feet spikes or corks are fixed which
efectually prevent slipping. The whole
affair is so firmly sustained by the
shafts and has SO excellent foothold
that two men are unable to push il
over, or in any way throw it down. In
order to enable it to stop quickly, it is
provided with two appliances, one OF
which will, as before stated, throw ii
backward from the vertical, while the
other bends the knees in direction op-
,posite to the natural position.
"An upright post, which is arranged
in front of the dash board, and within
easy reach of the front seats, sustains
two miniature pilot wheels, by the
turning of which these various motions
aud evolutions are directed. 1t is ex-
peeted that sufficiently large amount
of coal can be slowed away under the
back seat of the carriage to work the
engine for day and enough water in
a tank under the front seat to last half
day.
"In order to prevent the giant from
frightening horses by his wonderful ap-
pearance, Mr.. Deddrick intends to
clothe it, and give it, as nearly as pos
sible, a likeness to tie rest of humanity.
The boiler and such parts as are un-
heated will be encased in
felt or woollen undergarments. Pant
aloons, coat and vest, of the very latest
tyGes are provided. Whenever the
i. 'es need coaling, which is every two
,r three hours, the driver stops the ma
,hine, descends from his seat, unbut-
,ons Daniels vest, opens a door, SHOW
lis in the fuel, buttons up the vest and
irives on. On the back between the
'houIders the steam cocks and gauges
ire placed. AS these would cause the
,oat to set awkwardly knapsack has
been provided that completely covers
hem. A blanket neatly rolled up and
placed on top of the knapsack perfects
,he delusion. The face is moulded in
% a cheerful co'untenance of white en-
smel, which contrasts well with the
lark hair aGd moustache. A sheet
ron hat with a guage top acts as a
smoke stack. ~
.'The cost of this first man is 80, 900,
though the makers, sMessrs. Deddrick
& erase, expect to manufacture sue
ceeding ones, warranted to run year
without repairs, for 5000. The same
parties expect to contract, on the same
horses which will do the duty
Of ten or twelve ordinary animals of the
same species. These, it is confidently