Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-07
THE NEWARK STEAM MAN.
Hi. Arrival in New Nork-How He Locks
and What He is Gainr Co Do.

The inventor and exhibitor Of the Newark
S;.am Man, (Mr. ZadOc DedeT ick,) hss I'M
proved the occasion OF the Barnum fire excite
meLt by hiring rooms IN the opi iosite house-
on broadWay-for the purpose OF exhibiting
his eighth wonder Of the world. As a speca-
lstIVe enterpI sc. the idea must have been a
success, for At 10 O'Clock this morning. q large
number of persons had cOngregsted at the door
ciamofously seeking admission. Amongst
those " no sought admission wts one Of our re-
porters, who thus describes hts interview with
thls last specimen of the geEHs homo.
Mr Steam Man ~ a person of commanding
presence, standing seven feet nine inches in has
stockIhg NSmps, weighs SO pounds. meas ures
10 inches round the waist. and decidedly bu-
conc IN general appsaranca. AT tins early hour
IN the morning he was rather in dis shabille, and
minus has pants. This circumstance though
ot. aS.IlE LUZ rather ~ RON has comellness, vss yet
more han tsrbalanced by the greater ia
clhtles n gave for the study of human anatomy
and was eagerly avalled of for that purpo<e
The legs are made OF iron cranks. screws.
springs, ad minimum. not quite as attractive
IN exterior as those see in tue weekly nirto
rails, but evidently Of greater durability and
strength. The motion OF the lcgs is almost "a.
siHiie to that Of the human extremities and me
manner In which they are set agong risinely
calls to mind the phiiOsOphie apostrophe OF me
human donkey 10 his namesake, How fear
fully and wonderfully We are made" The alb
dominal region is occupied by good sized fur
mace, " hich was in full blast. The steam mans
boiler Is delicstely concesled from the profan-
ity OF the public gaze. but is presumed 70 b.
piece OF machinery once got out Of order, but
was happily restored after a careful inve-tiss-
ton OF the cause and the application Of the ap-
proPnaie remedy. The stsam whistle is hxed
IN his mouth, the guage at the back OF The head.
and the safety valve in an appropriate position
he wears large stove pipe hat-stove pipe lit
orally. for ~ is through the Uranium the funnel
passes. His hands are gloved. a good mustaene
ornaments his face, and in outw ard garb he IA
rather good looking than otherwise.
The steam man proper is but ignre-head,
as II were, of handsome phaton, capable Of
accommodating fonr persons, together with a
tank 10 contain half days supply Of water
and a bunk for a Gays coal. The en- tire driving
machinery is at the rear of the steam man, and
within easy grasp Of the driver seatrd ON the
front seat, who, At any time, can increase or
diminish the speed, turn, stop, curve, etc
Twenty pounds Of steam will set the man An
motion, and twenty cents worth OF coal will
work him for a day-so the in ventor ayers
IL was the original intention Of Mr. Dederick
10 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 accomplish a mile in two
minutes on level course, and offers 70 te.t this
on Long Island Course soon as the weather
gets hne. 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 over an
obstructions not higher than a foot (Ofcour~e
all these assertions are the inventor =, and not
the result OF the reporters investigations.1 II
or he may be detached from phRton and yoked
TO sleigh or any kind Of wagon. Mr.. Deder-
ick is ready to procreate-without any regard
TO the conventional idea of nine mon ths partu-
riuon-steam men al a cost of $50 apiece He
will also shortly produce a steam horse adapted
to ploughing, and the heavier kinds OF dranght
and burden.
Whether the steam man prove Of any prsc-
ucal good or not, he rs unquestionably a great
curiosity.-N. u. Ezpress, STA instant.