Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-02-19
a steam, Man.

The old adage, which proclaims tina
there's nothing new under the sun, ha
been darina|y and yet successfully refuted
Mr. Zeddock Deadrick, Newark machin
list, has invented steam man, one that
moved by steam will perform some of thu
most important trnctions of humanity; tha
will, standing upright, walk or run, as he il
bid, in any direction and at almost any d.
rec'on and ut almost any rate of speed
drawing after him load whose weight
would tax the strength Of three stout
drauaht horses The history of this curious
invention is as follows.
Six years ago Mr., Deddrick; the inventor,
who is at present but twenty-five years o!
age, conceived the novel idea of constructing
q man that should receive its vitality from a
perpetual motion machine. The idea was
based upon the vel! known mechanical prii,-
ciple that if heavy weight be placed at tf-,
top Of an upright slightly inclined fcm
vertical, gravlta..on will tend to produce o
horizontal as well as vertical motion
The project was not Successful. However
BY observing carefully the cause Of the fail
ure, persevering and pcrfecting the man!nrm,
and by substituting steam in place of the
perpetual motion machine, the present sue.
criss was attained
The man stands seven feet nine inches
high, the other dimentions of the body heing
correctly proportional, making him second
Daniel Lambert, by which name he is face.
ticnsy spoken Of among the workmen. He
weigh, five hundred pounds. Steam is
generated in tie body or trunk which is
but three horse power engine, like those
used in other steam fire engines. The legs
which support i, are complicated and won
dcrful. The steps srv taken very naturally
and quite easily. AS the body is thrown
forward on the advanced foot the other is
lifted from the ground by a spring and
thrown forward by the steam. Each step
or 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 revolutions minute,
il would get over the ground on this calcula-
ton at the rate Of little more than mile
a minute. IA this would be working the
legs faster than wd.ld be safe on uneven
grounl Or on broad street cohhle stones It is
p 0NoseIl 20 run the engine at the rata Of
fivo hundred revolutions per minute, which
would walk the man at the mndnsi sa.al .i
al; 1iiic in'ho'". H-i
The fellow i, attached to coa,ncr rock
away carriage, the shafts of which se.9r 10
support him in u vertical POSITION. These
shafts are two bars Of ron Which are made
fast il. the usual manner to the tront axle oi
the carriage, AMI are curved 50 u, to be join
ell to circular sustaining bar, which passes
around the waist, like girth, and in which
!; moves 50 as 10 face in any direction
Besides these motions machinery has been
arranged by which the figure can be thrown
back ward or forward from vertical, nearly
torty-ti"e degrees This is done in order 10
enable 10 ascend or descend all grades. To
the so!cs Of the feet, spikes or corks are fixed
which eNTcctually prevent slipping. The
whole affair is so firmly sustained by the
shafts. and has 50 excellent a footing tha,
two men ars unable to push il over, orin any
way throw it down. In orle, to enable it
to stop quickly, it is provided with two ap-
pliances, one Of which will, .ls before stated,
throw it backward from the vertical, while
the other bends the knees in direction op-
posite to the natural p ,si,ion. ~.
An upright post, which il arranged in
front Of the dashboard, AMI within easy
reach Of the front seats, sustain two nina
turc pilot wheels, by the turning of which
these various motions and volu,ons are d.
rccted. 1t is expected that sufficiently
arge amount Of Goa! can he slowed away un-
Ter the hack ca, Of the carriage to work
the engine for day and enough water in a
tank under the front sea. to last hall day.
In order to prcvca: ''thc giant from
frightening horses by its wonderful! appear.
ance. MIR. Dedlrick intends to clothe it and
givcit a. nearly as possible ikcness 20 the
rest of humanity. The boiler and such
parts as are necessarily heated VIII be encase
in fol, or woolcn under garments Pants,
coat and vest OF the latest styles, are provid-
ed. Whenever the fires need coaling, which
is every two or three hours, the driver stops
tho machine, dcscehds from his seat, unbut
tons Daniels vest, opens door, shovc,s
in the fuel, buttons up the vest and drives
ON. On the back between the shoulders
the steam cocks and gauges are placed. AS
hose would cause the coat to set awkwardy
d knapsack has been provided that complete
ly covers them. A blanket neatly rolled up
and placed on top Of the knapsack perfects
the delusion. "TbeNace is moulded into
cheerful countenauce Of white enamel which
contrasts well with the dark hair and mus
tachc. a sheet iron hat with q gauge top
act, as smoke stack. 1.
The COS 5 Of the first man. is $4,000,
though the makers Mcssre. Deddrick &
Grass, expect to manufacture succeeding
ones, warranted torun a year with out repair