The Montana post., 1868-02-29
An extraordinary Inventien-A
Steam Man.

Il An extraordinary Inventien-A
The following story of remarkabl,
mechanical invention is told by the New
ark, On. J.) AdUertiser.
1 Mr. Zadock Deddrick, a Newark ma
chinist has invented a man one that
moves by steam, will perform some o.
the most important functions of human
ity that will standing upright, walk
or run as he is bid in any direction and
| at almost any rate of speed, drawing
after him load whose weight would
tax the strength of three stout draught
horses. The history of this curious in
vention is as follows: Six years ago, Mr.
Deddrick, the inventor, who is at pres.
ent but % years of age, conceived the
novel idea of constructing man that
should receive its vitality from a per.
petual motion machine. The idea was
based on the well known mechanical
principle that If heavy weight be
placed at the top of an upright slightly
inclined from a vertical, gravitation will
tend to produce horizontal as well as a
vertical motion. The project was not
successful. However, by observing care
fully the cause of the failure, preserving
and perfecting the man form, and by
substituting steam in place of the per-
petual motion machine, the present sue
cess was attained. E I.r.rr
The man stands seven feet and nine
inches high, the other dimensions of the
body being correctly proportioned, ma
king him q second Daniel Lambert, by
which name he is facetiously spoken of
among the workmen. He weighs 500
pounds. Steam is generated in the body
or trunk, which is nothing but 3-horse
power engine, like those used in our
steam fire engines. The legs which
support it are complicated and wonder
full. The steps are taken very naturally
and quite easily. As the body is thrown
forward upon the advanced foot, the
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 en-
gine produces four PAGES. As the engine
is capable of making more than thou
sand revolutions per minute, IL would
get over the ground, at this calculation,
at the rate of a little more than a mile
a minute. AS this would be working
the legs a little faster than would be safe
on uneven ground or on Broad street
cobble stones, it is proposed to run the
engine at the rate of 500 revolutions per
which would walk the man at
the modest speed of half a mile per
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The fellow is attached to q common
rockaway carriage, the shafts of which
serve TO support him in a vertical posi- |
tion. These shafts are two bars of iron !
in the usual manner to the |
front of the carriage, and are curved so
as to be Joined to a circular sustaining
bar, which passes around the waist like |
q girth, and in which the man moved so |
g. = H..
these motions, machinery has been ar
ranged by which the figure can be thrown
backward or forward from a vertical /
nearly 40 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 effectually pre-
vent slipping. The whole thing is so
FIRMLY sustained by the shafts and has
30 excellent a foothold, that two men
are unable to push it over or in any way
throw 1t down. In order to enable it to
stop quickly, it Is provided with two ap-
pliances, one of which will, as before
stated, throw it backward from the ver-
,ical, while the other bends the knees in
! direction opposite to the natural po-
,ition. ~ - -...a D..
An upright post, which is arranged in
'ront of the dashboard and within easy
,each of the front seats, sustains two
miniature pilot wheels, by the turning
If which these various motions and evo-
utions are directed. 1t is expected that
/ sufficiently large amount of coal can
Do slowed away under the back seat to
work the engine for a day, and water
enough in tank under the front seat to
ast half day. 7-t HU
In order to prevent the giant from
horses by his wonderful APP
Mr.. Deddrick intends to clothe
{ and get 1t as nearly as possible like
less to the rest of humanity. The boil
II and such parts as are necessarily heat
d, will be encased in felt or wooden un-
Ter garments. Pantaloons. vest and coat
f the latest styles are provided. When
ver the fires need coaling, which is ev-
ry two or three hours, the driver stops
he machine, descends from his seat, un-
'uttons Daniels vest, opens the door,
novels in the fuel, buttons up the vest
nd drives on. On the back between
he shoulders steam cocks and gauges
re placed. As these would cause the
oat TO set awkwardly, knapsack has
cen provided that completely covers +
hem A blanket neatly rolled up and
laced on the top of the knapsack COM 4
letely perfects the delusion. The face
moulded into q cheerful countenance
{ white enamel, which contrasts well
nth the dark hair and mustache. A
beet iron hat, with guage top, acts as
smoke stack. i' - .Illii-l
The cost of this " first man "is 81, 900.
hough the makers, Messrs. Deddrick &
+raes, expect to manufacture succeeding c
mes, warranted to run q year without
spair, for $500. The same parties ex-
ect to construct, on the same principle,
orses which will do the duty Of ten or =
welve ordinary animals of the same =
oecies These, IL Is confidently believ- q
], can be ufed alike before carriages,
rect cars and plows. The man now
instructed can make his way without