Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-24

a steam Man.


Tho follosing story Of remarkable me.
chanical invention 10 told by the Newark
IN. j. Adsertiser
"Mr. zadock Deddrick, . Newark ma
chinist, has invented man tEat, moved
BY steam vii perform some OF the most q,
important functions Of humanity that wa
standing upright walk or run, - ne r = col Of
In any direction and at almost any tos.
speed, drawing after him los1 tent
weight would tax the strength " ~
drau ght horses. es., nine inches
aThe man stands seven 'sss' ~ hoav hs.
/ HIN tho other dimensions = ,s;s M,
ing c1' =. a,.i Lambert, BY which name he
eecoo s.;ansIr spoken Of among the work
Te weighs five hundred pounds.-
s L." h generated ia the body or trunk,
sbch IL nothing but three korss power
engine. like those used in our steam IRE en-.
eines. The legs which support il are COM
dictated and wonderful The steps are tax
en- quite naturally and easily, as the body 10
thrown forward upon the advanced foot,
the otter 10 lifted from the ground by .
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 Ca
pablc Of making more than thousand rev
olution. q minute, il would get over the
ground on this calculation, at the rate Of
over mile . minute. As this would be
working the legs faster than would be sale
on uneven GROUND or on b. DAD street cobbls
stones, il is proposed TO run the engine at
the rate Of five hundred revolutions psr
minute. which would walk the man at the
modest speed of half q mile minute.
The fellow Is attached to a common RICK
away carriage, the shafts Of which serve to
keep him in vertical position. These shat
are two bars Of iron, fastened 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 tn,
waist like . girth, aud which the mar
moves so IS to face in any direction Be
sides these motions. machinery has beef
arranged by which the figure can be throw,
backward or forward from vertical posi-
ton nearly as degrees. This is done II
order TO enable II TO ascend or descend al
grades To the soles of the feet spikes o
corks arc liked which efIeclually proven
slipping The whole affair is 20 firmly sus
| tiiiiSu ny VIZ tNp hiln uaS cV eANN
len foo,hold that two men are unable I
push it over. or in any WAY throw it down
In order TO enable it to stop quickly, II
provided with two appliances, one Of whic
will, as before stated, throw it backwar
from the vertical, while the other bends th
knees in direction opposite 70 tho nAtur'
position.
"An upright post which is arranged !
, front Of the dash board, and within cas-
reach Of the front seats, sustains two min
ature pilot wheels, by the turning Of whic
these various motions and evolutions q
I directed. 1t is expected that u sufficient
\ large amount Of coal can be slowed aws
under the back seat to last half day.
I'm order to prevent tho giant fro
= frightening horses by his wonderful appea
:. ance, Dedd lex intends to cloths it and gi'
!. it, rs nearly a. possible, . likeness to Il
rest Of humanity. The boiler and sue
: parts ~ are unnecessary will be encased
wooden undorgarments. Pantaloons, co.
D and vest, Of the latest styles, arc provide
= Whenever the fires need cosling, which
i. every two or three hours, the driver stoI
the machine. descends from his seat, unbu
: tons Daniels vest, opens door, shovels
\ the fuel, buttons up the vest and drives o.
i On the back between the shoulders u
. steam cocks and cages are placed. Al the
would cause the coat to set awkwardly
knspssck has been provided to complete
c cover them A blanket neatly rolled I
I aud placed on top Of the knapsack perfec
: the delusion. The face is moulded into
/, cheerful coun,enance, Of white enam,
y which contrasts vel with the da-k hair a,
% mouslachc. A sheet iron hat with a qua
IT top acts as n smoke stack.
The cost Of the first man is 500
though the makers, Messrs Deddrick
. Grace, Expect 10 manufacture succeedir
ones, warranted to run year without r
pair. for $500. The same parties expect
A. construct, on tho Same principle, hors
% which will do the duty Of ten or twelve
!, binary animals of the same species. The
it is confidently believed, can be used eli
- before calrisges, street cars and plows.
d The man nov constructed can make his w
10 without difficulty over any irregular surfa
!. whose rnts and stones are not more Ia
nino inches below or above the level Of /
? road"