The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-01-25
An Extraordinary hnremfiOn-- 4
Steam Man.


The following story Of remarkable mscbanicn
invchiion is told by the Newark Is. J. } .iinr
tissT
"Mr. Zadock pcidfick, Newark machinisi
has inventrd n man Que that, moved by steam,
viii perform some ~ the most important function.
OF humanity that will, standing upright, walk
or run, ~ be u hid, la any direction aud at al
most any rate OF speed drawing after him load
whose weight would tax the strength OF three
stout draught horscs. The history Of this curious
invention Is rs follows Six years ago Mr. bed.
drck the inventor, who u nj present but twenty.
two years " age, conceived the novcl idea of con.
siruciing man that should receive lis vitality
from u perpetual motion machine. The idea wa,
based on the well known mechanical principle
that II heavy weight he placed nj the top Of ah
upright slightly inclined from n vertical, grnviia-
iion will tend io produce horizontal rs well ~
vertical motion. The project was not successful.
However, by observing carefully the cause OF the
failure, preserving and perfrcing the man-fofin.
and 10y substituting steam In place OF the pefpct.
nal motion machine, The pfr.cni ,urcrss ~as At.
tanned
THE inhu stand even feet aud nine inche,
/ high, the other dimensions of the body L,ing
/ correctly tropurtoned. making him second
Dani'i Lambert by which name be y iaCeiiously
/ spOk n ~ amOag the wufkincn. lie weighs five
hundred pounds Siram l. grneFAicI IN The hndy
Or trunk which j. nothing but ilif,t-hor.r pow.
~ euginr lik' those us'yl Ia our steam FIRE en-.
giu'- The l'g- which support II are complicated
and wonderful The .'eps are i,krn very uAiu.
rallN aud quite casil,. ~ the boiy Is ihroWn
hrWafi upon the advanrr'l hot the other j. lifted
from tli' grnufi hS spring aud ihfoNn r~ard
by ~. .i'an E,th .'cr "r pate AdVasvs the
hod. tWn rri and ever, uvYu'iuu the engine
pfudt''. tour Iacrs A. ilr engine O. capable
Oi making more than thousand revolutions IN
minute u would get over the ground un this
fal sftftt. At fftfs ftfs f1tsf
mi.e a. minute, ~ thu would b., working the
legs 'a.icf than would h. .i'r un uneven ground
or ou Broad street cnillc .ipur. 10 is proposed
10 ran TO- 'u.i'r a. the f,'r ~ hye hunifrl rev
ulu'i t. p't minute which would Atlk iAc man
~ ti. nud'.i -lssd - bali auilra minute
Ir 'elloA o. attached tp, ,,uinan t,,, d tWA,
.artls. the ,t'i. 80 - hic .'tvr "a -uti.ufi hiu.
IN q ,'If'd iasifinn Th,-s ,Ls'is ,fr TAO lar.
~ iron. ',si'u, 90 III" u.ua n"nh'f 20 The 'fout
Ui fhs t,ffia., ti.i are curved :. iu ti iuiu,d
To = 'tt'uis' .n,iaiufn. h,f Which ll,-,'- .ruund
the Wai.i iik~ q gitih and % vhirh the man
mose- =" - iu h"r 80 anS .r-ctio. iie.idcs
thee uuiiou., machinery hH, hs'n arranged by
whieh Tie tsufc eau tc thrown backward of
iorssfi 'ron a vertical u-'i, hr'y-hvr icgrrri
This u done 10 order - tuahlc It 10 ascend OF
descend 40 grade To the sJlrs ot the spikes
or r"fk- ere fixed Nhich effrtia,llv prevent slip.
ping The whole uitif !. 80 firmly sustained bs
the shaft. ant has sotIc'li.ata 'uuihold that iNo
men are unable 20 push % over or % any NAY
throw % down Ia nfirr 90 cnabe % 20 stop
quickly tiis provided With i~o ap,liAuces one Of
which 80 as hciufc stated thfoN il back ward
from the vertical. while the other bends The knee.
10 q direction opposite ~ the natural position.
\ upright post. which is arranged 10 ifoni
~ lie iash.huat1. and within easy reach Of the
ifuut -sais. .ustains tNO miniature pilot wheels
10y TIE tufnins uf Which these various motions
aud -sulutuns are directed Il Is cape, led thai
..rictntly isrge amount u ooAi can bc slowed
a~as gud,f ihe hark .cai Of the carriage g.
wofs iur 'usine for day And enough water
% - 'auk and.r the front -eat 10 last half day
lu order 20 prevent the giant from frighitu
ing horse, by ~ wonderful appearance Mr bed
dfick intends 10 cloihe ii and give u as nearly
iossitr Likeness 10 ihe fes' Of humanity. The
boiler anl such parts a are uur, cessafily hraied
viii be- rncas'd n felt or wooileu uniergNrm.n'.
Pauiaioons, coat and vest of the latest .iyic.
are provided. Whetever the ifes need cnalng
which IS every tao or three hours the driver
stops the machine descenfs from hi. sea- unbui-
ton, Daniel vest. oIeus door, shoves 10 the
fuel buttons " the vest aud drives on On The
back between the shogldsr. the steam cocks ami
gauges are placed n those would c..us, the
coat 10 sii Awk~atly a knapsack has teen pro.
''dei iha, completely covers hem. \ blanket
neailt rolled up and placed on iop-ofth ahapsacA
pcfteC's The delusion. The face j. moulded iutu
a cheerful coun'enance Of white cnaiuci Which
contrasts vel With tue dark hair and nogsiache
4 sheet iron hat With aguage top ac'sas smoke
.tAck
The CO.. o. ihis hrsi man j. - O0o though
IL, t4astf. Nssf. p,diFick Grass expect 20
mNnu'ar'utc succooiiag ones. warranted 10 fguA
yeas Wi'hou, repairs foS $500 The same parties
expect 10 construct On the ame principe horse
which all, g. the duty of ten OF twelve ordinary
Auitnal. of the same species These il is cont
IDENTIFY believed. can be used alike before carfia-
ges street ctfs aud plogshs The man now con-
sif.ctei eau make bis way Ai,hogi difhcgliy over
any irregular surface whose ruis aad stones are
not more than uiHe inches below % above ihc
lev,f Of the ,oad