, 1869-06-27
GUHPOWDER.
4 rcvE meebnnica1 motoE-Au Bm.
port1ns lnv<zSlon-Thc Gnapsx-
der nnnalneH and PtIc-Drtver. :.
Errza iAA.-Rkitadel,,Afn IxEscnnnk L.ns Ii

pOrtAnt 1nvEN&l0n-Thc GnapoW
der Hammer and PtIc.Drtvcr. :.
From M4-PAs1adelpAta Telegraph, Juns IL
The application Of gunpowder - mechanics
motor has been problem with engineers 10
save been solved ii least 30 far u tic nse of nj
material a substitute for steam and othcr sour
ees Of Pewssatn ,s11s 1n% 5s,{,s.a R,s dRs
sorno interesting Experiments IT tha Franklin In
st1tute with g1nPowder ierge.hamnser. invent
g y NJ Tn9 % sasM x s1s - sens
lracieablllty and great value o. the Invention
Yesterday afternoon these experiments Wc5e re
ypp ia ssa, = ae WEE et eas
engineers and others interested tn mechxnlca
science assembled to v!tness the performances o
principle Is Inc funpowceF forEe.ham1sef.
The experiments Eere conducted under tht
gHpertts.o9 q g Sommttes composed Of Chtel
T. =. LoyeSood, Esq, inspector Of poieTs
"a ansos., Easss tzoa .Wosf., 1so 10 ha1e a'pi sspi
to demonstrate tho actual performance
Of the machine. Il MAS the unanimous op1ntot
not only oi tho committee, but Of III xEo wex<
present. mat tAe Invention xss one Of great IN
Potiance, and tnst It must ultimately lead to fur
1hkr investigations d tho eaine direction. whist
HM haEs ssEoauttooaIy effect On The Hhole HE
The gnhpowdx hammer puAn1 a6 well n q
ktz1kt5, and snis quality OF iLs performance suf
R&k4& &lOQ0f&RH4 T1U4lQ$9KHoQ IN 1&0lA0 A.
ton q nessfs that eustneezs VIII be quick - : >
p Gnotser tnaportaat element N .ni. Kunpo.se.
1aies + ca os oIesassd X ep, 5 sse @ ceaebrssed
Ptu1ssao 4un founder, has now tn course Of con
1truc1ioA he n1EezI steam hz1a1oH ever uade.
70 81 ei ten in ee
ana when completed the machine viii cost over
100000 IN Goh- The inventor Of The
@sehiae "a ss os ~ n saes as
tbet viii do equally heavy work, at N elnost
Ertatnal eost. attn = y onee erected. Indeed,
postans eaas.dsrssaa; tsa 90 pe1d:s ~, = e ~
compound Of ch1on6s OF potaah and tatumtaons
coal and u operating pi1edttyer, snen u v1s
&c "a ss1s5r 8 tss vse s e
Of the ropes OF the old faanlonnd pie tfer aloDe
VIII nNre than eovef ~ cas- q sne poNder. do
ploJinx put rFo f1e7. or.a tuAal &nA 4 hoy, %
operate II, aat doSng et2ttttiMes tho WuEt with
= Esen naa Q: noHes:
ton an an,l block. secured 10 two Eulde ptllsz1,
betwseA which taA hammer q xutaesl Them Is
also seeoudarJ anva which Is sasDenaed tm1e-
secondary sn!a beng supported On tsosiE chan.-
ytded 11th DC 1saA tesstn9 asea, Ess5tng with
IDS kop Of this &ecxntx'T knvu terminates In
acylnder Of \ diameter y responding In Eze
9Th the ps7nset Of lnr laxer =adof The hauz10
TIE MEAL 70 be tp1xed Is squeezed and pounaoa
between tAe9e sEo anEtls, and hae 1 -oonkdT-
sas .ss. a,1 = y tse ssSosasL' AZ a97 ;s = r
Ehen nos IN cpszatton. FcE thll purpose the lasr
cEAnbeiA arc. provided. Thase oon1ast Of two
PLATO e:a ttnasss sa :ecu1ed e - gaae p!ts.a
rods and ptttaEs ntltng The bore ol tie cylinder,
@sklug :. tsnt iatnt, Sy ~hss Is seosa q
,S.se s.stn Rs F ~ he .eeassd eef to fa eo 2.
kead t1om The secondary anvil !, II these piatous
are titsed entirely out Of the c1hcsezz, sna then
cGEptss he AZ a The CYLINDERS unal It wss aaE-
c;snly contracted to ca1se 4 Pzesslte eQ3a 10 the
weight has 70 support
ing The aryf, or tco high ahoye ,an Mosk, = s.te.
ty-yalEt Is crowded, the Bp1ng of wf1.h II COD.
aoaed BY thumb ee1ex, Wlseh can Be 70 seEo.
my desired t.s.accf soore the work ;.
a Pipe cnnnecta Tie Two " eha9oeM canAns,
the psssanrs 70 be the 1ane IN each ~ a!r -:
Be danger oI having II III iost we're inesr no pro-
vttcn 1cr III rsnes A. bpt this provision t1ade
2 ses e i. "a e :. sfless ess = tss a pse
Ii the eyltrder u the secondary anv1; here an H.
exhauEttble supply uI air and gas ucder psea5rrr
81 81 y sai a Tt:s lie e ss ~ 1ea
y ao11sed stth "a sdRssh,s enees-7s,Te iof t5s
81 means of .th!s supply aaa .a1et,-yalre Tho
1nyn can be ia!sed had lowered 1t vii.
The hammer " caught and he'd eetNeEn the
gsztdcs by long G4cttau tod, aecared by ptrcsed
It1rs to one OF the kcldea In suth manner It1t
+ Eb1n tie ff.ctop rod u pulled down tic distance
'etweea ne 9uA1es z dlmIntsaed, esa1.ag !
4nchc8 upon Ell n1cdon to the hsyuIdEf 1uu-
:tent to &11cst and hold IL weight suspended.
This acttnu paty eccuI4 On thu DOM NIokA; for
Ee up stroke pushes the friction nd IN direction
o dlnutpfkh the ntctttn allowing the hammer to
scend freely, but hoIdtnx It asalnst RuI sttenpt
0 daeceud, xnd ttH1 piAJfng gesJ nj put
q ths operation Of the engine -
In addition 10 thts arta:oarn action of the ftc-
tnn-eod, u Is corpetelJ under the control Of the
pG7ntof. b. tDean1 Gf teVeE couneeGnst With tie
a1ne rcd, ay which II c1n ba held entirely cat Of 1
oDcnfrR dtztEuta Of ths hammer q cx1 be ca1E5e I
0 catch Tho hammer II eyefy Htu1G i - -
TIT platform Is ftaced aon18 4ikhtee0 or WenH |
Get abovG lnc g1rut,e ard on u tus1a u Bnl8c1cnk
oom for &h4 ezR&neef and 4fazan % u1A{9ta,
he pAatfp97Q paced Il his dls11oce pe{wN- tn
uttaa 70 bars tull spon to operate without tntr-
cIInK VII LIZ eu2tneef. -.
i Fk0sot snd ps1son azs had s1agendedn1ri
Cross basSu II the exHe0a top Of rh9 6ai6A H.
II. nd The Top -nf sba:AenzIer Il hHe6 mr. fta
ecetton ct tbs psatnu. The object ca .tAiz h to
ogm - sH. cCHa.tzK "a ak4x1& tae .&sm1Ser ssd |
mpW Il Eaole0sly sfoEo AEsln Ntae4oltuc hesvJ-
rpkE ,t+4 . ~ -.-tt - +. "
The han1n8 u Hpskea b AN .Na1eEcA lead 4
fItntdEs' xs pswdee, & h tnee.n Ae1 Ia Il
1t11sE, OK ~ >oeeslee5ss- esll< .e1Gs -.