, 1875-09-28

vail, bsou:],i !, him 10 DO ,,,t in urtlrr I,u
luohe1 ut il hu! dEsI;nti tllal 1t lo pLl III lin,
o''1, Tor I1r'cr # MI 'h.1r, 4 ln"cr Snv TT
trt ntns sa!c}. truly. hut s,srn t,,ep nat i,
ri. fnana ~ b rnanr: Mt r;.i,t. The plsnro
iInl H'li HIN lint ihe nhee:s "er, itnsy oF1g,,c
with H'l wf1c'l la nro~n atiT.
.'ot 'hs't1a!ttlng :ilo ultra labor wae',
10 'tn - ii nnn himself, ftn f,u nj
"u!nng lhe afn,.a.s If ,n"ril,hIcn1 gc..,tr
i'atIridhl tnntirI. t4 in4v Z ,,fY to 1ut:ruru
ft1Ia ns tim If ani.I, hn t~.n s4aas tt ihl4, IL,
III ,ch:ne an'l i1sr,Tr ei'r, sEp,r- -.,,iit; III
tailn. u - .ltteE, htu'!tm., :ts ru.latluGtIn;:
nHt tni'tn. Il fn tflm on:,ii ,,tr:,
l1t t>'h' liA eoh knbrft was l1rn, R,sd in To
fbln"ii." T"st hts wt!e fur "hoa lie hlti ms:
hr'inh' nLoctios. tl:t. i. 1to:, III, hit lloan.-
lr's'l. aid, lrs*!tF hin rLn III gtoI !snni4, ho
wnnt npN invitation to Alnn.rnx., Sc .tIatsti, T.,
taxi, chnrsa df I.l"ct,ln + Wu.t's enrl,lrs 1T
WORT 1.'"rr. iio .e:nainsI in Tint + l1"o Tor
hono t!fnc f,l, rn!nrre1 agn;t, 10 tho nci .liiM-
h1nl nf .>ewcartl+, in oit ~ ba 1lesr hi, chiI
tla] Lis fAthet. tho latter M. ren.ercI ot ne.,
from the EiTcc's III scai II 'r..;c!1 lie lnGt h.y
eJe:iehs. lie continued ta prOyi4c for hita dur
ing tue rol1si1Iucr Of sis life.
DRAFTED.
In ISIS draft wat made for militia, n,rl
feorg" Vas among tL9ao t1rA yt,. Ife MA h,:1,|
ayersc to military lfe ttlonil among tun l.rarea
or nlr1l, as i1e pfiyesl OIL nhtn than che rccaa,n
~ order to avoid atrvlc., hn nut uuY tuitectel
tugelcr all ElH rawlings up to ttiH linle, hut s;so
h'rrhwed considerable sum ant hired sill.
httuIo.
About this t.no he vas possessed nf ntraaH
desire to cmigrato to America. iIe had plaa
for tho Introduction Of steam yesnela III tho
rivers and iuaud lakes Of this country which lle
be!ioEctt could be successfully carr1Ei out. but
tho procurement Of substitute lad stripped
l1n OF oil his noney, aui tho project fsll
through.
Meantime. atoady progress townri tho reall2.a.
sion q locomotive coEino was being made. A
aIr. Hlclktnsop invented an engine nodoIed
chiefly alter that Of I!ictard Trcy!tiick, which
was found to work ~ economically III horEe-
power. fur transporting coal rhort distance.
and Il was employed for this purpose pu p1t-
sate tranlway for twenty yoara. tn 1872. 2n gu
glne OF n lttle dldtrcHt construction wan pHt
upon thu Wylam tra'nway and waH uscI far
hauling coal o diHtaice OF mIlos.
Meantime: Shephennon lad Kept hit,ac1t In
formed Of tho progress made. aud had evolved
Aono ideas Of Lls own nllivli he considered val
uabic. lio had acquired tito reputation Of being
practical mali, and ono VI niGso tilau ordinary
mechanical ability. Accordingly, whoa lo an
Piled himsoff to Lord ltssens~ortb, u1,lor OF
the, Klllingworth fni1tos, for monoy tn build al.
engine, his request waA not denied anil lie went
to work, cmbodyiuE the boss featarca of former
attempts, togolhtr Tlth inyautlo1B Of tis OWL
Whan completed. it waJ
ounlsTExEu "Blrcurn,"
aud WAS put upon tho track for trial JULY a5
1874. Though d very primitive a!YAlr i. com
pared with tic engines ct to-day it was found
capable OF drawing 10 tong ct coaI nj tho rate
OF nliEeH all hour. Though reasonably sue.
cosstul, it waB not no much 40 aa to HuperBe1o
horae'Eowor, both continuing in 1855. Win tho
however, hc continued hts experiments. making
MI eugino with tile n8ies Of tho dtiye-whcsh cou-
Eecled with ctaIus working in toothcd wlneIs.
Ono Of llle most important OF hg iuysn,iona,
however. w1s tho ex!adient OF turning tho OK
hautt Bteatn INTO tho smokestack. wAlch be llIl
tn htn third attemt This. IN fact. way found
to be tho very breath Of lilo bicatled into tic
machine, creating AZ it did blaHt at the chimney
mailing hs fires bllrn much better, and enabling
him to produce steam ut . greatly acecIeIateh
FAte. this preventing Il sudden running down OF
tho pressure III tic boiler.
THE FEEsT AAFrTY-LaNp.
But tho engine atune could nut OCCUPY tho ct,-
tiro attention Of hiH active mind. His Thought
va attracted to tue danger to n'nors from gas
e1ploHlons, the accumulated gus iguiting from
thoir lamps. Ono OF two ha1 occurrol nj the
minoa where he WAS at wort, au;l ha bc-
gan series OF experiments, resulting n his ar
rlviuG at thu conclusion that tho gas would
not ontor tuboa OF Il cortnin slzo Upou t4id the
ory he had perforated lantern nado in tho
latter part Of ISIS Ahl proved bis faith in It by
going iuso tho nsiuo aud Walking with 1t in llB
Aand thrauHh portions known 10 bo filled with
KaH. Smiles claims for hin tho authorship O,
tho safety lamp. Hs says tint Stephenson 1radb
for him second lamp, which WAS ~ Auecehsfu,
rs tho first. and yet Il thru, the last Of which he
put on exhibition only fnw t1aya after Sir
Humphrey DAvoy madc Enb'jc bis safolY-amp
Invention. Al arY rate Slelhautons la!aps arc
still ln nso In the ktl,jnEworth mines, Asd arc
Batd to DO preferred ~ Davuy's. The enginoa,
also. which 10 built In 1slC nro ssill In use on
tho k!l!ingworlh Railway, hauling loaded coal
cara a. a speed Of or miles an hour.
IL 1919 the Hotton Coul Company decided to
bnld 10 mtfoH Of tramway anil employed Sto-
p.enson to auperinte.ld the work 1t was COM
F!etod and opened Nuv. H. 1e23. While engaged