, 1881-02-06

Tho Exploits Of an Unknown Inventor.
Whose Cannon, Was Never Fired but
Once-Ta:kk With Persons Who
Th1uk Once Was Enough.
Ne1o York Sun
4 young inventor came out ct the West
His name and family are unknown. Tie had
some unique ideas about cannons, and it is
alleged that he had many prominent capital
lists behind HIN. Il he Ane he has managed
to conceal them.
''Well, you see this here codger comes to
41r. Rouch." said I workman III John Roach
s, Sons shlpyard yesterday, land lie says:
Roach, It's notorious fact as how you've
made some mighty smart craft, Likewise
you wishes, being III An,erican, to advance
science. Therefore, says he, make this
gun for me, and we'll paraiyze the world
Mr.. Roach made the gun. Yesterday
they plugged her full OF all kinds OF ekplod-
Inv things, anu then we,lt back and set
her off Bang! wentthe gun. My gracious!'
says the inventor, and Whats all this -
says Mr.. Roach. And no wonder. She'd
make awful havoc i'll en- army, that gu1,
would. One part Of her. that is, the front
part, went out on tho river and landed OIL Il
mud scow; another part, weighing forty
five pounds, crashed into tire house Of Mrs
Grossc1, No. SS East Eighth street; another,
weighing seventeen pounds, rippeu off half
The root Of Van Pelt's sawmiil, in East
light, killed II dog belonging to Jimmy Arm
strong, which was the mother Of seven cle-
gant pups, who'll die nov; and still an
Othor pnrt through the Ten:h-straet ferry
Ihe feler takes money, on top of Louis
Coutrle, who was once thinking of running
That II al a|nt III, for the ess?a G@Ion tHo" re'e FL
graph girl WAS consolidated, and knocked
The ferry y-bont North Side was i'll the slip
She caught several pieces Of the stern Of the
cannon, the dock caught some more. The
starter OF the strcet-c'sr was nit, too. LIS
too baa t.e:e aint !, n9;'c OF that eannon left
Il was Sitting by nv Window said Mrs.
Grosscr, '-sher suddenly 'banev Then tile
whole uouse was shaken. Something struck
the house, and thought I vas dead. twas
fos pS:S Of ptnads {at Wos a6 rap pGse fS % M
''it was shortly after p. IN. on the night
Of Thursday, the eth inst" said the starter
for the Tenth avenue ear line. II was
sly sittiqg In in NY 1 little building yhen 'banxr
clock and tho lamp, and everything in the
ruot1i. have asctrtafncd that the cause Of
ull this wns the explosion Of q cannon III the
yard Of John Roach l. Son.
49, "Why, I r.. nsver was 20 frightttened IN NY
'bang!' threw. me Gac!1wafi oD,;;tte tioor, put
out ull of tue lights, broke the*WinuoWs, amt
shook the !, whole building. It Wis perfectly
"Wcjl, what Tn laylng for, said Mr.. james
Armstrong, who has Charge Of Van Pelt's
Sawuli, is the party that pays for all this.
There was MY dog Belle, alive and the
mother. Of seven beautiful PUPS when the
'banlR!' came, and two seconds later she was
Mother: ref"sed sa5 sns far tnat dog S "a snd ii BE-
sides. there's the roof all torn up, the Office
window broken, and the skvfight smashed.
Whnt want to know is wh~s Eoin' to pay
"Ycs," said the fcrrymaster, sthera was Il
good deal OF excitement here. One piece OF
tile .anion struck tho ferryboat North Side
and smashed in 4 side window. Another
piece came doVn OH the deck and buried It.
self 80 firmly slat we had to file 1t oil. The
windows wore carried away, but no one was
seriously hurt, although Il small house usrd
as iii office by the rnun that takes fares WAS
blown on top Of 'Iouis Coutrie. It's great
mistake to go making 'ban=!' like that at
goin' to pay for tue daulagc?''
'Well, now, upon my word don't know,''
said Mr. Roach, when asked the name Of the
young Inventor. 3ou ser. he came to inc
ssotne time ago, and asked, us to make the
DlECCh lVt IL 1l:N ~!tla ClitGN VI l5lS.
We made it. Then he brought permit from
the Mayor which gave him the right to shoot |
It of. Accordingly he lnggcd It down to the
dock, with what result y0n already know. |
really don't know his name, nor where he !
came from. He never pail us for the work. !
He had number Of prominent capitalists |
behind him. but really don't know wl,o |
they are. Y'le bang" was So very nncx |
pectcd. you know. All, have it! Call upon |
yur bopkkeeper, Mr.. George L. Weed, Of liz |
West Twe1.ty-scconu street. lie knows all |
about it. Good evening"
Name ??' said Mr.. Weed. Tin extreme |
" sorry, but don't know what his name is,
lor w!:erc he ll:lils from, nor do remember |
any Of the capitalists. Tin extremely surry !
they have all Slipped my memory, :,s l would !
3e delighted to tell you. Good deal Of trou- !
Die over one bang!' isn't it2 Good niglt.''
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