The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-23
THE WOODS FULL OF EN-.
Some of the Inventors of Indianapolis
and Their Handiwork.
The Calling and Bailey Guns Conceived by
HOosiers What a Well-KnOwn Lady
observation-disclosures Inventions.


"who take out patentsl" inquired the reporter
OF C. p. Jacobs, the patent lawyer
ooh, all sorts of people," was the answer.
"There are probably over five hundred peope,ln In
ventors, at work in this city now to lind out
something new. The other day a young man
came in here with two inventions he wanted
letters-patent for. He had BEEN at work shovel
ing gravel at 81 .25, on the Airline road, and
these two inventions were as dissimilar as one
could possibly agine. One was lady's hair
pin and the other a farm wagon. This city mas
produced some eminent inventors and valuable
inventions and is liable to produce many more.
In 1860 man by the name of f. l.. Bailey me
now lives at Freeport, this State), was here en-
deayorng to perfect machine-gun from whlch
cartridges were to be fred by means Of hammers
set in motion by a revolving crank. He COM
pleted the machine and took it to Washington
early in $751; where he offered 1t to President
Lincoln for the United States service free OF
charge. He was hampered by the red-tapery
of government officials that after several at
Jempts TO get his offer accepted he
became disguised, and leaving the
machine with a gunsmlth he enlisted
as private soldier, and served in various ca
pacities through the entire war. Some years
after the war he renewed his experiments with
the machine-gun, and invented and patented
three different kinds of guns In one OF these
the cartridges were fastened in belt that was
wound around the base of the gun and passed
off one side as fast as the cartridges were ex-
ploded. Another gun had but one lock and as
many barrels as desired. He invented the prin-
ciple of the barrels moving backward over the
cartridges fire, instead of that of forcing the
cartridges into the barrel, and patented both
inventions in 1876. He afterward invented an
other gun, chiefly for naval warfare, which Is
intended to carry small shells, grape or cannis-
ter, and is capable Of firing thirty to forty times
minute lit has but one barreD, by means of a
crank. The bore is from one to two inches In
diameter. 1t Is u remarkable weapon. and since
1t has been perfected is said to be superior to the
wellknown Hotchkiss gun.
Richard ]. Calling made his first experiments
here in the gun that bears his name. His earlier
efforts were very crude, but the first gun con-
tanned the germ OF his perfected machine His
first gun was patented Nov. 4, 1862, and the i'm
proved gun Jan 20. 1868. MIR. Gatling's ideas
were worked out by the late Il. U. Fink, him.
self an inventor. Mr.. Calling left here and re-
moyad m Hartford Conn m surarintand tha
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Manufacture OF MS gun The nrst company OF
stoc6holders In the gun was formed here, Gen.
john Love, Frederic RAND ana Aqul!la Jones
being of me company Mr. Caring ana General
Love weheto EUROPE ana introduced the weapon
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Wm. NJ cochran, the original inventor OF inc
great hliudllhss puriher, ilVed mere until recent,
w. he Is also the inventor OF harvester salu
10 DC Va4uaple anu eulpouylnS several new pEIu-
cples' Out Whcn mas not YET Deeh mahuIac-
tured'
VALUABLE But UNEEMUNERATIVE
ssAnotber inventor WAS the late DIR F. T Bus
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Soii' """' 40 l""E az" as A7""' ~ o"uo" to o0
ebrated car-sprlng, in which core OF rubber IS
surrounded by a coied or helical spring This
patent he sold, realizing a few thousand dollars