The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-08
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The locomotive d the present, sss
turned out Of the factories every gear
by the thousand, and as cunning eimply
not only through this country, but
wherever civilization has foothold, is
so much unlike the primitive machine,
that Stephenson would look in astonish-
ment at the growth Of half u century.
The work Of development to those in
terested and-upon Whole hqpldess the
labor rested was slow, ut 70 the people
ple at large rapid. Although 10 one
man the honor may beiong OF having
applied the power OF steatn to loco
motion, still the idea has been. con:
slant, steady growth, and the, work OF
centuries has all contributed to the
great result. a.. -.
work in which he spoke Of tho. applica-
ton OF the expansive power of steam,
and in 1902 to 1916 wooden tracks were
laid In the coal mines in England, on
which the rollers could more easily run.
In 1855 the MARQUIS Of Worcester ex-
perimented on q steam engine for rails
ing water, and in 1880 Sir 1saAc New
toms steam carriage was introduced.
Again, in 1880, the experiments OF
Worcester were repeated by Pepin, and
he invented a so-called safety valve.
l7l0-Neucomen 4 Cowley constructed
an engine. M .-.i... h, st.,'...gj
structed steam engine 10 pump water
from mine. s,.4. n y
-Cugnot, o FreRchman, con-
structed model Of . steam engine,
which he exhibited to the Marquis dc
l77o-o ugnot's steam carriage was in
i77O-James Watt succeeded in bring
ing the steam engine to something like
17S4~Gugnot patented the locomotive
engine. .gsy. ,4,.,..H a.,i.
made a working model locomotive.
which is now ii, the Patent Museum ut
South Kensington, London.
| El784- William Symington (Englishl
conceived the idea Of bropellihs land
carriages by steam.
17Sg-William Symington CONF leted
n model OF his'fnyentioIl ~
i7s8-W William Murdoch made high
pressure engine which was sqe.sesstnlly
used for propelling vehicles With three
wheels on q common road
l7S6-0liver Evans applied to the
Pennsylvania Legislature for q patent
for a steam carriages az q :.
THE FIRST LOCOMOTIVE. ,-.,,
This appears to be the frstslocomo-
motive everrun in.tte United States
The Franklin Institute now has in its
rooms q working model otthe locomo-
tive, for which Evans applied for q
patent to the Pennsylvana Legislature
In that year.
17S8.Fhomas Allen suggested plan
for conveying goods without the aid Of
horses by means Of q vehicle with
cogged wheels running upon cogged
i7S9-Darwin wrote in the Botanical
Garden:" y5sqyI ggEss
Drag he sa slow barge, or dive The rapid car
l79O-Reed's steam carriage was con-
structed. yN t5 ~
l795-John Fitch conceived the idea
OF a railroad car, embracing all the es-
sential requisites of q modern railway
car, with q Hange on the rim, .lusl as we
have it now, for keeping the wheel on
the track. The model was found after
his death.
17gS-Ap6llus Klhsley, Of Hartford,
Conn, made and propelled q steam en-
CINE through the streets OF that city.
TREyEpucx's lRoSuqasr.
. Richard gTreyethicks locomo-
tive was shown. Trevethick was pu-
nil of Murdoch inI7s4 and. Mardeck an
assistant to- Cugnot Inv I77O. in 1904,
while foreman OF tin mine In Corn
wall, he constructed alocomotiye. On
its trial, it drewafterit, otlthe Aleithyr-'
Tydyil railroad, in Wales, several wagons
loaded with ten tons Of bar iron at the
rate OF five miles an hour. The stack
was built OF bricks, the same as an ordi-
nary chimney, aud perched on a high
wooden framework; the cylinder was
upright, the piston working downward,
and every revolution Of the wheels pro-
duced a jerking motion and changing
noise. NJ f
lSll-Blenkinsop's locomotive spur
wheel and rack rail was developed, and
in 1872 Blackett made a, series Of experi-
ments which proved that the; eSpedient
of the rack rail was unnecessary.
1Sl2-lSAColonel John Stevens exper-
imented with alternative Of his own
iSlSwMr. Brunnttopfn,, 81 DGrbyshire,
constructed q curious machine IN which
the steam power was applied to two
legs extended Behind, Which, bygrooved
ends, took firm hold on the ground.
]. Ebert Watkins, engineer OF prop
crty to the Smithsonian institution in
Washington, has, old, engravi9gs show
ing this appliance Of Dir. Bruhton's In
most practical manner. Y
ISlS--WIlllam Healey's "Putling
Billy" was used at Wylamr Galleries,
Newcastle.on-Tyne. II was what was
called "Grasshoppern engine and was
used continuously until 1862 ~
srErnENsoN's ROCKET.
1sl4-George Stephenson. built one
locomotive after another, improving on
each until he constructed the Rocket"
which took premium OF $500 offered
by the Liverpool & Manchester Rail-
road Company in $780, In 1920 Francis
and Z. NJ. Shields built tho western
Star" and in the same year Peter
Cooper made experiments with small
engine called Tom ThulnbHin Balti-
more. 't.l9