Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-06-09

Soon after he completed hisstudies wi'h
Dominic Soboftgon be married. anu tne
benign influence OF sweet and gentle
woman came 10 light his life; Tor.
although she died three years alter
ward, leaving him with a baby boy,
her memory was fondly cherished Snd
llghteued his heart with nope IN
many n darkonod hOur
From Black Callerion, Stephenson
went 10 Wellington Quay Ihefe ne
continued his regular CJufse OF HE,
working hard during the DAY, ana
doing odd Jobs aud studying the
principles OF mechanics Ia the even
ings. He also modelled experimental
cngine3, and occupied himself much In
endeavoting TO discover perpetual
motion. He finally concluded that
the latter was not possible, aud LETT II
for more atlainable objects. He allowed
few minutes TO pass unimpr0vedi his
eye was ever obscfyant, nud his mimi
ever active. He could MAKE aud inond
shoes, cut out shoe lasts, clean clocks
aud model c0mpllcsi u machines. Al
Wellington his only s'n Robert was
born, aud two years later, IN 1903, he
moved TO kiliingworthi seven miles
north Of Newcastle.
a ter the death oi his wife nt KILL
ingworth he went 10 Montroso, Scot
land, whore he worked Tor year. In
lhOT.s hu contemplated The Idea Of
removing - the United states, hut
could not raise the money required 10
umisfaie. Stlnted rs ho was for
means, he resolved 10 send his sou
Robert 10 school. Of this ne said, In a
speech at Newcastle long afterwards,
"Whon Robert was little boy, / saw
how deficient was In education, and
| made up my mind that he should
not labor under the same defect, but
that I would put him TO school and
give him a liberal training. l was,
however, poor man; ami how do you
think / managed? botOOk myself 10
monding my nclghborP clocks and
watches 40 night, after my daily labor
was done, aud thus I procured the
means OF educating my sou"
An achievement which George per.
formed at this time drew to-
ward him additional attention. Al the
killingworth pit the ongine.fepalrufs
hal failed to Tx an atmospheric engine
Ia use No that water could 10 pumped
out OF the shait,and the wOrkmon were
often "irowned out" Stephenson
took the engine apart aud made the
necessary repairs. In recognition Of
his skill he received present OF el0.
Ho was beginning 10 receive a reward
for his perseverance, and this iucito
him TO greater diligence, u that was
possible. He made many ingenious
mechanical contTivanl e.; invented a
'iluy ctaw" to protect garden crops
from the ravages Of birds; connected
cradles with the smokrJack for the
women, and made them sulf.acting;
oiuifivod a lamp which burned under
water; and made many other devices.
la 1879 Heiley's locomotive was
made at Wylam, AMI Stephenson be.
came interested Ia II. Several other
makers tried their ingenuity, anu he
finally concluded that he could surpass
them all. Al Of the locomotives made
cost moro than horse power for opera.
ton. stephenson was authorized by
Lord Htvunsworth, lessee OF the XII.
lingwoTlh colllery, 10 build one, aud
IL was tested on the Killing.
worth railroad July 2j.h, 1914. II
succeeded In drawing alter II. on an
ascending gradloat OF In $50, eight
loaded cars, OF thirty tins' weight, Az
four miles an hour. II was a slow,
oumbrous machine, but was an al.
vance upon all previous locomotives,
aud cost no more % work than horse