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

power. Stephenson saw its defect, snd
70 care u Invented and applied tue
atehm-blast, which more than doubled
the engines power. Then he con-
structed "a second locomotive which
was "a complete success. 10 was I'm
ished In 1915, ami may DO regarded -
the type Of the present locomotive. IL
Is the "Stephenson No. ] Engine"
which rests on the crest Of the High
Level Bridge.
An incident Ia related Of Stephenson
at this time, showing hlH courage and
presence Of mind. zone day a work
man hurried into his cottage, with the
startling information that the deepest
mino In the colliery was on fitel He
Immediately fastened to the pit-mouth,
about hundred yards of, whithor the
women and children Of the colliery were
last running, with wildness and terror
depleted in every face. In an energetic
voice Stephenson ordered the engine
man TO lower him down the shaft In
the cOrvc. There was danger, II might
be death, before hlm--but he must 20.
As those about the plymouth saw him
descend rapidly out VI sight, ana
heard from the gloomy depth Of the
shaft mingled cries OF despair ana
agony risluR from the wOrkpe,plc
below, they ga2ed on the heroic man
with bfeathless umhzemenL lie was
soon at the bottom, an Ia the midst Of
his wofkmsn, who were paralyEsd NJ
the danger which threatened the lives
Of all In the pit. LeAping from tins
oorve on it, touching the ground he
called out, Stand baokl Are there
six tnon among you who have courage
enough to follow me2 II No, come and
We will put the fife OUT Silence
succeeded the frantic tumult Of the
previous minute, aud this men followed
anu sot ~ work. A wall was raised at
the entrance 10 the main, thus
excluding the atmosphere. The nTe
was sxtinguished, the people were
saved from death, and the mino was
preservod.D
After this, Stephenson invented
the georty Safety Lamp. The namu
Of Sir Humphrey Davy has been
generally Identified with the inven.
ton, but Stephenson had male u sue.
Gees al trial OF his lamp before Dayy'a
invention was made public.
Many people predicted that sope
day there there would DO terrible
disaster ut Killingworth by the blow.
ing up Of Supplements engines. but
they worked on, aud ho built new onts
with improvements such AZ experience
suggested and his ingenuity devised.
He wa. engaged ~ build the HeitOn
line Of railway, aud II was opened In
November, ls22. Five Of his locomo.
tiyes were Mt work on II. This was the
hrsI doclsive recognition Of his rngi.
neoring skill.
The Stockton aud Darlington line,
the flfst public railway, was opened Ia
1925. Mr.. Stephenson himself drove
the locomotive at the opening Cere.
monies, drawing a train OF thirty.
eight cars nj a speed Of twelve miles an
hour. Then came tho LIVERPOOL and
Manchester railway, when Me-.
Stephenson was engaged g. build.
This line received opposition almost
everywhere. IL was fought In
parliament, aud the bill providing
for It was Withdrawn. During the
inquiry "A parliamentary committee
subjected Stephenson 20 n rigid cross.
examination. One member hiutod
that he was maj; another suggested
that he must DO q foreigner; aud he
WINS subjected 10 severe Tebutls. The
Idea Of a train going nine Or ten nil
m hour was regarded M absurd. a
MEMBER suggested that II COW III Vii
get on the track when train was