The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-01-31
DEATH OF A REM NIaRIlABLE MAN.

DE'Ai Id oF n hENl atSk ABLE MAN
Inventor OF FIRE Extinguisher in Gen
eral Use Over the South by Ginner
, and Compressors OF Cotton.
The death OF Mr. G. w. Taylor. @
Bolton, S. c., on the 10Th inst, ende,
The career OF d remarkable man. Mr
Taylor had been In feeble health 70
some time, but no one realized his con
dltion, and his death came as erea
shock. He died while sitting ia hi
char, and there WAS no one in thu
room with him when the end came.
member OF the family had just Lett IN
to bring sOme article needed for hi,
comfort, and on returning found hin
dead.
Mr.. Taylor, or "Uncle Wash" as
everybody aifcctionately called him
was Indeed a most remarkable man In
MANY respects. He had the genius OF
an Edison, and spent his entire life
working out Inventions, some OF them
wonderful, indeed, and which will
bring blessings to posterity long after
his name has been forgotten. Invent
Ing was his calling, and that ho fol-
lowed it well everybody who knew him
is willing TO attest. When he was at
work on some TOdel he seenInI almost
obiviOus to everything else around
him, but worked at his plan with de-
/ votion born of such zeal that success
WAS invariably his reward. This seem.
| ed to be ell be cared for, for as soon as
one Invention WAS completed to his
| satisfaction, he at once set about some
other task, and left the product OF his
head and hand in the possession of
somebody else, who might work it aud
receive The benefit of what WAS his,
had he had the inclination to make
money.
He WAS the inventor OF the lire ex-
tioguisher, which Is in general use all
over the South by ginners and COM
pressors OF cotton. Tlis alone has
been Of incalculable benefit not only to
tho ginner in the protection it furnish
ed him for his machinery, 81, but It
benefited the farmer in that the gin.
ner was enabled to do the work at u
much lower rate, on account Of less
risk and lower insurance. We sup
pose there are few steam GIGS any
where that are not fitted up with this
simple little attachment that will ex-
tinguish flame in the gin house al
most instantaneOusly.
The gin-whet is another invention
of his. The machiue is complicated
indeed, but has been successfully
used all over the country for sew.
erai years. 1t used TO require several
days OF laborious work Tor man to
whet his gin, but with this machine
ninety SAW gin or Inter can be put in
IS splendid condition in three and one.
half hours, the machine doing every
bit Of the ~ork, from the time it
touches tae first tooth until it has
gummed and filed sharp the last one,
al mi Z Al l.
hands. The whet was invented by him
seven years ago, bu, the automatic at
tachmcnt was ono Of his recent inven-
ttons; indeed, he mad just finished it.
Only few days ago he said it was com.
pleta to his satisfaction.
He invented car repiacor that is
becoming very popular recently, being
used now on some OF the big roads in
the North. These inventions are his
most useful ouea, ana OF most interest,
possibly, to the people of the South,
but there Is another Of his Of which |
wish to speak, but OF which be was
cheated out Of. During the civil war
Mr.. Taylor, on account OF his genius,
WAS employed in constructing guns for
the use OF the COufederacy, and for
long time WAS stationed in Grecnviile,
S. g. Wnile there he invented what's
known AS Vic CcnLrc- nr6 percussion
cap, which 10 now used for nearly all
kinds Of gun and pistol cartridges. He
showed the invention to one of his su-
perior officers, who stole it from him
and cold 1t to the government for
100000. During the war two large
guns Of English make were brought to
Charleston for the defense OF the city
and fort hardly. ln testing the guns
tho larger one was cracked. No one
seemed to know how to band it so as to
make 1T tit for use. The matter was
submitted to Mr.. Taylor. aud he sub
mitted plan for its repair, which was
tried, the gun was mado as good as
ever, and did effective work for a long
while.
Mr.. Taylor left little or no property
others received the fruit of his work.
When he did have money he was gen.
erOus to fault He was u simple,
pure hearted Christian man, who at.
tended to his own affairs. Unless en-.
crossed with some plan he was always
kind and affable, and never said an un.
kind word OF anybody.
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