Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-03
HUDSON MAXIM
Visits Augusta and Is Inter
viewed by journal.
Defends Himself Against Charges
Made by London Periodicals.
Nc Tells Q, His Inventions and Explains His
Change Of Name.

Mr. ANA Mrs. Hudson Maxim Of New
| York, arrived in the city, Saturday for
! a bric: visit, stopping AT the Cony House.
| This IS Mr.. MaXims first visit to his
| tive State since two years ago when ne
| vas present at the Wayne centennial,
ana a representative Of the Journal i'm
! proved the opportunity to have talk
with him in relation 70 the celebrated
feud between himself ana his distin-
suished brother.
In a recent issue Of the Journal there
was reprinted a portion Of an article
which appeared in the London Spear,
wherein Hudson was accused Of having
attempted to steal his brothers reputa
tion and trade on his name, by changing
his name from Isaac 70 Hudson after he
went to England in l,SS, in order 10 have
the initial HI before his name; and
Furthermore, when Hiram was last
in America, that Hudson attempted to
get up Il Maxim Gun Company in New
York. and 70 interest capitalists by mis-
representing himself as the real invcnt0:
OF that weapon. ana that he asked Hi
ram. the owner of the patents. to sign a
paper agreeing not to let the cat out OF
the bag and give the show away
This article Was 50 ingeuiouSly com
piled, ana given Such piausbility. tnat
the Journal WIS miSICd by ii and thought
that Hiram had really been wrungcd, and
the public deceived, and that Hudson was
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enins. Ihnrnl,ghiv tuto Till matter Win
MIR. Hudson Maxim nj the Cony House.
anu aSc .TI inc tFIe itclS III dn'
here published win ii view Of CORRECTING
any misunderstanding ~ the character
ana purposes III Tucson Maxim Whlcn
rs. cn'Iunns ~ >, nortion ~ the Ton
don Spear article above referred to.
Mt. HuGson MaNin WaS formerly 2 rtS-
d, ,n-i,i,.3 It'll, ,,,,, +jr,,. NJ tbt. ,itH I'LL
was for many years student at the
Mann wesleyan seminary Al htui nm.
wei as In, nr-s'naI rer5mmrndatious
published herewith, the fact Is easily c-
tablS4ed may liuISnh yh1hetd TIL nam
t,e,n a. trst ,,'rnt. his nan IIuisGn
and later. about . years ago. he dropped
the Isaac 2ltoArlhcr' ana has ever SINE
nG N h,r mam,.th .,n thHt M Hudson Man
i'm.
II l. quite common thlnS lor E"uhE |
i,.,,. W cl of ';nnaaI Gr,nt ny Inc in
stuuctd as an illustration. ne being first
ChrIsten"d hiram lIysSe~. PRIV when at
',i,iad Sim,s,,, trld v. ,ft.ryy.,rit
known us Ulysses Simpson Grant.
The case OF Hudson Maxim j parable
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i''lei ililE !" VIZ statement 'iia iiuN-
son attempted 40 "iIhS OUT 1t -NiN''H
''uH 'oIll'"hS III ~" ~ an" l" NJ
'tltSt C'pi'"l TIT 'Ie III pos - = 'i'S
~" 'i' NH MI 49," H. m 80
mourning ol 'l't H"'i"i'"l reputation 81
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heru feI"'''lo,I'
IT, NOR aDSuIu = ITS 'l't'h' t'dl |
iiGusol' 'iieu I" m Ii'IaiH - slsil |
paper AGREEING l'"l iludS"h was the
." Hei anu inventor u 'ie NdA'i'i "uH
inventions.
~ mas peeh many uines stated II |
LONDON ptIlou'c"ls thdt tiuuSol claim
'a To DE ihe inventor OF guns ana that
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VI ii"u9oit 'i'>'iii i'lilse'i - "l'ii'e |
~ ei' an ''lii'',' II mt i'e nv IN
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fl1N,.''.. lin f-,,.(,,.
IL NM Iqa- fInden,, Navir, a.li,.
cred \ lecture hefore the RovaI 1rnitea |
Service Institution on "A New System |
!, ,rt-..,.i.,,-I Hill, 1,-..I.t..- e.- n-., |
~ NlHS 1llSI IN IloSlNtS from oFu- |
nance" In the lecture he showed and |
described how that bv means of pro-
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gfeSsINe burning smokeiesS powder, |
made according to his inventions. a |
gun colIld ~ made longer ana with l |
20 ,c,.
larger pore IOF It's weight. IhuS ny |
giving a larger area at the base of the
,,,.,iao.i1, 1jot, --ot.,,;,i LA ~ -.
P'"Je'H1t' HiSH |S4ocltIeS could pc I'LL
parted to aerial torpedoes with q low |
initial chamber pressure in the. gun.
roIIov.ino- tba da1i,a,.,, If tbi, Ioct,,,.o
ms '''e u0'' SiS W 'i''' i~' 'ui
disclaimers appeared IN the press an |
nOuncing that Hiram Maxim had moth
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,+7 n I" "4t'' III 4 iieiiie Piop'Ntu "
the whole system as foolish. absurd
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