The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-02-01
nfA TIL OF \ REM ARK ABLE M AN.

DFA TIL OF \ REM AKKABLE MAN.
Inventor of FIRE Extinguisher in Gen
eral Use Over the Sou,h by Gimme rs
and Compressors OF Cotton.
The death Of MIR. G. w. Taylor, of
Bolton, S. c., on the 10Th inst, Oh ded
the career Of Il remarkable mau Mr.
Taylor mad been in feeble bealth for
some time. but no QUO realized his con.
dition, and his death came as q great
shock. He died while sitting in his
chair, and there was 90 one in the
room with him when the end came. A
member Of tho family had just left h IN
to bring some article needed for b IL
comfort, a1d on returning found him
dead.
Mr.. Taylor, or "Uncle WASH" as
everybody affcc eionately called him,
was indeUd u most re remarkablc man I'm
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 hia. calling, and that he fol-
lowed it we'll every body who knew him
is willing to attest. When he was at
work on some Todel he seemed almost
obliviOus to everything else around
him, but worked st his plan with de-
votlOn born OF such zeal that success
was invariably his reward. This seem.
ed to bs Ill he cared for, for as soon as
one invention was completed to his
sat SfactlOn, he at once set about some
other task, ana left The product OF his
head and hand in the possession of
somebody else, who nigh. work it aud
receive the benefit OF what was his,
had ho had the inclination to make
money.
He WAS the inventor of the fire ex.
tiDguisher, which Is in general use all
over the South by ginners and com
pressors Of COTTON. T.. Is alone has
been Of incatculable benefit not only to
tae ginner in the protection it furnish
ed him fOr his machinery, g., but it
benefited the farmer in that the gin.
ner was enabled to do the work at !,
much lower rate, on account of less
risk and lower insurance. We sup
pose there are few steam gins any
where that are DOT fitted up with THE
simple little attach ment that will ex.
tinguish Il .nc 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 oil over the country for sew.
eral years. 1t used 10 II auire several
days OF iaboriOus work lor man 10
whet his gin, but with this machine q
ninety-snw gin or Inter can be put in
Is splendiC condition in three snG ore.
half hours, the machine doing every
bit Of The work, from the time it
touches tie first tooth until it has
gummed and filed sharp the last one,
all without being touched by human
hands. The whet was invented by him
seven years ago, but the automatic at.
tachment WAS one OF his recent invcn
tions; indeed, he had just finished it,
Only few days ago he said it was com
plete TO his satisfaction.
He invented Car rep.acer that is
| becoming very popular recently. being
used now On some Of the big roads X
| the North. These inventions are hi,
most useful ones, and of most interest
possibly, to the people OF the South
but there 10 another Of his of which
wish to speak, but OF which he wa
cheated out Of. During the civil VIZ
Mr.. Taylor, On account Of his genius
| was employed in constructing guns 70,
the use of the Confederacy, and for .
long time was stationed In Greenville
S. G. While there he invented what i:
known as the centre fire percussion
cap, which Ia now used for nearly al
kinds of gun and pistol cartridges. He
showed tho invention to one Of his su
perior officers, who stole it from him
and sold 1t to the government for
| $500,O00. During the war two large
| guns Of English make were brought tt
Charleston for the defense Of the city
and fort hardly. In testing the guns
| tho larger one WAS cracked. No one
| seemed to know how 10 band it go as +,
make it fit for use. The matter was
submitted to Mr.. Taylor, and he SUB
mitted D plan for its repair, which was
| tried, the gun was made as good az
| ever, and did effective work for Ii lone
while.
Mr.. Taylor left little or no property
others received the fruit Of his work
When he did hnvo money he was gen
erous to D fault. He was q simple
| pure hearted Cnriatian man, who at
tended to his own affairs. Unless en-
crossed with some plan he WAS alway,
kind and atfable, and never said an un
kind word Of anybody.