The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-04-09
WONDERFUL
ENGINE:
T. F. Norton of Odebolt is the
Inventor.

A Cousin of Mr. Joe White Of our City
Makes Crankless Engine With
out Fly Wheel.
j. F. Norton, the Odebolt inventor is
to add new fame to his name bv the |
invention of wonderful new engine
that makes possible the plan of Aston
to run two propellers tandem style in
peller is attached to hollow shaft: the
other.to a solid shaft extending through
the first. Inventor Norton proposes to
harness bank OF engines, perhaps
twenty in number, to one shaft which
will turn its propeller in one direction
while to the other shaft he will attach
a like number of engines to turn the
propeller in an opposite direction,
With the modern crank engine this is
impossible.
Mr.. Norton, the inventor of this en-
CINE, also invented the Deering corn
harvester now in use. He recently
patented an automatic railway signal
devise, which will do away with all
possibility of collisions. The inventor
spends great deal of his time in Chi
cago at present where he has number
OF expert machinists perfecting his de-
vices
The inventor is engaged in organic
ing a big stock company which will a
soon as possible equip fast going sea
vessel with the Norton-Astor engines
and propellers. Mr.. Norton will later
build locomotive.
"There is no doubt the engine will
prove successful. declared Mr.. Norton
enthusiastically as he stood beside his
invention. "You can see for yourself
that this engine does all the work
without trouble and anyone will tell
you it doesn't take half the coal to run
it. Direct pressure of the steam, long
cylinders and quick cutoff constitute
the points of economy. One great ad
vantage of this model engine is that it
occupies about third of the space of
the modern engine now in use. The
only limit to be put on its speed is cen.
trifugal force. In the ordinary engine
from I to Is per cent of the energy OF
steam lie used, the remainder escaping
through the exhaust. At least IS per
cent of this amount is retained by, the
Norton engine.
When Colonel John Jacob Aseor, the
New York millionaire inventor, finding
his tandem propeller which is intended
to nearly double the speed of steam
ships could not be operated by marine
engines with crank attachments. do
mated his valuable patents to the world
he did not know that an Iowa inventor
had just completed an engine which
will answer the purpose admirably
Astor's great invention attached to
the engine invented by j. N. Norton of
| Odebolt will, it is believed, cause a
revolution in marine traffic, Not only
does it near much commercially but it
will prove great find for the Ameri-
can navy. A warship driven by Astor's
tandem propellers having as motive
power bank of Norton engines will pc
we'll near supreme, for no matter if an
armour piercing projectile penetrates
the machinery and puts out of com
mission one or more of the engines,
the others will continue to drive the
vessel ahead Until all of them are
disabled contingency not likely to
arise unless the ship is blown up-the
vessel can still maneuyer and at a
speed equal TO any Of the ships equip,
ped with the most modern crank en-
gines.
Norton claims that his engine will
work equally as well with locomotives
and as for stationary purposes, that
has already been demonstrated to the
satisfaction of number of experts.
During the past two months an eigh-
teen horse power engine has been OPP
Grated in west side machine shop and
now is running in Baker g. Nc Douglas
shop in Walter street in Sioux City and
the Tribune says there appears to be
no question as to it's praticability. 1t
has immense power and is operated at
less than half the cost of ordinary en-
gines.
The Norton engine has no crank, fly
wheel, dead center or side rode. 1t is
for that reason possible to use it to
advantage when applied to the Astor
invention.-Ida Grove Pioneer.