Evening journal., 1920-05-10
KREBS MAKES
GIFT TO SCHOOL
Reproduced Pictures of
Work of Oliver Evans
Presented at Newport
OUTLINES LIFE OF
GREAT MECHANIC
.ecIaI 10 Nd EyenIng journal.

NEWPORT, May iO.-The krebs
Pigment \ Chemical Company has
had reproduced some pictures OF the
great work Of oliver Evans, who was
born al Newport. in the old house
along the Chrisiana River, now occu-
pied by the krebs co. These pic
lures ware later framed, aud during
the past week were presented TO the
Newport public school.
The pictures were presented by A..
$. Krebs. Other employees OF the com
pany present al The time of the pre-
sentaliOn We're. Herbert Fox, Samuel
rammany. Miss Jamis0n. Miss Work
and Miss Edmunds.
IN presenting the pictures, Mr..
krchs said. "OliVer Evans, one OF the
most ingenious mechanics mat Amer.
lea has even produced. was born at
Newport, Delaware. In ilo3 or 1866
In the old house along the Christlana,
now occupied by The kreps Pigment
and Chemical Company. Tie was the
SON of people In very humble cir
sumstances.
ole was in his youth apprentlced
10 WheelWright and soon exhibited
great mechanical talent and strong
desire to acquire knowledge. His at
lenlion was at an early period, drawn
lo the possible application OF the
poWer OF steam 10 useful purposes by
| Inc hoyish pranks of one Of his com
radcs. who, placing a small quantity
of water In a gun barrel, and ram
ming down a tight wad, put the
| barrel in the fire OF blacksmith
forge. The loud report which ao.
companied the expulsion OF lhe Wad
was am evidence TO Young Evans OF
great and las ne supposed previous
l lv undiscovered power subsequent
] Ia meeting with description Of a
Newcomer engine. he at once noticed
/ that the elastic force OF confined
/ steam was not there utilized. He
designed the nOn-condensing engine,
I'M which the power was derived eN-
| rlusively from the tension Of high
nrcssure steam, and proposed ils ap-
.plication TO the propulsion OF car
"In i7s6 he designed and built an
engine OF inches diameter OF cNiln-
der and rs inches stroke Of piston
which he applied with perfect sue
cess 90 driving a plaster mil. tnis
engine he called lhc Ioluiilpi.al, ..,,
/ Fnrine This engine he perfected
from time 10 time. and 10 Is today
limiting the predictions which ne
made seventy years ago, When nc
said 4 have no doubt That my engine
will nropel boats against the current
OF me Mississippi. and wagons on
h1rnpike roads with great profit
Engines will drive boats 40 or Il
miles an hour and there will be hun
dreds OF steamers running on the
Mississippi, as predicted years ago,
In lOSi Evans applied one OF ms
engines In the transportation OF d
large. nat-bottomed craft, built on an
order of the Board Of Health OF Phila-
delphis. for use In clearing some ol
the docks along the water front OF
The city. Mounting u on Wheels. h'
! placed 10 on one OF his o-horse poWel
I engines and named The odd machine
{ 'Oruktor Amphihols' This steam
{ dredging machine. weighing abou
{ 10000 hounds. was then propellel
- very slowly from the works, up Mar
ID kei street around 10 the water works
S and then launched into the Schuyl
b Kill. The engine was then applied I
d the paddle wheel at the stern, an
r drove the craft down The river to II
J. confluence with the Delaware.
Among other devices, the nov
q familiar Cornish engine, having
single informal nue' and the Lar
cashire boiler having a pair OF N
= ternal nues, were planned and use
y hy Evans.
Evans never succeeded in accon
plshing In America as great a SUI
, cess as had rewarded Wait in Gre
/, Britain: hut he continued to hui
in steam engines 10 the end Of his III
April 10. 1919"
The pictures were accepted
Charles Garrett on behalf Of n
school. The Krcbs Company is no
M having a picture OF its factory mad
m which will be presented 10 the scho
nj IN the near future.