| Portrait of: R.D. BRADLEY, Inventor, born in Federalsburg, Caroline County, Maryland, February 16, 1842. He was thus employed for two years, during which time he invented and constructed a swinging saloon for passenger travel , but which he soon neglected on account of its impracticability . This is the identical invention recently brought out by Mr. Bessemer, of England , who after spending a million of dollars thereon has also declared it impracticable. Mr. Bradley next entered into the millwright and machinery business, which he prosecuted with success for several years. On the breaking out of the civil war he tendered his services in defence of the Union , and was commissioned by Governor Hicks as First Lieutenant and assigned to the duty of recruiting and organizing the State forces. In 1862 and 1863 he served as Captain under General Goldsborough, who was then in command on the Eastern Shore , He was prompt, faithful, and efficient in the discharge of all the duties thus required of him . In 1865 Mr. Bradley became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church , and in the following year was licensed to preach the Gospel . The achievement to which he has mainly directed his studies and ingenuity is the discovery of a process for generating a motive gas from water and the invention of machinery for utilizing it. This motive power is economical, compact, easily managed , and safe, and therefore must supersede steam and other dangerous forces. This invention is the outgrowth of logical deductions from the results of experiments in physical science . Not only has the inventor shown a knowledge of and regard for the laws of dynamics, but has also incorporated into his novel method a system essentially different from any hitherto known , establishing a new era in motive power. His invention has received patents from the United States Government, Canada, Great Britain, the German Empire, Italy, France, Spain, Austria, Russia, Brazil , and the Australian Colonies . The new motive power has been fairly tested for about two years, and in stationary and marine engines its success has been abundantly demonstrated. Print Specifics:
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