A part of the wagon was used as a coal bunker. Other small compartments held a limited amount of stores, ammunitions and weapons.
Upon the fender in front was a brake to regulate the wagon on a steep grade, and a slit in the net work here allowed of the passage of the reins, two long lines connecting with the throttle and whistle valves. A word as to the mechanism of the man.
Here was really the fine work of the invention.
Steam was the motive power.
The hollow legs and arms of the man made the reservoir or boilers. In the broad chest was the furnace. Fully two hundred pounds of coal could here be placed, keeping up a fire sufficient to generate steam for a long time.
The steam chest was upon the man’s back, and here were a number of valves. The tall hat worn by the man formed the smoke stack.
The driving rods, in sections, extended down the man’s legs, and could be set in motion so skillfully that a tremendous stride was attained, and a speed far beyond belief.
This was the new steam man. The improvements were many and manifest.
All the mechanism was more nicely balanced, the parts more strongly joined, and the steel of finer quality. Greater speed was the certainty.
Fire was burning in the furnace, steam was hissing from the retort, and smoke was pouring from the funnel hat of the man.