s ▁machine ▁shop ▁and ▁also ▁made ▁and ▁fixed ▁b icy cles ▁at ▁his ▁own ▁shop . ▁Ed gar ▁married ▁his ▁wife , ▁Laura ▁Pent ec ost , ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁Ed gar ▁and ▁his ▁older ▁brother ▁El mer ▁founded ▁the ▁R ivers ide ▁Machine ▁Works , ▁which ▁manufact ured ▁b icy cles ▁and ▁farm ▁mach in ery . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 4 , ▁they , ▁along ▁with ▁El wood ▁Hay nes , ▁put ▁a ▁gas oline ▁power ed ▁marine ▁engine ▁onto ▁a ▁bug gy ▁and ▁created ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁world ’ s ▁first ▁“ h ors eless ▁carri ages ”. ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁Ed gar ▁had ▁been ▁working ▁at ▁a ▁natural ▁gas ▁company ▁and ▁brought ▁home ▁plans ▁for ▁a ▁motor ized ▁bug gy ▁with ▁a ▁gas oline ▁marine ▁engine . ▁On ▁July ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁Ed gar ▁test ▁drove ▁the ▁autom obile ▁from ▁K ok omo ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁which ▁had ▁a ▁maximum ▁speed ▁of ▁eight ▁miles ▁per ▁hour ▁and , ▁after ▁establish ing ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁sell ▁these ▁cars ▁to ▁the ▁public , ▁the ▁Hay nes - App erson ▁Company ▁was ▁created . ▁The ▁first ▁year ▁the ▁small ▁company ▁sold ▁nearly ▁a ▁dozen ▁autom ob iles ▁and , ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁the ▁brothers ▁partner ed ▁with ▁El wood ▁Hay nes ▁but ▁the ▁partners hip