The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-08-15
A NEW POWER.
An Invention for Which Wonderful
Things are Claimed.

Mr.. William Wells, of Salem
has just perfected an apparatu
for running stationary or locomo
tive engines by vapor power
which, if it fulfilIs all that is ex
pected of 1t, viii entirely revolu
tionize the method of running
engines of every description. The
new apparatus was set up q few
days ago, and on Saturday after
noon it was put in practical oper
alton for the first time, in the
presence of several gentlemen well
versed in machinery and the appli.
cation of power. The working OF
the engine was entirely satisfacto-
~, and all present expressed
themselves as highly pleased with
the success of the invention, which
has been considered by all but the
designer as an experiment.
The whole apparatus is very
simple in construction, and the
new power can be applied to any
engine. The whole popularity in
construction Is in the boiler; the
engine being precisely like any
other, and the vapor being convey
ed to the cylinder of the engine
just the same as steam. The boil
er is an upright one, and is really
double one; that is, it has two
heads at each end, one few inches
from. the other. The two cham
bers thus formed, one at each end
OF the boiler, are filled with water,
and are connected by tubes, which
are for the circulation of the wa
ter between the two chambers. The
second or inside boiler, that be-
tween the two inner heads, is filled
with a preparation of bisulphide
of carbon, the vapor from which
is the motive power and takes the
place of steam.
Beneath the boiler is n small
fire box, from which fues run up
through the two boilers to the
smoke pipe. These fucs pass in
side of the tubes already mention
ed, and the fire in passing through
heats the chemicals. BY this ar
rangcment, it will be seen that the
bisulphide in the inner boiler re-
ceives the requisite amount of
heat without coming in direct con-
tact with the fire tiules, as the wa
ter, as has been explained, is kept
III circulation through the tubes.
Mr.. Wells claims that with a com
parative small fire a great amount
of power can be obtained, and it
has been practically shown that
with the water at temperature of
212 degrees Fahrenheit, or the
boiling point, a pressure of sixty
five pounds to the square inch is
obtained On the vapor boiler, and
of course if a greater heat is APP
piled to the water the vapor pres
sure will increase proportionately.
It should be mentioned that the
chemical preparation is used over
many times, as the vapor, after
passing through the cylinder of
the engine, passes into a condens-
er, and is then returned to the
boiler to be used again. The
waste of chemical materials is said
to be very small. 1t is estimated
that at least two-thirds of the
amount of fuel can be saved by
the use of this invention, but the
exact amount can be better determ-
ined after further experiment.
Mr.. Wells has been at work eight
years in perfecting this apparatus,
and juding from the test on Satur-
day, his labor and pains have not
been thrown away. The engine
is to be put in daily use at the
planning mill of David Bufrum, on
Front street, Salem, in a short
time, and all interested can have
an opportunity to judge of tie
merits of the invention for them
selves.-Boston Globe.