Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-14

UNITY, MINNESOTA. Z
STEAM'S DAYS NUMBERED.
Nlcchamfcul Discovery Of Inconcclv nl,lc
! vnImr-EmOrl,sOmn POsvcr viii, TriGinx
C"rt-Nlnking iI.c of Tho hidden Forces
~ Nat"rc-A"otsier Revelation In Me-
cIsNNicn.
4 From tho Scientific American.
"Prof. Faratlay, of England, asserts
that grain of water contains electri-
cal relations equivalent to a yerv pow-
That tho % ea,iiibrism Of these n1oHoms ra3ot;nnss
is sometimes destroyed in the heavens,
merely by change in conditions, re-
sulting III enormous mechanical work !:
and as vie are constantly discovering
means to change natural condit ions.
the question arises (Which seems @ legit-
innate one) why arenot our locomotives
aed steamships propelled with grains
of f%atef, instead of tons? The only
answer that can be given is We have
as yot No knowledge of suitable means
to destroy tho cquilib ibrium of these re-
latiOns. -
Mr.. John W.. Kelly, of Philadel-
phia, has discovered - method of de-
str0ying the equilibrium, or something
analogous to it, and made it the basis
Of an invention by which these condi-
tions are changed.
BY a peculiar mechanical device hith-
crto unknown, force is generated
which can readily be applied to driving
all kinds of machinery for which steam
or other motive power lis generated and
applied, without cost other than the
mechanical device or generating ma
chine and the necessary wear Of maohin-
cry. The generator is simple and COM
paratiyely inexpensive, occupying but
a small space, and is light compared
with tho requirements of steam power {;
and since this power is produced with
out heat, electricity, galvanism, mag
netism, or chemicals, it is destined at
an early day to revolutionize complete
" the present motive powers of the
world, by reason of the economy of it's
cost and space. The power, so far at
present evolved and tested, has shown
a pressure of fully 10000 pounds per
square inch, as the following explana-
tion will show. The principal part of
this power generator, now in use, is
made of metal, globular in shape,
about fifteen inches in diameter, and
hollow, having walls about three
fourths of an inch thick, strong iron
tube an inch in diameter, connecting
the generator with a cylinder used as a
receiver of the power'or force from the
generator. This cylinder is made from
charcoal iron, forty inches in length,
four and one-half inches internal diam
eter with screw fitted and welded
heads two inches thick, tested to q
pressure of 10000 pounds per square
inch; it's capacity is about three and
one-fourth gallons. This receiver was
charged from the generator ofthe power
in five seconds, and the power remain
ed therein at least eight days without
any addition, and from it great num-
ber of tests were made without any ap-
parent dimininution of it's energy or
force.
At tho end of the charged cylinder is
attached a flexible brass conductor of
drawn tubing, one-fourth of an inch in
diameter, with bore of one thirty
second of an inch, passing from cylin-
der to ceiling, and thence to the other
side of the room, for distance of twen-
ty feet to the test apparatus or force
register; this apparatus consists of a
thick bed plate of iron, to which was
bolted and packed q cylinder four inch
es in diameter, havinga Plunger or pis-
ton, the area of which was O little less
than one square inch in surface. Below
this piston is q chamber of about two
cubic inches, with which the tubing
from the charged cylinder is connected.
The plunger' or piston, actingperpendic-
ularly, was hepoint at which the power
was applied toa compound lever, which,
according to MIR. Haswell's measure
ment, was as one to tifty-two. The end
of the short arm was securely fastened
and bolted to the irop plate bed of the
apparatus upon the long arm of the
compound lever was suspended an iron
weight of 200 pounds. On opening the
stop cock of the charged cylinder con-
Meeting the tubes, the weight of 200
pounds was at once raised to the limit
of the upward movement of the lever {;
thus, with the weight of the lever, and
it's connections, indicating pressure
power Of about IL. 400 pounds per square
inch, as stated before. The power gen.
orator and receiver was supposed to be,
when constructed, fully adequate in
strength to generate and develop the
full power of the invention. but It has
been found too weak the force has
proved to be so enormous that Mr..
Kelly has not dared to apply more than
half the power he can attain. An ap-
paratus is in process of construction
which will be able to generate and sus-
tain a pressure greatly in excess of that
already shown, withoutrupture, though
Mr.. Kelly does not expect to need one
of more than 5000 pounds to develop
his power. When the fun power. is
measured and balanced, it will be COM
paratively easy to construct an appa-
ratus of the requisite capacity and
strength for engines of any desired
power.
In commenting on the above the Sci
entific American speaks contemptuously
of Mr.. Kclly's invention, and stigma
tizes the new motive power as absurd
and impracticable. A Sun reporter
called upon Mr. Shuckers, whose faith
in the success of the invention had in
duced him with others who have care
fully examined the machine, to open
negotiations for the purchase of half
interest in this state. Several practical
engineers and scientists were present,
and rs the result of the interview the
reporter elected the following:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS recently emanated
from Philadelphia inventor which in
the opinion of many scientific men who
have examined it is likely to effect a
complete revolution in the machinery
of the world. It consists simply of q
process whereby water is transformed
to vapor without the application or de-
velopment of beat, resulting in the pro-
duction of motive power of greater
capacity than steam. The discovery is
the result of laborious experiments car
ried on for twenty-five years by John
w. Kelly of Philadelphia. These ex-
periments were begun by Mr.. Kelly
before he had attained his twentieth
year, with a view to the construction of
a perfect water wheel. He constructed
such a wheel, but in the course of his
Experiments he conceived the idea that
he would build an engine driven in part
by water and in part by the utilization
of atmospheric pressure, which would
he rs powerful as an. engine driven by
steam, and of course infinitely less ex-
pensive, the use of fuel being dispensed
with. In this also he was successful
he constructed an engine whose motive
power was compressed air on one side
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