The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-05-09

Il NE cnu OI the SuOFL arm was securely
bolted and fastened to the iron bed plate
of the apparatus. Upon the long arm of
the compound lever was suspended an iron
weight of 200 pounds. On opening the
stopcock Of .he charged cylinder connect
ing the tubes, the weight was at once raised
to the limit Of the upward movement Of the
lever thus, with the weight of the lever
and its connections, indicating a pressure
power of about 10000 pounds per square
inch, as stated before. The power genera
tor 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 80 enor-
nous that Mr.. Kelley has not dared to
apply more than half the power he can at
tain. An apparatus is in process Of con
struction which will be able to generate
and sustain pressure greatly in excess of
that already shown, without rupture,
though Mr.. Keeley does not expect to
need one Of more than 10000 pounds to
develop his power. When the full power
is measured and balanced, il will then be
comparatively easy to construct an appa-
ratus of the requisite capacity and strength
for engines of any desired power.
In commenting upon the above, the Sci
en.ifc AmericdR speaks contemptuously Of
Mr.. keely's invention, and stigmatizes
the new motive power as absurd and i'm
practicable. A Sun reporter called upon
Mr.. Shuckers, whose faith in the success
Of the invention had induced him, with
others who had carefully examined the
machine, to open negotiations for the pur-
chase of half interest in this State Sew
oral rAr-.cf1rol IA
present, and as the result Of the interview
the reporter elected the following:
A new motive power recently emanated
from Philadelphia inventor which, in the
opinion of many scientific men who had
examined it, is likely to effect a complete
revolution in the machinery of the world.
1t consists simply of a process whereby
water is transformed to vapor without the
application or development Of heat, re-
sulting in the production Of a motive pow
er greater than steam. The discovery is the
result of laboriOus experiments carried on
twenty-five years by John W. Keely, Of
Philadelphia. These experiments were be-
gun by Mr.. Keely before he attained to
his twentieth year, with view to the con.
struction 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 be as powerful as an engine
driven by steam, and of course infinitely
less expensive, the use Of fuel being dis
psnsed with. In this he was also success
full he constructed an engine whose mo-
tive power was compressed air on one side
and a vacuum ON the other and water as
an agent for holding the vacuum in suspen-
sion. So far as it was tried, it was claimed
for this engine that it was a vast improve
ment over steam machinery, but in opera
ting it, several effects were manifested that
convinced the inventor that he could cyn-
struct a still simpler and far more power
full machine He acted upon this belief.
and, after great labor, produced an engine
which more than fulfilled his expectations.
Tne vital principle Of Mr.. Keely's en-
gine is that 1t converts water into a cold
vapor, more powerful and elastic than
any agency other than a mere mechanical
appliance. When Mr.. Keely's discovery
was first brought to the notice Of scientific
men much inquiry was excited, and it was
pronounced by many to be philosophical
impossibility. The machine was exhibited
in operation. Its vast power was apparent
to all, but the manner of producing this
power as less obvious The presence Of
electric, magnetic, chemical or other hid
den agencies was suspected, and a close
and searching investigation followed, with
the result of satisfying those that exam
lned that the power was produced by a
mechanical combination pure and simple
Mr.. Keely originally expected to obtain
pressure Of i've hundred pounds to the
square inch, and applied it to a steam
gauge which had q measuring capacity Of
two Thousand five hundred pounds but
the pressure produced was 50 enormous
that the gauge was insufficient to register
it, and he was compelled 70 construct a
mechanism designed expressly for the pur-
pose. He then found that he could pro-
duce pressure of more than
TEN THOUSAND POUNDS To THE SQUARE
inch,
and that he could generate the power in any
volume required. 1t is peculiar quality Of
the vapor that it can be used at any pres
sure from ten to ten thousand pounds
to the square inch, and when once gener-
ated it can be placed in receiving vessels
and preserved without loss Of energy for
an indefinite period In tie course Of his
experiments, Mr.. Keely has repeatedly
charged an iron receiver Of a capacity #
three and half gallons with pressure Of
ten Thousand pounds to the square inch,
and retained it without appreciable loss Of
energy for a fortnight at a time Mr.
keely is building an engine for practical
purposes, and thinks that his invention
will, at no distant date, supersede steam.
His confidence is shared by certain capital
lists in New York, who are 50 confident Of
the success of the invention that they have
arrangements to purchase half interest in
the State of Nav York