The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-10
A WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.
By Which it is Claimed that Two Gal
Ions Of Water Can Be Made to Garry
Train to California and Return.

The Philadelphia correspondent of the
New York Graphic describes machine
in process of construction in that city
which, If the claims Of its inventor, j.
W. Kelley, prove to be within the bounds
of his capabilities, will awaken the in
terest OF every civilized creature on the
globe, and mark q new epoch in human
progress. It has been constructed at
considerable expense, and after nearly
fourteen years of repeated trial and fail
ure. This machine is nothin less than
contrivance for the application of an al
legged new motor-a new principle Of mo-
tive power as far superior to wind and
water power. What this principle is as
yet remains secret known only to the
inventor, and as such would naturally
be entitled to all the in incredulity that
has invariably attached to exorbitant
claims of similar character. There
are, however, certain statements made
concerning it which will soon be easily
susceptible Of proof or disproof, as well
as certain names connected with it that
will compel the respectful consideration
of the public. 4 number of gentlemen
in Philadelphia and in Worchester have
contributed money to further the con-
struction of the machine, and in New
York John J. Cisco, Israel Corse,-
Hatch, Of the firm of Fisk 6 Hatch, and
others are said to have advanced consid
erable sums Of money on condition Of
receiving the exclusive right to dispose
of the machine in certain prescribed ter
ritories. The new apparatus is in the
house of the inventor, John W. Kelley,
No. 1910 Master street. It is SO near
completed to his satisfaction that IN model
for deposit in the patent-office at Wash
ington has begun, and will soon be fin
ished. But the most marvellous state
| ment is yet to be made. Mr.. Kelley
claims that in the machine now at his
residence he has developed the enor-
nous pressure of 1000 pounds to the
square inch. When it is, remembered
| that steam boilers are only subjected to
strain of from 40 to perhaps 200 pounds
per square inch, according to the pur-
poses for which they are constructed, a
| proper sense of this leap upward to
1000 pounds Will be realized. With
this power at his command, unencum-
| bered with a corresponding cost and
| weight of metal, mans complete con-
quest over nature would seem to be a
thing of the near future. Mr.. Kelley
asserts that with only two gallons of
water he would be able to draw train
of cars from Philadelphia to San Fran
cisco and back again. The water, it is
stated by a friend of Mr.. Kelley, would
| be used over and over, something as
steam is utilized in condensing engine
Incredible as this claim is the inventor
| further declares that he obtains this
| vast power without the use of fuel, with
| out the use of chemicals of any kind,
and without the use of electricity or
magnetic currents. A conclusion nat
urally arrived at when it is stated that
no fuel is used is that the power is OBJ
tanned by the decomposition Of the wa
ter and the rapid disengagement of hyd-
rogen and oxygen, or of both of these
gases. The assertion that no chemicals
or electrical currents are used supposed
to be made to overthrow this inference.
The use of force derived from the evolu-
! ton OF gases is no new idea, and the
| only reason that it has not been employ
ed is the fact that the consumption of
the necessary chemical substances has
been found to be more costly than the
consumption of coal in generating an
equal force by means Of steam.