River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-05-19
From the scienti6o American.

Consolidating Use al the Hidden Forces
OF Nature-AnOther Revolution in Me-
ehnnics.
From the Scientific American.
PROF. Faraday, of England, asserts
that grain Of water contains electri.
cal relations equivalent to a very pow
erful flash of lightning" knowing
that the equilibrium of these relations
is sometimes destroyed in the heavens.
merely by a change in conditions, re-
sulting IN enormous mechanical work
and as we are constantly discovering
means to change natural condit ions;
the question arises (Which seems alegit-
innate one) why are not our locomotives
and steamships propelled with grains
of water, instead of tons? The only
answer that can be given is We have
as yet no knowledge of suitable means
to destroy the equilibrium of these re-
! latiOns.
Mr.. John w. Kelly, of Philadel-
| phla, has discovered a method Of de
stroying the equilibrium, or something
analogous To it, and made it the basis
of an invention by which these condi-
tions are changed.
BY peculiar mechanical device hith-
erto unknown, a force is generated
which can readily be applied to driving
all kinds of machinery for which steam
or other motive power is generated and
applied, without cost other than the
mechanical device or generating ma
chine and the necessary wear of machin-
cry. The generator is simple and COM
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small space, and is light compared
with the requirements of steam power :;
and since this power is produced with
out heat, electricity, galyanism, mag
netlsm, or chemicals, it is destined at
an early day to revolutionize complete
| ly tine present motive powers of the
world, by reason of the economy of its
cost and space. The power, so far at
present evolved and tested, has shown
a pressure of fully 10000 pounds per
square inch, rs the following explana-
ton 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 a
pressure of 10000 pounds per square
inch ITS 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-
Der of tests were made without any an
parent dimininutsOn of its energy or
force.
At the 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 TWEEN
ty feet to the test apparatus or force
register; this apparatus consists of
thick bed plate of iron, TO which was
bolted and packed cylinder four inch
es IN diameter, havinga plunger or pis-
ton, the area of which was a little less
than one square inch in surface. Below
this piston is a chamber of about two
cubic inches, with which the tubing
from the charged cylinder is connected.
The plungerorpiston, actingperpendic-
ularly was the point at which the power
was applied toa compound lever, which,
according to Mr. Haswell's measure
ment, was as one to fifty two. The end
Of the short arm was securely fastened
and bolted TO the iron plate bed of the
apparatus upon the long arm of the
compound lever was suspended an IRON
weight of POO pounds. On opening the
stop cock of the charged cylinder con
Meeting the tubes, the weight of 300
pounds 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 pressure
power of about 10. 400 poundsper square
inch, MS stated before. The power gen !
orator and receiver was supposed To be. |
when constructed. fully ADEQUATE i'm |
strength 10 generate and develop the |
full power of the invention, but il has |
been found too weak the force has |
proved To he So enormous that Mr.. |
Kelly has not dared 10 apply more than
half the power hc can attain. An az |
paratus ~ IN process of construction |
which will Ice able to generate and sus- |
tain n pressure greatly i'm excess of that |
already shown. withoutrupture, though |
Mr.. Kelly does not expect To need one |
of more than 5000 pounds "a develop |
his power When the full power Is |
measured aud balanced. 10 will Ice COM |
paratiycly easy to construct an appa. /
ratus of the requisite capacity and /
strength for engines of any desired /
power.
I'm commenting on the above the Sci. |
entitic American speaks contemptuouslv |
of Mr. Kclly's invention. and stigma.
tizes the new motive power rs absurd /
and impmcticah'a 4 Sun reporter
called upon Mr. Shuckers. whose faith
In the success Of the invention had i'm
duced him with others who have care.
fully examined the machine. Ia npen
negotiations for the purchase of half
interest M this state. Several practical |
engineers and scientists were present.
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