, 1875-01-21

4 WONDERFUL DIscovHxY.- The fhil
adelphis correspondent Of the New Yorl
Graphic dsscfibes machins in process
nf construction in that city which. i
the claims II It's inventor, John W.
Kselly. .proEe 10 ~ within the bounds sf
its capabilities. ~ii awaken the interest
II every civilized er~xtnrs sPoa the
globe and mark nsw epock in human
progress. Il has been constructed Il q
considerable expense, and after nearly
fourteen years Of repeated trial and fsil-
ure. This aaehipe . noshihg ies. than
. contri .sac, Tor the Application of M
alleged new motor new priAcipte III
motive power o. far superior to steam
~ steam w. superior to sind and water
power. What this principle IL yet re-
mains secret known ouiy to the sasen
tor. and ~ such would naturally BE- <sa-
tItled TO all the incredibly that has in
va.isbly st'achsd to exhorbitant Gains
Of similar character. There are. how
ever. certain statements made concern
ing it which will Be- easily susceptible Of
proof or disproof. ~ we'll as certain
names connected with il. that viii com
| pei the respectful consideration Of the
public. 4 number II xsptleaaen iu
Philadelphia and il Kercest-r Asse
contributed money to further tho con.
struction of tie machine. AID in New
York1ohn Cisco. .I>rasl Corss. Hatch.
Of the firm Il Flax and Hatch. and 9th.
ers are aid to have advanced CONSIDER
able sums Of money en- condition Of re-
ceivinR the exclusive right to dispose Of
the machiue in ceEt.in prescribed terri
tories. Tho new apparatus In in ths
Eouse Of he inventor, John W. KeeIey,
No. 1910 3iaster GMeet. 1t il aesr' eoin
pIetsd to Els satisfaction that . model
for depoait in the patent Office as Wssh-
ing'op has been begun, and vail soon
/ bs made. Mr.. Kssley claims that In
the machine nov in ha rssiaencs he
hss developed ahs enormous prssssr~ a
1000 pouuda to the square inch. When
il is remembered that steam boilers are
only subjected to a strain Of fr,m 80 n
perhaps 200 pounds per square inch, &C
corling to the purposes for which tley
are contributed. y proper sense II this
leap upward to 1000 pounds will be re-
allied. With this power At his COM
inand. uniucumbered with correspond
ingly large cost and weiehs Of
metal. mans complete conquest over
nature w0cld seem thug of the near
future. Mr. K-sley asserts that with only
two gallons Of water be would be able
u draw . train Of cars from Philadelphia
to San Flsucisco aud back agais. Tho
water.i .it is stated BY a friend af Mr.. Ksel-
ey. would be used over and oser a<eAi,.
som~ihinK a. steam is utilized in con-
d~nsing engine. In rsdible a this
CLAIM, il. the inventor further declare.
that he obtains this vast power without
the use of chemicals Of any kind. and
without the use VI esscsriei:y or mag~et
&c currrnis. A conclusion naturally ~.
rived At when it ID stated that no fuel is
used il tina: the power il obtained by
the decomposition Of the water and the
rapid Encouragement Of hydrogen aud
/ oxygen. or of both Of these gas~a. The
asserti IN that no chemicals or electrical
enrr~nts ara used is supposed to BE-
made tc overthrow ihis i,atervnoe. Ths
use Of force derived fFsn the evolution
OF gases il no ss<w idea. and the only
reason that n has not been employed ia
the fact that the consumption Of th~ ne
cssssry chemical Substances has been
found to be mtre costly than the con-
sumption Of coal in generating An equal
force by means of steam. sf, a