The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-07-08
KEELYS DISCOVERY.
FEATs OF THE NEW MOTOR.

FEATS OF THE NEW MOTOR.
STATEMENT OF ONE WHO ISM THE sRcRET-n
WILL REvoLUTIoNIZE THE MECHANICAL
WORLD REASONS FOR KEEPING THE
sECRET-PERFECTING THE INVENTION.
Further particulars in relation to the
Keely motor have been given to a reporter
of the New York Times by Mr.. Sergeant, of
the firm of Sergeant & Cuttingworth, OF
this city. According to the statements Of
this gentleman, the newly discovered power
is inevitably destined to revolutionize the
entire mechanical world aud render possi-
BILE, and even easy, feats which seem now
beyond the power OF the most perfect ma
chinery in the world. Guns are to be 6red
by the same power that drives the ship that
carries them; explosions are to be rendered
comparatively harmless; engines OF 1000
horse power are 20 be constructed so as to
occupy no more space than an ordinary
steam engine, and all the marvels which are
accomplished by steam are TO be performed
with infinitely greater ease by the cold
vapor evolved from air and water. Inc
widest dreams of the Arabian story teller
seem commonplace when compared with
the marvels that are promised in this newly
discoved force of nature, If the statements
of a well-known business man OF good
standing, and OF high repute as scientific
inventor, are to receive the credence that
would be given to them on any other sub
iect. All the difficulties naturally to be
| expected in learning the use OF so tremen-
dous an agency have been encountered In
the experiments that have been made with
| this. New tools have been made with
which the parts of a new engine are being
fashioned for the use of the motive power.
Metal has been made especially for its con-
struction. A new scientific vocabulary has
been fashioned TO express the operations
hitherto unknown in mechanics, and per-
s. haa uttanGad aXnarimantQ
made thus far. Mr.. Sergeant says: One
wear ago to-day 1 began an Investigation
into the powers and properties OF what is
termed the Keeiy motor. was at first
AN UTTER sKEPTIc,
knowing that the things which were claimed
for 1t were utterly opposed to all my scienti-
fic teachings, and that, according to all that
was known on the subject. the claims of Mr..
Keely were arrantly absurd. But I had
some curiosity on the subject, and. being ap-
piled to by a number OF persons, some of
whoxn were pecuniarily interested in the
discovery, and all of whom desired careful
| investigation to be made, concluded TO go
to Philadelphia and examineit as an expert.
They offered to pay my expenses while did
| this. but preferred to pay them myself, and
did so. Mr.. Keely claimed that he was
able by tho utilization OF a power coming
| from the consumption of air and water, To
produce a pressure of thousands OF pounds
to the square inch, and DO IL Immediately,
| almost instantaneously. L was incredulous,
and the surroundings made me still more so.
| sald to Mr.. Keely that in tbeintroduction OF
all the great inventions or discoveries OF
| which mad ever heard, the discoverer had
had great trouble 10 persuade people to listen
to him, and greater yet to persuade any
one to invest money in the novelty.
Bat here this was reversed. People were
l investing money in something of which they
knew nothing except what he chose 20 say
about il. That OF itself looked suspicious
to me, and the extravsgant stories which ne
told convinced me OF the fallacy OF DellevlDg
him. He was very jealous OF his secret. He
would not for long time admit me to sue
what he was doing, that might investigate
the matter. 1t was only after strong pres
sure had reen brought 10 bear on him that
he consented to do as much as let me see
him work, and when this was at length ac-
complshed by the inteSyention OF his friends
who were interested IA the Invention, ne
had in the room man named Beckel, VINO
has worked for him number OF years, who
would be able to testify. if need be, that on
such day he Kelly had exhibited his In
vention to me. And so great was his anx-
iety to keep the secret that the very stock
holders were kept out of the room while Se
were together, and their counsel, coming To
the closed doors, knocked, and was an
swered by Mr.. Keely, VINO would not admiG
him. / said to him that il he would, in the
way he described, show me, not a pressure
OF thousands of pounds, but OF hundred
pounds to the square inch, produced imme-
diately, would believe that he had neN
invention. He showed me at once pres
sure of
} THOUSAND POUNDS.
was eontounded. dared not believe him,
even although had told him that would.
/ thought he must have some kind of seid-
litz powder concealed somewhere, or some
gun. cotton, or nitro-glycerine, or some other
powerful explosive. 1 examined closely,
, expecting to find some little pea somewhere
that would explain the wonder to me. /
found none, and yet was not convinced,
even by seeing. The thing was too wonderful
for me. But continued my investigations
until L found no room tor any further
doubt did more. After being with Mr..
Keely for long enough time TO solve all my
doubts, went away and consulted with
others. " ent especially to one man whose
name would be instantly recognized, if
should tell it, as that OF a scientist known all
over the country. he was skeptic, rs /
had been. 1 told him what had seen. he
heard me through, and told me / must be
deceived; that Mr.. Keely was using some
chemical of which he kept me in ignorance.
; He thought at first from my description that
it was carboline, or a vapor from it, aud
at my request, he produced a jet of
that vapor. / allowed the jet TO play upon
my hand and found that it was SO cold
as to produce stinging SEN
sation. / said, This is not Keely's vapof.
That is pleasant to the touch L smeIled of
the carboline vapor and it was utterly un-
like Keely's, for the csrboline had scent
about it which Keely's had not, although
the professor said the carboline could be pro-
duced with scarcely a trace of the scent. But
have swallowed all L could get OF Keely's
. vspor, and / find it is pleasant. You can
live on it. 1 asked the professor if the car
boline vspor was capable of condensation by
simple expansion. He said no, and knew
: it was not Keely's, for that is condensed by
simple expansion. 1t turns back to water,
and that water l can drink After each con-
would tell nae that L was deceived in this