New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-17
THE KELLEY MOTOR.


ALLEGED POWERS OF THE MACHINE.
WATER AND AIR AS FUEL-THR IMMENSE FORCE
GENERArED--APPLICATION OF THE FORCE TO
ALL KINDS or MACHINERY THE PLAN OF TIE
INVENTOR.
IRON TnE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE. |
PHILADELPHIA, June TO-" 1t is the great
est invention Of this any other age. 1t furnishes the
power that VIII do the future work Of the worda power
generated without expense by simple mechanical con-
trvance, without the aid of heat, chemicals, or cleo
trlcty."
The subject the Kelley Motor" and the speaker
who formerly acted with credit in public life In
Washington, and has recently gained a reputation
for able literary worknot the sort of person at all to DO
carried away by enthusiasm for impraccable inven-
ton or deceived by mechancian's trick
"Your faith in this marvellous thing gives me just
gincring Of confidence in it," answered IL shall no
longer dismiss the extraordinary reports afoa about r
Keeleys machine as unworthy Of notice Pray tell mo
upon what information you base your belief that your
friend has discovered and mysterious forcei"
"UpoD personal knowledge have witnessed his ex-
periments for than three years. have not only
the Oper Of this force but believe have some
conception OF The scientific principle that underes it,
And do you say that by passing few gills Of
water through collection Of hollow cylinders and pipes
expansive power greater than that Of steam Is Gre
ated 2"
aor and with these materials by means purely mechan-
ca pressure OF 900 tons is produced in less than 10
seconds time"
"You m glit IA we'll tell me that you have combna-
ton OF levers by which you lift yourself over The
Tribune TOW IN NewYork by your boot straps. What
you say is absurd"
"That admit, replied the adv Ocate OF the new motor
A" scientific men say it Is impossible that the machine
should DO what We clalmbnt then it does it all the
same In ten minutes viii produce power enough to
run a 15-lurse power engine for "a hours"
"INt ME catochze You little"
Every well, but there some questions have no
right TO answer" said the gentleman, With posveuess
that showed he meant to be on his guard
els the expansive force gasf'
"No; VIC call II o yapor. At low pressuros, or rather
on low lines say, for We have to coin express
sons to apply to entirely phenomena, it Is OPAQUE
like steam condepses water rapidly as steam. and
las about the specific gravity; but on high lines it
dry the atmosphere, invisible tasteess odoreSs
and Notwithstanding IL also endunc and has neen
any lis energy. IL fact 1t could be stored np
and POSSES gst as much energy when freed as when
"what amount OF pressure can be developed from
given quantity OF w@terI 80
enough approximation. Mr. Kelley has never venturcd
oextract the utmost possible force' , .,o,v.
inside q the the force
g. Alter YOU had examined II you wond know moro
than before" he replied 1.-The vitality Of the machine
lies in little apparatus which could be put in the waist
pocket and n the h S Il sance an s
lion OF the mechanical device would not be likely to give
to SSk aRy e GSSSSi 'Ss lea M
NO objections whatever some time ago. atts ,a many ny
called the hydro pneumaticpn sating vacno eigine-an
Invention sufficiently Tonder h IN Itself 70 hne gss
advance beyond the steam englneit was as dwarf 10
led first saw this machine in s72. j. the bathroom o.
Mr. Keeleys house on Ogden ST. In TINS cry, wnlch ne
CINE of thrpehorse power Generated by the Of
air and water In connection with vacuum chamber ana
Ing is Operation he eaaoee to he eylinasr and
man of the highest order Of inventive genius Ts set this
engine in motion the rsJ operation was To exhaust INC
air from vertical dun win an ar pnp "as "m T sbs
hydrant through snail gnttapercha tube which mad
been cut in two and SIsa ny b4ee the %
wheel revolving with extraordinary velocity. Inc
motion OF the piston wa saIptsngy reSu aovad
a. the piston descended into the Under was greatly
FRI rnd all the surroundings accustomed to hear
see and smell ia connection with steam engines iiyesed
half Var apprehension that would walk of or strike me
down, do some other desperate or aevilsn tn,ng
While experimenting with this invention MI keeey us
covered that he had from water and air power
he had dreamed Of lie abandoned ms Original pans
ami hrcau investigating tho new spirit which he had
summoned from Natures laboratory Al LAT ne lonnd
out how t. me new ere that 900
bounds TO the square inch but the unknown force broke
IL in pieces Then he got 900 pound gauge, Win no
better success AfterWard he made Orceregster win
com pound levers and found that his power excred
ss,lre of about 1000 pounds TO the square inch
Nv Informant went describe the inventors efforts
20 shdue the demon he had raised and make 1t work
trnctaby At first he had 10 take his muticator apart
every time he made an expulsion OF power Inc nrst
neees.ity Was to make II automatic In its workings 80
that woul furnish steady supply OF force. THIS Was
accomplished only very recently An engine or pecuiar
Ion ADAPTED 10 be prOpeed by the new motor
w.. next designed md made. When the apparatus was
COMPLETED and worked satisfactorily the next step was
IN bud a larger one to demonstrate beyond question
The utility of the force do the work OF s'ean On THIS
Mr. Kecley is engaged. lhe engine VIII DO OF
10 horse power In few wees IL viii be completed,
and il bis patents in this and foreign countries are sc.
cured by that time expected, public exhibition OF
the motor will he given. . go -. -
sWhv surround the invention with such van OF mvs-
erya" asked, after my friend had told all nc was vsil,
ing ~ tell "The secretivencss Of everybody connected
with the concern srcugfhens the suspicious OF hubug
ia which their marvellous stories naturally give rise .
"The discovery Is OF too great Importance 10 DC Oh
winged until II has been protected by patents IN every
countr, IN when it can be patented Tie best PROOF 10
outsiders that II is humbug Is that nobody is trying
10 sell any stock of the company which owns the nven
lion Those lucky rs to possess the STOCK IN
stead of wanting part with IT, are annoy "a Dy the 80
ucifatons OF parties who want TO be let in"
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