The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-07-09

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ocean, writing from Philadelphia about tn
kecly motor, says:
AN INTERVIEW WITH MR.. Kelley, THs
INVENTOR.
Mr.. keely's appearance is rather that Of 1
retired business man than Of an inYcnto
| whose brain is ever active. Besides, Their
is not that look indicative Of great mental
power which one expects 10 see in man o.
his character. When be entered the room
had been waiting some time Il should
hare taken him for any other person
than the inventor Of the new motto
had | hot had L painting before my eye:
all the time | vas waiting. He is
tail, oroad.Sbouldered. and yery heavily built
and wears tolerably long and buSby hair. HI
greeted me cordially, but with sort OF re
serve which seemed to tell me that he knew
my mission. He did not appear at first de-
| >irous of saving much. But when | inform
ed him had had conversation with Mr.
| Collier. he seemed relieved, and became very
free OF speech. liked bis appearance much
better after he had talked awhile. True. his
conversation frequently betrayed lack o
the intelligence one would expect to see ln
| him, bat he understood his invention tho.
roughly. TO all appearances, and bec,me very
auin.trd ut times while rccltng its merits
and the work il could do. He smiled re-
praiec!v at reCounting some incidents that
| bad occurred in his experiments, and alto
| g,thcr seemed in the hcigut OF joy over his
discovery.
"Il', most wonderful" he replied, after
| the subject had been introduced. "a most
wonderful thing can't hardly myself sec
how il WAS came 10 discover ii. II seemed
10 burst right upon me. No amount OF
study could have produced it. II is purely
! 4 discovery.
H.: And it was made while simply expert
mrnting with watci:
Mr.. H.: Yes. There was no tire about,
and had no chemicals of any kind.
K: What does it seem to lie:
MIR. H.: It is simply 4 yapor Of so tine an
order that it will penetrate metal. 1t Is
lighter than hydrogen aud more powerful
| than steam or any explosives known. When
ii comes in contact with the air il almost in-
Simultaneously disappears. II there is large
quantity let out into the air suddenly 1t
seems TO draw the atmosphere toward
II rs If a vacuum had been produced. !
remember on one occasion | put too great
pressure in the receiver and it exploded,
throwing the pieces and 4 largc-sized stop.
cock up through the ceiling. My breath, it
seemed, WAS taken from me for the moment.
r.: Mr.. kccicv, will you state some Of
YOUR experience with the machine you nov
tavc, or the one you have been experiment
| ing with:
Mr.. X: Well. hirdly know how TO be.
"ir. 1t would take week 10 tell you all il
has done. At first | experimental with
small objects. Gradually increasing the
pressure | found this vapor was capable OF
;,,ts, Al
member that it takes nothing but air and
Ha:cr 10 uo This, land Very little Of the latter.
A. an instance uf this ! will state that |
once drove An engine making 500 rcvolu-
tion> a minute, OF lorty-Aor>c power. with
les, thm 4 thimbIc.l'u!i Of water. and kept it
running fifteen days with the same water by
Gi>>ipatlug tie yapor II fast Il, used. The
ylv0r Is exceedingly fine. In due time
produced a pressure Of abGut tWcuty.cighl
! thousand pounds TO tl- <Iuuc inch
IN "A shell (hc receivcl) which had Il capacity
OF \ Gallon aud hall, aud w:sS thrce-and IL
hall inches thick. The pressure was 50
Great that the vapor passed through the
three inches and Il half Of metal and formed
a damp circle on the flor, with u radius Of
three feet. used halt. pint of water. On
another occasion, in company with several
Others, | experimental with a qua. The
TARGET was tour-inch plank, placed against
4 sleel plate. The best Government powder
drove the ball through the plank. The dis
tance was about eight feet. My vapor threw
the ball with such tremendous force that IL
went through plank and steel, tearing the
| bullet in Shreus.
| r.. Would it be seryiceabc in the army :
| Mr.. H.: Oh yes! All that would be
needed Is small iron receiver about the size
l ntturhpI n the The
| power would last through the longest battle
| I'VE shot forty-two rounds in this Instance
and there was no apparent ulullnuti0n III The
| force.
! r.: How about the Pullman cars, Mr.
keely:
Sir. X: Well. L propose in about six
months 10 run a train of'thirty cars from here
70 New York at the rate Of Il mile minute
with one small engine; and L Will draw
The bower all out Of rs much water as
vou can holl in the palm OF your hand
| Why, people have no idea oil tht
nnwcr in water-I mean that can be
| drawp out Of it. A bucket Of water has
enough OF this yapor 10 produce power
sufficient to move the world out ct It's couSe,
An ordinary steamship can be 1un SO last
with il that il would be split intWo. During
the centennial we propose to run tram ol
three cars around The grounds all the time,
and d large part Of The machlnery. Inc
| vapor, too, is capable OF causing much antise'
mcnt. | have time and again created arll'
| iicial snow.storms in my shop. IhlS can be
produced " ith no labor or trouble. The tube
| through which the yapor passes Is frequent
| !y covered with ice on the exterior, although
| the passage for the vapor is not larger tnan
A needle: YOU could not hold your hand on
| it without being frozen.
| have given but few of the many things
| capable ol being done, as stated by Mr. Nee
| ". uy his invention. / think, however,
! have niyen sufficient TO tax the credulty ol
any ordinary being. What will be looked
tor now by every one is the machine ITSELF
IL is impossible 20 believe such power eX
| ISIS in tue common affairs of lite, or at least
that it can be produced from so little, unless
wc can see with our own eyes. Mf. heeiy
refu ed my request 10 see his present appa
ratus, eXcuslng ninsclI on the ground thas II
| was out of order Ut present.
! II the motor is I fact we shall soon he ira
yelling about rs fast II, the earth moves
| Pnladeiphi.ns, New Workers, ami Boslo
| mans can have rural homesteads III The " es'
aud be at their business every day Ia th'
East. No more will The produce be troubled
about trans sportatiop. We shall have arrived
at the millennium OF convenience. There Is
Utopia for all of us-in the mind OF Mr
| keely.
Two questions remain tirst to be answer
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