, 1875-07-09

Tho attack Of tho Scientific american tr.
on the kEEIy motor hns beon answered.
The ntsorney OF tho kEELy Company Inns
written long letter, which we publish else
where in this issue, with vnrious corrobora-
tive documents. One Of the latter Ia a state.
ment b, AEgLr himsclf, who says that with
water aud air alone he has "proluced In An
inappreciable period Of time, by simple
manipulation Of the machine, A vaporio suh-
stance having an elastic energy Of 10, 900
pounds to tbs square inch" Ho further says
TINT lie has boen "unaided BY my and overy
chemical compound, heas, electricity, or gal-
vanio action" In this he Is corroborated by
g. I. G1ocHER, the maker Of tho "gcnora-
tor" who testihes TINT "thore are in said
machine no secret chambers or recoBses
in which chemicals or compressed air
could be contained" These statements, ii
true, would dispose OF the theory advanced by
tho Scientific american, that some hiddon gas
or secret chemical action produced tho results
shown. But lis the testimony Of two dooply-
interested parties to be taken Oh truo2 Mr..
GLooKEn goes on to say: "In saia apparatus
there arc 10 pistons or moving parts other
thau vnlves." This is suspicious sentence,
for the description would apply to tho COM
mon Neutrality-suspicious., in which tho g.s Is
produced ably simple manipulation Of the
machine which opons certain valves and
cloaes othors. On the whole, the batch Of
letters which VIC publish does mot form sat-
iafnctory answer to tho Scientific Amerfaa's
attack. Tho 'attorney, Mr.. CoLh1En, says, to
l,e sure, that no stock in the Motor Company
Is for salo, but this is very minor point. It
il Of more Importance to know whether tie
holders OF tho stock have becn sold.
Mt. COLLIER denies that tho engine
run by the motor was "dollar
toy" md says it cost $3.50. But ho tacitly
confosses tint lis dimensions woro as ho first
gaye them, 10 that the machine was more
toy, no mattor how much it cost. Tho con-
nooting pipe, through which tho ''new pow
or" works, IL one.tenth OF an inch boro It is
noticeable fact that tho timo for publicly
proving tho genuinenesa Of the great dsooy-
cry las been again postponed.
or course, it would be folly to absolutely
deny tho possibility TINT valuable discovery
has been mndo, The Scientific american
porhaps wont too for. All the foroos Of na-
ture have not yet beon discovered, explained,
or completely nnalyzed by MN, and 1t mny
DO that now mode Of producing forco haa
beon found. At prepont, however, a jury
deciding upon Mr.. KEehy's claims
would have to bring in the Scotch
verdict Of "Not proven" The letter of S1r.
HORACE L. ARNOLD to Tue TRIBUNE, which is
published this morningwith the others, states
some yory cogont arguments on the othor side
Of the question. When KELLY has harnesscd
bis cold steam to a trin OF cara, and Inns drawn
thom hundred mica, he will hnvo no lack Of
believers. Nature docs good deal with the
cold vapor which tho son yields up to the air,
but this vapor IL generated by heat, the rays
OF tho sun, while tho Philadelphia m echanlo
pretands to dispanse with this osse ntial ele.
ment md convert wator into cold steam or
vapor BY mechanical manipulation, instanta-
neously. But seong is believing, and VIC
prefer to wait until hs shows W the snotlu.
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