Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-06-17
THE KEELY MOTOR.

mechanical and scientific world has been great
ly excited of late by the discovery Of a new, mo-
tive power BY Mr.. John W.. Keely, of this
city. The lately discovered motor is general
cd, as the gentleman claims, from cold water
and air, and evolves into vapor more power
ful than steam, and considerably more economi:
cal. It is proposed by this new invention to
topsy turvy. Steam will be thing of the past.
and the wonderful power of this new creation
will supply all the needs of man, for the uses
to which steam is now applied. just what this
vapor is, aud how it is made, the disooverer
refuses to make plain or dvulge bis hidden Sc
cret until he has letters patent taken out ia all
the countries of the globe which issue patent
rights This service alone will cost about $3O,-
900, and will not be completed .uotil three or
four months hence. Mr.. Keely Is very feti-
cent on the subject of his discovery, aud refer
red your correspondent to his attorney, Charles
b. Collier, esq. The latter gentleman said that
private view Of the working of the motor had
been made on the 10th OF November, 1874, be-
tore number of capitalists, and that only three
weeks since another exhibition had been given
before number Of gentlemen from the New
England States These latter we're so we'll pleas
ed with the modus operandi and believed so
firmly in the ultimate supersedure OF steam by
the new power that they formed stock com
psny, purchased the patent right for the six
New England States, and paid $50, 900 cash im-
mediately for their share 10 the invention, and
are ready to forward 5000 900 more as soon as
called upon. They will organize accompany with
capital of 50, O0O, 900, and be ready to manu-.
facture the engines and necessary apparatus as
soon as the proper patents are secured.
HISTORY OF THE DISCOVERY.
Mr.. Keely alleges that the discovery of this
power wns purely accidental. Up to within q
short time he was poor man, but having q
wonderful degree OF natural mechanical SKILL
he devoted all his time for the past fourteen
years to experiments with water With view of
procuring motive power from it. He was
engaged upon an idea of his own regarding the
force of columns OF water one day when he ac-
oideDtally discovered the vapor which he has
harnessed. He studied the suhject, asoertained
how it was generated, learned its power, and
theoceforth applied himsef solely to be perfec-
tion of this idea, working night and day for
a number of years, until his efforts were crown
ed with success. The apparatus by which this
power is made is termed generator" or
'multiplicator," and the vapor is then passed
into receiver" and from thence to the CYL
iDder box of the engine, where it drives the
pistons and sets the engine 10 motion. The
generator is about three feet high, made
Of Austrian gun metal, In one solid piece.
and will hold about ten or twelve gallons of
water. 1t is four or five inches thick. and
made to stand the very heavy pressure of co.
900 to 10000 pounds of Vapor to the square
inch. The inside is composed ofa numbcr OF
furnished with cocks and valves The ''reser-
voir" is about six inches 10 diameter aud forty
inches long. and is connected with the gene
rator" by pipe which is about one inch in
circumference oo the outside, with a bore sof
about one eighth of an inch. Connected with
both generator" and receiver is stand.
pipe" Of brass, about two and half inches 10,
diameter and three feet high, having spheri.
cal chamber, at the bottom. made 10 two parts,
by aanges, and connected to the pipe uniting
the generator" and reservoir. The vapor
generated in the multiplicator is conveyed to
the reservoir, which contains numerous pipes,
aud from there, by 'teed pipe, to the en-,
CINE. The engine is of q peculiar construction, ),
but the inventor claims that the yspor can be
attached to any ordinary engine now 10 use, with
very slight alterations. .@sE....<.&f
CLAIMS OF THE INVENTOR. -
Mr.. KeeIy claims that this apparatus will
generate cold vapor from water by mechanical
appliances, without the use of chemicals. The
water used is common river, spring or we'll
water, and does not undergo aoy previous prep
aration, rubber hose from an ordinary by
drant to the generator being used as means
of conveying the liquid. The popularity OF
this vapor il that it can be used to the best ad-
vantage at a pressure OF from 20,OOO to 50,-
900 pounds to the square Inch 10 3 she
mechanical mind this seems impossible. Yet
such h the claim of Mr.. Keely, and it has
been. atsested that such is the fact by gen
tlemen who are held to be mechanical experts
of the highest grade. Yet with all this
immense pressure at his command, the in-
yeptor3is enabled to control his engine, and run
il with the same ease and facility as engines
ara now run hy steam. He has tried the
.'motor" upon an engine of twenty-hotse pow
er and il defed the efforts of all the gentlemen
present to STOP the fy-wheel. The water used;
alter it has passed through the "mnltiplicatorS
has no perceptible smell or taste, and seems as
pure as when it first entered, thus showing COO
clusiyely that no secret chemical process 10 en-
ployed to carry out.the, object designed Inc
parts of the generator and muupiicator are az
made Of welded iron. OF great thickness ana a
STRENGTH. The connecting pipes are also small
and Of great thickness, and are oxidized and
nlan;shed so as to prevent the force OF the vapor
escaping through the pores of the metal:
Steam could not pass through the connecting
pipes which are used on. this apparatus SINCE
the bore is only about the dimension OF q knit
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.}ti. DANGER OF EXPLOSION. -
With this immense power at hand one would
naturally fear On explosion most dlsa strous 70
it's results But such, IL is claimed, canno. oo oe
the case, sioee when the vapor comes 10 COZ
tact with the atmosphere it ceases to e1paou'
and instantly goes back 70 its original stase-
namely, air and water therefore, 10 TINS re-
gard it is less dangerous than either guopoM-
der or steam The vapor is thinner than ar'
and will not cut the metal 10 escaping or pass
Ing through the throttle valve. 1t cannot oe
exploded or csusedl to fame by the sppllcsttlosG, I,
Of hes, to it. "A lighted candle has been he'd
at the mouth OF cock, and the force OF the
-; :. al the Ioht. And