South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-06-25

From The scien tifo American.

From the Scientific American.
During the past year and half. we
have had occasion. several times, to al
lude to this latest contrivance, the chief
purpose of which appears to be the wrig.
Cling of money out Of silly people. num-
bers of whom are found 70 invest in it
just as they do in lottery tickets-ex.
pecting or hoping to win prize.
The thing was started over two years
ago. when it was given out that one kee.
ly, Of Philadelphia, Pa, had made mar.
velous discovery, namely, new motive
power, in which an enormous force was
generated without expense, without the
employment OF fuel, fire, electricity,
chemicals, or other agency; in short, a
veritable perpetual motion. The only
apparatus involved was few strong
metallic cylinders, containing air, into
which water was admitted, when, presto,
cold vapor was Instantly produced,
having force of $50, 600 lbs. per square
inch, more or less. capable Of useful APP
plication in the driving Of all kinds Of
mechanism. Thus were the days of
steam and its costly fuels numbered,
and the value of coal property diminish.
ed; while settled principles OF Science,
demonstrated by Joule, Faraday, and
other eminent worthless, were toppled
over as by an earthquake.
In one of our comments we designat-
ed the keely Motor as one OF the per-
petaal motion receptions, by which the
owners claim to generate n great force
out OF nothing. We stated that "once
in while they have a Juggling exhibit
ton OF the thing for the purpose Of sell
ing stock. keely or one of his confed-
crates is the operating juggler. The
power generator is combination of
small tubes or cylinders, communicating
by pipes. First they run water through,
then air, TO prove that there is nothing
within. and that the show is .honest.'-
Then keely turns faucet, and now you
see it." The pressure gage goes up
He turns again, and now you don't see
it. The gage falls"
Transparent as this deception is, il Is
a serious fact that it has been indirect.
ly countenanced by numbers of intelli-
gent persons; and the implied sanction
they have given to it has led many less
informed individuals TO stake money for
its shares.
In the SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN for May
2, 1874, we devoted two columns to an
account ofone of the Keely performan-
ces like that above described, and men.
toned the names of c. H. Haswell, w.
w. Wood, u. 5. N, s. Parish, Joseph
Patten, and other engineers and mechan-
les who were present, and lent their
names TO its support. Professor Has
we'll wrote quite an ingenious report in
its favor. A force of 0,400 lbs. to the
inch was by him certified to have been
developed on that occasion. TWAS then
given out that new apparatus, of still
greater power, was in course of con-
struction, to be finished within few
weeks, which would be still more con-
elusive and satisfactory in its results;
that until this new apparatus was ready,
and the patents, then in progress, were
secured, the matter was not to be fully
explained.
Since that time the new apparatus has
been completed, several private exhibit
tons have been given, and the interest
ed parties are now, it seems, DESTROYS of
bringing the great discovery fully be.
fore the public. We Judge that this is
the case, because they have lately CON-
municated much information to various
members OF the press.
We take the following. as q sample,
from the n. Y, Times of June IL, 1875:
IFrom our own Correspondent
Philadelphia, Thursday, June 10, 1875.
''The mechanical and scientific world
has been greatly excited of late by the
discovery of new motive power by
Mr.. John w. Kcely, of this city. The
lately discovered motor is generated, as
the gentleman claims, from cold water
and air, and evolves into vapor more
powerful than steam. and considerably
more economical. 1t Is proposed by
this new invention 20 revolutionize the
world, and turn machinery topsyturvy.
Steam will be thing of the past, and
the wonderful power Of this new crea-
ton will supply all the needs of man,
for the uses to which steam is now ap.
piled. Just what this yapor is, and how
1T is made, the discoverer refuses to
make plain, or divulge his hidden secret,
until he has letters patent taken out in
all the countries of the world which Issue
patent rights. This service alone will
cost about $4,000, and will not be COM
pleted until three or four months hence.
Mr.. Keely is very reticent on the subject
of his discovery, and referred your cor
respondent to his attorney, Charles T..
Collier, Esq. The latter gentleman said
that n private view Of the working Of the
motor had been made on the 10th Of
November, 1874, before a number Of
capitalists, and that only three weeks
since another exhibition had been given
before n number Of gentlemen from the
New England States. These latter we're
so well pleased with the moclus operandi.
and believed so firmly in the ultimate
supersedure of steam by the new power.
that they formed n stock company, pur-
chased the patent right for the six New
England States and paid $4,000 cash
Immediately for their share in the in.
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