Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-06-24

horse power, and 1t dehed une CHORUS OF
all the gentlemen present to stop the
fiy.wheel. The water used, after it has
passed through the 'smultiplicatoI," has
no perceptible smell or taste and
seems as pure as when it first entered,
thus showing cenclusively that no
secret chemical process is employed to
carry out the object designed. The |
parts of the generator and multiplication |
are all made of welded iron, Of great |
thickness and strength. The connects
ing pipes are also small and Of great
thickness; and ale oxidized and planish.
ed 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
knitting~needle.
DANGER OF EXPLOSION.
With this immense power at hand
one would naturally fear an explosion
most disastrous in its results. But
such, it is claimed, cannot be the case,
since when the yapor comes in contact
with the atmosphere it cases to expand,
and instantly goes back to its original
state-namely, air and water. There
fore, in this regard, it is less dam
gerous than gunpowder or steam. The
vapor is thinner than air, and will not
cut the metal in escaping or passing
through the throttle valve. 1t cannot
be exploded or caused to flame by the
application Of heat to it. 4 lighted
candle has been held at the mouth of
cook, and the force of the air did not
even extinguish the light, and did not
have any offensive odor-in fact, none
at all was preceptible. The rapidity
with which this vapor can be general
ed is almost inappreciable. "In five
seconds" said Mr.. Kelley, 81 can sup
ply 1000 pounds ofvapor to the square
inch, and enough to run train Of ten
cars from Philadelphia to New York
and return" 1t seems almost instantan-
eous, so short is the time consumed.
The vapor has damp, cold feeling.
There is not the least noise precepti-
BILE in its generation.
To apply this motor to any engine
now in use will first require dispen-
sing of the boiler, as the receiver and
generator will take its place; second,
the fre-box must be removed as a
useless adornment; and thirdly, in
locomotives there will be no use for the
tender. The power viii be supplied
to the engine, and the train will move
off at any rat e Of speed which may be
desired, all that has been claimed for
the amotor' does not fail. With a
Keely "motor" attached to steamer
the voyage Of the world can be made
without coal but as the action of salt
water in producing the yapor has never
been tested it remains to be seen
whether or not vessel would not be
obliged to fill up the space occupied
by coal-bins with water tanks. Just
here the invention appears most Won
derful. 1t is said that with about an
ordinary tumbler of water a 20 horse
power engine can be made to run an
hour, and perform its full service.
Seeing will be believing" in this
matter, and the. sooner Mr.. Keely
makes his first public exhibition of the
invention will the public at large and
the world in general come to regard
the name of Keely as they do that of
Fulton or Watts. Mr. Keely says
that the first public exhibition will be
upon the Pennsylvania railroad, when
he proposes to take train from this
city to New York and return. He
will have the generator" stationed at
West Philadelphia fill the "receiver,"
which accompanies the engine and
takes vapor enough to draw twenty
cars to New York and back. The pas
sage of the train will be silent. There
will be no cinders, no escaping steam,
or dropping of Goals to set fire to
bridges. Tie engine will be smaller
than those now in use, but will be of
greater horse power. He says that the
generator can either be carried on the
train or left at depot, according to
the wishes of the engineer. 1t is small
and compact, and takes up very little
room.
For street-cars, as motive power
this invention, it is claimed, will I'm.
doubtedly become popular. The cost
of the apparatus will range from $500
to $4,000, according to the size and
finish desired.
1t is evident from the character of
the gentlemen who are interested in
the ''Keely Motor Company" and the
amount Of money they have advanced,
that they regard this invention as the
wonder of the nineteenth century.
They all speak fayorably of Mr.. Keelys