The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-07-16

thoroughly, TO all appearances, and be-
came very animated 1t times while re-
lating its merits and the W ork il could
do. He smiled repeatedly at recouhting
some incidents that had occurred IN his
experiments, and altogether seemed in
the hight Of Joy over his discovery.
| "It's most wonderful" he repeated, af-
ter the subject had been introduced. "A
most wonderful thing. l cant hardly
myself see how it was came to discov-
er it. 1t seemed to burst right upon me.
No amount OF study could have pro-
duced it. 1t is purely discovery"
| R.-And it was made while simply
experimenting with water! .
Mr.. k.-Yes. There was no fire
about, and had no chemicals of any
kind.
| R.-What does il seem to be?
Mr.. Kit is simply avapor of 80 fine
an order that it will penetrate metal.
1t is lighter than hydrogen and more
powerful than steam or any explosive
known. When il comes i'm contact with
the air it almsst instantly disappears.
III there is large quantity left out into
4 the air suddenly it seems TO draw the
atmosphere toward il, as II vacuum
had been produced. remember on one
occasion put toe great pressure in the
receiver and it exploded throwing the
pieces and a large-sized stop-cock up
through the ceiling. Nv breath, it
seemed, was taken from me for the mo-
ment.
R.--Mr. Kcely, will you state some OF
your experience with the machine YOU
now have or the one you have hecn ex-
perimentng with!
Mr.. K.-Well, hardly know how to
begin. Ii would take week to tell
you all it has done. At first | expert
mented with small objects. Gradually
increasing the pressure found this va
por was capable of exerting power in
finitely. You must remember that 1t
takes nothing but air and water to do
this, and very little of the latter. AS
All instance of this l will state that
once drove an engine making eight
hundred revolutions min ute, or forty
horse power, with less than thimblc
full Of water, and kept it running If
teen days with the same water bv dissi-
pafing the vapOr as fast "a used. The
vapor Is exceedingly fine. In due time
produced n pressure Of about 2S.OVO
pounds to the square inch inashell lthc
receiver) which had capacity Of a
gallon aud half, and was three and q
half inches thick. The pressure was so
great that the vapor passed through the
three inches and u half of metal, and
formed "A damp circle on the floor, with
n radius Of three feet | used half
pint OF water. On another occasion, In
company with several others, | expert
mented with "a gun. The target was v
four-inch plank. placed against a stcol
plate. The best Government powder
drove the ball through the plank. The
distance was about eighty feet. My
vapor threw the ball with such tremen-
dous force that it went through plank
and steel. tesrisg the bullet in shreds.
R. Would it be scrviceablc in the
army?
Mr.. k.--Oh yes! All that would be
needed is small iron receiver, about
the size of an orange, attached to the
gun. The power would last through
, the longest battle. We shot forty-two q
rounds in this instance, and there was
no apparent diminution in the force.
r. How about the Pullman cars, Mr.
Keely?
Mr.-Well, propose in about six
from here TO New York, at the rate of a
mile minute, with one small engine
And | will draw the power all out of as
much water az you can holdin the palm
, of your hand. Why people have nc
idea OF tho power In water, mean that
can be drawn out of il. A bucket ol
water contains enough Of this vapor "a
r produce a power sufficient TO move the
world ont Of its course. An ordinary
steamship can be run so fast with IL that
ii would be split in two. During ths
1 Centennial we propose to runa train oI
three cars around the grounds all the
time, and large part OF the machinery
= This vapor, too, is capable Of causing
much amusement. | have time aDo
{ again created artificial snow-stoIms il
: my shop. This can be produced with
: no labor or trouble. The tube through
I'll which the vapor passes Is frequcntl,
; covered with ice on the exterior, al
n though the passage for the vapor is no
: larger than needle. You could no
n hold your hand on it without bein,
4 frozen.
: have given but few Of the man,
: things capable Of being done, as state,
a by Mr.. kecly. by his invention. think
! however, have given sufficient TO Ia,
a the credulity Of any ordinary being
e What will be looked for now by ever,
4 one il the machine itself Ii is i'm
i possible to believe such power exist
in the common affairs Of life, or mt lcas
n that il can be produced from so little
q unless we can see with our own eyes
Il Mr.. Keely refused my request 10 see hi
q present apparatus, cxcusing himself ol
u tho ground that IL was out Of order a
H. prcgput