Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-15
UNION AND AMERICAN.
KEBLY'S MOTOR.
The Most Remarkable Invention
of the Century.
What is said about 1t by En-
gineerS.

what IS sand ABOUT III by Eli
gineerS.
Philadelphia Correspondence Of the New York
Times
The mechanical and scientific world
has been greatly excited Of late by the
discovery of a new motive power by
Mr. John W. Keely, OF this city. The
lately discovered motor is generated, as
the Gentleman claims, from cold water
and air, and evolves into a vapor more
powerful than steam, and considerably
more economical It Is proposed by
this new invention TO revOlUtiOnize the
the world, and turn machinery topsy-
turvy. Steam Will be a thing of the
past, and the wonderful power of this
new creation will supply all the needs
of man, for the uses 10 which steam Is
now applied. Just what this vapor is,
and how it is made, the discoYerer re-
fuses to make plain or divulge his hid
den secret until he has letters patent
taken out IN all the countries Of the
globe which issue patent rights. This
service alonewilcost about $50, 900, and
will not be completed until three or four
months hence. Mr.. Keely is very reti-
cent on the subject Of his discovery,
and referred your correspondent to his
attorney, Charles B. Collier, ESQ. The
latter gentleman said that a 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 ex-
hibition had been given before a num-
Der of gentlemen from the New Eng
land States These latter we're so well
pleased with the B1Odus OperaBdi, and
believed so firmly IN the ultimate su-
persedure Of steam by the new power,
that they formed a stock company,
purchased the patent right for the SIX
New England States, and paid $50, 600
cash Immediately for their share IN the
invention, and are ready to forward
100000 more as soon as called upon.
They viii organize a company with a
capital Of S3,000,000, and be ready to
manufacture 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 was purely accidental.
Up TO within a short time be was a
poor man, but, having a wonderful de-
gree of natural mechanical skill, be de-
voted all his time for the past fourteen
years to experiments with water with a
view Of procuring a motive power from
1t. He was engaged upon an idea Of
his own regarding the force of col
umns of water one day when he acct
dentally discovered the vapOr which
he has harnessed. He studied the sub
iect, ascertained how it was generated,
learned its power, and thenceforth ap-
piled himself solely to the perfection
of this idea, working night and day
for a number of years, until his efforts
were crowned with success. The ap-
paratus BY which this power
is made is termed a generate" or
e'multiplicator;" and the vapOr is
then passed into a 'receiveT," and from
thence to the cylinder box Of the en-
CINE. where it drives the pistons and
sets the engine IN motion. The gen
orator. is about three feet high, made
of American gun metal, II one solid
piece, and will hold about ten or twelve
gallons Of water. 1t is four or five
b inches thick, and made to stand the
very heavy pressure of 10000 to $4,000
pounds Of vapor to the square inch.
The inside is composed Of a number Of
cylindrical chambers, connected by
pipes, and furnished with cocks and
valves. The reservoir Is about SIX
inches in diameter and forty inches
long. and is connected with
the generator" by pipe
which Is about one inch in
circumference on the outside, with
bore of about One-eighth Of an inch.
Connected with both generator and
s'receiver" Is a "stand-pipe" of brass,
about two and half inches IN diane
Ter and three feet high, having a
spberical chamber at the bottom, made
in two parts, by fanges, and connected
to the pipe uniting the generator and
"resevoir.' The vapOr generated IN
the multiplication is conveyed to the
reservoir, which contains numerous
pipes. and from there, by a feed
pine" to the engine. The engine Is Of
Deculiar construction, but the inventor
claims that the vapor can be attached
TO an ordinary engine now IN use, with
very slight alterations.
CLAIMS OF THE INVENTOR.
Mr.. Keely claims that this apparatus
will generate cold vapOr from water by
mechanical appliances, without the use
of chemicals. The water used is CON-
mon river, well or spring water, and
does not undergo any previous Prepara-
ton, a rubber hose from an ordinary
bydrant to the generator b ing used as
a means Of conveying the liquid. The
regularity of this vapOr Is that 1t can
be used to the best advantage at pres
sure of from 10000 to 10000 pounds
TO the square inch. To the mechanical
mind this seems impossible. Yet sucl
Is the claim of MIR. Keely, and 1t has
been attested that such is the fact by
gentlemen Who are held to be mechan-
zeal experts of the highest grade. Yet
with all this immense pressure at his
command, the inventoris enabled to con
troll his engine, and run 1t with
the same ease and facility as en-
zines are now run by steam. de
has tried the motor upon an
engine Of 20-horse power, and 1t deiied
the efforts of all the gsntlemenpresent
To stop the Ry wheel. The water used,
after it has passed through, the "mul-
tiplicator," has no pereePhble smell or
taste. and seems as pure as when 1t
first entered, thus showing concluslVely
that no secret chemical process Is en-
ployed to carry out the object designed.
The parts of the generator and multi
plicator are all made Of welded IRON,
Of great thickness and strength. The
connecting pipes are also small and OF
great thickness, and are oxidized and
planished so as to prevent the force OF
The rarnnr escaning thronph the pores