Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-08-07

A NEW MOTOR DISCOVERED.


Cleveland Ltader, has written Il letter to
his paper describing trial which he
witnessed in Philadelphia of experiments
with new motive power, discovered by
unknown to chemists, generated from
water and air without heat at any desirable
pressure and used the same as steam in
driving piston. Tn" experiments were
tried i'll the presence Of several gentlemen
beside himself, including Wn. III. Ruthford
Chief Engineer. U. S. NJ; B. Howard Rand,
NJ. D., Professor Of Chemistry in Jefferson
Medical College J. Sncwdep Bell, IL me-
2hanical engineer of high reputation in
Philadelphia, and other expert and compc-
tent engineers and mechanics. Mr.. Cowlcs
says:-
For years Mr.. Keoly has been endeavor-
ing to discover, in the works of nature. n
hidden power or motor, which could be
utilized for the benefit of mankind. and
is so great. so marvellous and stupcndous
that the practical mini will accept my
statement with feeling OF incredulity.
But | have seen his en.,inc in operation,
propelled by Il heretofore unknown yapor
of immense pressure, which Is created from
small quantity of water with u certain
admixture of air, and which is produced
purely by mechanical means, without any
chemicals whatever, without the aid of
galyaniss!n or electricity, without heat, and
! without cost aside from wear Of machinery,
and expense of an engineer. So what |
have seen with my own eyes l must
believe.
All the description Mr.. Cowles is at
liberty to give of the apparatus for pro-
ducing this vapor is to say that it is called
Generator" or Multiplicator,' that
it is about three feet high, two feet long
and thirteen inches deep, made of brass and
wrought iron in Il heavy ana strong man
ner, the whole consists of u series of iron
! chambers, cylindrical in form, conncc, ed
! by pipes furnished with various cocks and
/ '"4'''- iiiio ii4''It lli''Npl hstS ptI'tctl
from the ceiling by chain three feet
above the floor, showing it to be entirely
disconnected with anything else, except
the pipe connecting it with the " receiver"
The vapor generated is conveyed by u
"tced-pipe" to the engine. The receiver Is
made out of wrought iron, two inches thick,
capacity about twenty gallons, and shaped
like a soda fountain. The pecularity of
this receiver is, ii is made of wrought iron
without a rivet, and entirely welded. Tho
engine is the ordinary engine, such rs is
used for steam.
The popularity of this vapor is that It
car only he used 10 the best advantage at
, Il pressure Of 10000 to 10000 pounds to the
squire inch. How h" produces the
v&ror from his nultiplicltor," or rather,
generator" is only known to himself and
two other gentlemen, one Of whom is
Charles B. Collier, Esq, u we'll known
patent lawyer OF Philadelphia. The secret
will not be diyulgcd till the claims of the
inventor, or rather. the discovercr. are
fully protected by patents in this country
and Europe. The multiplication will work
automatically, and keep the receivers sup
Piled white the engine is running. For
the larger classes Of engines it is intended
to multiply the number of receivers accord
ing to the size Of the engine.
Those who Witnessed the operation of
generating the power agreed that the in
ycntor, in an inaPrrcciablc period of time
after the water had been let into the gem
orator, did generate n vapor having an ex-
pansiye force of 1000 pounds to the square
inch, that no heat wus employed, no cleo
trcity or galyanic action, nor was heat,
electricity OF gnlyaui: action discernablo
Us resultant of the action, that the water
after being used, gave the senses no sign
of the use Of chemicals, and the vapor was
free from smell or taste. The company
who are now interested with Mr.. kccly
propose to have Al engine on public exhi-
bition next fall. and they propose to drive
portion Of the power in the halls Of the
Centennial exhibition with Kecly engine
! next year.