, 1875-08-11
Ftro Months Longer 10 De Consumed Be-
fore lie Will Apply for Letters
pntcut.
History Of Keoly'a "Hydropneumatio Pull
sating Vaouo Engine" Of 1872.
A Workfny-Modei Not Being Forthcoming, Mi.
kaely's Application Vas "Aban.
tonud."
Lfents WnIcOttsa Disnlnl At1einpt to
Hun nn Engine with IN Ex-
plOdchts


CnrcAuo. AnE. IA week or two rince,
whilo at Washington, tho writer OF tl.is article
doclaod to mako inquiry concerning the n,nch-
takcd-of Kocly motor In Tho place where, above
all others, correct information waa to 10 OBJ
taincd, viz: tho tnitsd Stntea ratont- Office.
Hero he convornGd with number Of Examiners.
and othcr scientific md practical tncr,, and found
item to bo OF common opinion that all agont
poaeoEslng such proportion aB nre nccordod to tho
keoly motor In an impossihility; Rnd, generally,
TO incline toward tho belief held by tha Scientific
American. tho boston journal Of Chemistry,
and other scontiiic periodicals that tlla so-called
inventor
III An lMposroR.
Said distinguished Now York patont-attornoy
TO tlu writer, III tho progenco of aoycra: ratuut-
OfIco oflicials:
ut ID amazing to SEQ how engcrlr most peoplo
will bite ut anything that has litsle mystery
connected with ic; and tho more marvellous tho
thing, tho tcadlor they acem 10 bo to put faith
in IT,
"tIbs ia mn cru Of great invontious,' they
arguo. 'Wlat would the wurld havo said cen
tury ago II It Ind boon lhnn asserted that tho
tin1o not far ,distalt when nlen would travel
ZOO miles in single day, and actlaIay conve1so
together through distance OF thouaands OF
milca, practically setting timo Mt naughts =
NJ toll you," continued the lawyer, "wlcro
you find demand yon arc pretty suro shortly to
And supply. When people arc willing to grasp
at vague possibilities, and nro ready 10 build IN
positiyo convictions on nono Bhadowy analogy,
1t would be out Of tho nature OF things II mon
wore not to 10 found anxious to profit by tlcir
credulity. So l bolovo 1t to bo with
THIS 'KEELY No1on' AFFAIR.
7 t,nr3o y.
loss in my time, and, bcllovo mo, tho cAanceo
are d thousand to QUO that yoMr mysterious in
vcntor OF wonderful motors IL either kpaye or
q fno]. Generally tho samo man asBumes both
characters. Meet him to-day, and BIO ia q fool,
clcrisipg bounuloas faith in tho possibilities OF
hls schcme; meot him six months hanco, and ho
is knuve, who, having awakened to reaIiza-
ton OF tho faliaoy Of hia iloa, is attempting to
raise money by dosuding othors With it.
"A few days ago." tho lawyor went on, II
met tho present atto:uoy OF this man Koply, 1u
Now York.
"'Colicr,' Eaid I, \ want you to toll mo can
tlidty whcthar this Kooly motor is What II il
claimed to bo.'
"'Certainly,' repliod ho. 1T la tho greatest
discovery Of tho ago,'
DO yon understand IL yourself ? asked
"'No,' replied lie, but l hayo implicit conf
dcnoo In Mr.. kocly. I know tlat he las full
faith In tho thing hinBolf, mud TINT ho Ia an
honost man, pcsdes,
1'1AyE BEEN IT WORK WITH NY OWN EgEs.'
And yet you don't understand it7'
"'Eot got, said ho. Mr.. kccly ia 10 lot mo
into tho secret, howoyor, and fully explain tho
WORKINGS Of TIC machinery to mo. This, to-
Gethor With the getting out Of tho nccoesary pa-
pefB, 1caH require about fre months: and at U,a