Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1875-06-19


The process Of generating the power
consists i'll forcing nir into the upper
chamber of the multiplicator, md
aitcrwa"d letting water riln III from Il
hydr;tnt until The rcceptaclcs arc near.
~ filled. III the experiments recently
made, the inventor has used his own
lungs for an air pump, blowing
through tube for Il few seconds, then
turning cock to shut of the air, con
Meeting the tube with the hydrant and |
opening the cock until sufficient
water runs in. Within two minutes
after this operation is performed the
cocks Oh the tubes connecting the up !
per with the lower cylinders arc turn
cd, and the power is ready for use
! This little machine cxcrts through tic |
small tube, one-cighth Of an inch in !
diameter, pressure varying from 9
900 to 10000 pounds to the squire inch,
ut the will Of the operator The power
is accurately measured by force |
register. Whcu applied to tho cngino
it runs as rapidly as it is pru cnt to
permit, tho supply Of power always
being Kept below its full capacity.
Very thorough tests have been
made by those interested in probing
| the mystery, to see if there was not |
some trick Of concealed chemical to
generate gas. The multiplicator has
| been suspended from the raitcrs ofthc
building and air blown through ii,
and il has been flooded repeatedly |
with water TO dissolve any chemical |
| II l. Il
Immediately after these test, the pow
cr hns been generated. Last fall IN
elaborate series Of experiments were
conducted by Chief Engineer Ruthcr-
ford, oi the United States Navy; J.
Smowdon Bell, Il mechanical engineer:
Wm. Bockel, mcchanician, aud Chas !
b. Collier, q lawyer of this city, and
the results were printed in Il pamph-
let for The private information Of tile
Stockholders Beside the air and
water tests they examined the escupe
from the valves. and found il TO be
"vaporic or gaseous production" with
out smell Or taste, and with no ex-
plosivc or inhanmablc properties
when exposed to q flame. When Il
piece Of muslin cloth was held over
the escape an iciclc Of the shnpe oi q
thimblc was rapidly formed. Ike
investigators also tasted the water
which had been used in the nultiplica.
tor, and discovered no unusual flavor
or odor, and took the machine 10
pieces without finding any rcsidium
What, then, is this strange power,
capable Of doing The work Of steam
without heat? The inventor talks
about the multiplied power ofhytlrau-
lie columns held i'll suspension, but
gives no further expl, nation Of tic
manner by which :, pressure OF twenty.
six pounds to the inch, Which the
Schuyliill water has III the hy,lrun,,
is Increased to $4,000 pounds by mere
~ passing through his iron cylinders.
1t is lis secret, he says, and lie will
reveal it aa SOON rs his patents in this
rnnutrr and i. -Gn:.lar<' ~ Issued. |
One n; the principal owners Of The in !
vcnt!on acconnts lr- tlsc strange force
OH the snppositlon that The machine
separates Ma;crintn lis ultimate atoms,
and changes their cohesive force into
one OF strong lepulsion. 1t is sin.u-
lar peculiarly ct the force tina, when
it i, diminished much below Il pres
sure OF 200 ponndS to Lie SQUARE
inch. ii cxtinguishcs itself, fading ont
and leaving 10 sign Mr.. kcclcy is
now engaged on Il new and larger
multiplication The parts Of which have
been made III different machine shops
to pre,crve the secret Of its con,truc-
ton. 1t Is almost ready for usc
Let me add that the stock is not for
sale, and that all the inventor asks Of
the public is chat it will let him alone
until hs completes the new mulipica-
Tor he is now making and il: ready to
exhibit il.
And yet, the Zenith has not been
reached, the half has not been told;
the wonders Of nature arc lending to
science, however, miraculous coacop,
ton, OF wisdom, and the opening OF the
NTH century may inaugurate pack
ct and passenger ships navigating the
air. When one here at nine, will de
cline m invitation 10 dine IN Now
York at two by reason Tan engage
nent % snp with Sue n, her country
residence on the noon ut eight,
We rise, sir, ! past nine, and reach
New York al Two, precisely. No
danger, sir. Through in four and one.
half hours, and you see gliding over
your head, a sogar shaped machine,