The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-06-30
The KeeIey Motor.

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] OWNERS OF, STEAM ENaINEs AND
| COAL MINES coMPLETELY RE-As-
., sURED.
| We have given the latest accounts
of this latest attempts to impose upon
the credullty Of the public, as writ
ten by tho parties themselves, and
backed by their willing assistants.
7 The deception of the whole scheme is
so transparent that it hardly seems
credible that persons of sane minds
can DO found who arc willing to in.
vest. Nevertheless, we hear from u
reliable source that quite a number
Of we'll known business men have in.
vested money in the scheme, and in
one instance we were told SO by the
party himself. He had paid $4,000
down; and fully believed tho thing
to be great discovery, and fully OK
pected to realize large fortune fro n
his investment. On all other sub.
jrcts this gentleman was rational and
intelligent, but in respect to thu
Kelley motor he was badly halluoina-
led. llo was. present at tho trial
above referred to, saw 1900 pounds
on the gauge, and came away per.
fee;ly satisfied. The question is
asked How could so great pros
sure as 1900 or 10000 pounds per
square inch be produced, allowing
tnat it really was exhibited as stated.
We think that any ingenious mechan.
10 by means of a hydraulic jack and
.su'all pipe could readily produce
and exhibit snoh a pressure, and by
turning faucet drive whirligig
for the space of Sky seconds or
from 9:0S p. NJ, to 9:09 p. m., as
tho learned counsel 6 ravely reports.
Kccley taks about his studies re-
gardiug the force Of columns Of water,
and describes the use of water pres.
sure in his "gcnerato,," "multiplioa-
tor" "reooiver," eto. Woll, now,
Kceley might, if he wanted to, get up
an honest show Of air pressure by ar
ranging series Of short water tubes
SO as to concentrate the combined
weight of their water against air CON
fined in suitable chamber. Allow
ing, for example, that he had ten
communicating water tubes, eacl,
holding cubic foot or g. pounds of
wuter, lie might, by turning faucet,
fill the tubes from the hyIrart, and
concentrate go lbs. weight Oh the
confined air, which, if conducted to d
gauge, would iudicato $40 pounds
pressure this air might drive
small wheel from sos y. III. to 9:O9
p. III. it would moreover be q colt
vapor, without smcll or taste it
would blow out IL candle, but not
burn there would be no noise except
that Of running water there wonId
be no residum save air and water no
heat, electricity, or chemical action
would be involved.
A curious arrangement of water and
air tubes, in which, by turning fau-
Gets, the water weights are concen-
trated, producing pressure, was illus
trated and described in the Scientific
American Of April 4, 1868, page 2l2.
1t was patented by james Il. Cole, of
Tennessee, December 10, 1867. as a
water elevator. t. might be bad for
Kelley if he should prove to bo an
intIinger Of this patent
| There is also Il patented arrange
Inent of mercurial tubes for concon-
trating the weight of mercury and
air CO ums in an analogous manner.
We allude to Quinn's s patent staa IN
gauge, 1866. 1t is possible that
Prof. Rand, Prof Iiaswoll, Chief
Engineer rutherford, United States
Navy, Chief Engineer Wood, United
States Navy, aud other advocates of
the Keoley motor, are not acquainted
with these devices.
| One Of tho strangest developments
connected with the Keelcy motor is
the implicit faith which many gentle
men in this community, of tried ex-
| p,rionco and business capability, have
given to tho enterprise. They have
| yielded not only faith but their
money. We can account for this
only by supposing that they mistake
nero pressure for motive power. But
mere pressure is not motive power +;
it is simply a resultant of motive
power. .,t ,,e..t ......
| A very slight motive power, if sufIi
ciently long continued and properly
lapplied, may produce the greatest
pressure. A weight of only single
pound, hung upon tho extremity of u
suitable lever, is sufficient to pro.
duce pressure at the opposite end of
the lever Of loo, 700 pounds more to
tho square inch. TO persons not
familiar With the, laws of echanics
(and this, we thinks; is probably the
situation Of most of tho Kelley invcs.
" tors) tho exhibition Of a gauge show.
ing 10000 pounds pressure might
readily be regarded as proof positive
OF an enormous Lowor behind the
gauge: whereas the actual powor
! concealed from view might be only
o weight of one pound. gm AZ
In easos Of this kind, when body
is lift cd or a pressure produced, the
inquirer should take pains to ascer.
/, tain what tho extent of the original