Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-01-18
Perpetual Moti0n-TWo Detroit Luna.
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The Detroit Free Press says: The
is occupied by an article destined to
make astounding revelations in the
realms of science, to overwhelm with
wonder the students of the world, and
to place William Classy and August
Miller in inches of fame by the side of
Fulton, Morse, Newton and the rest of
'em. These gentlemen came from the
village of Dundee, Monroe County, and
have been engaged at the place men,
toned about three weeks, working
quietly, industriously and with not a
little secrecy. Hearing of the mechan-
ical mystery and its inventor a reporter
of the Free Press called at No. 125 yes
terday afternoon, and with a certain
feeling of awe knocked timidly at the
door. In answer. glimpses of two or
three faces peeping from behind cur
tains at the windows fitted vaguely be-
fore the reporters vision, and soon the
door was opened by a genial-faced little
man who, when the reporter stated that
he had come to procure facts to make
known to the world the subject of their
labors, kindly asked him in. The
young man introduced himself as Au-
gust Miller, and turned to intro
duce his partner, the brains
of the firm, William Classy, late
of Buffalo, New York. The reporter
saw before him q man of medium
stature, with a large head held side
ways, as though topping under the
weight of massive brain development,
and covered with a thick, jet-black crop
of hair and a ~1ow-crowned, antique
looking hat. Between two shining,
ever-restless black eyes, TIE balls Of
which were considerably Redeemed,
started a welldeveloped, slightly car
dinalized nose, beneath which appeared
a purple-lipped mouth and firm, square
Jaws and chin, which were separated
from the neck with a prolific crop Of
coarse, i~ron-gray whiskers. He was at
tired in shining, seedy black coat and
pants, a yellowish-brown vest and a
shirt that was once white. AS MI.
Miller introduced him to the reporter
Mr.. Classy, with a graceful flourish of
his left hand, took from between his
yellow-stained teeth a black burned
briarwood pipe, and, extending his
right hand, said:
"Am pleased to see you. I are
naught for money or fame in popular
acceptance of that term. | am a work
err for humanity; g. searcher after
truth" He then handed to the re-
porter a piece of cardboard, saying:
"Kead and be convinced" Upon the
cardboard, roughly written, were the
following sentiments:
"Eurekai Veni, uidi, Uici! Motion
by gravitation! Self-acting power,
yes, perpetual motion, the great
impossibility! Reason for yourself:
Was man constituted TO live within him.
self, and not to take the advice and re-
search of the world? If so, he is but a
brute, fit only to live with the lower
animals"
The reporter read it, after which Mr..
Classy led him to a queer-looking ma
chine which stood in the center of the
room, and explained that it was the
great revelation in science destined to
e%verturn the mechanics of the world.
The machine is about five feet long, six
feet high and three feet wide, is encased
in a black walnut frame, and consists
of Il balance wheel, innumerable small
ratchets and springs, steel belts and
elbow-jointed cranks. At the end OF
four large cranks are leaden pendu-
lums, each weighing slXty-fve pounds,
which swing alternately, and at each
swing of every pendulum the t~iy-wheel
makes eight revolutions, the force thus
obtained being, it is claimed, equal to
one and one-half horse power. The
machine is very complicated, and is
made in very fine style, the casting be-
ing admirable. Upon the walnut frame
are carved the words: "Eurekai
Vemt, Vidi, Uict." The working of the
machine being entirely beyond the re,
porter's power of description, he mod
estly confessed his ignorance, and asked
Mr.. Classy to state briefly and COM
p%rehensively what, why and how the
engine could do.
The enthusiastic inventor stood in 81
picturesque attitude, affectionately gaz-
ing upon his work, but when he heard
the reporters request he n~ervouslv
clutched his pipe and began walking
uneasily up and down the room, say
ing: 81 don't want you to reveal the
workings; no revelations; no., not yet,
my lao. linen stopping long enough
to take another look at his work, he
continued:
81 have not simply worked on the line
according to Euclid and formed power.
If you will look (pointing to four semi
circular pulleys at the top of the en-
gine) you will see that l have gone be-
yond. l have sought the truth. l have
squared the circle, My work is a per-
feet exhibition of the regular laws of
combination of mechanical matter in the
true light"
In this strain did the old man coutin-
ue for fully half an hour, never allow
ing the reporter to get a word in edge
wise, while modest, enthusiastic little
Mr.. Miller stood aside, admiring his
leader and associate. Seeing that no
description of the machine could be OBJ
tanned, the reporter asked what they
proposed doing with their sweetheart.