The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-04

quito ms magn IN cent as those made for tho globe
from the deepest riino to the top Of the highest
mountain. and its power is limited only 10y size
II does all th 10 automatically, that is. without any
other agency. apparently. than atmospheric
pressure. Or course, the vacuum plays an i'm.
portint part in It's operation. But OF its actual
edge. although thee who talk Of i, are appar-
entity entirely confident thai II will do ali MIR.
kcciy claims Tor II.
THE FAMOUS MOTOR.
The ncxi in order Of MIR. Kccly's discoveries
| LpiicatOr" as II n variOusly called. This ma
CHINO Was invOntcd about iour years ago, IN tle
course OF some experiments tnCn making by
| Mr. keciy w.th his hydro rheumatic pulsatng
yacuo engine" I'm what way that machine led
70 the invention Of mo generator l cannot
| toll. But IT Is said that cApcrimcnts with the
"hydro-pnoumatc engine" led t. the INVENTION
Of thus gonerator' aud tha "gencrator is
mp,I,inn itseli" which Is said 10 be inexpensive
much less than steam Machinery. ii IL
alleged that upon the o.asi9n 81 the hIsi trial
WAN this g1noraior. Mr.. heely proiucod q
hundred pounds to tho square men over gwen
surface. 1t was produced from an exceedingly
DECLARED, operated upon by Mr. Kccly's process.
Will exhibit twenty. or nity, or a. hundred thou
being applied 10 all the us's whore steam il now
applied and TO many other uses besides. Thnt
Mr.. kocy did produce surprising results upon
thus machine appears 10 De established upon
undOuldcd testimony ! say appears 10 be 50
established because, although. 80 lar ns | can
ascertain no one has actually seen MIR. Kcely
produce these gigantic prcssures. they seem
To la unaccOuntcd Tor except upon the hypOthe
MA that they were actually produced az he rep-
resented. Ii Is undcniHbe that lac exhibited u
cold ,apor of n pressure of 10000 pounds 10 the
square in a. ~ but whether. ~ II alleged in one
was produced without The use II heat, elec,
trcity ealyanisni. magn rtism. or chemicals OF
any KIND, Is not 50 wholly proved az 10 admit OF
no doubt Many persons have socn nun pro
duce upon his generator Napor exhibit
ing "a pressure OF 900 or 1000 pounds to the
square inch. and appar, nty II Is certain. with
out heat ELECTRICITY. galNanism, or chonicais.
aud we'll known Professor of Chemistry Of
Jefferson College II. Howard Rand NJ. D.. has
certified that he could not account ior the
phenomena exhibited by Kecly upon any
known principle OF chemical decomposhion.'
and further, after s"ring the operation Of the
generator. TINT the CELEBRITY Of tho operation
| the absence Of noise. the absence Of heat. clcc-
! tricty. or Ealyanic action al a producing cause
ana the In" absence 81 heat electricity. or gal
! vanlc action az rcsuitnts. together with the
negative qualities Of the produced Eas or vnppr
tend me TO the conclusion thJt IN" result alleged
/ To have been produced was 10y some agency or
| power not known at present lN0yehb'r. lTN to
/ rhomisls." Iut Prof. Rand. "a | am informed.
mover Raw Kccy produce pressure exceeding
1000 pounds to the square inch, and pressure to
| that degree possibly might he produced by
eli, mlcll means. and possibly without any tell
tale r'sulinnis, The point o dlnl. ulty with the
| generator" does not seem to be, however, that
II VIII not produce IA yApOr OF sufficient cApan-
| siNe energy. SO lar MS mer" pressure goes ;
1000 pounds 10 the square inch would certainly be
great enough Tor all practical uscs. But II is
| Just herc-that IT Will not produce gas or
| vapor in sufficient volume. which of course Is
| Indispensable. Kocly processes confidence in
| his ability % produce II in volume. and repre-
SCENTS his real Il Iiculty 10 DE inability to procure
materials OF strength sufficient To contain his
! vapOr at its highest pressure which. he SAYS
| will he between 20.0Oo ana $1,000 pounds to the
square inch 1t cannot be- denied that this is Il
! difficulty OF great importance power exert
| ing 900 pounds of pressure TO the square inch
would seem tO he almost volcanic in It's charac-
ter. and sufficiently dangerous OF management,
rs Will be admitted but Just think of 10000 or
! 10000 pounds Wha; powerful walls are neces-
sary safely and sec0rey to imprison IL When
IL II asked why Nicely Is not content WIN 1000 10
1000 pounds. the usual answer Is that II is nee
essary To the snie practical application OF his
vnporic force, that lie utmost limit shall be-
asccrtaned When created at low pressurcs-
say Of 1908 or 5000 pounds-the vapor Is said to
cOndcnsu so rapidly us to bc racticaliy of no
account. High pressures must therefore be
used. To get vessel Of any considerable size
capable OF holding with safety 2Oe0 or 5000
| bounds of pressure b. the square inch seems 10
| be- "a icat MS yet unaccomplishcd. Several have
| been made. at great expense 10 the con pany.
! but al have given way when subjected To the
the fi.t that these tests have been by hydraulic
| pressure and not hy the application of the va
porto force. and tnat thcr" IL no real proof that
| kecy can produce such gregt prcsrures as he
alleges and II Is really to be hoped that he can
II was Of this machine that announcement
/ was made two or three years ago. with wildly
! cAirayueant claims. ~ 10 the WONDERFUL results
! shortly tn De- accomplished 10y H. IL - the ma
! chine commonly called the ke"ly motor; il IL
! thai which forms the principal property Of the
/ keeiy Motor Company and which tho on .,rs
/ and shpreholdnr. OF the company with some
cAc.ltonsl -till profess their belief Will sooner
or later rgVolutlonihe the motive power of the
world. whether It will or not. time alone will
/ tell. The prospect, II must hc confessed, u not
/ very eu 'vurashg. aud continued deiuy j. not
,arulal'd % sir-hSth Il the Iilth even OF those
/ OF ia. priu 1p.- and details Of this invention
] -He ot all othors made hy Mr.. k"rlv-nobpiy
/ la, himself seems 90 have any definite kuowl-
edge. Ii Do rUid that AT u needing of share
/ 'id YES, hcli shortly uiwr the org4niNiiun Of
the company. statement WIS made. either by
7 Mr.. keNN himself or some once closely lsSo-
cini"'i IN him; 10 the effect that he had COM
| tain persons tnen i'm his confdrne.; 10 H. nlY
SAID tlat that -iptement tii any such was really
| nad'l was incorrect nnl that Mr.. kroly holds
/ IN his own breast solo knowledge ui the or
gdniltion and operation OF Ills motor.
KEELY's vAPoRIc Gun.
The next OF Mr.. Keoly'- invent ions-the ndh
| ia order OF the grtHt"r un"s-is "a 'Nappri'
in This gun rs Me ynpor e.uirYi"d I'm the motor.
and IT L. sand ~ h' much safer and lar more
! powerful tnun gunppwarr. In CONSTRUCTION
| ,'Hpai,l. oi being cyrinl"d with eNtrnord. nary
/ RAPID ty, and a~ it never fouls 10y use H. Nalu"
/ us an INSTRUMENT 81 Nar viii hr N,rr lrrut pro-
/ a. ,i,sf.ry Wnl.u wIlI l.. solved .ut.,,..., i,
the iiu.r the next r'llipn threatens uio ih' ion.
/ TnnS, VITO own this ,aporie gun lam informed
/ u is u'i On" properly o.. IN" knely VI .tur Com
!
sp-hui II IS understood the company Is to ~ go
/ tii'. for H. ownership.
The -iNtH aud best ot Mr.. kerv'S Groat diseov-
or'~ - O very recent date, and seems b. lH en-
tr"iv ul NHr.uu'" with hli lri-t theory and expo
- 20 '. b. urp' 10 onIt ln 'Ii ntlily. and WIsh 10
-flf' t'uil Pulls 'l 'si-' 'usunintritinn wrong
hr dom to Mir, hsnly. lie alleges II H. said. tuat
/ III" pressure" twrlguO OF the Htnlu-pher is
mu-n great r than AH- heretofore hrrn sup
posed -tNi'" ms great, in'io,d. OF even more (;
that IN pnlutOi inDt II lS ~ or 80 pounds a. up
ward. INST 'Hd Of hluul ~. Ns has been bHi'yrd'
F A discovery of ini- sort will not go very far
/ toward establishing lath In Mr. h,ry other
cHiusl
Thrs. constitute the several inventions and
/ dis u,'rIrs H.l.s'd o. have boon nuIe hy Mr.
| &c. iN and about which more or less has been
| -Hld in IN" public journals.
Mr.. krcly hn- nj different times during tho
last Ten yrnfs or m re lai various persons con
nr'ind WIN hum IN managing aud promoting
hi- Inventions. Two on three of th"-, either
ll-i ill ln ilH ,nndin"ur~- of hi- profess ..ii-
or iulri ior want ul luiN+ Ia ar.. uiiny uIiu Ia
On. con ius Ilu oi hls iIblrs.
Ahuul ~lN Ncura ngo ur took into his confidence
la lbs N.r. o. ~ u--p'iht' and manager 70 Mr.
James =. larn"i lu, b d"''as.d ai tnnt time
como tel with the morrUntit agency ui Mo
kulpp a Slrurie Mr.. Aaruall sc'ns a. GaVe
l.rn.H b. r-un col great earn, rim ~ aud q lair
d"glrr oi rula"'y end % dNuW b"llr,rr In Mr.
hNN' amy a. ne. II appears That Doc hrnu"
.'painh NJ. k'riN from having ,o"u the