The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-11
KELLY AND HIS MOTOR.
What n Believer ha. 60 Say for Them
Neither Failure nor ~ Fraud.


To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr: The
article occupying four columns in your issue
Of Feb. 4 should have reply; not because
Brannigan" il worthy of notice. but because
a duo respect to the opinions of mankind de-
mGnds that your readers be not permitted to
rest under the false impression to which they
are exposed by absolute silence. after the YER
bose communication alluded TO- and which has
also been dignined by editorial comments. The
article contains enough truth TO make OF the
whole n plausible story But II contains per-
sonalitics about Mr. Keelv SO untrue and so
utterly uncalled for IA to not only expose tho
anmus but also to indivdualize the author
He states what he knows to be false. or what he
knows nothing about which is equally con-
tcnptiblc. He speaks Of the globe motor as MIR.
kecly's first invention. while it Is compare
lively recent one. many having preceded it.
beginning, when the inventor was but ten years
of age. with very novel and ingenious steam
engine.
He also says: mo one with whom have
convcrscd gives any satisfactory confirmation
OF Mr. keely's statements" What kind Of con-
ilrnation would be satisfactory to him am un-
abcto say. But Is not true, or else he has not
availcd himself OF the opportunity TO converse
with men who can confirm said statements
| They are numerous in philadelphia, and may
| be eusily found in New lork-men whose con-
iirmatiOn is satisfactory TO every intelligent and
unprejudiced mind. ii your correspondent has
not found them ne ought 10 be less proIix with
| Information CLEANED from many sources" Of
| ignorancc. The Office Of the company on Chest
nut street, with communicative gcntlemanly.
anu lruthlul secretary has been accessible Tor
| nearly two years, while the shop and the in,en-
Tor could have bcen, visited almost any day
no Is stupid indeed. or has purposcly avoided
he ToHd not a n%Ye ScGp Ra aSS
miral WELLESLEY did; and he. too, might have
gone away expressing astonshment at the
motor and some vi Mr. kccly's mysterious
1t is to be hoped that Mr. Keely has sagacity
enough to protect himself and nssO ,atcs from
| the piracy Of his inventions, by British Adj
mirals or anybody else. until properly secured
| Mr. Kccly does not pretend 10 be moro than
he is. in business or other matters. He would
| not publish book on public finance if not able
po SSS t be- se 1 And y he is 6s most S
profound man in this country on natter per-
tanning To his proicssion as he proves 10 every
| one who tries 10 upset his theories on states,
dynamlcS. or physics.
The ntimaiion that Mr.. Kecly is Q fraud. is
paid fifty thousand dollars due him. nearly two
| years ago, he Immediately turned IL into the
| invention should prove 10 hc AN unquestioned
| success. This was wholly voluntary ON his part,
| and showed the sincere confidence he felt in his
| vi mate and complete triumph
| The causes of his delay are not attributable to
| anything unreal about the motor or the force,
Iut To the intf that the degree ~ reality not
| understood at an earlier day. and TO the dlfil-
| Guilty Of having his orders complied with at
| shops whore he has had contract work done.
| Also he has deferred to the financial wishes Of
| others. whose lncumpctnncy and cupidity have
| embarrassed him at times. II j. his timc. his
| strength, his brain, and a good deal of his
| money. that are carrying forward the enterprise
| upon whiF several Of the stockholders have
| already realized quite largely. and those who
| have received the most in proportion t. their
! outlay are the worst pruwlcr, in the company
In two or three instances parties who held
! large interests at first for small outlay have
uisp 'Srd ot the sam" Ju-tuylng their course in
the complaint that the prospective result was not
| sufficiently hopeful, thus showing that they
| wcr" willing To d'lraud othor5 ly selling at a
| high price what they considered Of no value. Ii
! il notably true in one or two instances that per-
! sons came suddenly into the possession Of large
! interests tor small cons idrrutiOns and being
unused - PROSPERITY. in a most puerile way
,h"r 81, in,, Li.h ~. - iri 80, ia
| gitmntc.' This accounts in large measure for
ad"line in the price of tho stock with which
| Although there were but few purchasers, there
were enough To buy up all the fools had TO
fling away. either in direct sales or forfeited ny
! Publications. And now. having sacrificed what
| they mad. they manifest "A zcal worthy Il beit.r
S an r any NJ n n' Of yo ie D Bm
Hiding their Efforts unavailing tor the stock Is
an ,h. tmn apl rr.ntlni SIM, me malrvnt"nis
! Ia KING individual character.
In addition 10 THIS there are prominent stock
| hp r. who. ilkiug advantage of the situation.
| are trying 90 Keep M the bear movement in or
! ar 10 load M at cheap rats; for they are all
/ tho time huN.nS Will" they are crying down
| values. IT Is NOT necessary 10 explain Ia your
| Now ok readers the policy of TINS course. nor
| what II inli0at"-. So much in explanation of
! dcIr"r iaiinn in Nnlunuf sic Is.
| In cone lu-lon, III me say iiiutr minded Amer
l,an capitalists are anxious O. know the seoi"ts
/ of thie greatest discovery of modern or any
/ other times let them step forward and secure
! g. the inventor the moderate sum which he
7 prnse viii soon bee broken. Tn" most scientific
/ roy latiOn Will soon Ice male. and the grand, II
! revolution wrought, that thu world has over
! Witnessed. y. NJ. BABCOCK.
| PHILADELPHIA. Feb 10.