The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-04
KEELY'S WONDERFUL MOTOR.
A PoPUL1R DIFFUSION or TIE NINE
TENTH CENTURY.

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PHILADELPHIA, Jan. SO'-hoout Ihro
yoars ago the public WIS startled by mo an
nouncomcnt. made from thus CITY. OF the dis-
covory by an inventor here oil new lorce or
motive power OF prodlglous energy prouu ed
IL was Declared absolutely wthout COST except
Of tho machine IN or ny when IL was gonor rat
eo-iiseli SAID To be inexpensive; which wes
not only TO supersede s'ean, but was 10 be uscd
In u Thousand places where steam could not be
used. The new power was said to be- made
from water. gallon of which might he con
serted into enough powor to drive o whole ncct
OF Cunardcrs from New YORK into BRUSH por's
Othcr equally estravagant allegations wcro
made not no"teary 10 oo recapitu'n'cd mere
but revolution Ia tho motive power OF inc
world was de- ->red 10 bc at hand' Iheso STATE
ments. crcum-tAnual IN TORN ana uothll eNcit-
ed wide attention not only among scien'is's'
but among Journalists ship-owncrs' manu-
haurers' ana m"chanich engineers ihey
wore receNeu ny no+l pursons WIN ihcreuun-
w. ana ny many WIN r'u'u"' WHICH, now
ever ulu not prcV'W some very prnctlonl poo
Die from an investigation INTO inc pretehslons
OF mo inventor i"oHe INVESTIGATIONS u not NJ
al convincing certainly h"d me ehoct 70 excite
hstonishmeht ana deepened interest on the
part Oh those VINO mhde 'hem anu u ~ allesou
moro thn inc brtish government dire''ed Az
miral Wellesley, year or so ago commanding
N British vessel then CRUISING, in American 1ya-
g. ,,, 80. ,.,..., -. a.. III, H.,
tors' 10 SEEK IN 'np'fVcW WIN inc alogeu IN
vontor; which interview was had. but what IL,
roaults wero am not abb, To inform Won fur
thor a., ~, r. A,,,,f,i i 81, a, -. 90,
'"o' ''''h 'n'' 'i' A"'ii'u II s"'u !" nave On
pressed aston shmcnt at the motor. and some
disrelish of Mr. K.elv'- mvstorious m,tbods-
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which are usuhiy g"od dea III the simiitude
oil northumberland his osientatious display Of
dinmonJs R,,, onou,,b ,xas abo,vn 20 ,hoao
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VINO nave oeeh udmlued 10 MI heelys seanccs
to keep alive public curiosity and speculation.
mn,en nav no, ye' "iilrely u'eu OUT "l'louRh 1t
's cieur enough uih' the general Impression Ii
unfnvorable 10 hiq claims 1t Is equally an
rAarent TINT tho fnith ~ his s,o.lbold,rs bas
' '"S '''' VI NE SUI H"Ni"oi' "u9
also iessened' III creator or less degree as IL
OF his company.
The history vi Mr. Kecly. OF HE several ALLEGED
inventions. nnd Of his s,ock comnanv IL raniIv
0uite curious anu interesting as have been
nble to gl,an II from many sourcas aud from,
nar,.t,, ae,,i,I ,s,,,,,',', =, ~ -
I'M '''' uO'u"A0hu9 vi 'no COMPANY
which are In print.
Mr. Keely IL said tn he ol.ort 90 or SO veora of
80 W
oso' anu W"S oorh In ullh SuiH' III Chester
county. IA am informed. Ii Is stated that NJ
bsa M Ii,in,, roi.tiu.,s ~ bis o,,. l,, A., ~
,yi,o bos - -, ~ IL. - ,,.,, a., -, -
"iio h',o h"7' VI '"ciu' anu thu hrs hoey Is
somo eight or ten years older than her hus-
Dand. IL Is said TINT ne studied In his youth.
che compromising OF drugs that in later life he
played flute in the or h,stra Of a theatre: that
a. ihst ne N''ahr n lurhhure Nhrnl-hef. Ho Is
large in person-i should say six feet high
swarthy in complexion. burdeu-omely prOiuse
and hearty in manner mysterious Hnd not
accurat" IN language; extensive aneurisnls
upon ON" OF his hands greatly disiigure II.
Mough no, much more uian 90 tn largo, cheap
diamonds whlch HASH from the fingers Of the
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