, 1877-08-18
KEELY'S NEW MACHINE.
Experiments with u soc, 600 Engtbe--1 / 900
Pounds 1'rcssuro to tho Inch.
EAttnds{nhfu TfEst

Experiments with n 5000 Engtno--1l. 900
Pounds Treasure to tho Inch.
Philadelphia 1fues.
The Directors Of tho kecly Motor Company
met tho othvE evening 10 witness Kccly's OK
pcrlnicnts with new machine, which weighs
inorc than twenty tons. 1t has cost $80,0u0,
having been Two years tn process OF croctl un,
and was twirc reconstructed With other mctnl,
because tho two Grst choices Of tho inventor
proved not strong enough to restrain tho energy
iron and cast stori. It conststs Of spheres, ba-
flns, staullnR tul~s, aud small reservoirs, With
= wilderness 1f cotInectlng.F0ds, valves, and
Tiny COPPER tubes. Al rlolo ot cast steel,
twelve gallons. Tic ccutrc cavity Is III shell
Of nine ltAllos thickness Ito Perpendicular
tubes TINT reacls from f0oE 10 ceiling, at Tho
ptl'cF enl Ut tlo 1,achlnc, hare eentral chan.-
metal helng three Inehcs thick. ind outside o{
1t, nnc nbOro the other, are hugo rings OF
Wrought iron shrunk npon tho ppc. 'rha cop.
pcr tubrs appear 70 bo one'fonfth anu o.,c-t'alf
tca Is not large enough IL admit q f,ist-tcId.
Tho Hachinv Is low complete. Alr. kesly ID
giving exhibitions Ut It's fuEcu, registering pres
sure to tho Squire inch, mid IL tcsttnG Its
strength before 10 appifea tho power TO large
cnglncs. First, hu lrEan To register prossIlre
upon tho gause, which vii! Register i pressure
Of t1.N0 pounds to the square Inch. 1ls nude
hiOc teetsr hhu Eitlt Itfe-tEcntlctte suspension
Of the water column and ten puunds of air ho
produced i,AD pouHtts pressure II tt,c lrtch,
and had to shut oH tho pressure because thu
Eaugc would not st4tltl nanre. Thu cunlensInE
appArntua Into which The vapbr Ia discharged Ii
acyltnlcr that holds three E,llona Of CT, and
90 strongly t0ltcd and barred tAt II luoks a. II
1nado for tho discharge VI = twcnty.inch pro.
f.vtllc.. Its design IL To reduce tho vapor, tho
f0rec OF which has }ua. bcen uscd, to water, for
l.sc uvcE md over nl.ain IN thu working Of tho
niucll!ne. Tho Tines representative had m op-
pnrtunlty to breathe tho mysterious yapor whIle
Tho wosdetEul pressure Was upou thu tubcs. II
was discharged Into Ills hatls, htd eyes, aud hib
mouth. II was perfectly cold and DIR.
Within munlt, when llo eaas nlAdu all 1,ls cx-
pcrtnclts With lia now completed ulactstnu, Mr.
Kecly Will cn1cayor to SHOW tilu txlcnt Ut lis
power. In ills concluding Talk with tho IIhucs
representative, a1r. Kacly sail '''rh[s " i 1,uw
substance; a new forcc. altogether 1nsnuwn tu
science. don't prctciul to br thu !uscntor; /
discovered H. ny ays!'!ent coul! work thts
we woud tui4. shall certainly xS1k 4 upon i
2oo.torse'powcf en.ts,u so0t. The tittla uia.
thtno you snw In this ollie, upstairs IT IL only
nlno feet lunE, twn 1ect wide, an4 tlrce feet
tstgh ~ IL hi;hcat part>, ID tho nost puwcrtul
machine Eyer ruuskrugtel. 1t WAS built for us
by Mr. Willard. pf uonlent0wn, wtu VIA
drowned u few days ago. 1t was 9uart .ua.
clIinr,-tlMt Ii tn MY, It used only quart oF
waller. Win tlt. condenser that l have ,iuW
nearly conlrlcte, Will make that quart Of waller
producu l.U0l,oEsc.powcr tlotioD VI sufficient
duration tp run q steamship arroas tlv occun."