The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-06-25

Aiass wssAisgsss HITLER sag; Tiers
h the Navy Yard Assv a. apparatus
ksown ss The tssmsee tce-0scatne. il
lscs. 10 has no dtstises asme ~ yet. bot
When u shsll he completed. some Tires
moashs hence. IL oil 10 knosu ~ sks
wrvnoter. The mseAinv hes sScisssi
great interest among various pcssoas.
but l'rot. Gamgv- has caly eSkibsssd Il
In usotiaa to trv.ti-ss Garfield. S<cre-
tarics Hunt and WINDOW and . Ice
prominsut officials.
The primary idea al the Inventor ~
60 secure q mschinV fcr the economical
manufacture III icc, and be constructed
. compound. ammonisral engine. u
which ga attached q steam engine u
pecnliar construction and IN ammonia.
cal pump. all three Of which arc COZ.
necssd by the same shaft. The affair
represents . large tussiag. lathe mount
Cd on iron boses, the latter sesvtne -
boilers OF generators. Tho fucl con.
sists IL gaseous ammonia, generated
from LIQUID Ammoaia BY the ksas In
hydran, wafer u ordinary atmospheric
Temperature. So lar o. making ice d
concerned tho apparatus has proved Q
success. While mskiaG thesc expert.
meats Prot. Gsmgcv discovered that In
his compound smmoais engine 10 could
generate great power. cad without any
trouble 10 could b coasro,led 20 % 10 b
used Toe driving machinery. Therstoss
he hos determined 70 cot om The steam
attachment, and viii make impsove.
ments By which he hopes In the neal
future " revolu,ionise Tho entire motive
power Of the world and dispense with
steam.
Chief Engineer Lakewood, OF the
Navy Department. was detailed IN In
vsstiga;s the mschiss, and be made q
rspor, tn Secretary lluat In which be
stated that the scheme hsd On entirely
practical look about Il and he doubted
not thst II bu, . short time should
be allowed Gamges hs would produce .
motor capable Of furnishing power With.
on. the combustion ol coal. II wss iOe
this reason, and with Q view ~ securing
10 The Government the usc Of motor 81
this sort, that the President Interested
himself in Il.
Prof. Gamgce exhibited his drawings
and explained all the details, and when
the President, With Q critical aud me.
chanical eye, desired 10 know the use Of
come mysterious1ooking tubes which
sxtsndsd about the engine, Il was showu
that they carried waGcr 10 the joints and
bearings, the scqueoas Auid being used
for lubrics,ing purposes instead OF oil,
which becomes heated. To the ordinary
reader . scientific sxplaaa.iou II The do.
tails would be bswildssing. and 10 there
1osO unnecessary. TIE only ingredients
1os generating SAs gas were liquid Gun.
MONA and pure water from . hydran,
near the machine sAop. In short time
The pipes we're covered With boar frost,
Which accumulated n great quantities,
The power Of the vapor could DO dis
6nctly felt when one placed his hand
near gusge which wss suddenly
opened. A small volume shot out, 20
cold ~ 0send . chill over the whole
body BY nero contact with the hand,
and OF such force ~ 10 knock L from In
front Of the cloud. No attempt haa
been made ~ yet 10 utilize the power
tor motive purposes, BAT the inventor -.
serts that he will be able TO run steam.
chips and cars and machinery without
tho use Of coal, and hat the day fol
boilers Is fast approaching On end
When Keeley first started, II was claimed
HE engine was N ammoaiacal one, bul
he disprovcd this BY drawing Cd the
water and allowing Il 70 b tasted. The
present engine shows iorty.horse power,
requires the services OF one man, some
hydrant water and o small quantity ol
ammonia. Gamgee has been q work
only . few years, and he's expended bu,
. small Amount Of money. The power
Of expansion and contraction possessed
BY ammonia has alresdy been applied
By the aid OF other mechanism than
PrOi. Gamgee's-to Tho running Of light
machinery, but whether It Il . practical
motor In actual use or not Is . mater