Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-16
THE KELLY MOTOR.
VIM. BoeekeI, the Expert Appointed by
the Philadelphia Courts, Declares
II to Be Success.
His Report TO the Stockholders Of the
Company-A Letter from the
Inventor.

was held "wednesday. William Boeckei ~
exnert anpointed by the Court aud the Ros ID
of Drecfors 10 receive from Mr.. Kelly infnr.
| mali,u regarding the motor, 10 ade length '
report. He epoke OF the rldicule heaped on
| the motor snd POINTED TO the fact that il had
survived it all, and sslo;
Mr.. BoEcKEL's sTATENExI.
"BrisAy stated, that which Mr.. K..lv
claims 10 have discovered is the facI ~ =,
water in its natural state is capsbie of being
| by yibratory action disintegraied 90 that ;ts
molecular structure is broken up and tbsrA
| l. evoked thersfcona 4 ne mo men, panaive
I gaa. which result is produced By uechanics i
setion. Very many Of those 10 whom hi.
communication is addressed have frs ot,sntIv
seen at the shop OF Mr.. Keely tbe eyoIniion
of this subs ance and lis registry in q chs M
Der where il exeried an expansive energy 1,f
upward OF 5000 pounds per square inch
| While The maiority OF men engaged in Tho
practical affairs Of life have given Iit,Ie
thought and Investigation, and Conveniently
have little Knowledge OF the subject of vi.
bratory forces, many scientific men have
. pursued a wide range OF investigation.
and have ANNOUNCED many important
and interesting discoveries in this
branch of science. Many persons prob
ably, who are not strictly scientific
men have observed many of The
phenomena of different orders and kinds of
fcrat, I have before me a work recently
published by Mr.. c. ]. H. Woodbury.. mem
Der Of lhe American Society of Mechs nical
, Engineers, relating chiefly 10 the copstruc-
ton Of mills, in which he recorded MANY in.
, terestiDg phenomena observed by him as to
the xibration OF mill structures. Amono
other examples, Mr.. Woodbury. mentions
nume, Gus instances where large stone struc-
lures have been thrown into rapid and in
some cases dangerous vibration through the
iBfnence OF 4 musical tone caused by body
OF falling water some distance from the
structure SO vibrated. II is TO be understood
that the result so caused was not attributable
10 the CONFUSION caused by the falling
water, but is a phenomenon OF a wholly
different character. and which neither the
increase nor the decrease of the volume of
waller is capable OF producing, if thereby
a keynote not in sympathy with that of the
mill structure is produced" Mr.. Boeckel
gives other similar instances, and continues:
"While those who have taken it upon
themselves to ridicule Mr.. Keeiy have
attributed the results that be has shown
TO compressed air andlike well-known forces,
he has all the time been assiduously engaged
in the investigation Of phenomena similar
20 those recorded by Mr.. Woodbury. aud
Others until his Investigations and expert
ments have carried him far beyond the lab
oratory experimental OF such men as Profs.
Crookes, Tyndall and other scientific investi-
gators, and he has succeeded in exciting,
hsrnessng and utilizing the subtle force,
rhieh to them has been only subject OF
scientific wonder. The inquiry will now nat
urally b. made by those not familiar with
his work: why is II so long a lime has
elapsed since the announcement of such
discovery without as far az the public is
aware, any practical utiliZ alton thereof hav-
ing been edsciedf Such a question, which
Is frequently addressed to me, assumes a
state OF facts which il not correct, inasmuch
as Mr.. Keely has applied the force evolved
BY him to the pfopuision OF machinery with
shoh result ! az % Rave but little reason 10
doubt that the end OF his labors will be
crowned with xil the success that has been
asserted by him, or on his behalf. SILL a fur
Their answer to the Inquiry is proper 10 be
made, for the purpose of correctly advising
and infor ming The sock of the COM
paay on the subject. Therefore l would
state that after the discovery so made by Mr..
Kelly, he contemplated u-ing the gaseous
substance evolved BY him according TO the
methods analogous 10 which compressed air
and steam. etc, are employed, l.. e., on en-
gines where any expansive gas is the motive
While employing his product in such method
he discovers that the subject possessed
properties wholly uslike those of any other
mat rial hitherto discovered, and by reason
of sucn properties should BE-, as he thought,
used in a manner peculiar to itself and on
structure different TO any known. As the
result. he constructed what he called wi
bra,ory engine with the details of the
mechanism Of which you are familiar, aud
while il is not necessary that / should enter
into particulars, i may say that doubtless all
engineers and men OF science priori wou'd
have id that there was no principle iu-
volyed in il whereby motion could be COM
to and transmitted by it through
the instrumentali'y of any gaseous or elastic
medium. unless they should first have had
knowledge OF the existence OF the extraor-
dipary properties of the gaseous or etheric
su hstance produced by Mr.. Keely. The fact is
that the engine, all things considered, was a
success, and developed great
mower. operating for hours at a high rate of
speed from the gaseous substance generated
AZ one impulse Of the generating structure,
for lis production an inappreci-
able period of time. The engine, however,
did not accomplish all that was desired. A
second one was built OF the same class, and
il was a great improvement upon the first.
A third was built, and still better results
were obtained from IT, and so Satisfactory
have been the results obtained from the last
of sncb construction that Mr.. Keely considers
I, h AZ he has reached the end of his expert
meut. and accordingly is having his Ultimate
v;hratory engine constructed OF 500 horse
M yer. and which is in an advanced state of
torwa5dness at the present time. Externally
= /. Ii the form of sphere m ade OF cast
ran az about ffty-two inches in diameter,
= (. h semi spherical sections, aud mounted
,,,,,,, horizontal shaft supported by stand
. "a resting upon a cast iron bed plate, the
sntire structure weighing about six tons.
inside Of this sphere will be placed a series
~ wrought iron tubes, and variety OF
scoustic mechanism which, OF course, it
,rouid be improper for me to describe. /
nav State, however, that the engine
= intended to be rotated by a
farce acting in a manner precisely analogous
A he principle involved in its generation,
.o-vii: Migratory action. In conclusion,
a.sire to assure each and every stockholder
~ lbe enterprise of my personal knowledge
,b.t Mr.. Ke ely has IN AIDE the discovery herein
ss.erled on his behalf; furthermore, of my
nrolound conviction that his engine for the
nnfilization of his newly discovered force will
be entirely successful; and further, that he
Z. in my judgment, faithfully imparting to
tDe l1lOT lOsSCoeCd III
,bs philosophical principles Involved in his
aid discovery and In the construction and
mode of operation of his generator and en-
vine. and that this is being done with all the
,slerity that The novelty and import ance of
he subject matter involved and the exact
1ess and care will permit Of"
LETTER FROM Mr.. Kelly.
In a letter TO the stockholders, Mr.. KeelY
avs. SIN the draft OF the report OF the d.
-actors which has been furnished to me, it
: stated that after the suit was commenced
,oaiust me, and up to the time of the ap-
continent OF Mr.. Boeckel by the Court, no
york was being done by me on my inven-
ion. You will permit me 10 correct this
,,atemen., and 10 assure you thai while
excluded myself from observation, l con-
.iuued to prosecute my work uninterruptedly
% the extent OF my capacity. / constructed
nd successfully operated a vibratory rotary
engine, upon the design of which with such
I'M provements as were suggested by its opera
ion, am now constructing my large engine
Of 500 horse power capacity. Tnis engine will
,oon be completed aud In full operation, and
can assure you that just as surely as L live
il will be perfect success and capable OF
running a train Of cars. 1t is my purpose
.oon to bring the matter 10 the attention OF
he fennsyiVabla hslifoad company win
he view of having the engine first applied
on their road between Philsdelphia and
New York. / desffe to reassert TO you, and
through you 20 the stockholders, all l have
ever said as TO my discovery of a new
motive power; and also of my de-
lire and determination 10 give Mr..
Boeckel all the information in my
power in reference TO it and 10 take out my
patents just as soon az it can possibly be
lone, and you must look 20 Mr.. B5eekel 10
advise you when the patents should be APP
Piled for. As my engine is being constructed
Every part of it is being exhibited ana ex-