The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-02
HELPS STRANGE MOTOR.
Tho Laughed-as Inyssltor at last Nakss
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Mr.. John Keely, the author Of what Il
known as NKsely,s MotoT,'' went hoH
Philadelphia 70 New YerE Saturday &
experiment In the presence Of United
States army officers with the nGw force
which he had discovered, end the new
machinery invented by him TO create
| and control that unknown and mysterious
force. A few days sgo Col. Hamilton,
the great.grandson of Alexander Hamil.
ton, and an officer at Fort Hamilton, on
the NarroWs, Waited Mr. Keely's tidi.
culed workshop at Philadelphia. He
was astonished by what he saw there,
and wrote TO the War Department in re.
gard to gun which Mr.. Keely discharged
by that force of whose secret he Is the
sole conservator. Secretery Robert
Lincoln sent the derided Mr.. Keely per.
mission 10 try his gun at the Government
rifle range at Sandy Hook. In addition
to Col. Hamilton, Lieut.. T.. L. Zalinski,
Capt. G. V. Weer, Lieut.. 8. A. Day,
Lieut.. y. K. Roberts and Lieut.. f. e..
Hills, Of the REGULAR army, were present
TO witness the experiment. Also large
number Of prominent gentlemen, includ.
ing Dwight Lawrence, Geo. II. Peabody,
Robert Cornell and E. G. Randall, of the
Erie Railroad.
1t is said Saturday was the first time in
his life that Mr.. Keely had been induced
TO leave his laboratory. He Ia q tall,
iron.gray.baired man, with determined
expression of countennnce. He ia said
TO be fifty.eight years Of age. His fingers
are huge and have large Jumps like
plumbs ut the end, owing to his manual
labors. Beside him were the not very
formidable.looking instruments to be ex.
hibited. A small gun with o IT bore,
resting upon wheels, an iron receiver q
yart and q half long, containing the mys.
terious force and connected with the
gun by an iron wire tL6e 3-16 of an inch
In diameter; small intepsifio7, also con.
nected with the gun wooden target
400 yards distant. The spectators saw
nothing else. There was 30 little apparatus
that people felt inclined to be disappoint
ed; but Col. Hamilton looked 30 busy and
MIR. Keely go nervous that they felt quite
satisfied.
Mr.. Keely took email leaden ball, III
ounces In weight, and with q wooden
stick rammed It down the muzzle of the
gun. He then took hammer and in q
nscromatic fashion tapped the iron re.
ceiver containing the mysterious force.
The crcwd inveluptarily stepped hack,
expecting an explosion. Nothing but q
metallic eoupd wasa heard. Mr. Keely
stated that this action was 10 stimtilat3
tho ,vlbratory force, Then, turning q
handle, the first experiment was con-
cluded: The ball was projected from the
gun with short, sharp sound. There
was no heat, the muzzle of the gun
CnlH al . mn G>ac a. l. L
been placed in it. There was no smoke.
There was very little recoil. The pro-
jectile was sent to distance Of 300 yards,
the elevation used having been q de.
grees. -,... ",
Wonderful |" said COL, Hamilton.
"Strangel" calculated the crowd.
The next shot, from IN elevation of
six degrees, struck the target one foot
above the centre. The third shot passed
to the left above the target. The fourth
was attended with similar result. The
fifth struck the target ut the bottom. The
sixth and seventh went to the left, and
other shots were sent in rapid succession
TO show that the power in the receiver
was by no means exhausted. The time
OF flight OF the second shot was found 10
be 81 seconds. The velocity was then
ascertained by means of Boulager's initial
velocimeter One shot,was found to be
projected at the rate Of 482 feet per sec-
ond, the next at 492 feet per second,
another at 623 feet per second, or ct
about one.thlrd the velocity obtained by
the Springfield rifle. Three 3-inch spruce.
wood pianks were then placed before the
the gun In order to test the penetrating
force Of the instrument. A cylindrical
steel Bhot was free and went entirely
through tha drst plank aud half through
the second. f.t,4z-s. t- @Er
"The pressure i have used" said Mr..
Keely, ,"is 900 pounds to the square inch.
Icould use 10000 pounds, and have dous
3d." $50
Experiments werecontinued during the
afternoon, and the directors Of tho COM
pany were apparently radiently happy.
What the mysterious force was no one
learned. MIR. Keely, not having patented
his invention. 10 naturally anspiniuss Of q
monsy.grabhiDg world. 'Vaporio foFcen
sgas the only explanation heSselunteered.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, September 2l.-
John w. Keely, the inventor Of the
Keely motor, who has denied himself to
afllinterysesgess Tor four years, explained
Mt length Today the wonderful expert.
,ments with this new motor gun, which
were made at Sandy Hook on Saturday
,attheexpense ofthe Government. "Strip.
ping The process Of all technical terms,"
said the Inventor, "the motor gun Is aim.
ply this: j water and air, two medi.
una of difiarentspeoifio gravity, and pro.
dGce from them, by gen 1efatioIl an effect
Under vibration that libefates from. the
airy and water an intefatomio ether. Tho
energy Of this ether ,is fbouldlsss. and,
can hardly be gomprehended. q The ape
cific gravity of The ether 10 about four
times lighter than taat OF hydrogen gas,
ss L!sss.l eas :san SO Ea Z laentsgreG :, ~
Thb gun ] used: at SANDY Hook was u
bfeech. loading giiie, ,veig hing 300 pnpnds.
IT. was specially couatguctee for me. !, &c
lGas foar tfeetslongl aud had o ,foGr-inch,
bore5 Onss "Wednesday last ] q uSsFg6d my
tabs, . stiyss gallon Yesetgoirb p, wrought
Iron, one and o half inche thick, ssith
etheric sspor. Then I boxed it UP, and,
DID mot even sast il, 30 sertaia was OF
its poWess For three hours before the
oRparihaehs u Allied tntouched 10 my
shcRsga Tho pfoesss sdf ahssgihg it con-,
snmsa lea tban fpilr sseolds OF time.
81, Yon could not Suisas' 'hoWsmuch mate.
rial vas used Ia making the vapor. To
project twenty leaden bullets, each
nearly 6ve olnees, alta velocity
OF over 600 feet d second, there was ro z
quiyea six dreps of water and about
pint 6f mir. Efotn this combinat tion"I de-.
rived sufficient force to fire $50 bullets of
tho weight Of those used, and the most
curious thing about it all In that found
~ the end ef my expsS sSiments that I had