The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-16
Keely's Motor Tested.

John w. Keely, the inventor, last
evening gave private exhibition of the
power of his mysterious motor in the
presence of party of prominent New
York capitalists, who came over to wit
ness the experiments upon the invitation
of F. G.. Green, the president of the
Keely Motor Company. The result of
the experiments was very satisfactory
although they were but a reproduction
of previons tests made by Mr.. Keely in
the presence of the directors OF the
motor company. In his first experiment
Mr.. Keely charged his generator with
two goblets of water, which he injected
into the reservoir by means of his mouth.
In less than five seconds be charged the
receiver with the etheric vapor. He
communicated the force through long,
slender hollow brass tube to piston
capable of withstandiug pressure of
$4,000 pounds to the square inch. The
piston operated lever, upon one end OF
which was big iron ball weighing $40
pounds. With one expulsion of the
vapor this great weight was lifted as
easily as though it we're a feather. Mr..
Keely then added to the long arm of the
lever another iron ball weighing 1l2
pounds, making the total weight 682
pounds. A second expulsion of vapor
was made in two seconds, by simply
turning stopcock on the generator, and
the two iron balls silently moved upwards,
showing that the vapor was exerting at
the piston force of 1870 pounds to the
square inch. Two gentlemen of the
party then stepped on the long arm OF
the lever, and were also easily lifted up,
the pressure shown at the piston being
over $4,000 pounds tothe square inch.
Mr.. Keely's next experiment was with
the motor gun be recently used at Sandy
Hook. The first bullet, of lead, nearly
an inch in diameter, was projected
through two blocks of wood each three
inches thick and placed one foot apart.
The holes in the wooded barricades were
as clean as though bored by an augur.
The barrel of the gun was not heated by
the projection of the missiles. Several
shots were fred and the bullets were
fattened out as big as saucer and as
thin as paper against steel barrlcade.
Some of the gentlemen present were
afraid the gun would burst, so great was
the power of propulsion developed, and
sought refuge behind the large motor as
yet uncompleted.
The third experiment was with the
small fifteen horse. power motor. The
connection with the motor and the gen.
orator was made only after considerable
delay, it being found necessary to do
considerable soldering to the joints in the
tube leading from one machine to the
other. Finally, shortly before midnight,
this was accomplished, the etheric vapor
was turned on and the motor moved off
as easily and regularly as if operated by
steam engine. Mr.. Keely regulated the
revolutions at will. Efforts were made
to stop the revolutions of the motor by
means of an iron crowbar, but were
without effect. The motion was not
perceptibly affected. In many respects it
was the most successful exhibition OF the
motor ever given. A very high and
uniform rate Of speed was shown, and it
was demonstrated by scientific tests that
the power developed was enormous
sufficient to operate with equal ease
50O.horse power machine. The gentle
men present were delighted with the
experiment.
The final exhibition was that of an
ingenious contrivance devised by Mr..
B.eely to display simple application of
the etheric vapor. 1t consists simply OF
rod of metal running from very small
receiver. One end of the rod was placed
against the support of hollow brass
globe set on an axis. By hitting the re-
ceiver and intensifying the vibrations
over the rod, the hollow globe was made
to revolve 80 rapidly as to produce a
sound like that made by a buzz.saw.
Three cheers were given for Mr.. Keely at
the end of the experiment.-PaiIadelphia
Press of ,S1turdnU.