Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-29
kbELY'S PUZZLE.
An Exhibitton that OrIighscd the sfeckhoia-
ers and Astonished the Skepfies'
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| John w. kcely gave another eAniO','v
yesterday Of the progress he has attaineu
the development and practical utliizi,ioh
yibraiory forces. BY series OF h'ghiy "
terestinR experiments the inventor su'
eeeded In thoroughly mystifying inc wises
amot 2 a company OF exceptionally inteiil
gent men. The exhibition was tencefei
a compliment 10 Charles u. Collier. eounst
for the Keely Motor Company. A llmite'
number Of invitations hid been addresse'
10 genilsmen Of recognized scientific at
ainmeuts, and every available point OF oh
servation within the narrow limits oil TN
| little shop on north Twentieth street hot
been appropriated by Interested spectators
| Among the gentlemen who stood ab0u
watching the eccentric inventors move
| ments from behind huge castings and mys
| terious engines Of the future were Geoerl
| Thomas +. Heath, OF CiDciDratl; Captain
| Van Reed and Lieutenant ZaleusKi. OF th'
| Fifth United States Artillery; Captain
| Michaels, OF the Ordnance Department o.
tie United States army; J. =. Davis, con
suiting engineer Of the Croton Aqueduc
Company and yice-president OF the Bel
Telephone Company; Messrs. A. :. Dodt
and George Doyle, Of New York; John +
W ootcn, OF the Reading Railroad Compi
ny; Henry w. spangler. engineer in th'
United States navy and assistant professor
Of dynamical engineering In the Uni.
versity OF PENNSYLVANIA Professor Charles
NJ. CIesson, DR.. ID. +. Woods, w. Barnett
Levan. and Messrs. Charles +. Collier and
George B. Collier, OF this city.
TIE GENERATOR INSULATED.
Hr. keely performed one experiment
that was new and significant. The myste-
rious generator, in which the inventor
claims 10 produce his etheric vapor by the
disntegra,ion OF water, appeared for the
first time perfectly insulated from all it,
surroundings. The bed-plate upon which
1t rests had been lifted bodily from the
floor and placed upon pair OF iron
rollers, on which Mr.. Keely moved the
whole machine back and forth SO freely
as to dIsprove the allegations OF skep-
teal theorists who have maintained
that the curious instrument was connected
with some mOtive-p0wer located else
where. When all the soldiers, professors,
and doctors had poked canes under the
generator and serutinized It's mechanism 10
their hearts content Mr.. Keely proved by
blowing through IL that IL was perfectly
empty. Then he boldly took several swal.
lows OF Sehuykill water into bis mouth. TO
the horror OF DR.. Crssson, the chemist.
Grasping rubber tube connected with the
small stand pipe OF the generator Mr..
Keely injected the Schuylkll water from
his mouth into the machine, and DR.. Cres.
sonappeared relieved. The inventor turned
several siop-cocks, made what he calls an
expulsion Of vapor, and announced that the
generator was charged for the entire work
OF The afternoon.
With turn OF the wrist Mr.. Keely next
made an expulsion into strong tube OF
drawn copper, which impInged upon the
lower end of a one-ipch piston set in a
strong cylinder. A heayily-weighted lever.
with a multiplication OF Is to l. pressed
upon the head OF The piston. There was
a monentary rush like the sound OF
escaping steam, and the lever, with its
ronderous weight, jumped as though
Hercules himself had struck 1t. A
little calculation made by Mr.. Davis
proved that the turn Of the inventors
wrist bad evolved and applied a dynamic
or elastic force showing an energy OF from
10000 to 10000 pounds 10 the square inch.
Then Mr.. Collier and Lieutenant Kalenski
climbed upon the end OF the ponderous
bar. and added their weight to the levers
burden. Mr.. Keely gave the piston an
other charge, and the lawyer and the Lieu
enant were suddenly shot up among the
ALTERS OF The low ceiling.
al am quite convinced that there IL pow
n there" said the Lieutenant. as he knock
d the dents ont Of his hat and brushed the
from his mous,ache and goatce.
FIRING THE GUN.
The inventor laughed, took another con.
)er tube in his calloused fingers, aud con.
lected the generator with his vibratory
MN. The gun has been greatly improved
ince MS last exhibition two weeks ago.
dr. Boeekel, Keely's Teutonic Sancho !
'anZa. has transferred il into breecll-load- |
r, and turned ii about, right end foremost. |
lpon its carriage. II Is now q very respect. |
bic. though diminuiive, piece Of ordnance. |
'aptain Michaelis. the ordnance expert. ad- /
listed bis eye-glass critically, and pro. |
ounced the gun an excellent model. Then |
e and his fellOw-oflicers discIeetly sought |
efuge behind the gigantic resonators Of
Ir. keely's big engine, and watched the |
ring as they lay in ambush. Several |
eadsn shots were driven through a pair OF |
hree-inch hemlock pIanks, placed Il foot
part, each ball drilling a clean hole aud |
le wooden targets.
Captain Van Reed, who has endured all
inds Of calumny and abuse at the hands
his iellow-Oflicers because he invested a
mall fortune in keely.motOr stock and
CrsistC Cntly held il, scattered radiant smiles
bout him and wnked at Captain Michaels
nd Lieutenant ZalensH with the air Of
ian who feels himself yindicatcd Mr..
'aaIy aarriaI fbrp1 f,,La |
le flooring into the room above. where he
It with bis smaller vibratorv en-
inc. Considerable time was lost in solder
~ the joints, and several OF the visitors
ecame impatient and were getting INTO a
Gated discussion about The law OF differ.
liial pistOns. when somebody suggested
lat they take Il little exercise on the oppo-
ie corner. Five minutes after the party
turned TIE engine was running smoothly.
BURSTED TUBE.
But Mr.. Bocckel had made q bad JOINT at
ne Of the angles in the tubing. and Just az
le wheel assumed a strong and steady rO-
ry motion there was a sharp explosion
nj an ominous sound OF escaping vapOr.
he wheel stopped and the engine gave q
rch and appeared to stand up on end.
lptain Michaelis stepped aside so suddenly |
at be dropped his eyeglasses and Sir.
oeckel threw up his arm instinctiyely. Mr. |
eely simply turned the s.Op-c0ck and re-
Ored confidence by remarking: "The
IOrmous pressure has burstcd the copper
he at the joint. | can't run the engine
" longer to-day. see have generated
0 much power, and il turned it on again
might tear the engine to pieces"
No ono asEoI btm A furu II on atrain aud |
closed the exhibition with a very pretty
pertinent. \ hollow sphere of brass. the
terror Of which was fitted with vIbrators
ID resonators, was so placed as to permit
free rotation upon an iron axis. The
1me supporting the axis was insulated on
sides by glass plates. One end OF the
lis touched a piece OF plate-glass nearly
inch thick. From the other surf ace OF
c glass plate q thin steel rod extended
n feet or more across the table. Placing
mself at the further end Of the rod, Mr.
lely took two large tuning-f0rks. re-
unding copper plate, and violin bow.
ith these he produced a succession OF
Eorous waves.
MAKING sOCND-wAvEs.
The instant he struck the chord in har-
Dny with the yiblatOrs within the brass
ell the Ubrltory waves were transmitted
rough the steel rod and the plate glass.
ie axis and the sphere upon it immedi-
sly began TO rotate slowly and then more
pidy. BY simply striking the resound-
: plate Mr.. Keely varied the rotary speed
the sphere or stopped its motion at will.
IL will give any man thousand dol
S. said MIR. Keely, "who can produce
otary motion and motive power such