Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-15
KEELf,y TRIUMPH.
a Number % New York Capitalists Pro.
nounee the trial OF His Motor Perfectly
Successful
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John w. Keely, the inventor, last eve
ming gave private exhibition OF the power
Oh his mysterious motor In the presence OF
party Of prominent New York capitalists,
wbo came over TO witness the experiments,
upon the invitation OF +. q. Green, the
president OF the Keely Motor Company.
Inc result Of the experiments was very
satisfactory, although they were but re-
production Of previous tests made by Mr..
Nicely In the presence Of the directors OF
The Motor Company.
In his first experiment Mr.. Keely charged
MS generator with two goblets Of water,
which he injected into the reservoir by
means OF bis mouth. In less than five
seconds he charged the receiver with the
etheric yapor. He communicated the force
through long. slender, hollow brass tube
10 piston capable OF withs,anding pres
sure OF $1,000 pounds to the square inch.
Inc piston operated lever. upon one end
OF which was big iron ball weighing $40
pounds. With one expulsion OF the yapor
tIiis great weight was lifted Is eisilv
a. though 1t were O feather. Mr. Keely
ihen added TO the long arm OF the
lever smother iron ball weighing liz
pounds, making the total weigat 6s2
pounds. A second expulsion OF ylpor was
made in two seconds. by simply turning
stopeock on the generator, and the two iron
balls silently moved upwards. showing that
the vapor was exerilng at the piston force
OF II $50 pounds to the square inch. Two
gentlemen OF the party then stepped on the
long arm OF the lever, and were also easily
Iiited up, the pressure shown at the piston
beng over 5000 pounds to the square
inch.
Mr.. keely's next experiment was with
The motor-gun he recently used at Sandy
Hook. The first bullet, Of lead, nearly an
inch in diameter, was projected through
two blocks Ct wood each three inches
thick, and placed one foot apart. The
holes in the wooden barricades were As
clean as though bored by an auger. The
barrel OF the gun was not heated by the
projection Of the missiles. Several shots
were fred and the bullets were ilattened
out as big us saucer and as thin as paper
against steel barr.cade. Some OF the gem
tlemea present were AFRAID the gun would
burst. so great was the power Of propu-
sion developed, and sought refuge behind
the large motor. as yet uncOmpletcd.
The third experiment was with the small
fiteon-borse-power motor. The connec-
ton with the motor and the generator was
made only after considerable Il lay. IL being
found necessary 10 do considerable solder
ing OF the joints In the tube leading from
one machine TO the other. Finally. shortly
before midnight, this was accomplished,
the etheric yapor was turned on and
the motor moved of as easily and
regularly rs il operated by steam
engine. Dir. kcely regulated the rev.
oluiions at will. Efforts were made TO
stop the revolutions OF the motor by means
OF an Iron crow bar, but were without
effect. The motion was not perceptibly
anocted. In many respects IL 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 III, power developed
was sufficient TO operate with
equal ease a 50O-horse power machine. The
gentlemen present were delighted with the
experiment.
The final exhibition was that OF an inge.
Mus contrivanCe devised ly Mr.. keely to
display simple application OF the etheric
yalOr. II consists simply Of rod OF metal
running from very small receiver. one
end Of the rod was placed 9galnst the sup
port Of hollow brass globe set on an axis.
by hitting the receiver and intensifying
the vibrations over the rod the hollow globe
was made TO reyolye so rapidly as to pro-
ducc sound like that made by buzz-saw.
Three cheers were gwen for Mr.. KeCly at
the end Of the experiments.
Among those present were: +. G.. Green.
president Of the Keely Motor Company;
{. \. Tatum, A. Il. Van Nest, w. II. Lib
ly. b. J.. Ackerman, J. Il. Caldwell, Her
mann Frascb, +. 4. Brown. +. Il. Crocker,
4. $. Gilly, Il. +. Hill. and :. G.. Smith. OF
New York. and Maior Sewer, Of London,
and NJ. Conselyea, OF Paris.