The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-09-21
KEELY'S CANNON GOES OFF.
NINkTHHN SHOTS FIRED, TO THE A.
TONISHMENT OF COZ. HAMILTON

The EtAsris vassr. .. Beiug JessisA with .
wseAsn MaAasr. Bsesnss Highly Dynan.
let's the Positive aaa Negative Chambers.
About twenty substantial.lo men got
on from the Philadelphia train whom 1t stopped
In tho Jersey Central depot. In Jersey City. at
II O'Clock yesterday morning. One Of them was
q tall man In dark clothing and white Derby
hat. His complexion was sallow his eyes black
and glittering. and his black side whiskers
wore connected By black NOUS
taehe. He superihtonded. with q good
deal Of solicltude. the landing Of two
heavy boxos from the baggage car. the other
gentlemen OF the party Watching his quick.
nervous movements with mingled admiration
and awe. The boxes wero lowered to the plat
form. One OF them was Of heavy wood and
was about feet long by feet wide and foot
deep It had three strong iron handles on each
side like o CONN. The other was about feet
long, and similar to the first. Both were rev.
erently carried to = ponnssyyania Railway tug
men. headed By Tie snilow gentleman. FOL.
lowed them In SOLEMN procession on board.
bound or vs. ssn sG99 HceR k
gentleman Of tho sallow omplexion. was to
IL fs ssnt MSss tSe cd
o. %oa9 nasr t0Ss he hss
valuable uses. The alleged giant was in the
gestive Of Copper, soda: water fountains, MI.
keely It was explained. had conjurcd it into
taxing sandy hSsE e msk no%
ounce leaden and chilled steel bullets at the
o 5he s9t Col
The Colonel has only scientific interest in
in Philadelphia. and was impressed .i and With iii
anumber Of other army officers from the forts
so s s hs q as MS
aSSf 81 ss l :sa or a sk
Most Of these wore STOCKHOLDERS Of the Keely
Motor COMPANY. among them being bankers
George Il. feabody. a nephew Of the noted
Lon banker was q the party 9. wore
go%psn. and ' GIss o, N s%s esn 1se
s s% ct Of He ksoS Motor dam Essy
seSais%snS; sSe Secretary, Went down on til;
Al Fort Hamilton the starin took on n'P BOARD
several officers and tine regular army band sta
Of Sol Hamilton Tie band played ivs S airs.
and the passengers divided their time between a
gencrN%s lynch and talk sboatya
SsaS: the p1ecsssien %srshed g xheSs NJ N:
bending oyer queer little cannon mounted on
In the sand near by lay tho empty boxes, and
on the small wooden platform ON which the
%o on stood sysssss Th ah s fat y hsS AZ
connected with the big one BY a flexible metal
tube about three feet in length. ana a similar
chamber Il was said, would hold about,
silently. Notwi;hstanaing Tie TACT that lis
hands are swollen ind distorted In the most
sssssy h rsss 4f lis ss sns
4 is said no has s!ngulaIly sensitive touch.
Spsns into tho vapor ehamber n Screwed Ss on
stns 5ne. About The s7o aS an of sdIGssy
sfsS1 Ss0 ana sa Ia xIn TSs ifHa6ed
let h or 70. john" SAID n brector Baldwin.
tly tapped it With wooden hammer e in two DOR or
Of the gun Fhsrs was dead sIenos for e4G Few few
ball buried itself in the sand to the right OF and
beyond the twenty-six feet square target 500
Several shots were fired. and twice the target
h b the b and
charge OF sanpowder. Then three .inch spruce sprace
d S ar1en cns
them and half way through the one behind II.
ala So HHm to piercing inches OF
XIII nSY Te5 Rins sSS Shots said MI
more exhibitions Of four o5 ilve hours each.
down lao ths negative has not bssn toashed.''
May say Wy, said q reporter to the Colonel
Sad an
No. you can hardly say that You may SAY
that 4 is beyond me- DC not know what It 4.
resembles no form q eompressed air that i
the test OF carbonlc acid gas. As to the merits
gun mSh Its
ito test the merits OF the gun. The gun wa:
the most CONVENIENT instrument with which to
Of ,ae which
as tho lowest p tho :pGlieatiqns you have made
ss vspy 90 ssa n ssd M Kkssy
Shortly After starting ali assembled il the after
sad Nv by Ia q IN
the early part OF December he expected some
the and this III M would
ply as well as to the movement, Of machinery.
,Ksey fer ,hS qst zen years There
| and closed by saying:
why our Government does not In YES tgato
| this matter. or why those whose duty II Is to
move do not move. do not know. II Is won
which could DO drawn upon for the energy
| necessary to hur those nineteen shots
that did not show como sensible dlminu-
thing as this without Investigation IS
fool. But have, with all deference to Mr.
keely. to say that / regret that he does not
bear In mind that his life is uncertain. as is the
iio OF n!I men and give this great discovery In
There was great cheering. Mr. Keeiy after
ward announced that In November no would
give, an exhibition In Philadelphia exclusively
for the benefit OF the press.