New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-17
4 MARCH on KEELT.
THE SECRET OF HIS MOTOR STOLEN.

4 YOUNG PHILADELrHIAN SAID 10 HAVE MADE
PRACTICAL USE or HE rURLOINLD ruN-
CIrLES.
from me Iqaqdephia Iunes, March Is
While Mr. keely has Oeeh lylnE tIie
patience OF h,. stockholders ana keeping the word Ia
suspense over his timbelu, water machine yo9ns
man Of hs ciy named 5nGs i Eo troio M v eS
workshop. For SOME time past Barlow. whose nina was
more 10 queer mechanical devices q an to practical
things. has taken tho most absorbing interest III hetl
alleged invention reading cycr} thing about n on Wulch
he could lay h. hands and drinking ia With MS ears
every word he heard spoken on te suH'' WIZ 1lY
fatous enthusiasm common Z" inventors ne hrl'' tt
everything said ~ IT, favor aud rejected every statement
made boy scrpuc-. IN s'Mc Unknown wa! ne Ed ,I
access TO kceys famous little workshop ana saW, MN
self unseen The great man hianiiu4ling us nlo,oa
Having detected the inventor secret ana a.
he thought It's weak points. hr determined TO bud
motor himself after kce5 inodgi; an IN t t ON I
prOycmcut~, and hc set about IL WIN d le u u'i
In such case friend and enthusiast 10 whom he con-
nded' his purpose furnished the money ana nay lnE
secured the services OF % mtlHli.I9l N4o " 49,, "a,
inventors craze, they Jointly rugged up ater a ItW
month's labor, machine that was to cover them WIN
glory and revouJon1e the motive power OF lhe NoLu,
good zeal OF discussion took place NJ 10 what knd OF
NJ practical utility without making public their dis
covery n finally decided 10 apply the power TO q
necessary and thc West Jersey Railroad selected
the place and night The tme-no trains r'nnnc on
nu6lic!v made and never fulfilled that ne would run
train OF cars from Philadelphia 10 New ok WIN Ms
sc OF bs friends wishes. that the test should be made
Without publicity but Ae finally prevailed upon 70
"A
i",, 1.oi H.. printed about until after anotE y trial u
ri. noc .houd prove unsuccessful The couduuu was
iuupra-.a1y fol the trial great triumph lOI MI
harlow and be will awake tAis morning TO ma hiise4I
no longer unknown To fame ..,....
To carry ont his scheme u necessary 10 ge the co.
ouerofiou and assistance OF some en- poye OF lht N'
Ier-cy road aud would Dee all the better u one '"'i
he fouud who had sometimes himself taken a manu- "I
inyeutlue Certain inquiries were maze ana tAc Nt!
man for the business was found Ia George Bdfu"l, VIM
when the plan was uniOldcd 10 MIN, entered INTO u WI"
enthusiasm. Though him q small bulhlhE mar 'u,
Track and about hali mile out Oi Camden Wd- ,ccIe
I'm witch Il borrowed hdnd-cdr ana tHe heN Hotv'
were uaccd and the work Or adjusting the parts OF @
and attaching them 10 the mana Lear Wd7 ln'I
taken az once and speedily compict,u ~ Ia a.,
about . o'clock where he found h filend bdlV" anu
the machiust making their 1na preparations 10. M ~
and me- then saw the new motor Tor the Hi-t tHt' ~
consisted of two cylindrical steel vessels hNe lhehe7 ia
diameter by eighteen inches long Pa'o" lvii-. | -
about one inch apart Above them, also placed o.El
tudiuay bur at right angles 20 the Two otheI-' anu
uectcd with them boy steel uctA- "I wy wa " -
cylindrical vessel, three inches IN diameter ~ nm
inches long From the head OF each OF tur .4oW't
cylinders "A steel tube hall an iuch III ulhhi''l - 80
iucle, above. A their Junction was -i4'll nam,
Iiy no side OF the motor vertical {! Ili'4 UT
with "a rod and pluugrr. all anti -Fcuuh III va i't ="
I'M, was attached small rotary clahh' 1870 '''
onc-fOurth or ana inch iu diameter conn f"
cvnder Of the motor With tie NeItc e.! "Auc' - ''
side , ,, oar
About 10 o'clock everything Wa ready ana lne cil,
with the motor on !t- platform, NH7 ''H' t' H.
LuiIdug and placed upon the Uuch b.t-1N w. ?,
uachlnst the railroad cmplOye the inventor ll.,'
and the reporter formed the exp az; a
BARLOW usually COO. and phegmau' Wa - Vi- i.t
excited Ills face locke pale ia the Hfhi on 'Ht
thai stood upou the car, bat Ills every Wo4 tu" ~ -
incnt showed hla uase!He5s 4V4 TIC tes'' 4"1 '-'