Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-11
FOR MOTIVE POWER.
Keely Rivaled by u Pennsylvania Inventor.

neeIy hlSaIeu Dy fennsyiSaniA INVENTOR
An inventor of considerable genius is
stopping at the Central Hotel in this
city. His name is John T. Dysart, and
he is from Shippenville, Clarion Coun-
ty, Pa. Within three years past he has
procured patents on fourteen inven-
tions, most of which are for the use of
natural and artificial gas. He has spent
much time in the natural gas regions of
Pennsylvania, and. making the uses,
resources, and improvements of the
wonderful fuel special study, he says
the adoption of the mysterious fluid is
capable of vast possibilities, only being
in its infancy now.
There is no reason why it cannot be
used for motive power" he said.
Compare its tremendous force with
that of steam, and it is wonderful. In
cities it could be piped into the cylin-
ders of stationary engines. and would
run them just as well as steam. Up at
my workshop in Clarion County fire.
quently attach the natural gaspipe to
my steam-pump, and it operates it sue
cessfully.
''Other gases are capable of use for
motive power" he continued. s'Re-
Gently constructed model railroad
in my house, and had built for it lit
tie locomotive. 1 generated a certain
kind Of gas. and, with the laboratory in
the engine-cab. applied the fuel sue
cessfully. That engine ran like top.
OF course, it was only on a small scale;
but l could have done the same with
any large locomotive. Had had time
to perfect my work, three months later
l should have had gas laboratory in
the cab Of freight locomotive. Would
such locomotive haul a train of carsp
Well, should say it would BY my
process would have been able to pro-
duce pressure of 1000 pounds in five
minutes. OF course, you understand,
it was not gas to burn that / had. but
gas generated for the purpose of pow
er only. That pressure would be suffi.
cient to pull the heaviest freight train.
A man of inventive mind has to con-
tend with great difficulty. and that is
when he is at work on one contrivancc
or studying out some one idea others
will suggest themselves, and in them he
sees something new to lead him off his
original idea. That is how l happened
to let my locomotive run down"
"You have no idea of inventing q RI
val to Keely's motor. have you?" laugh
ingly suggested the reporter.
mot at ALL" replied Mr.. Dysart
good-naturedly, ''but l have paid some
little attention to q theory l think
throws Keely's motor far out into the
shade. Let me tell you about it. A
few years ago, when l lived in Ohio,
was visited by Prof Tice, the noted
weather prophet. He found much in
terest in collection of some $500
mineral specimens which have, and
while talking about them exhibited to
me twig Of the Usage orange plant.
1t was perfectly white and shriveled.
He had taken it from a hedge in Hi
nois, in a region that had been swept
by terrible thunder-storms and lorna
does. Iasked how the thing had whit
ened and shriveled up. and his explana-
ton was that the whole Usage orange
hedge had been left in that condition,
the lightning entering the plants, e1-
pending the sap, bursting the branches.
and leaving them sapless. The dead
plants were not injured, there being no
sap to affect.
The circumstance started a train OF
inquiry in my mind. Investigating the
subject found that tho power of water
is capable of being expanded some H.
347 parts by electricity. Now, there is
my theory in a nutshell. Instead of
generating steam in locomotive OF
stationary engine. introduce a power
full electric disturbance in the water and
you will have motive power vastly
greater than steam. 1t will require
deep study. for years perhaps, to strike
just the right amount of each element
to bring together. At first your force
would either be too powerful or too
weak. The man who finds the medium
will make a fortune. l am going to
devote some more of my time TO it in
the future. "-Pittsburg Commercial Ga
zette.