The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-06-02
TIE "INTER-ETHERlc" FORCE.
Some Wonderful Experiments with Mr..
Kecly's New Device.

Some Wonderful Experiments with Mr.
Keoly's New Device.
An exhibition of the recent improve
ments made by Mr.. John w. Keely in
his motor inventions was given at Phila-
delphia last week in the presence of
GLIDING Hon. John Welsh George II.
Boxer, Edward a. Jessup, DIR. f. q.
Strawbridge and Clarence +. Moore. The
experiments with what he calls the Gin
ter.etheric hberator' produced the most
astonishing results, and at the conclusion
of the exhibition the gentlemen present
unanimously adopted the following:
Without attempting to describe partic-
ularly the operations referred to, or to eX
plain or account for them, we have 10
hesitation in saying that they were re-
markable, and, in our Judgment, establish
the fact that he has discovered new force.
The assertion that Mr.. Keely is employ
ing compressed air is, in our opinion,
preposterous, and the novel construction
of his machinery, the equally novel man
ncr in which ii is manipulated, together
with the remarkable results obtained
from it, establishes the belief already eX-
pressed, and entities him to the highest
degree of respect rs an inventor and dis
covorcr. We will look forward to the final
completion of his work with profound in
tereSt.n
All the parts of the apparatus were
freely handled and inspected by the gen
tlcmcn present, and were of such con-
struction as to admit of thorough eXami-
nation, internally and externally, and
could not have contained any hidden
storage of compressed air or gases. \
writer who was present for the New York
SIN says that after Mr.. keely had put the
apparatus togethcrhe stated that he would
first show little operation not connected
with the principal part of the exhibition.
To lob. al.
twelve inches diameter, mounted in u
light steel frame furnished with four legs
of Onc-quarter inch round steel, pointed
at their lower cXtremitics.
The globe was so constructed as to rotate
freely on two conccntTic shafts, about one
inch IN diameter, one of which revolved
in n Journal box on the frame and the
other one fixed therein with a journal
bearing inside of the globe. This globe
was placed ON an ordinary workbench of
wood. Thick plates of glass were placed
on each of two opposite sides of the globe.
A piece of steel rod, one-quartcr inch in
diameter had one of its ends near one of
municating with what Mr.. Kecly called Il
"disintcgrator,
Now Nr. Ketly produced two large tun-
ing forks mounted on pine boxes called
"rcsonators' and Il disk of steel called u
"wavc plate" One of the forks he placed
the wave plate" he took to the other
side of the room, about twelve feet from
| the brass globe. There he stuck the fork
and plate alternately, and when he did 50
| the globe began to revolve and gradually
| increased its speed until it attained a
velocity of about six hundred revolutions
| per minute. Mr. Kecly then ceased his
operation with the plate and fork, and the
| globe CamctO n rest,
| a steel tube or receiver was then
| clamped To the tabeon which the liberator
| stood This tube was about twenty inches
| long by three and one-half in diameter,
with a capacity for holding about three
| gills, having very thick shell. 1t is fur
| nshed with valve ut each end, one of
| which being opened, showed that there
| was no pressure in the tube. Then, by
| suction with his mouth, Mr.. Keely estab-
lishcd a slight partial vacuum in the tube
| and closed the valve. Connecting this
| tube with the liberator, Mr.. Kcely pro
| duccd pressure i'll the former and blew it
| through the valve with considerable force
| into the room.
Thea, connecting his tube, by means of
| copper pipe Of about onc-siNteenth inch
bore, with another tube or receiver, on Il
heavy cast-iron bed plate on an adjoining
table, he raised heavy iron lever The
weights, fulcra and piston area being cal
culated showed, beyond doubt, n pressure
of at least %, 900 pounds to the square inch
as being necessary to effect this result. II
should be stated thaG Mr.. Keely used a
violin bow, drawn across ms tuning forks
| to cause the liberator to act Mr., Keely
sat on the long arm of the lever without
DETECTING il hairs breadth.
Mr.. Kcely then connected his liberatol
with his engine, n globe of cast iron, abou
thirty inches in diameter, in two part,
joined by screws through nangcs, and TO
tatod ON Journals in like manner as the
small brass globe The tuning forks be
ing ilddle-bowed rs before, the lihcratol
got to work and the heavy castiron GLOBE
began to rotate finally attaining n specC
of about one thousand revolutions pei
minute, \ pulley was afterwards at
tached To the shaft of the engine anu
belted TO counter shaft, which, in turn,
was beltcd to II band saw, and the GLOBE
was driven at Il terrific speed.
The engine was run at different Vcloci
| ties, reversed, stopped, started, and other
| wise controlled with apparent ease, anC
! the operations continued until the spccta
| tors expressed themselves satisfied.
Mr.. Kccly then fired from q small can
non leadCn balls, about one and one
quarter inches in diameter, through cigh
| inches of pine, against an IRON plate, anr
the balls were tatlcncd to u thickness %
| about threc-siXtcenthS of an inch, In eacl
ease the result followed the use of the
! vibratorS syithin short space of time
| not III most more than ten seconds in dula
| tipn