Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-29
KEELY's NEW ENGINE.
4 Successful Test Made ut the In
VentoI's Workshop.
From, the PAiladelD4ia Record.


The big 250-horse-pOwer engine which
Inventor John W. Keely has been labor
ing over for the last twelve months made
its first public revolutions yesterday, and
filled the breasts of a number of patient
stockholders with pride and hope. The
exhibition was given in the workshop on
North Twentieth street, and was the first
of several experimental tests by which 1t
is expected to get all the parts into the
most perfect harmony and working order.
| W hen that has been accomplishment
sanguine believers say everything will be
finished by September-the secret OF the
keely motor Will be given to the world,
duly protected by the Patent Office.
The eXh bition was witnessed by
Messrs. John A. LiuviIle, eX-Presldent of
the keystone Bridge Company, and now
President of the Electric Telegraph Com
pany; William Bockel, f. A. Holmes, Dr.
George Strawbridge, Dr. u. Il. Woods,
Col. j. &. Peyton, Nj. Richards Muckle,
| DR., L. e. Smith, of the westinghouse Air
Brake Company; w. W. Perkins, j. s.
Muckle, l.. II. Taylor, Jr., Heury f. Smy-
ser, z. S. Do0ner, Edward A. Green and
Charles b. Collier, of the Kelly Motor
Company, all OF this city, and Drs. Will
! ford Hall and Hudson, Of the Scientific
Arena; DR.. George Evans, f. q. Green,
c. X. Dutton, DR.. c. Nj. Richmond, W.
Lawtv, Augustus Stein and T. Harper, Of
New York.
After the liberatoY-which supplies
power for the big engine as well as for
the smaller OneS--had been properly adj
justed and set in action by means OF tun-
ing-tor6s, resonators and a violin bow,
the test of raising the long arm of lever
| heavily loaded was given. 1t was entirely
satisfactory, and showed that pressure
of nearly %, 600 pounds to the square inch
had been obtained. Mr.. keely then began
preparations for starting up the big en-
CINE, which stood in the middle OF the
workshop, an object OF curiosity and ad-
miratiOn to the watchful crowd.
The engine, which is slightly different
! in construction from those which have
| hitherto been shown, Is a large copper
| sphere, some four feet in diameter, at
tached to two shafts. One OF these is sta
tionary, while the other, to which is fas-
tened the fly-wheel for betting, is nova
/ bic. There is also curious arrangement
which Mr.. keely calls the governor, work
Ing upon an Independent and easily de-
tached shaft. 1t is by means Of mechan-
| ism inside the sphere, and invisible, that
| power Is communicated to tn globe. The
/ whole arrangement ~ an extremely Gu
rious one and not easily described The
mysterious power, which comes from the
/ nbeTat0r, after passing into Il strong cast
| iron receiver is transmitted TO the engine
/ through copper wire with base OF one
thirty second Of an inch.
"Gentlemen," said Mr.. Keelv, Evou
must notice that there are four gallons OF
! air in the globe which must be DISPLACED"
| The crowd noticed that the air was dis
/ placed in some way, and then everything
appeared ready for beginning. The power
was turned on, but the engine didn't
move.
Hold on, AIv' cried the inventor to his
assistant. There must be something
wrong here" The trouble was quickly
| discovered and remeGied, and again the
! power was let on. The big copper globe
! began co revOlYe, slowly at first. but
! faster as keeiy turned on more of the un-
| known force, aud soon it was running
! around at lively rate. The spectators
| burst out into cheers, and one, tlled with
! the enthusiasm OF the occasion, cried
| out: "keely, you've got lt.' Several
| others pressed forward to shake his hand
and congratulate him. The inventor
smiled quietly and gave his attention TO
the engine. Its motion was reversed by
! means OF the governor, and 1t was run for
some time at a slow and uniform rate of
| speed. Then it was speeded several
! times, and the building shook with the
| velocity of its motion. 1t ran with a pe-
culiar rafting, rushing noise, due TO the
! rapid revolution OF the movable shaft and
! the governor. No attempt was made to
| apply the power TO any purpose, ae Mr..
| keely has not yet entirely completed his
work uron the engine.
! Several times the crowd applauded the
| movements OF the engine, and the engi-
neers and scientific men present declared
| them selves unable 10 suggest any expla.
nation Of its action. hearty vote OF
thanks was given t1 Mr.. keely before the
| spectators departed. The inventor said
that he intends to take vacation for the
next week or ten days. and after that will
rapidly push the engine to completion.