The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-06-29
MOTION
A Man in Oneida Pretends to Have
Discovered tho secret-His Ma

chine.
Syracuse Herald: For the last twenty
years David Jennings, of Oneida, has
been trying to solve perpetual motion.
He has had his model in operation for
several days in the Evans house. The
workings of the machine have been wit
nessedby at least 1000 people, represent
ing points as far distant as Philadelphia,
New York, Boston and Chicago. AT the
the time tie Hcrald's reporter and artist
Visited Mr. Jennings at his model room
and workshop, he said he had numerous
offers OF fabulous sums for an interest in
his invention. In the center of the room
stands the ninety-sevent model that Mr..
Jennings has experimental upon. The
nation of the machine, and he proceeded
to set his motor in motion.
The machine is suspended In a wooden
frame about 6 feet long, 9 feet wide and
Z feet high, and is in the form of an end
less chain which runs in the figure of a
triangle over three pullcys. leaving three
spaces! OF grades to pass over, one going
down, another up and a third about on a
level. The line lraversed is nearly like
the frame of Il harp standing UPRIGHT.
The down line of the chain Is nearly as
long as the other two. The links are
about two inches in length, and are al.
most in the shape of q triangle. At the
top of the frame is located the majb rul.
ley, over which the thaiu runs. 1t is at.
tached to . ANAL Shaft, which is gcared
to a ly-whcel about three feet in circum.
ference, and which. Mr., Jennip~r .,,d
eonld be made to mai. spout 1000 rryo
an.'ohs " m'.-..c, the links Of the chair
~. go mode Win automatic WORKING
hooks that AS they move over. the Vince
! al the top and begin I'd decenh, the hook,
, catch up, e$etN aiAer link and make
d3Hblc Chain Of it. the links are held il
J place until each one begins to turn TO g
9 up, when the hook drops out and tn,
chain moves by single Inks Mr.. Jen
v nings says that the Weight going up i
> ONLY about half that when going down
i The increased weight downward serve
10 pull the single-link chain up at
around the W sides Of the triangle, tn
a inventor says. The main pulley whec
!. on top is composed of two discs, upo
q the outer edge Of Which fest the axle
which ruin through the links Of the chain
anti Which II supports as the chain run
0 over the wheel. The chain must b
d properly hooked by hand before it can b
started on its first perpetual motion toul
it is said. 1t is claimed that the machin
now on exhibition is about one-tcnt
horse power.
:, To start the motor Mr.. Jenningremove
a small pin located upon an upper corne
of the frame, and apparently the chat
ID started off IN its triangular tour withot
any power, and gradually gained momel
n, tum. MIR. Jennings stepped to the oppt
: site of the frame and regulated the m
ton with a small brake.
is 1T has been twenty-one years since
As built my first model to try and solve tt
perpetual motion problem said NJ
=, Jennings, land since that time | hay
y spent more than $50, 900 in my cxper
lie men's. have built ninety-seven mode
I'd and experimental on more than ski
n different principles
In reference to securing a patent on h
st invention, Mr.. Jennings said: "Tl
q. papers arc in Washington, and my Syr
cuse attorneys are hurrying things
p. much as possible