The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-30
KELLY WAS oloE JOHN A. HUss.
Eustace Wyszynskis Story OF an Ear
ner Scheme than the Motor.
From the Chicago Tribune

From the Chicago Tribune,
81 knew John w. Keely, the motor man,
twenty-five years ago as John Adam Huss,
said Eustace Wyszynski at his house, 1858
North Halsted street, last night. MIR.
Wyszynski is now white haired, but his
memory is as bright and his Intelligence
as keen as a new knife blade. M recover,
he made the statement over pile of Huss'S
stock certificates, descriptions of Husss
and Keely's motors, and letter from
Kelly.
I'm 1866" said Mr.. Wyszynski, II was
engaged with my son-in-law, Nicholas
Lemos in the wholesale cigar and tobacco
business in Louisville, Ky. That year
man named John Adam Huss came to
Louisville with what he claimed to be a
Hydraulic air engine" which would rele-
gate steam as motive power to the past
Tie soon interested a number OF proml-
nent citizens, among them y. A. Reuter-
NJ. Wittenstein, the coal merchant, John
c. Telforth, Max Leopold, and my son-in-
law
"They organized the Hydraulic Air En-
CINE Company in three states, paid Mr.. Huss
several thousands cash down for exclusive
rights IN the states, and put HIM on large
salary to superinteud the cree ion OF a fac
tory. AS soon as possible he was TO hnIsn
sample engine and make trial OF 1t before
the Stockholders. After numerous delays
he was fiually forced to bring out an en-
CINE. 1t was bald failure. But his prot
eslations that little more experimenting
only was needed to perfect it rallied the
stockholders around him, and they ad-
vanc ed his money-all he asked in fact
The second trial was postponed from time
to time, but at last fixed about year off.
Everything was ready for 1t. The day
arrived. The stockholders met. When
they had waited an hour an ugly rumor
reached them that Mr.. Huss had not been
seen for day or 50. An investig atom fol-
lowed, and it was discove ed that the in
ventor had silently flown. Here are the
stock certificates, cuts of the engine, records
Of the money expended-they are all the
Stockholders had left"
"But how does that identify HuSs with
Keelyp
Il will give you proofs of the identity as
motor bubble broke up my son-in-law il
bust ess, and [ went to work at my trade
Of map engravar. My employers were Ger
man Bros, photographers, and | had been
working for them about two years when
an incident occurred which subsequent
developments have kept as vivid in
my memory as if it had occurred yester-
day.
"All efforts to trace Huss had been fruit
less. and he had almost passed out of mind.
But one day as l was bendi e over htho-
graphic stone l was aroused by voice il
conversation with Charles w. German, the
head of the firm. l looked up. Two men
were consulting him as to whether he could
make a PRINT OF machine of which they
had a small model One Of the men was
Huss. As l recognized him he saw me.
He and his companion made a bolt for the
door and left Mr.. German standing dunn
founded
'E'What in thunder's the matter? ex-
claimed Mr. German, when he got his
breath.
"'TLa's Huss, the air engine man. 1
said.
Its John W. Keely, the machinist,'
replied Mr. German, and his friend is
c.. NJ Babcock. So they introduced them
selves
THAT was the last Time" continued Mr..
Wyszynski, 81 saw john Adam Huss, alias
| John w. Kelly, but it isn't the last I've
heard of him by great deal
"Wuen Kelly Logan to make stir at
| Philadelphia with his air motor l got
description of his mac line 80 far as il had
been made public, aid found it was the
same Thing we had put our money in at
| LOUISVILLE