Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-19
SAYS KEELY WAS ONCE ]. A. HUSs.
Eustace Wyszynski's Story of an Earle
Scheme Than the Motor.

| Eustace WysZynskPs story OIL an EaFhei
Scheme Than the Motor.
From the Chicago Tribune.l
81 knew John W. Keely, the motor man, z
years ago as John Adam Huss," said Eustace
Wyszynski at his Eouse, 1858 North Halsted
street, last night. Mr.. Wyszynski is now white
haired, but his memory is as bright and his in
telligence as keen as new knife blade. More
over, he made the statement over pile OF
Huss' stock certificates, descriptions of Huss'
and keelys motors, and a letter from Keely.
"In 1866" said Mr.. Wyszynsk, II was en-
gagged with my son-in-law, Nicholas Lemos. in
the wholesale cigar and tobacco business in
Louisville, KY. That year a man named John
Adam Huss came to Louisville with what he
claimed to be hydraulic air engine, which
would relegate steam as a motive power to the
past. He soon interested number of promi-
nent citizens, among them G. A Reuter-. NJ.
Wittenstein, the coal merchant, John G. Tel
forth, Max Leopold, and my son-in-law.
'They organized the Hydraulic Air Engine
Company in three States, paid Mr.. Huss sew
era! thousands cash down for exclusive rights
In those states, and put him on large salary
soon as possible he was to finish sample en-
gine and make trial of it before the stock
holders. After numerous delays he was finally
forced to bring out an engine. 1t was bald
failure. But his protestations that little more
experimenting only was needed to perfect it
rallied the stockholders around him and
they advanced him noney-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 it. 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 so. An
investigation followed. and it was discovered
that the inventor had silently flown. ii ere are
the stock certificates, cuts of tine engine. rec
ords of the money expended-they are all the
stockholders had left"
But how does that identify Huss with
Keely?"
II will give you proofs of the identity as the
story unfolds. The bursting of the motor bub-
Bile broke up my son-in-law in business, and 1
went to work at my trade of map engraver.
My employers were German Bros, lithograph-
ers, 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 yesterday
"All efforts to trace Huss had been fruitiess,
and he had almost passed out of mind. But
one day as was bending over lithographic
stone was aroused by voice in conversation
with Charles w. German, the head OF the firm.
looked up. Two men we're consulting him as
to whether he could make print of machine
of which they had small model. One of the
men was Huss. AS recognized him he saw
door, and left Mr.. German standing dunn
founded
"'What in thunder's the matterp exclaimed
Mr.. German, when he got his breath:
Its John W. Keely. the machinist.' replied
Mr.. German, 'and his friend is @. NJ. Babcock.
So they introduced Themselves
THAT was the last time" continued Mr..
Wyszynski, 81 saw John Adam Huss. alias John
W. Keely. but it isn't the last I've heard Of him
by great deal.
when Keely began to make a STIR at Phila.
delphia with his air motor 1 got description of
his machine so far as it had been made public
and found it was the same thing we had put
our money in at Louisville"