The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-07-10
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ADAMS'S AIR ENGINE.
A Motive Power Which Is to be Sc
cured by Compressed Air.
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There is being erected in this city
an air enjine that promises to almost
accomplish perpetual motion.
The invention represents the patient
toll and experiments of more than
twenty years, and before the week is
ended, every detail will have been
finished and the complete structure of
the first model accomplished.
The inventor of this wonderful piece
Of mechanism is J. A. Adams, ma.
chinist of considerable repute and
possessing evident genius. He has
for many years believed that great re-
suits could be realized from the at
mosphere and more than twenty years
ago he began to study the question.
His theory in substance was that the
air could be stored away and 80 COM
pressed that it would turn the ponder
Gus wheels of machinery with the
same results as steam and at a much
less cost.
With this view in mind he went to
work upon his theory. For years his
labor appeared to be in vain and he
accomplished but little. Almost a
fortune was spent upon his scheme
and the end seemed yet afar of. After
months of patient toll, he began to
realize that his hopes would finally be
realized and he beran working with
renewed earnestness.
Only a short time ago did he reach
anything like satisfactory result.
Gradually did the plan outline itself
and about four months ago Mr.. Adams
made a drawing Of his model. He
Immediately began to construct his
model and in few days the work will
be complete.
The engine is under construction on
vacant lot in the rear of Madison
street and the tall tower with the
double pipes pointing heaveuward has
attracted a great deal of attention. To
all outward appearances, the engine
looks like huge tower, and the frame
work is heavy and very similar to the
scaffolding that is used in building a
factory smokestack.
In connection with the air engine
is a windmill which is also Of Adams's
invention. In fact, most of the tower
and scafolding is used to support the
windmill, and has no relative bearing
to the engine except to support the
two large pipes, through which the
air is obtained for the use Of the en-
gine.
Yesterday Constitution represen-
tative inspected the engine. Mr..
Adams was busily engaged giving the
machinery a few finishing touches and
will in few days open it for the pub
lie to inspect.
"What you see now," said Mr..
Adams, ''is the result Of years of study
and patient toll and represents several
small fortunes.
practically the work has been
COMPLETED sSnd my great purpose ac-
compfished. I have been working
under many difficulties. It has cost
much money but have managed to
get my invention in such tangible
shape that it is no longer theory, but
a fact.
IT can't go into details yet, but can
give you few ideas that will be in
teresting and will tell the story. It
is not the rate of the wind that runs
the machine but compressed air. The
air is secured through the large pipes
that are on the tower. There is located
in the pipes set Of wheels and fans
that cause great deal Of suction. The
air comes down the pipes, and is COM
pressed by special machinery and
stored away. It matters not how dead
the calm or stiff the breeze, as the
engine is not affected either way by
these conditions. AS the air is Sc
cured, it is stored away, and is used
as occasion may require for running
the engine.
'sI do not contend that [ have dis
covered perpetual motion, but | do
claim that l have come nearer that
than any one else. 1t is the air that
propels the engine and the wheels that
compress the air are turned by the
the same volume. 1t is all automatic
and everything works without the aid
of man. No attention is required and
when once the wheels are released the
air does all the rest. 1t would run
for century unless the machinery
wore out. consider it one Of the
greatest discoveries Of the age.
''In q day or two I will put in an
electric dynamo, and the engine will
generate the electricity. I will have
lights hung over the entire plant and
the place will be as bright as day.
'"The engine will be placed on ex-
hibition in New York and stock
company is to be formed in few days.
It is a complete success and I do not
regret the money that J. have spent
upon it,"
Mr.. Adams is a genius in his line
and has invented many important
pieces of machinery.
OeVeral years ago ne lnVenGeu al
excelsior machine that revolutionized
the prices Of that commodity. He
also built an arrangement for the
manufacture of mattress shucks. This
invention, too, has been very important
in the manufacture of mttresses.
Mr.. Adams claims that his air en-
CINE will prove successful and salts
factory, and that any number of horse
power can be obtained.
II think that the engine will even
tually supersede steam and electricity
for motive power, as my machine can
be operated at less than half the cost
of the other two.
"Cities can use it for running i'm
mense plants and the power to be Sc