The evening times., 1898-11-19
EEHLl'S SECRET
BURIED WITH Elm
No Probability of 1t Ever
Being Disclosed
WAS ALWAYS 4 MYSTERY
Many IndorSc His Claiias Of New
NatHrai Forces.
IndHuIe BiayatsiSy EecIareG 1t Wan
mas Opposed iTs Development.

Philadelphia. Nov. 1s.-John Worrail
keeiy, the motor inventor. Who died in
this city, after a brief Illness from pheu-
monia, yesterday afternoon, was born il
Philadelphia September 1927. lie was
educated in tie public schoo5 CT this city
until he reached the a5e of twelve. when
he was apprenticed to a carpenter. He
continued iE that trade until 1872, when
he entered upon the career of an inventor
For years lie had been interested in
speCula:ions concerning physical forces.
and originated certain theories of sup
posed Questionable value He had in
mind the liberation OF primitive atomic
motion, and its application to mans uses;
The resolution of ether in which the waves
Of sound and light are supposed TO be pro-
dUced into working energy From not
ing the vibrations Of windows and glass
dishes ia response 10 the soaldnc of
various musical chords, he set his mind
upon the subject Of vibration and the
sympathy between the distant waves Vi
brating in harmony.
I'm lSi2 company was organized and
funds were placed at Mr.. KeeIy's disposal
7 ne result was the invention of a CIV
whose action il was claimed was pro-
duced by foIces obtained from water and
ali, and which could exert pressure OF
$50 pounds 10 the square inch
Subsequently, Air. keelg constructed over
a hundred different engines. and IN some
eliminated the use OF water entirely. in
developing energy. His latss; model was
much smaller than the earlier ones, and
Mr. keely was confident thar he would
T.rl he |,
ity Of his invention as he had often been
confident before
Mr. keely was a large, powerfully y-bui!I
man, with large head. sauare Jaws.
heavy side whiskers and dark eyes His
movements We're quick and nervous and
he impressed all who knew him with his
earnestness in the pursuit Of his idea.
Only about three years ago Mr. Keely
expressed the belief that within a short
time he would be running street cars in
this city with the ejectment or push
process, which was the system devised
for his airship. The device was 10 be at
tached to the car and no connection wds
To be made with the running gear The
speed was 10 be controlled by a switch,
which would give seven different rates Of
speed. \ similar apparatus was expected
by the inventor to push an ocean liner
across the ocean without the Intervention
OF paddle wheels or screws
The Keely Motor Company. has a large
capitalization a large part OF which is
known as assignments, or claims on
1 future inventions of Mr.. keely. Scientists
from all over tae world have examined
his motor ana although there have been
many alleged exposures Of his motor thai
did not mote" some Of the ablest
scientists in the country have said that
MT heely mad discovered new principle
in nature. bat the inventors explanations
We're couched in language which the ordi-
nary person could not understand
Mr.. keey bore patiently all the iibes
and TeBroaches cast upon him for his
failures. but maintained that his princi-
pie OF vibration as a motive power would
finally be the greatest power in the
world. Mrs. Bloomfield Moore. of this
city, for years contributed 10 his financial
support. but recently withdrew il The di-
/ rectors OF the company have always had
faith ia his plans
There is no doubt that he accompIisbn1
many things by processes unknown to
scientists, but none of them were eyer Dut
TO any practical use. II is the belief of
( those most intimately associated with
him that his principle can now be devel-
oped by mechanics
MI heelY was utterly uncomfortable as
to his work. Time was nothing Ia MIN
ana he once went To jail rather than tell
MS secret or give any information to his
company
No man has been more abused or moro
highly praised in the scientific world. ami
IL rem to be seen whether he was a
great iii erer as many claim. or an i'm
! poster so many alIege
The keely Motor Company stock is held
! by upward of 5000 shareholders. of which
the largest individual holder is possibly
/ George Peabody of New York Amopp
other large holders of stock in New York
are John J. Smith, Of Baker. Smith & Co.
/ John Walker. broker; A NJ Conney. B,
/ l. Ackerman and Radcliffe Baldwin of
the National Line Steamship Company.
In Philadelphia the large holders of the
companys stock are Dr. George Straw
bridge, William Clark. Simon Morgan.
Harrison Snyder, Lancaster Thomas and
Mrs Bloomfield Moore
The late Nine. Blayatsky said that Kee-
iy had really made a wonderful discovery.
but that the ''Mahatmas" would never
let him develop it. because in the pres-
ent state of civilization nations would use
the terrible force for mutual extermina
ton.