The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-15
Saturday. April 15. 1879


The Kelley Motor ~ found sue
cessor.. Charles Tripler is reported as
having claimed that three gallons Of
liquid air can produced and has pro-
duced power enough to make ten gal.
Ions 9re. If this ia true, then the
theSHes Of scisntists will be upset, for
Perpetual motion will be accomplished
The American Aachinist (March 2S)
10 not inclined to believe the invention
of Tripler. 1t says:
"Perpe:ua! motion is no more to be
found in liquid air than in anything
else. Although the article (n
AsClure's) was evidently prepared
with Mr.. Tripler's knowledge and CO.
operation, it is, after all, moat evi
dest!y tHe work of 3 professional
swriter-up' of newspaper articles
who piles up words with equal facility
upon any subject without ever en-
bodying accuracy of statement or re-
liability of information. Mr.. Triper
is made to say: 4 have actually made
about ten gallons of liquid air in my
liaue6er by the use OF about three
gallons in my engine. There is there.
fore surplusage of seven gallons that
has cost me nothing, and which san
use elsewhere for power If that is
not perpetual motion, as popularly
understood, lhen we do not know
what it is. It il sufficient say OF tho
statemsnt that Mr.. Dickinson, Mr..
Triplst's most trusted assistant, was
compelled to acknowledge, st recent
meeting of the Franklin Institute, that
tho statement was untrue.
eve are by no means disposed to
bslittls Mr.. Tripler's wonderful work
in tho production OF liquid air in pcsc-
tically unlimited quantity. He has set
new s,eppia g-stane for the advance
of physical achiebement. We can not
easily believe from what has been re-
vealed that Mr.. Tripler sees mach
more than any one else of the path
beyond. The talk Of tho use Of liquid
air for the propulsion of steamships
and balloons and similar service is
purely visionary aud unwarrauted. It
is much to be regretted that Mr.. Trip
ler has nowhere given any accurate
information, srch as 10 certainly in his
possession. For instance, it is csr-
tainly easily sscsrtainable how much
liquid air can be produced by the ex..
penditure Of given amount Of power.
W5.t obiis ,tion can there DO to letting
the public know this shis simple fact? In
, determining the possibilities of liquid
air, Masking all necessary allowances
for the crndity Of present appliances,
this single fact would give as trust.
worthy idea of the first cost Of liquid
sir. Knowing 40 we do the cubic
capacity Of the air cylinder OF Mr..
Triplsr's compressor, and accepting
! lfr. Tripler's own statement of the
rate st which the liquid air is produced,
it is easily demenstrabls that os air
compressed 10 1,500 pounds or 80, not
one-tWentieth of tbs weight Of it is
realized as liquid air. I5at is, Of 20
pounds Of air compressed, 10 pounds
of.the airsare thrown away to satisfy
the cooling conditions, and pound Of
liquid air, or less, remains, This
gives an idea of the power economy
OF liquid air 30 far as the production
Of ths liquid is concerned.
GAS to the development of powder
from liquid air, we only know that
Mr.. Tripler has ussd an unmeasured
quantity Of liquid air to cause steam
engine to run withou; d ling any ap-
dreciab:e or measured Work. This
simple experience and restive i'm
sgination seem 10 be all the husis for
the promises Of the future wide use Of
liquid air for power development. II
Mr.. Tripler can give Us any precise
information ct variance with tbs
above, We will gladly welcome it and
aid in its dissemination"
The possibilities Of such an inven-
ton will occur to any intelligent read
er. If Tripler il a frau It can very
easily be 6emon'trated -. keslsy
motor fraud wac exposed by 'estiug it,
and all frauds can be punctursd by