Year: 1874

a MUN UEhE U1 U1SCVt En- i.


no FURTHER USE FOR STEAM-WATEI


ASA MOPIvE PoWER-TWO GALLON:


SUFFICIENT FOR RUNNING TRAIr


To SAN FRANCISCO AND BACK


PRESSURE OF SEVEN THOUSAND


POUNDS TO THE SQUARE INCH-THE


IN0USTRIAL ECONOMY OF THl


WORLD TO BE REvoLUTIoNIZED


From the Philadelphia Press


According to the Philadelphis
correspondent of the New York
Graphic, there is now in process
of construction in this city a ma,
chine which, if the claims of its
inventor, John w. Kelley, prove
to be within the bounds of its ca
liabilities, will awaken the inter.
est Of every civilized creature ul5-
on the globe, and mark 4 new
epoch il human progress Il mas
been constructed at considerable
expense. and after nearly fourteen
wears Of repeated trial aud failure.
This machine is nothing less than
a cOntrivance for the application
of an alleged new motor-a new
principle of motive power as far
superior to steam as steam was
superior to wind and water pow
or. What this principle is as yet
remains secret known only to
the inventor, and as such would
naturally be entitled to all the in-
credulity that has ivariably at
tatched to eXhOrbitant claims of
q similar character. There are,
howe yer, certain statements made
concerning it which will soon be
easily susceptible of proof or dis
proof, as well as certain names
connected with it that it will com
pei the respectful consideration OF
the public. A number of gentle
men in Philadelphia and WOrces-
ter have contributed money to
further the construction of the
machine, and in New York John
j. Cisco, Israel COrSe, - Hatch,
of the firm of Fisk & Hatch, and
others are said to have advanced
considerable sums of money on
condition of receiving the exclus-
i've right to dispose of the ma
chine in certain prescribed terri
tories. The new apparatus is SO
near completed that a model for
deposit in the Patent Office al
Washington has been begnn and
will soon be finished.


Mr.. Keeley asserts that with
only two gallons of water he
would be able to draw a train OF
cars from Philadelphia to San
Francisco and back again. The
water would be used over and
over, something as steam is utI-
il1ed In cOndesing engine. In.
credible as this claim is, the in
Vent0r furthes declares that he
OBTAINS this vast power without
the use of fuel, without the use
OF chemicals of any kind, and
without the use OF electricity or
magnetic currents. A conclusion
naturally arrived at when it is
stated that no fuel is used is that
the power is obtained by the de-
composition of the water and the
rapid disengagement of hydrogen
and OXYGEN, or of both these gases.
The assertion that no Chemicals
or electrical currents are nsed is
supposed to be made to overthrow
this inference. The use of force
derived from the evolution NJ
gasses is no new idea, and the
ONLY reason that it has not been
employed is the fact that the con.
sumption of the necessary chem.
zeal substances has been found IF
he more costly than the consumn
ton of coal in generating an eoua
anonnt of force by means of steam


But the most marvellous state
ment is yet to be made. Mr.
Keelev claims that in the ma
chine now at his residence h,
has developed the enormous pres
sure of seven Thousand pounds t,
the sauare inch! When it is re
membered that steam boilers ar,
subjected to strain Of from thir