Communication of John W. Keely to Chas. B. Collier, Esq.
Philadelphia, Nov. 10, 1874.
To CHAS. B. COLLIER, ESQ.,
Attorney Keely Motor Company.
DEAR SIR,-At your request, and in order that you may be aided in arriving at a full understanding of the principles of my invention, known as the Multiplicator or Generator, whereby I produce my vaporic force, I propose to-night to give to you a practical exhibition of the operation thereof, according to a programme hereto appended.
To such other persons as may be present at the exhibition, I desire to request, through you, that no demands be made upon for subsequent exhibitions, since the completion of my new Multiplicator, now rapidly progressing towards completion, and duties pertaining to my inventions, demand my undivided ___ and attention.
The exhibition of this evening I design to make so thorough as to convince the most skeptical, if any there are, that my principles are thoroughly correct, and solidly based on true governing law, hereby declaring, in the most solemn manner, the non-presence of heat, electricity, galvanism, chemicals, or preparations of any kind, and perfectly independent of any outside or extraneous influence; further, that the evolution of power is capable of unlimited continuation, is almost instantaneous in its production and action, and is perfectly controllable.
Hoping these efforts may prove to all that may witness them the truth of all I have professed,
I am, modestly, but sincerely,
Your inventor,
JOHN W. KEELY.
The following is the programme which I have above referred to:
J. W. K.
I propose, first, to fill all the chambers repeatedly with water, after which they will be emptied and blown through, and refilled as often as desired before an operation; after which the hydraulic columns will be established in their proper order, the impact formed and held in suspension, and the multiplied power shown by transmitting it to the lever; the multiplicator will then be emptied, and the same operation repeated as often as desired, to show the certainty of it.
The large iron tube will be examined and filled with water, and emptied as often as desired, then blown through; the multiplicator will then be submitted to the same operation, then the hydraulic columns will be re-established. Power will immediately, be transmitted to the tube, and weighed on the lever. This operation will be repeated as often as desired.
The iron tube will then be submitted to the same examination and test as previously, and proven to be entirely empty. Reinstatement of columns will then follow, after which the iron tube will be charged. Inside of three seconds, power will be transmitted down to small tube, and run off on engine. Previous to this a centrifugal arrangement will denote the time of transmission, which will be about one second.
Multiplicator will then be flooded with water, emptied, and the same operation repeated as often as desired, after which reinstatement of columns will follow, and then be held in suspension on the impact. All the leads of both tubes will then be opened at any time desired, when simultaneously the two tubes will be charged, and again an operation on engine.
J. W. K.
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