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EWSCIENCENEWSCIENCENE virtually ceased and the bills he had ieused remained ame investigating Keely’s work, at the a water motor. request of Bloomfield-Moore. The exposur His report was never published, but unanswerable. after his return to London Keely’s newspaper sugg patroness withdrew her assistance. be exhibited to Keely was now an old man, afflicted had the heart to: with Bright’s disease. At his death, on Keely’s secre Nov. 18, 1898, the Keely Motor nothing short Company had more than 3,000 public from trus! shareholders. References: incurred remained unpaid. request of Bloomfield-Moore, The exposure was complete and When bankruptcy was facing him a His report was never published, but unanswerable. A Philadelphia wealthy Philadelphia woman, Mrs. after his return to London Keely’s newspaper suggested that the “motor” Clara S. J. Bloomfield-Moore, came to _ patroness withdrew her assistance. be exhibited to the public, but no one the rescue and financed his operations Keely was now an old man, afflicted had the heart to act on the suggestion. for many years. with Bright’s disease. At his death, on Keely’s secret was out at last. But Meanwhile the Keely Motor Nov. 18, 1898, the Keely Motor pothing short of his death kept the Company brought suit to compel a Company had more than 3,000 public from trusting him. disclosure of the secret and Keely’s shareholders. Reterenoss: refusal to answer questions led to his In their interest the company’s E. A. Scott, “The Keely Motor,” Proc. A compromise was reached however, ‘ML Keely, “to, havea, thorough Enfiee” Cb of Phin Vol XIV (1897 mpromise was 5 wever, ° > v u : =, « A without the divulging of the secret, and usstunian made of all the rei bei a SS 7 F of John Worrell Keely” Cosmopolitan Mag. Keely was released. left in Keely’s workshop. Apr. 1899 In 1887 experiments were conducted The ensuing investigation, friendly in Chas, Fort, Wild Talents - 1932 ‘Appleton’s for the United States Government at motive, resulted in the uncovering of Ann, Cyc. 1887, 1898 Fort Lafayette. The Keely Motor tubes in the form of hollow wires by _ pyp, Ledger (Phila.), Nov. 19, 1898 and Company retained its faith in the which compressed air had been applied editorial, Jan. 30, 1899 inventor and continued to market to the machinery claimed to have been Clara S. J. Bloomfield-Moore, Keely and stocks, operated by the mysterious new force. His Discoveries (1893) and articles In 1895 Professor Lascelles-Scott, the In some instances compressed air had supporting Keely’s claims in Lippincotts’ English physicist, spent a month in been used to start clockwork, but more Mag. July 1890, Dec. 1892 and in the New Philadelphia for the purpose of generally hydraulic power, derived from Sci. Rev. July 1894, Apr., July, Oct. 1895, When bankruptcy was facing him a wealthy Philadelphia woman, Mrs. Clara S. J. Bloomfield-Moore, came to the rescue and financed his operations for many years. Meanwhile the Keely Motor Meanwhile the Keely Motor Company brought suit to compel a disclosure of the secret and Keely’s refusal to answer questions led to his imprisonment for contempt of court. A compromise was reached, however, without the divulging of the secret, and Keely was released. In 1887 experiments were conducted for the United States Government at Fort Lafayette. The Keely Motor Company retained its faith in the inventor and continued to market stocks, the NEXUS #53 APRIL-MAY 1992