The Osceola times., 1876-06-24
TIE NAMELESS FORCE.
Prof. Wi"Ear'i Rio~s mp schootse~ nj n
DissAucc OC one and Threc-
Ftuhs Wilrs.
New Orleans Republican.


A process ccrbH has tepn made out and
signed bt Ptuf. a.. q, For-hey, l.. L.
Maddox and N. +. fiigbey, In which
these gentlemen state that they yester-
day witnessed the demonstration Of Prof.
Vineyards "namcless force" at Lake
Ponchar' rain; that at 2:35 o'clock in the
afternoon the professor discharged his
apparatus, and ninety seconds after the
schooner at which the test was applied,
moored at one and three-ffth miles
distance, blew up by the stern and sunk
to the water edge. The memorandum OF
the committe goes on 10 state that after
Prof. Wingard came ashore they went to
visit with him the vessel in a small boat
They found her completely wrecked.
Even the snail timbers att the main
mast were broken all to pieces. The
mast was still standing. but all else was
wrecked so that it would not stand beirg
towed ashore; The flag was torn To
pieces and fell TO lialsins-t, where it was
still flying.
Prot. Vineyards hand was severely
burned by the fash, the silk glove with
which he held glass tube not proving
sufficient non conductor.
From an interview with Mr. Bigney
one of the committee. the following ad-
ditional particulars were obtained:
Mr.. Bigney states that at the time
mentioned in the brief proces rerbni,
heretofore alluded to, he discovered a
slight volume of smoke arising from the
skifT in which Mr.. Wingard had taken
his position, and Immediately after saw
what appeared to be the trail of some
substance or body passing out from the
skifF toward the doomed schooner Au.
gusta Surprising electricity to be the
agent employed, and that the effect
| would be almost instantaneous, he turned
his eyes toward the schooner. But the {
she lay with her flag still floating defiant
ly. lie then arrived at the conclusion
that there had been another failure, and
that his friend Wingard was selfde
luded mortal, led away by such stuff a,
dreams are male of. A little more thar
minute elsrsed when some one re
marked, There she goes"
. He then saw a smoke above the schoon
or, heard the report of an explosion. and
in less tnan five minutes the doomed YES
sci had settled down to the water,
edge.
Mr.. Wingard came ashore and after
his hand had been dressed, which wa,
badly burned, the committee accompa
MED him, proceeded to the wreck, which
being entirely of wood, still noatcd a,
anchor on the lake, with the flag, partl,
freed from the broken halyards, settled
at halfmast, as if indicative of a vcsse
in distress.
II the force be all that Mr.. Wirgart
claims it to be, says Mr.. Bigney, one
that can be successfully and economically
employed at distance OF from five tC
seven miles, and wholly beyond the rang,
OF the best guns hitherto made, it viii
completely revolutionize maritime war
fare, and leave the cannon of to day with
the clumsy enginery of ancient times.
In conclusion Mr.. Bigney said Mr.
Wingard, though much LAUGHED at OF
late, is neither n fool nor a mailman. lIe
has already vindicatcd his claim as sue.
cessful and scientific inventor, and tn,
hitherto "namcless force "-henceforth
the Wingard force will yet he heard
of as factor controlling the destinics o
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