The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-28

velocity of the movement Is such that {
shadow, extending almost two inches
from either end of the bar, causes an APP
pearance like the bar itself.
After this had been explained every
body was instructed to join in circle
around table which looked ike al
ordinary dining-roOm article, but was
heavily bound with wires. a wooden
frame, shaped like letter o, with bars
across 1t and fitted with metal-CoVered
handles, connected with band of wires
around the frame. was handed to Mr.
Goelet, with instructions to stand off q
distance of about four yards and hold
1t out horizontally towards the table
One of the workmen turned on the cur,
rent connecting with the wires around
the table and Mr.. Goelet danced UNI
easily on the floor.
Then the others tried 1t and found
that when the frame was pointed
towards the table in a certain direction
Il strong current of electricity was felt
Mr. Tesla explained that the electricity
In the air was in certain plane Oh
stratum of atmosphere, and unless the
frame was poised at the proper dis.
lance from the floor the electricity could
not be felt This was fully demonstrated
Mr. Tesla then took similar frame
made of thick wire, to which was at
tached a small incandescent-light globe
The electricity passed through the at
mosphere from the table to the frame
held, by Mr.; Tesla and the light burned
demonstrated his ability to, make an
electrical connection through the air
at a distance of several feet.
A frame carrying two copper disks was
then placed on another table, and Mr.
Tesla explained that he would cause q
strong current of electricity. to pass
around the room on wires and then at
tract 1t from the wires to the met
disks. All the lights were turned out and
the machinery started to buzz. The cleo
trician attached an incandescent globe
to the metal disks and 1t soon showed a
faint glimmer of light.
The audience crowded around the
Then Mr.. Mr. Tesla Explained that the
presence OF so many human bodies
In the, immediate vicinity of the
Of the current with which the light wa!
fed. The crowd moved back and the light
soon flashed brilliantly. A number OF
differently formed vacuum tubes, made
of glass, were, then set in. receptacles
and emitted ghostly blue lights whicf
crept over the glass like phosphscscen
glowings, only much brighter.
handles projecting from the bottom was
then introduced. 1t was wrapped with
copper wire. When held in a certain
stratum of air the current could be dis
tinctly felt through the arms and two
metal points in the centre of the frame
emitted a steady blue flame. 1t not
held in the proper air plane no electric
A change was then effected in the ex.
periments. In one corner OF the room
stood a large cylinder wrapped with
wire. This cylinder attracted the cleo,
triCity from the wire around the room
and several glass vacuum tubes placed
in tuxtdpostion looked like bars OF
white-hot steel. These tubes flashed
brilliantly I'm the hands of Mr. Tesla and
his assistants as they made fantastic
motions with them. To those who
handled them and the experimenters
who had felt the current from the sieve
like affair Mr.. Tesla stated that they
had received current OF about 1000
volts.
Two dozen guests were then introduc i
into the front room. To each one was
given one OF the long glass vacuum
tubes The door was shut so that not
a particle Of light was admitted and
then Mr.. Tesla said:
"You will now have the opportunity
of receiving "A current OF s0O,Op0 volts