The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-04

Were IL not for hitch in the arrange
ments last night Wichita, would have
the honor of having the first shadow
graph introduced in evidence, in the
world
Peter Noel about a year ago fell off
bridge near Derby and in the fall in
jUred his wrist. He was taken charge
of by the Santa F'e hospital association
physician in this city. The physician
said that the wrist was fractured and
he proceeded to set it and says that ne
did set it. The hand is crooked. Mr..
Noel alleges that the wrist was not
fractured at all but that the joint was
thrown and that as the physician went
on he theory that the wrist bone was
broken he paid no attention TO the dis
placement of the joint and hence the
crooked hand. Mr.. Noel sued the ply
sician and the hospital association for
$1,000 and the case will come up in court
this morning. 1t was the intention to
have ShadOwgraph made of the hand
last night by Prof. Blake of the state
university the same to be introduced in
evidence in the case. a ShadoWgra ph
would reveal the true condition Of the
wrist, whether the injury was a broken
bone or displaced joint and that would
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that the lawyers on both sides agreed
TO the taking of a shadowgraph and that
the judge indicated that il would be the
best evidence. The hitch arose over
the cost Of taking the shadowgraph
which would be about S25. As Prof.
Blake Will stay over another day it is
possible that the shadowgraph will be
taken this morning, in which event it
Will be used in evidence.
z al A1lr To-. n ~
appeared upon the stage at the Auditor
ium and was greeted by long and con-
tinued applause. The lecture on the Y
rays proved all and more than was pre-
dicted. The professor beginning at the
very start. the discovery of the now
Famous rays, and following the expert
ments up step by step and explain |
Ing IN his Characteristic comprehensive |
manner the wonderful results that have
been attained in such a brief period of
time. In order to make his eXplana- |
tons more plainly understood he used |
a black board and his quickly dashed |
helped the audience to form |
what the professor called mental pic |
lures on understanding of the theories |
His first step was full explanation OF |
all the different theories that have been |
advanced by the different scientists of |
which seems plausible and correct and |
also showing the points where the |
theory proved incorrect. In this way |
ne gradually led the audience up TO the /
attest accepted theories that brings |
what the professor terms the actual |
of the molecules from the /
electrode of the tube caused by the |
nigh voltage Of the electric current used |
having special apparatus to increase it |
rom TO 100000 volts. The audience |
held their breath when the professor
picked up a common incandescant lamp
explained that he would now allow this
current of half a million volts Of cleo
richly to pass through his body which
le did and the lamp in his hand iTnne-
lately became brilliantly illuminated
After the experiment the professor in
| laughing manner said had any one Of
he numerous wires been Improperly
connected he would not now have
Known the result
His next step was a clear explanation
II a lightning storm, its optacal delus-
ons, etc, producing on the stage a
lash of lightning twelve feet long.
His explanation of the different kinds
# tubes was nicely illustrated by turn
ng the current on TO a large variety Of
ubes which contained rareified gases Of
VI ipllOlls Ndll4IiS ShGCldA dLlEll-
ion 10 tubes containing the newly dis
oveTed element of the air organ. The
professor showed a large and beautiful
SrookS tube imported directly from
Germany, also showing a smaller and
Inferior looking tube which he said was
ar superior to the imported one and
Which he valued very highly for its SUI
erinority to any heretofore obtainable
nd second that it was Of home manu-
acture. being made at the Kansas
tate university. He explained all the
nique apparatuses used, then attach
ng the best tube TO the wires ne pro-
eeded u photograph by wonderful rays
lis first subject being a young lady
those hand he succeeded in Photograph
1g successfully. at the same time a
urse was laid upon the plate containing
coin which after being developed
howed perfectly.
Mr.. Fred Sweet next had his hand
the time required being
My two minutes. In this experiment
coin which was laid under the hand
-as plainly visible. In this experiment !
lso the professor succeeded in lowering
is own worlds record for time requir-
q to successfully produce an Y ray pho
ograph. These negatives were pro-