The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-31

the line If bullet proof cloth have not been
practically successful, in this instance
there can be no doubt whatever OF sue
cess Col. Etanlslaus Slrnscki. represent
ing the Austrian government, has also
teen a witness Of the experiments. and -
n enthusiast over the invention. he says
ne believes the governments of Europe
will take the matter up as soon as they
appreciates what has really been accom-
piished.
ZesIen- himself il something OF a char
acter. outside Of the genius he has dis
played He is what is known as Res
urrectionist Father" and has long been
resident of the monastery Of that orisr
located here In the auietthat always &C
companies life OF this nature his busy
brain has been studying way TO lessen
the danger which comes 10 humanity
through firearms in the hands Of those
who seek human life. He Is an enthusiast
in this regard. and a genuine humanlta-
Ran In appearance he gives one exactly
the impression of his real character
Clearly student his ability is apparent
even to the most careless OF observers.
ard his kindly face and gentle manners
always win friends.
HIS experiences leading up to the COM
pletion OF the invention and his ideas re-
gardlng II are best told by himself. So
the signed statement covering these points
will be OF more than ordinary interest:
.It was my principal idea from the first
iust as IL is today. 10 set al naught the
destructive force Of the bullet and TO re-
move forever the danger of so many indi-
viduals losing their lives through these
deadly missiles / do not know when the
idea OF bu1let-proof cloth first came 70 me.
You know such things are Inspirations.
and II Is not for any human being 10 say
how or just when they came. ] do dis
finctiy remember. though, that II was on
- ne TA1~ her II g
gan work on what promises 70 becoms n
creation OF great usefulness TO the world.
ITO be sure I did not have any definite
idea as to Just what I was 10 10 70 bring
about the results which ! sought but
realized. OF course. that experiment and
experiment only would teach me the facts
which must know before could hope for
success / had many ideas as 20 the exc
cution OF ny plans, and was often d.sap-
pointed IN the utter futilitv OF them. az
shown BY repeated trials. Un6iscourag ed.
7 proceeded with ny work. and IN the year
1896 hy continuous labor and many tests,
I learned that II was a positive fact thai
silk dipped n a certain chemical COM
pound known only 20 myself. possessed IN
certain degree the property Of resisting
successfully the shock Of a bullet.
at first I discovered that the cloth 50
p-snared would prevent the bullet from
penetrating hut Id not prevent 4 in
was a great cornfo~t to feel that ! had
accomplished that much. but I was re-
solved 10 achieve = X were an earthly
possibility. the object which 7 had 50 long
sought 70 gain. I tried combination after
combination. and what was nv Soy when
7 realized that gradually I was reaching
the desired point ! had sorne silk woven
IN a peculiar manner and at last with the
aid rt tbs weave and a rev chemical
combination I constructed the baliet-Drcof
~Yoth as 4 exists today. 50 far as resist
ma bullets IS concerned.
AFTER a few experiments y 5eca ne
afafn 20 ne thaf the cloth WIS TOO thick
ara rot sufficiently elastic % hs utilized
A. material for SUITS ~ arrnar 70 be worn
IN ronwect3C1 with that clothing With
which man generally sttires himself
or re Uniform 81 ire soldier. Besides as
= was thsE, e was necessary % manu-
ssrfure Il by hand and hat would never
30 T. 7 wanted q make arusor suits n
large quantities.
~For a tine 7 continued experiments.
ara then reached a point where ! could
-~@ crly nnarufactu-e the cioth ~ ma
ehi-srv bat 80 reduced the thickness
u-fNnest greatly lessen ny tNs eapae8tv far
ressstanca that Il could hA made into suits
Hke underwear ard resist bullets q fn@
e~ss test ea9zbsr. provided they cane from
~pveiwers- II order 20 resist rife htsl-
let. the cloth mus Re o. tw.sa tae t1'ck-
ness OF which I have spoken hera IS
where 10 not teel that have cutie g.
co-nplisEed ra2t 7 conceive - Be ny Erts-
xsom Far IT, c1st1 in double thickness
loses IS elasticity and IS therefore unit
20 - made IEto suits although sdr73-so by
ADAPTED for SHE'D ard ether military
purposes
4 myself. have proved thst r. double
thickness r VII resist rife ball. bsssase
7 have on several occasions do-nsd q plate
- .nfx ~E0.a Ssv@rr@N- F-~Nes long twelve
inches vide ard taree-taErtks % ar inch