Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-11-11
TESLA'S WAR WONDER.
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From the New York sun Of Tuesday
Nikoa Tesla. whose original discover
les ia electrical science duiiug the last ten
| years have placed him M the foremost
ranks of science, and whose applications
of his discoveries have made him reCog-
nized as one of the worlds greatest invent
ors, makes public today his latest dlscov-
! cry and invention, which he believes is
also his greatest one. Ia brief. Mr. Tesla
believes that this invention will not only
answer many useful purposes in ordinary
life. but that il would make war SO terri
bic, as well as expensive. as to make 1t
prohibitOry. and thus to assure peace be-
tween all the nations.
MI Teslas latest invention consists OF a
combination OF his devices for producing
and projecting into the air currents OF
electricity OF enormous voltages which will
reach out for many miles and means for
using electric waves thus projected for
| controlling the driving, steering and other
machinery OF moving body BY fitting
out vessel, a balloon. or wagon with
hisspecial mechanical devices. Mr.. Tesla can
control their movements on land or sea or in
the air by the projection without wires o
currents of electricity TO great distances
If desirable tina. such vessel should car
ry great quantities OF explosives, bombs or
other destructive devices the operator al
the distant point can direct the discharge
and explode them at will
The idea of the invention came to Mr..
! Tesla years ago, and he has never lost sight
OF 1t since, but it was not until the war
with Spain came and stirred him with pa
triotlsm-for MIR. Tesla is American to the
backbone-that the scheme took definite
form and shape. Then the idea completely
possessed him and gave him no rest until
the problem was worked out in its entirety.
1t was when Cervera's fleet took refuge
in Santiago harbor that the invention as
sumed form in Mr.. Tesla's mind. Almost
by inspiration, he saws. the thing shaped
itself into complete whole, embodylng in
the complete device the use of a number of
his previous discoveries and inventions
and the accepted science of the world.
~ was prepared" said Nh Tes yester-
day "to 90 to Santiago then and make
such demonstration as would have AS
founded the world and have made II i'm
possible for an intelligent man like Cervera
to have stood ont for a day after he saw
what could be done. 1t was not my idea
to kill any one, but TO send word 10 Ger
vera that at a certain time, despite all he
might do TO prevent it. we should produce
such destructive effect right under the
guns OF the fleet and Notifications and with
in the harbor as would If OF hprwise directed
have destroyed his entire feet or the town
/ proposed To send a submerged vessel into
the harhor carrying perhaps 10, 600 pounds
OF wet guncotton and explode it, No in
telligent commander, knowing that his
enemy had at command such forces
would be justified in holding out for day
afterward ! was delayed for a few DAYS
in getting ready to explain and demonstrate
what | could do to President Mckinley. and
then Cervera's feet made the attempt 10
escape and was DESTROYED by Admiral
SIMPSONS feet. With victory already on
our side decided to do nothing more at
that time, but ! went on and completed nv
arrangements for the making of such de-
monstration at Havana in case we had TO
take that city. Fortunately for the conn
try we were saved from having to take Ha-
vana, and so the necessity for the demon
stratlOn ceased"
MT Tesla declares that almost every
part OF the working devices for putting
atioat fleet of automatic vessels of war
can ne bought IN the markets, and that in
the case OF war, for instance between
France and England or any of the other
great powers, it would take but few DAYS
or weeks for any of these nations 10 have
ready quantities of engines of war that
would make the guns and armor of the war
fleets useless for offence and defence. One
fast, unarmored vessel, without a gun
aboard her, hut supplied with a feet of
little vessels whose movements could be
controlled by an operator aboard of the
big vessel, could destroy the fleet of any
enemy without ever coming anywhere with
in the range of any of the destructive en-
gines OF present warfare, or could send vast
quantities of explosives into a hostile har-
Dor where their explosion would be almost
as destructive as an earthquake. Such are
the visions which Mr.. Tesla sees of the
possibilities of his invention, and these he
believes would insure a universal peace.