The evening times., 1898-11-08
TESLA Will ABOLISH WAR
Peace Among Men Assured by
an Electric Spark.
MIRACLE OF INVENTIONS
Displays Model illustrating the
Workings OF His PIan-It WiI lie
shown 10 President Mckinley and
Put on Exhibition at the Forth
coming Paris Exposition.

New York Nov. S-Nicola Tesla, the
magician Of electricity, said yesterday:
War will cease 10 be possible when all
the world knows tomorrow that the most
feeble of the nations can supply itself i'm
mediately with d weapon which VIII rem
der its coast secure and its ports impreg-
nable TO the assaults of the united arma-
das Of the world. Battleships will cease
TO be built, and the mightest armorclads
and the most tremendous artillery afioat
Will be Of no more use than so much scrap
iron. And this irresistible power can be
eNerted at any distance by an agency OF
so delicate, so impalpable quality that
l feel that / am justified in predicting that
the time Will come, incredible as it may
seem. when il can be called into action
10y the mere exercise Of the human VIII
Destructive Power Unlimited.
The latest miracle Of this man Of mod
eln miracles consists in an application OF
electricity whereby, without the interpo-
sItion Of any artificial medium of COM
munication one man can control and di-
rect with absolute exactitude, the move
ments OF any type of vessel balloon or
land vehicle. at any distance that may be
desired. From a station on shore, or from
the deck of a vessel under way, torpedo
boat equipped with Mr.. Tesia's controlling
device may be propelled either on or be-
low the surface, maneuNered at VIII IN
any direction. and finally brought into
contact and exploded against the side of
q hostile vessel at any point within the
range of the vision Of the operator.
More than this. assuming that il We're
possible TO accurately locate the position
Of the vessel which il is desired TO de-
stroy. the torpedo boat could be directed
10 il. even if the ship lay in the harbor
of Southampton and the operator were
stationed at Sandy Hook. With such mar
vicious possibilities Of destruction IL Is
hardly 10 be wondered that Mr.. Tesla
firmly believes that the days of the su-
puemacy of sea power are numbered
No Wires VIII lie Needed.
The invention OF Mr.. Tesla, which ne
considers as already perfected and for
winch he has applied for patent diff
.ers. he says from all of those systems
which provide for the control of the
mechanism carried by a moving object,
and governing its motion, in that il re-
quires no intermediate wires, cables or
other form of electrical or mechanical
connection with the object, save the nat
ural media in space. II accomplishes,
nevertheless similar results. and in
much more practical manner, by pro
dUcing waves. impulses or radiatlons,
which are received through the earth.
water or atmosphere by suitable appa-
raIus on the moving body. and cause the
desired actions. SO long as the body re-
mains within the active region or effect
i've range of such currents waves, i'm
pulses or radations.
To a caller the great inventor illustrat-
ed mis- invention by model.
Elevated on stocks on q table in the
center OF the laboratory stood a model
OF a screw propelled craft, about four
feet long and somewhat disproportionate-
~ wide and deep. Mr. Tesla explained
that il was merely a working model
which ne mad made in order TO exhibit
L. President Mckinley, and that no at
tempt had been made TO follow the usual
sharp lines of a torpedo boat The deck
Was slightly arChed and surmounted by
three slender standards The center one
being considerably higher than the other
two which carried small incandescent
bulbs third bulb being fixed at the
bow.
The keel consisted of d massive copper
plate. the propeller and rudder being in
the usual positions. Mr. Tesla explained
that the boat contained the propelling
machinery. consisting of an electric mo-
tor actuated by a storage battery in the
hold. another motor to actuate the rud-
der and the delicate mechanism which
performs the functions of receiving
through the central standard the electric
impulses sent through the atmosphere
from the distant operating station. which
sci in motion the propelling and steering
motors and through them light or ex-
tinguish the electric bulbs and fire the
exploding charge in a chamber in the
bow IN response TO signals sent by the
operator.
Now, watch, said the inventor. and.
going to a table on the other side of the
room, on which lay a little switchbox,
about inches square, he gave the lever
sharp turn. Instantly the little bronze
propeller began 10 revolVe at a furious
rate. Now ] will send the boat to star
board, he said, and another quick
movement Of the lever sent the helm
sharp over and another movement turned
II az rapidly back again. AT another sig
nal the screw stopped and reversed.
wars Horrors Will Vanish.
During the day" continued Mr. Tesla.
his hand still on the lever. we should
steer our course by keeping the two
standards in line but at night we should
depend on the electric lights, which would.
bile TO the enemy" and at a signal both
the tiny bulbs were Illuminated
Now we will assume that the boat has
arrived within striking distance Of the
vessel TO be destroyed. and the bulb in the
bow will serve TO show that the explo-
sion has taken place"
As he spoke he touched the lever again
and the light flashed and was extinguish-
ed
Imagine, if you can" said Mr. Tesla as
he went back 10 his desk. what an ire
sistible instrument of destruction we have
in torpedo boat thus controlled, which
We can operate day or night, on the sur
face or below il, and from any distance
that may be desired A ship thus assail.
ed would have no possibility of escape
! can apply this system of control tC
any type OF vessel and of any size. 1t is
not even necessary to make a close ap.
proach TO the vessel 10 be destroyed Al
the distance Of 100 feet the explosion OF
2t0 pounds OF dynamite will exert a shat.
teriug effect on battleship but there is
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