New-York tribune., 1901-01-13
COMMUNICATIONS WITH MARS.
OPINIONS OF PERSONS WITH EMINENT
NAMES ON THE SUBJECT.

reporter of The Tribune who was requested
yesterday to get some expressions of opinion from
prominent the theories of Nicola Tesla as
TO communication with the planet Mars had
narkably good fortune. A reporter of another
PAPER told him that number OF men of science
living in large hotel in Westchester County,
and kindly gave him directions for finding the
place. The hotel seems TO be conducted on Pc
cular principle the reporter found when he
arrived that he not allowed TO in, This
rule. however. is probably for the protection Of
the many celebrated persons who living there,
whose presence would naturally attract an un-
pleasant number OF visitors. II visitors were ad-
mitted The reporter fortunate however in
finding several OF the guests enjoying the fine day
in the grounds. and they seemed much pleased
the opportunity talk the subject OF signalling
TO Mars.
The first whom the reporter approached said:
II don't know anything about 1t myself. but there
is a man over there who says that he is s. F. B.
Morse. He isn't. you know. but he says he is"
This remark seemed to the reporter to be
kind and uncalled for. Surely the man himself
ought to know who he was, better than any mere
hotel acquaintance. Yes" he said, when the re-
porter approached him. II am Morse. Tesla? Oh
Tesla is slow. have been in communication with
Mars for long time. / got message only this
morning"
From one of the inhabitants Of Mars?"
Inhabitants No From Mars himself"
And what did he say?''
He said. Sic en- TigeT
And what did he mean by that7'
'T couldn't make first but think that he
| must have been talking to Tammany about its raid
f, on vice He was always a quarresome fellow.
| Mars was"
Just at this point another who had
heard the conversation drew the reporter aside
and said: What do you bother with him for? He
| doesn't know what he's talking about. Who did
| he say he was?'
| He said he was S. F B. Morse"
| IT thought he always says that; but he isn't
| Now. If want to know anything about
nunicating with anywhere 1 will tell you. It isn't
done by telegraph; it's done by trolley. I H. H.
| vreeland.'
! way?'
Yes; the president OF all the street railways In
| the world
| And do you live here Mr.. vreeland?'
| Yes" said Mr.. VreeIand but don't tell any Of
| these other people If hey thought l meant
| stay here permanently they would try TO have me
| put out, they are so jealous | going to have
| railway to Mars sooi.. have to the
+ already; car every twenty minutes. The
! reason I haven't any to Mars is that Mars won't
| hold still. But shall overcome that. We
going 10 have telescope rails which will pull out
and shut up Mars goes further off and comes
! nearer and the current will be carried wet
rubber instead OF wire. The only thing the way
/ Of the plan is that have not yet invented any
way to keep the rubber always wet. that It will
conduct the electricity, but shall overcome that
difficulty The doesn't keep still, either, but
there a different method You know, the
moon comes back to the place every night.
/ only il is always hour late So keep dis
patching TO that place. and those that don't
find the there wait till IL comes the.'
J they all come back together. What trying
to do now is to find some way to keep the
from being hour late every night. After we
have done that shall begin sending four
different points where II passes instead OF only
one. and then the will come back four times a
day"
Just Mr. Vreeland had said this a man came
up to the reporter and told him that he must not
talk TO the guests as ii excited them. This GER
tainy shows how careful the hotel people are of
their guests comfort The reporter was sorry to
have but he did not wish violate the rules
AS he going who said that his name
Benjamin Franklin addressed him. and said
that he had recently in the pursuit OF electrical
studies. flown a kite which had hit Mars. The kite
string had thereupon turned red and had made a
red mark on his hand which he showed in proof
OF his statement.
This report was written by reporter who
has been discharged. He seems to have mistaken
other institution for a hotel. The report
would not be printed but space was left for 1t
in the paper, and the nature OF 1t was not discoy-
cred till late hour. when nothing else could be
found fill the space.l