The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-08

VI niaht ecnoaar ~ the university anu inc
professors were all secretly on his side.
As there was a new president elected every
year 1t was never possible to finish the
matter In the term OF ONCE OF any one:
Fresh proceedings had to be inaugurated
under each and 40 they dragged along with
out definite conclusion.
Meanwhile, Steinmetz continued actively
10 eepouse the cause OF socialism. Finally,
his trial at the university was dropped
and proceedings were begun against him
by the public prosecutor Of Breslau.
Through the watchfulness OF his fellow
thai his arrest had been decided upon and
he concluded to take trip to the Austrian
frontier to visit friend. By way OF assur-
ing the authorities Of his native town that
he had no intention TO remain away per-
manently he bought a return ticket.
This move probably prevented his instant
arrest, as the police seemed to rest content
In the belief that no citizen OF thrifty Ger
many would be 40 foolish as to waste money
on a return ticket unlees he intended to use
IT, But the young scholar, who had been
destined for great honors at the university,
never came back.
After remaining a short time with his
friend on the frontier, he decided to make
another excursion, this time into Austria:
He went to Vienna, not troubling himself
that the Austrian police were VIGOROUSLY
slow.
His next move was to Switzerland, where
he studied a year In the Polytechnic at
student from San Francisco and went to
live with him on the outskirts Of the city,
His articles In various scientific and politi-
cal papers brought In q SUFFICIENT income to
keep him in comfort and he had plenty OF
time to take lessons in steam engine design
ing and to study mechanical engineering,
1t was while there that he wrote his first
great article on electricity for the Ehck.
trotechniehe Zeitschrift, the leading technical
paper Of Germany.
dimension of space for his graduation at
the university at Breslau. for he fully in
tended to go back and win the prize Of $50
marks when the trouble into which his
socialistic predictions had gotten him
s zSpch w 1s~ out SVe Of the question as the
country was already overcrowded with
native scholars and the Government did
not look with favor upon educated foreigners
settling there.
chum fell in love with Swiss girl Of good
family, but no fortune. His uncle In San
Francisco, with whom he lived, forbade
the match and ordered the lovesick youth
home. Steinmetz determined to 60 with
him and try his fortune In the Western
world.
Their last night in Zurich was given over
to q celebration Of their prospective de-
parture. The feast was spread IN their room
and extended into the small hour. SO
when the editor Of the Eieckfrotec hniche
Zei.schrift called In state upon Steinmetz
the next morning the young scholar was not
in readiness to receive him, being still In
bed dreaming Of the scientific conquests
he would make In America. Nevertheless,
before tho great editor left he appointed
Steinmetz American correspondent of his
paper.
liner, Steinmetz In the steerage, where he
snent most of his time in picking up what
he could of the English language. He
bore several letters Of introduction to cleo
tr;cians In New York. but he had no success
in obtaining employment until he met
! Rudolph Eickemeyer, himself a distin-
pIished inventor and pioneer In the field
| Of electrical research In America. He had
| made n fortune in other lines and the elee-
| trical work he did WINS mainly for the loSe
of II
Steinmetz was set at work in the draught-
! ing room OF the Eickemeyer plant and his
| reInune ration was fixed at 81 a day. But
| his marvellous ability was soon recognized
and nresently his maine began TO be known
in the electrical world. Especially did he
distinguish himself by . series OF papers
which he wrote for the EtekfrotechntscM
Zeitschrin on the theory OF alternating
currents.
He made exhaustive scientific investiga-
tons into the subject Of electric motors
| for elevators and the methods OF controlling
them and with the aid Of the knowledge
! thus gained Eickemeyer took out many
patents. Steinmetz grew very fond OF his
employer and even to-day he speaks In the
| highest terns Of his ability a. al electrician
| and an inventor.
He remained with him four year.. at the
| end OF which period the Eickemeyer plant
was bought by the General Electric Com
pany. Steinmetz went TO Lynn to work
| FOR that corporation In 1893 and remained
| there until the following year. when he
was transferred TO Schenectady where he
was better able to follow out the experiments
he had under way.
His dream had always been OF a great
laboratory where he might pursue under
the most favorable circumstances his in
vestigations into the wonderful phenomena
of electricity. particularly those relating
10 polvphass currents, In which branch 81
the science he il now recognized as the first
authority OF the world. His frst work 10
establish it was done In the barn attached
TO his residence. where he slowly built up
a laboratory OF no mean equipment
But a fire one night destroyed all ms
snDaratus Then Il was decided to build
~ yraa, laboratory nj the works which
s ,.a. snpns,n,c,ed and /, now under tie
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