The daily sentinel., 1903-09-22
WONDERFUL
DISCOVERY.

Francis Y. Schoonmacher. of New
Jersey, whom it will be remembere d
spoke in this city in the last presiden-
tial campaign,
The business of Mr.. Schoonmacher
in Colorado at present is an all i'm
portant one to the country at large.
He represents Whitney the lineal de-
scendant of Whitney of cotton gin
fame, who proposes to bring electrici-
ty from the heavens to propel every
thing which needs propulsion. on
this earth. Whitney takes an opposite
view of the Newtonian theory of grav-
itation. in support of his proposition.
Mr.. DeLong states that he talked
with Mr.. Schoonmacher for two solid
hours on the great scheme. which
overturns an accepted theory in grav-
itation of several hundred years and
which may become the greatest dis
covery of this or any other age. He
says he would not part with what
knowledge he received of this pro-
posed great theory for great deal.
should it later be proven success and
discovery
In a nutshell the great theory is as
follows. Whitney claims that beyond
the atmospheric envelope which sur
rounds this earth. the law OF gravita-
tion does not prevail. This envelope
of atmosphere is about five miles in
height. maybe more. This space be-
yond the atmosphere which surrounds
the earth is named by Whitney the
'Etherial Space. He claims that
this ETHEREAL Space is filled with cleo
tricity, bearing down on the atmos-
phere. just as the atmosphere bears
down on the earth. In this ETHEREAL
Space filled with electricity, Whitney
claims that the law of gravitation
does not prevail That body which
could reach this ETHEREAL Space, would
be propelled away from this earth,
toward some other planet.
His proposition is to reach this
ETHEREAL Space and secure the cleo
tricity there. through the means of
wire tube or wire cable. He says
that the electricity pressing down up
on the atmospheric envelope sur
rounding this earth, makes it of won
derful force. sufficient to supply the
world with motive power.
How he will reach this space is the
question. According to Mr.. Schoon-
macher, who gave this information to
Mr.. DeLonR. great cannon is in
course of manufacture. To this will
be attached a wire. At the end of
this wire will be fitted a ball of won
derful mechanical construction, in
which will be located watch like
contrivance.
This ball will be shot into space
from some of the highest mountain
points in this or some other country.
The clock contained in this ball or
bulb attached at the end of wire
will be so fixed that it will open when
it reaches this ETHEREAL Space and re-
lease the wire and the electrical mag
netic gatherer. But says the student |
what will hold that gatherer in space.
Then comes in play the theory that |
instead of this gatherer dropping back |
toward the earth again, that it would |
be propelled onward or outward or |
held in space. The theory being that |
the tendency Is to fall eternally away |
from the earth after passing THROUGH |
this atmospheric envelope. But it |
could only go a certain distance, as
it would be chained to the earth, by
those who shot IL from the cannon.
Now, said Mr.. Schoonmacher to
Mr.. DeLong. some people who give
no thought to these momentous aues-
tions of physical nature will say our
people are dreamers. It cannot be so.
But here is a man who has spent for
tunes in preparing for this wonderful
upon the proposition.
who has millions back of him. who is
believed and who has convinced the
greatest scientists of the age that his
theories are correct. so that simple
like ourselves have no room
for criticism of such of thought and
To show what wonderful man
Whitney is. to show that he has the
yenius of his forbears Drobably more |