The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-09

There is something uncanny n the APP
pearance OF these wireless cars dashing
smoothly and swiftly aiong without any
visible means Of propulsion. The tracks
! of the wireless system are entirely clear
of all poles or visible wires Until one Is
| in the secret of the meter the tracks
would give no clew as 10 the manner OF
| transmitting power. There is no slot with
it's underground wires no third rail. Nor
are the cars supplied with storage bat
/ teres At intervals Of sixteen feet or
more extending midway between the
! track is a series OF little metal buttons.
an inch above the surface of the street
or load. One must look closely 10 see
( them.
J The system itself. however. Is extreme
7 ~ simple. These inccnspicuous little but
tons are perfectly dead, electrically. until
/ the car touches them. \ powerful magnet
carried beneath the car serves however,
/ to close the circuit beneath the metal but
/ tons. whereupOn the buttons become sud
denly alive. giving what energy is needed
to the car. The current thus picked up TO-
turns by the regular trolley rails which
thus complete the circuit The instant tho
tdl IDS pdo-fL anu the IldElfrA lirS fflf-ff4
10 influence tho metal button armature
between the points q contact. the little
metal button is left dead once more
The metal buttons are in reality the
tops Of alright boxes sunk flush with the
level Of the street The box tsflf is ab0Gt
ten inches square and two inches deep.
Their mechanism is extremely simple. ard
therefore unlikely to get ont % c-icr
These boxes placed al Intervals q six
teen feet are in turn connected by an un-
foreground conduit. which brings them All
into the same circuit This wire 60 aii
be seen. is completely buried underground
beneath the pavement OF the street 50
that itg danger is absolutely uii
Exhaustive tests have been made 20. fhe
Wireless Railway COMPANY 20 prove the
absolute scientific safety 81 the wireless
system During this experiment Tho sys-
TEN was. however 10 rerfer, WORKING
order-the wires Were awe as proven
b. the car which stands wirh Us lights
burning 2 fsw feet distant
This element q safety b. mentioned
first in order Of the claims for the neu
trolley as its importance ir. - cpgFse
most obvious since enc wireIess system
does away with The overhead wires ERE
dan ger q their breaking lu bad wcat1fr
-. - course. abolished IN case 90 e. fire
along the trolley lire the-e aye le wires
So interfere OF lend aided danger -
,hs situation Again. IN the eTe-t - TT
accident which occasionally hsrpers ea
TIE best regulated trolley Hne- as is th-
best fauiles. fhere f. ~ danger -
short circuitsd current s lre f-oa-
crossei sire Is out = ire question. g.
il fatal accs6e1t Oh the u-aerzra l71 f
Rad IN Paris II viz - r=rnsruaere1 thzt +
tbs loss % Re vas tle 20 % vreckaze 4
81 the trains ccstchiue Ere from tte rslr4
ran r .s impossible 20 receive sh1-k
o. any kind o. the wireless fra ~ SIS
ten
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