The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-09
T1RWILLIGER HITS NEW IDEA.
bitches A GYROSC0PE CROSS
WAYS TO AN AUTO,
With the Pleasing Result That II Hits Only
tho High Piaccs-With More Twisters
the ERstBOrt Edison VIII Run AutomO-
bile Along the Sid OF a Board Fence.

the High Places with More TNtster0
the ERstBOrt Edison VIII Run. AutomO-
bile Along the Side OF q Board Fence.
The Moriches Daily DGcfbI is an idyllic
paper devoted chiefly to local news. AA
there is not anywhere near enough new
in Moriches and tie surrounding towns
to fill a single page each day, the Daily
Ddctyl depends heavily upon plate matter,
expressed from New York at a dollar for
six columns. This is not as bad as it might
seem. The news so disseminated through
out eastern Long Island is only a day old.
and it must be remembered that whereas
in Now York a day is sometimes as a thou
sand years, there are places where a thous-
and years might well pass as one day.
1t was in The Sun of May 0 that a long
cable despatch from London told how the
principle of the gyroscore or whirling top
had been successfully applied TO a miniature
railroad train so that the train ran at high
speed around sharp curves on a single
rail and balanced itself automatically no
matter how its load was distributed. This
interesting and important piece Of news
reached Moriches in a wooden box promptly
at noon on that same day and appeared
in the Daily Ddctyl at precisely 4:30 P. NJ.
Now it SO happened that among the sub
scribers to the Ddcfvl was Terwilliger Of
PASSPORT, the Edison Of Long Island, and
no compliment to say 1t either. When
Terwilliger set his eye upon the article
telling about the gyroscope he was so as
tonished that he nearly fell plump into his
chicken picking machine, which was rum
ming at a terrific speed.
Good Lord" cried the amazed inventor.
Am l to be cheated out Of the fruits @
years and years OF self-sacriicing labor?
Is it possible that all this time / have been
working upon my rotary engine, a machine
which was to revolutionize the world, in
vain? Why, | had my rotary engine nearly
perfected and any nation which failed to
adopt it would have become a second hand
Power in no time"
The effect Of this horrid disappointment
on Terwilliger's peaceful mind was dis
tressing. For three days he lay PROSTATE
upon the dining room sofa, while erwilliger,
Mrs, entered the darkened room on tiptoe,
bringing calomel. %quinine. arnica, witch
hazel, Florida water, nux vomica, chewing
gum and spices.
But on the fourth day a touring car came
! sailing down the road and with gradually
lessening speed came to a stop in front
Of the Terwilliger house. A tall, broad
shouldered man with black, wiry hair.
and a pleasant face jumped out Of the
machine and rushed into the room where
fallen genius lay.
Bless M heartl" the visitor cried,
4tickled t. death t. see you, Come out for
a ride. Do you good. Mustn't lay here
and perish. Up and grid your loins, er-
should say put on pair goggles"
1t was no other celebrity than Bob
| Apostrophe Castanette. leading summer
resident of Coram. L. l.. and outside. wait
ing in the car, was Uncle Oak Maybeehe.
| original Long Islander.
When Terwilliger was safely seated in
the car and Bob A.. C~astanette had put on
full speed ahead he felt better. 1t occurred
to him that life was worth living II It was
| only for the sake of the automobile ride.
Just fifteen minutes after this idea the
next one arrived according to schedule.
This point may not have been mentioned
before, but it is q fact that Terwiliger's
ideas invariably follow each other under
fifteen minutes Roadway. Occasionally
there is a block and the ideas get congested
and when the block is finally broken they
come with a rush. That is sure to be the
birth of some great invention. TIL block
that precedes is what we commonly call
a ~brainstorm, and out Of it comes the in
vention just as surely as order emerges
from chaos.
This time, strange to say, the invention
popped into Terwilliger's fertile brain with 2
out the usual preliminary brainstorm.
So far the gyroscope had only been APP
piled to horizontal balancing. AS utilized
by Mr.. Brennan it would balance a train on
a single rail or stop a ships rolling from
side to side in the ocean. Why, oh why.
couldn't it be applied TO the up and down
rotated on its side, couldn't it keep a ship
from pitching up and down on her beam
ends? Why wouldn't it enable an automo-
bile to glide nicely over the valleys. touch
ing only on the high places?
Ierwilliger had no sooner preached this
inspired thought to his companions than it
was met with loud approval, g
Heavens, old man" shouted the bubblng
Bob Apostrophe Castanette, what a head
on your shoulders! Where d. you get 'em?
speed back to PASSPORT.
When they got back TO the house Ter
williger made all haste TO the woodshed
laboratory. In two minutes he rushed
out, proudly waving iron wheels and pieces
It's the works Of a brand new ball bear
ing corn shelter | bought tn other day"
he explained. Il don't need no corn,
shelter, but | knew tn works would come
in handy some day" .'
IL didn't take long to rig the cornsheller's
mechanism on the Castanette touring car.
The addition was placed on top of the hood.
securely fastened WIN small r1Nets, ana the
power to drive the gyroscoping wheel was
supplied from the liberal exhaust. Then ~
all three Adventures jumped aboard.
The country around PASSPORT is rolling.
1t is all little hills and valleys. The Ter
williger house stands on the summit Of
one of these little hills. The automobile
started slowly; then Bob A. Ca~stanette put
on full speed. 2.
The automobile did not swoop down the
hill and up the next. Instead it gided
prettily through the air. touching the !
Ground again only at the top Of the next
hill. -
The machine repeated it's marvellous :,
performance all the way to the neighboripR
village cf Speopk, which is two miles east
Of Eastport. Terwilliger, Uncle Oak and
Bob C%astanette, all Of whom had lost their
breath at the start, were leaning back on
the cushions discussing the weather when
they finally decided tn stop. ,-,r
Fine ride" Uncle Oak observed with the
air of one used to such little jaints.
AN 10 the good, replied Bob Castanette
with a casual infection.
Terwilliger yawned. ..
Seems 20 me- we might almost make a littla
Coney Island attraction out OF this, mighth't
we, Bob" he asked with languid interest,