The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-29
SAVIOR OF OUR NAVY
INVENTOR HAS NOVEL DEVICE TO
PROTECT eAITLESHiPS.
Proposes Chain Armor Of Invisible
Links to Ward on Attacks OF
Hostile Torpedoes - Wants
SIS, 900 for His Secret.

Washington-Wi Wilson OF Pa
terson. y j.. appeared al the capitol
the other day In the guise Of the
savior Of the United States navy.
He has walked through the dark
valleys that lie at the bottom OF the
sea He has stood. hand in hand with
a mermaid on the crests OF sub
merged mountains. He has communed
with the shark and the scuttlefsh. He
has learned from the swordfish how
the waters OF the mighty ocean may
be hacked to pieces. The secrets OF
the seas are his and the mysteries OF
the waters are ike A c to him.
Therefore. William Wilson has
thought II to be a grievous error TO let
this knowledge go for naught. vii
liam Wilson did not let il go for
naught. He has invented a device
that will mean millions, possibly bill
lions, OF dollars to the government
capacious pocket.
William Wilson has an invention
that, at a nominal cost, will so fortify
the ships of the American navy as to
make the swiftest torpedoes Of other
navies mere minnows nibbling in vain
at the sides of Uncle Sans men-of-
war The strongest subsurface pro
jectile will strike the ships and fall.
vain and useless. to the bottom OF the
ocean when once the ships have been
provided with the new invention.
William Wilson's contriyance is in
the nature of an endless chain It
- .;-sI nd i'm ilsl Al
1t is to be hung around the hulks OF
vessel. and. in time OF battle. it is to
be dropped into the sea. completely
surrounding the part OF the ship that
is under water. Torpedoes Will get
mixed up in this chain -armor effect,
kick against the links in useless en-.
ergy signal the surface that there's
nothing doing in the destruction line.
and then drop out OF existence for
ever
But William Wilson cannot give mp
his knowledge for nothing He car
ries in every pocket copies of a bill
he wants introduced providing that 10
William Wilson So. 900 shall be given
and that, in return for this paltry sum.
William Wilson shall drop in on navy
department officials and teach them
how the ships of the navy shall be
made impregnable
William Wilson has sublime con
tidence In his invention. lie has pic
lures OF it in sections. and as a whole
He has water color painting of bat
teship safeguarded by the chain like
fort
He is stout man. OF medium height,
with whiskers that look like the beard
of Neptune On his face there is a
crimson hue that comes from hrayins
the dangers OF the deep. conversinE
merged mountains and communing
with the shark He smiles but rare
ly. He is tremendously in earnest
The invention is entirely reliable. :"
he explained Il have tested it on a
rowboat in Chesapeake bay 1t will
not injure a ships speed. and it is
absolutely impossible for a torpedo
TO make any impression on it am
giving it away, when say the govern
ment can have it for 81. 600
William Wilson. however. has found
no enthusiasm at the capitol regard,
ing his invention No member of con.
sress cares to introduce the bill he
carries in his pockets, One member
told him he had been approached by
John NJ Jones of New York. who
wanted $500 to build an airship.
and, having refused John Jones re
quest. he would have to refuse vii
liam Wilson's
AS William Wilson retired from the
abode of the lawmakers, declaring he
would return to take up again the
hght for recognition, an .rreverent
enploye OF the capitol sans a few bars
from Swim out, O'Grady."
But William Wilson regarded him
with an expression of profound pity.