Carlsbad current and New Mexico sun., 1908-02-28
SAVIOR OF OUR NAVY
INVENTOR HAS NOVEL DEVICE TO
PROTECT BArrLgsnIPs.
Proposes Chain Armor Of Invisible
Links to Ward on Attacks Of
Hostile Torpedoes - Wants
$4,000 for His secret

Washington. William Wilson Of Pa
sorHon. N. J.. appeared at the capitol
che other day IN the gulse OF the
savior of the United states navy.
lie has walked through the dark
valleys that lie at the bottom OF the
sca SIC has STOOD hand In hand with
~ mermaid. ON She Grests of sub
emerged mountains Sic has eommuned
with the shark and the scuS'iensh. lie
has learned from 'h. Ewordhsh how
1he waters AZ lhe mighty ocean may
o." hacked to pieces III" secrets at
che scas are his and the mysteries Os
che waters are like a u q TO him.
Therefore, william Wilson has
Ihough, II 60 be gri.vous error 60 let
this knowledge 30 for naughI VII
liam Wilson did not lc, II go Tor
haughi. lie has invented devic"
shat will mean millions. possibly bill
Slons. ot dollars "a the governments
1apaCious pocket
William Wilson has an invention
shat. az Il nominal cost. Will so fortiiy
a." ships nt the American navy as To
make the gwiftest iorpcdocs of other
uaylcs mere mlnnOws Dibhling In vain
at the sides ~ Uncle Sans men OF
war The strongest Hubsurface pro
Nrotile will Hirlkc the ships and fall.
Sain and useless. to the bottom ot tn"
ocean when once the ships have been
provided with the new invention.
William wilson's Contriyancc II In
~" nature az an endless chain. II
consists uf links visible and invisible"
u is 10 be- hung around the hulks of
vessel, aud, In time of battle. II II tn
Ir dropped into III" snn. completely
surrounding the part Oi N. ship thar
IN under water. 1urp"docs will get
mixed up In this ,hain armOr effect
Kick against tho links IN useless on
.Igy, signal the surfac" that there's
no,hing doing In the destruction line
aud then drop out 81 existence for
ever
ia, William Wilson cannot give NJ
liA know ledge for nothing lie car
Vi.- IN every pocket copies Of bill
J." wants introduced providing that Il
William Wilson SIS 900 shall be- givcI
aud that. In return for this paltry sum
william Wilson shall drop In on nav,
si"pagt mrnt officials and teach then
how ~" ships of the navy shall b
made imprcgnablc.
William Wilson has u sublime cor
td"nce IN hts Invention lie has pic
tHrcs of II IN sections. and ~ n Who'll,
lie has a water color painting of q ba,
'l"ship safeguardcd by tho chain lik
Tort
lie IN a stout man. NJ medium height
with whlskcrS that look like the bear
eli Neptune On his face there In
crimson hue that comes from bravin
th" dangers Of the deep. conversin
with mUrmaids on the cTcsts Of sui
merged mountains and communin
with the shark. lie smiles but rar.
". lie Ia tremendously IN earnest.
The invention In entirely reliable.
he explained. Il have tested Il ON
r"wboat IN Chesapeake bay. II vii
not inIurc u ships speed. and Il l
absolutely impossibie for a torped
,o mako any impression an II. an
riVing II away, when say the govern
mcnt can have Il for $4,000"
William Wilson. however, has foun
no enthusiasm at the capitol regard
tug HIS invention. No member nf cor
fteHs carea to Introduce the bill h.
CarIieH In HIS pockets One membc
told him he had been approached b.
John NJ. Jones Of New York, VIII
Nhntgd ShO 600 eO huIId nm ni,sht,