The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-26
DICKINSON DRGTHCUCUET OUT
FATAL FUMES CAME FROM AN
AEOHENTBrS FURNACE.

the ChsmIcal experiment which resulted
in the death Of C. c. Dickinson, sE-prssi-
dent Of the Carnegie Trust Company Of New
York. In a hospital In that city Tussday
morning was revealed to-day by DR.. =. W.
I.anGs. local OhsmIst and physician. who
says that he has discovered the long
sought process for transmitting hase
metals into sold and silver.
Il waa in Dr.. TAngs's laboratory here
that Mr.. Dickinson vas overcome by the
acid fumes which later resulted In hia
death.
Dr.. IAnge says that Mr.. Dickinson
when he Jaw before him bAas metals be-
ing transmitted into silver became over
enthusiastic At the success Of the expert
msnt. and leaving the seat he had been
instructed 10 occupy stepped near 20
furnace hsated 90 aoOO degrees and in
hailed tho deadly Rasea.
According 20 LAngs Mr.. Dickinson was
about 20 back Dr.. I.ange's discovery with
all his resources. During the capitalist =
illness d.. LAngs. In accordance with an
agreement with Mr.. Dickinson. refused
20 speak Of Tho experiment To-day in
. statement be said:
-Four years ago while experimenting
with a process for the reduction OF the
cost % making silver Chlorides. which are
used In dry cell electric batteries. I'Tan
across a wonderful secret. q secret that
has been sought for ages and which viii
revOlutiOniRs tho electrical industry.
the photOgraphinG process, aud 10 20 far
reaching in its effect that Il viii revolu-
tionizs the world.
i discovered the means Of increasing
an atom 81 pure silver 10 100 times its size
and weight. Of equal u not greater tinel
ness.
For four years I have carried the
sscFst,- continued Dr. IAngs. 1t was
10 great and 20 wonderful that did not
dare believe IL myself. Night and day
for years ! have demonstrated over aud
over again In my laboratory the wonder
l1Il process. ! havs spent thousands Of
dollars In equipping my laboratory.
have taken base metals Of four different
kinds and successfully transmitted them
in proportions Of one part Oi silver and
ninety -nins psrtS Of base metal into silver
of ths utmost purity
d.. LanRa In his statement discusses
the fear he had felt that perhaps he was
Misguided by overunthuaiasm for hia
procaaa % transmutAti0n. Finally q
- -. -. 1919 A.. - .g.rs,s. - a.
manufactured silver 70 expert chemical
Analyges fugAeaNoa-----H- $1,000
T sent II 20 New York. 10 PhiladelphiR,
% Boston and Chicago he said. and In
every case received tho report Of the
Asaayera that the substance aHsayed was
true silver. sent Il 10 analysts and
asaayers 81 the big silver dealing houses
81 the country and from them came the
assay that the substance stood every
test for silver and showed traces. well
defined in each instance. Of gold.
Finally. within the past year DR.
LANCE went on. 4 sent a quantity u
the transmitted metals 20 the United
States mint Il came back with the re-
port that it was true silver Again sent
another quantity. made at n different
time 20 the mint That too came hack
the ausayers declaring in their report
that tho substance vas silver o. q high
grade For the third time. sent another
quantity 20 the United States mint
Again the report came that the substance
was pure silver.
1t has ever been my belief that the
theory Of evolution pertains 10 the in
organic a. well a. 70 the organic things
u this earth. On this basis Il was that I
followed Oua my experiments. know
| that silver Il an element That in its
present state Il contains atoms and mole
cules Of nothing but silver I believed.
though. that Il h possible 10 effect a mo-
lecular change In silver, And'On that line
I sEpeFimented
MY Rrat testa were with the silver
chloridea. Through them believed lay
the path 20 the secret For months I
tested and tested. Finally one day
objected a matrix o. silver 70 a heat Of
a.OOO degrees. In this intense heat. by the
aid Of the formula which had discovered
brought tho matriK Of silver and ninety
nine times a. great q quantity Of the
haaest Of metals together and. To- thu
haze metal had changed 10 silver Of the
purest quality. One hundred times a.
much silver came out Of the furnace as
had gone In.
For four years I carried the secret.
made sure that 10 was right. Then
decided 10 give 10 the world the benefit
Of my discovery.
4 ann not poor DR. IRngs went on.
Il have business interests here. have
q good practices. but did not have enough
money 10 exploit my discovery. was
introdacsd 20 Mr.. Dickinson. told
him of my discovery. Re believed In h.
He came 70 this city. and With him and
his bEOthsF,and q college friend ! went
70 my laboratory. ! prepared for the
sHpsriment. Mr.. Dickinson eMamined
the Daas metals. He examined the silver
salts. Everything was ready. The test
began.
when Mr.. DiokHsOn saw the trans-
mutation tahs place he was slatsd. He
jumBsd 70 his feet and insisted on booking
into the Furnaces. He handed me my
apparatus. The gaaaB arising from the
furnace made him slightly ~ Before he
Ieft for his home Mr.. Dickinson had
agreed 10 invest his millions In exploiting
my discovery.
1T h the most Simple but most gigantic
proposition that has eVuT boon put before
the world. h. said.
-AltsE having bore be became 49, Ths
I rr,..ann Ia inhnlnn nmnrnRnnah hin mai.