New-York tribune., 1912-03-03
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR MARCH g. 1912

may Le situated Also there will be no conflict or inter
ference Of currents. Two factories situated IN the same
block for instance or parallel railroads, or two COM
pcng steamship lines could receive their power inde-
p,nicntv from separate Sources one from Mr1ca, the
other from Niagara And his perfected system OF posi-
tive src,tivity will absolutely prevent an u1scrupuouS
consumer from stealing his power from the air. any more
than ne could use the key his barn door lor anupu-
ltiug the time lock on bank safe complete Will be
the naturalization Of Also this eliminates
the element OF power monopoly
n the field Of transportation wireless power will work
some Of the greatest changes in things as they are
First among all the stcam-drlvcn tram ami snip VIII
pass INTO history along with the cradle the u ana the
spinning wheel. And the noisy chuggng OF the SnoK-
ing foul smelling automobile will soon be- memory.
Professor Tesla has far perfected his original SyS-
tenn Of isolation in the transmission Of wireless energy
that he is able control for instance, IN auomaon IN
the form Of a miniature submarine ship "hl'h ne can
readily direct and maucvcr at will, starting, stopping,
speeding turning reversing, diving rising, by the simple
mauiDuation OF wave impulse
"Whcn my system is complete says he, "a crcwlcsS
ship may be sent from any port IN the world 10 any o'
port on the Seven Seas, propelled by wireless energy
from power plant anywhere on the face Of the caTt
and controlled and mancuycrcd absolutely and posi-
lively by tclautomatlCS.
The ship in its actual position the sea would not
alone be visual to the tcautomatic OPERATOR but there
also would be reproduced through the vi'uaAng appa-
ratus or acrocamcra detailed and faithful scene plcur
ing her surroundings and the conditions OF sea and
weather.
Given wireless power and tcautomatic control Of
ships at sea- that ever mcnacng bte noc OF the mariner
the danger OF collision in fog and night or OF going on
the rocks or shoals, will be eliminated For the crew
less ship the operator seated in his dcspatcng office on
land surrounded by sensitive devices with which any
point he may elect Of earth may be viSuaized
before him. would also feel the approach Of another
ship or the proximity to iceberg shoals, when he
would easily defect the of his ship from danger.
Ships carrying only cargo will be crcwlcSS, and they will
be as water and air-tght submarine made buoyant
bv vacuum, and practically nonSinkablc.
The future OF wireless power development may rem
der it folly for any nation to have aoat vessel Of war
The secret OF another nations scheme Of sccctvity
might be disclosed the enemy, when the guns Of their
own vessels might be turned against sister ships and
whole fleet DESTROYED by shells from their guns,
their magazines might be exploded by the enemy at
will However, should there be batcships in the wire
less future they will be crcwcSs They will be mancu-
vcrcd their guns will be loaded aimed, and fired, and
their torpcdocs discharged with uncrring accuracy by
the director OF naval warfare seated before telauto
matte switchboard on land.
"Thc time will come, a result of my discovery
said Tesla "whcn nation may destroy another in
time of through this wireless force: great tongues
Of electric flame made TO burst from the earth OF the
cncmys country might destroy only the people and
the cities but the land itself realize that this is in
deed dangerous thing to advocate At first thought it
might mean the annhllaon Of the nations of the world