Show searchlights rays I 1 seen at fifty miles new york A can del power son searchlight re blight intended to guide air mal mail and private fil planes lines in the vicinity of man hattan has been mounted stop atop a hotel in brooklyn it has been turned on and pronounced tile most powerful beacon in use except some built for the sov gov ern ment the light Is mounted on a small mail rubber tired fired tru truck ck and Is controlled electrically it was hullt built by a gyroscope company in Bro oldyn and Is 1 owned and will he be operated by the mana management gemen ot of tile the hotel four men com coin prise its crew its rays will he be visible 50 miles iles under ideal conditions its in tile lie usual new york a atmosphere it can spot a cloud live five miles mile dway when it was turned on tire the operator revolve revolved veC the hu huge p light at nn an angle of 45 degrees ees throwing the great shaft of light si wandering bits of calouri in tire the sky As he depressed it to pick out oui the great buildings of the ne bork skyline its beams flashed against apartment buildings in lie neighborhood to bring rest resl lents dents scurrying to their win dus dos in alarm the are arc of the light generates degrees ot treat heat fahrenheit A special air cooling system tem Is built into the light lt its current consumption Is watts an hour 11 |