Nikola Tesla FBI Files - Page 182

LIST OF HERSONS ASSOCIATED WITH NIKOLA TESLA Kerrigan, William Baumgarten, Charles 89 Logan St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Employed as building supt. Washington Market, Brooklyn. Mr. Xerrigan was the messenger boy for Postal Telegraph some years prior to Jan. 1943. At Mr. Tesla's request, he continued his services as special messenger when convenient. He had called upon Tesla the week prior to his death and has much valuable data and information concerning Tesla's contacts. I first met Mr. Kerrigan at the Frank Campbell funeral church. Room 1203, Municipal Bldg., Budget Bureau, N.Y.C. Mr. Baumgarten was met at the funeral and Mr. William Lawrence of the New York Times and myself had lunch with him. Mr. Baumgarten knew Tesla and his connections with the Queensboro Bridge and many of his developments of Civic interest. Skerritt, Miss Dorothy F. office, Biddle Purchasing Company, 107 Chambers Street, N.Y.C. Wo. 2-5500. Residence: Hasbrook Heights, New Jersey Miss Skerritt was secretary to Doctor Tesla from 1912 until 1922. She is familiar with the Karooni patent suit, many of Tesla's scientific theories; knows the names of some of his friends; has witnessed demonstrations in his laboratory, then at 8 W. 40th St. N.Y.C. Miss Skerritt also knows that between 1916 and 1918, Doctor Tesla was at the Blackstone Hotel, Chicago and may have material there. She can give account of many of his deals with various firms. Merrington, Marguerite - 46 W. 97th Street, N.Y.C. Riverside 9-9186 Miss Merrington has known Doctor Tesla since 1893 and has been a guest of his on several occasions at the old Waldorf Hotel and at his laboratory in 1894 on Houston Street. Kiss Merrington recalls the lighting effects without filaments and his radio controlled boat demonstrations. She also recalls statements regarding communication without wires by means of a small instrument. She has witnessed many laboratory experiments including power transmission without wires over short distances in the laboratory and also metallic plate suspension. He had also talked about communication with mars to her. f Holden, Mrs. Agnes, J-327 E. 52 st. N.Y.C. Plaza 3-2341 Mrs. Holden is the daughter of Robert U. John's on (deceased) (1936) who was a close friend of Tesla for many years. Mrs. Holden first met r. Tesla at her father's home when she was about 12 years old. The Johnsons were connected with the Century Magazine which published many articles regarding Tesla. Mr. Johnson wrote several poems about Tesla, one of which appeared in the April, 1895 issue of the 182