The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-06-06
Morse's Magnetic Telegraph.

been convinced and occurring at the time they have
DONE the experiments have satisfied the public that the
Magnetic Telegraph is not merely beautiful illustration
OF philosophical principle but agent that may be
transactions Of the country The long list OF officers Of
the Democratic Convention published in the Capitol
at Washington as soon as was announced in Baltimore
the only time lost being that occupied in the passage OF
the messenger from the room OF the Convention to the
office OF the Telegraph in the Pratt street Depot The
balotings Communicated with the same rapidity
and the expectant throng Of politicians who surrounded
the Professors in The Capitol made aware oil
the Odd Fellows Hall in Gay street in this city Then,
sgain, the nomination OF Mr. Wright was declined by
him within fifteen minutes after was made and the re
Grated solicitation made known, and again declined and
had MIR. Wright been in New Orleans instead OF Wash
ngton the intervals of between him and the
Convention ould have been quite Us brief
All this is calculated to put upon the enquiry into
the future agency OF the wonderful continuance winch
thus without metaphor annhlates time space
been said that the railroad system has given per.
petuy to Union which it would not otherwise pos
and that with iron bonds is country bound to-
gether But the day Of iron bars must yield to that
copper wires What difficulty does extent OF territory
present permanency Of government but the delay and
inconvenience OF transmitting intelligence IRON one por
ton Of it to Observation-Disclosures between men IN bus-
ness and between the Executive and Its officers! suppose
the line Of wires to extend 10 Oregon aad that Squadron
lay OF tho mouth Of the Columbia, which 1t was desired
to home send to Honolulu The Secretary Of
the Navy could receive the that all hands were
pped to weigh anchor before the ink it'll which he sign
ed his the order if he wrote heavy hand, had
dried upon the paper. il vessel bound TOR an Atlantic
pert had backed her topsa in the midst Of the squadron
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ceiye, permission tor officer to return in her before
her yards could be braced round and her sails sheeted
home for the rate OF electricity 10000 miles IN Sc
cond at this speed would the correspondence between
Washington and Oregon be carried On Startling as such
statements may appear no one can gainsay them who will
what has been ding daily for week past at the Pra
street depot Instances might be multiplied without
OF the availability of the Magnetic Telegraph Of Profes
MoRsE.
OF such an invention as that in question readers
of desire know something and believe
that the following account OF its origin and mode oil action
There are Jew persons who have electrical
machine and witnessed the spark which passes from IT,
when in action any blunt object which IS presented to
it, The accumulation OF electricity in the machine caus'
ed by turning the plate has the same tendency
pass object which has less electricity that air has
TO rush into vacuum, or water to seek level -eecui
city, like air water, seeking to establish always an
equilibrium. Besides the mode Of producing electricity
by friction the electrical machine is also
by the action Of IN acid upon plates OF different
metals properly attached O6eheIa TACT discovered by
the person whose name perpeuated In the term Of Ga
panisD The mode In common use OF producing galvanc
action is to immerse the plates in trough with separate
divsions-at end oil which the supply OF electric
fluid generated by the action Of the acid in excess This
end Of the trough or battery called the positive and the
other end the negative pole the battery New II wire
attached to one end is brought near to wire
from the other end the electricity from the positive
to the negative pole, and spark is seen like that
ing from the common electrical machine which il the
electricity seeking establish equilibrium. II the two
wires are kept in Contact there stream Of electric fluid
passing from to the other which kept mp by the &C
lion Of the acid the metallic plates already mentioned
battery Is but few feet but they may be thousand or
hundred thousand miles in length, and the effect OF
bringing them In contact with saen other i IS s the
stream OF electricity at the rate already mentioned IT,
therefore, the machine battery is in Washington and
wire from the positive pole is brought to Baltimore and
carried back to Washington the end Of it, brought in
with the wire at the negative pole which is but
few feet long will cause stream OF electricity TO now
from Washington Baltimore and back again along the
wire and 1t Is this wire, coming here and going Dack
which Is to be the posts in Pratt street. the TIVE
wires there visible being in act but the opposite sides OF
loop wire which would be eighty miles in length were
extended And this ia the first thing to be nderstoed
shape of horse shoe or the letter u becomes msgne
long stream Of electricity u passing through ware
wrapped around it: and the from the positive pole
the battery after coming TO Baltimore is wrapped here
round piece oron proper shape and then bach
Washington To make this iron magnet therefore, II
Baltimore is only necessary connect the ends OF thu
wires in washington when so long they connect
ed the electricity which passes along them pro
duce the desired effect upon the IRON When the connec
ton interrupted the iron to be magnetic, and
like any other piece Of soft iron This magnet which tn
Professor has hepower to create PLEASURE MS prime
mover Immediately over tine magnet say IN naitGre
brought within aquater OF an inch or less OF the MORSE
shoe As this last is msdea magne by uniting
the ends OF the wire at Washington attracts the iron Of
the lever and draws end Of the lever down. causing
the time the opposite end to rise Al this opposite
end the or stylus, which OF steel about an me-
long and about the SIZE Of knitting needle. lmmedi
ately is brass cylinder with groove around u
into which the stylus strikes when the magnet attract
the other END OIL the lever NOt iaT hVhcA ~
two others revolving in contact like the rollers nsed
draw out cotton prior to spinning in cotton mill, mo
being given TO them by very simple CLOCK Worx NOV
draw another roller and under the grooved roller
strip of paper which wound round it like rbband OF
its centre block With these explanations the opera
ton Of the machine can be readily and easily under
stood. When the Professor in Washington wishes t
| send message 10 Baltimore he spells it with letter.
composed of dots and lnes-for instance may be do
| and line, thus -; B. two dos and line thus -
C. line and dot, thus By connecting the ends o
wires for instant only dot is made by the pressur
nj the stylus on the paper which is passing over I'M
grooved cy Under; line is formed by letting the ends
the wires remain in contact for longer time when the
stylus is kept pressed on the moving paper Inc wrint
when resembles the raised characters used IL
The instruction ofthe blind only instead OF the common
alphabet alphabet Of dots and lines in different compi
The mode OF connecting the wires required il very
simple One of them is kept always immersed in cup Q
mercury into which the other IL dipped, whenever II II
desired TO send OF electricity through the entire
circuit the fud metal forming conductor between I'M
ends The operation Of writing consists in pressing put
on to which the end Of the wires in use IS attached
the in which single key OF piano Is struck pl
the finger, with succession OF rapid or proionge
as dots or lines required to be formed w
have spoken Of the as as single piece OF ron but
il in fact composed OF three like three pronged fork
so that each letter is made in triplicate
A already stated the paper drawn over the groove
rooler against which the stylus presses by two roller
which set in motion by simple clock work-which
in its turn started by the first stroke OF the ievera dc
tent or catch being withdrew like the deent Of sol
wstoh and so long az the writing going on this 9een
kept back and when the writing In DONE the deten
falling into Its place. stops the clock work and the paper
ceses TO The FIRST stroke Of the lever also rings
little bell which calls the attention ofhe attendant to the
machine The whole machinery does no, occupy aspsce
of more than one foot by two.
We have described the mode of working the machine
ry 80 to speak, used but we understand that there
are others which would enable those who want the ex
perience OF Professor Morse and his polite assistant Mr.
Vail who IL at the Baltimore end to write by striking
keys arranged like those Of piano and marked with
the letters OF the alphabetthe effect being pro
iuced by the passage of projections on
Under af,er the manner Of hand organ or musical box
The only remaining matter be noticed Ia the mode
in which ii is proposed to make the Magnetic Telegraph
generally useful for business purposes Let us suppose
for instance that II Is extended from New York to New
Orleans.
The following Is the Alphabet used -
mI - Qy) ~. u 49,.
nl - OK - - (sz}
lei ~ - ~ -
M - (m} tu)
IN mi -. w
~ fo) (w) -
fgn % .... (x) ~