The Columbian fountain., 1846-06-15
MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.

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scene. we will venture 70 say, has never had
lis parallel on this earth, and is the legiti-
mate offspring Of that strange invention, the
magnetic telegraph. an invention to which
the public attention at this moment is SO
much and so universally attracted.
On Saturday evening last, June s, Pro
fessor Morse, ths Inventor and superinten-
dent of The magnetic telegraph, and his as
sisant, Mr.. Vail, in their office at Washing
ington, wished 10 test the integrity Q! the
telegraph line the whole distance through
from Washington to New York, distance
Of no less than 26O miles. The better to
understand the singularity Of the scene, we
are about to record, the reader must imagine
four individuals, one at the office in Wash
ington, one at Baltimore, 40 miles distant,
one in Philadelphia, lOS miles distant, and
one at New York, Tor rather Jersey City
opposite New York, l12 miles farther.
The telsgraPhs lineypasses through the in
strulnents at the Offices at each Of these
M Z g.AS Z. as 4g u 4 4
places, and q communication despatched
from any one is written and understood in
stantly at all the others. We shall desig-
nate the operators by the names Of the
places At which they are stationed:
Washington Baltimore, are you in con-
nexion with Philadelphia? s'
II .Balimore- es, M sf
Wdsa Put me in connexion with Phil.
adeiphia. It
BalAy, ay, sir; wait minute (AE.
ter d Psuss. Go ahead. You can talk
with Philadelphia.
Wash.-r low do you do, Philadelphia ].
Phila. Pretty well. Is that you, Wash
ington' s.as ,8s Ill s
Wash.-Ay, ay; are you connected with
New York 8 q 'l'isiRh
Plila.-Yes. .a.s, MI
Wash II Put me in connexion with New
York. !.
-Phiia-Ay, ay !; wait minute. After
apause.) Go ahead. Now for it.
Wash,ANews York; 'hpw are your
New York does not answer.
Phila Halo, New York, Washington
is talking TO you. Don't you. hear him I
Why don't you answers
n. Pork i don'tget anything from him.
Wdsh. get that from New York.
Phila.-New York, Washington says he
gets tlIat from you ,ssH
B6fk How is it that Washington hears
from New York, and New York does not
hear from Washington. -.
"a Phala.-T There's where am floored.
Bah. --aWh hat is the reason, Washington.
.s Wash, Because New ork hasaot prop
erly adjusted his magnet. he
Phila, ~ have been hard at work all day.
lfeel like bricks. Had no supper, 4 have
hadaistif evenings work there have been
SO many messages tonight one alone that
gave us seventeen dollars. Ilwant to go.
Wash. Wait little t.''gg'as4
BG1t.-Go it ys cripples. az s
Phila Who is writing
Wash. Don't talk all at once.
sBah.--Mary Rogers are case, so are
,ss Is, Sally Thompson;
Gen. Jackson are hoss, SO are
-lsl ssl'gHaf Colonel johnson ri
.IPAtlas Who is that.' will discuss that
pint.
Wash. Baltimore, keep quiet. Phila-
delphia, tell New York to ask me TO write
dots, (fhat is, 10 adjust his ndgnet.)
Phiia. .-Ay, ay, sir; wait little. New
York; ask Washington to write dots
sN, Eork-A -Aysay. Washington, write
dots. washington begings to write dots
That's h.:O. X. Now have got you; go
ahead. "A. ~ f
Yash Do you now get what send
youf 81 r
5MsYwk.-7-Ay,ay.
.Wqsh.--D Did you get Prof Morse's mes
sage for his daughter : 4 "a ss,.y W 4.
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