The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-12-13


The mysteries Of this agent have been tried upon the
Presidents message. The Richmond Enquirer speaks
of the elegraphc achievement which has
been witnessed in that city. This was in sending on
from Washington copous summary, in nearly three
columns, of the message But the Cincinnati press has,
by combination of papers, effected more splendid
achievement The whole message has passed along the
electric wire from Philadelphia and Pittsburg to Gin
cinnati The details worthy OF republication We
extract the following of this wonderful ieat from
the 'sCncnnat Gazette" of last Thursday morning.
1t was read in both houses Of Congress at o'clock on
Tuesday Our readers therefore, are placed In possession
of just iorytwo hours after it was given TO the nations
| representatives.
The message elegraphed to Cincinnati from Phia
delphia sixteen hours this period including hour
and halt by the of electricity having been in
adverlently led from the main wire to the earth of
the intermediate Offices
The message comprises about $1,000 words and
telegraphed through the enterprise Of the Cincinnati and
Louisville press. which combined for the purpose The
operators the Philadelphia office Messrs Reed and
Lindsey at the Cincinnati Office Messrs. Zook Barnes,
and Ware at the Louisville office, Messrs. Whitman and
Jones'
Whatever may be said of other Geographic feats, this it
be acknowledged. is the greatest achievement yet
known The idea Of transmitting $4,000 words, by means of
electricity and wire witthe quicness of thought great
distance, which can be realized only because
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secuted, recently year ago. 1t has however,
been accomplishment that in the neates and most cor
And after this, let no one set bounds to the
results OF science
Owing the danpness of the atmosphere, and this
Alone the entire message could not be transmitted all the
way from Philadelphia The aid of the Pitsburg office
therefore called in Had the night been clear and the
atmosphere dry the complete document could have been
successfully transmitted only Cincinnat but even TO
Vncennes-a distance OF about 900 miles,
The operators in the telegraph office at Pittsburgh
Messrs. Brooks and Stager
Great credit is due the operators all the offices for the
aithIlness with which they stood at their posts, and the
with which they acquitted themselves OF their
duty
This enterprise foot, and has been chiefly
compshed by Mr. Day, OF the Cincinnati Enquirer and
Mr.. Fisher ofthe Gazette.
The thanks of the public are due particularly to Mr.
John Brough who the assistance of the regular tel
egraph reporter for the Cincinnati press, (Mr. r. Smih0
and the great body of the message as was
transmitted unremittngy standing at his post from the
beginning to the end
The first words OF message received the Gin
cinna telegraph office o'clock Tuesday night, the sig
nature at II o'clock ~. Wednesday
The "Cincinnati Enquirer" also commentaries this
achievement 1t states that
The message was sent through by telegraph common
cling at o'clock Tuesday evening, and closing at IL
O'Clock on Yesterday during all which time the efficient
corps of operators this end of the line remained con-
stany at their posts All hands connected with the En-
quer abored necessarily during the same period aiding
in the contamination Of this magnificent rprisede
cedy the greatest feat OF the This transmission Of
message is the greatest teegraphc feat performed
Ii was attempted last year between New York and Buffalo,
and proved a failure The present enterprise pro
iected and plshed by the daily OF this city
and they well seconded and sustained by the excel
lent corps of operators this Geographic station The mes
sage transmitted from here, by telegraph, to Louisville
and to Vincennes, Indiana
We are struck by another circumstance The rapdity
of the transmission is the very characteristic OF the in
vention But the correctness OF the copy is equally re-
markabe We have compared the Cincinnati version OF
the message with the original copy and we surprised
at its marvellous imitation. 1t is not precisely correct
Here and there very slight variations; butt is in
initely more faithful to the copy than any proof
we have ever in type from the hands OF the most
accomplished compostor tits indeed wonderful achieve
ment The quotation marks are not uniformly given,
nor are the words italics but these will soon be In
oduced at the next early step OF the progress OF the art