New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-25
Who Invented the Electric Tclexraphs
T. es Es,ie, u rAsN. y. T'ic-ss'
SIR: have seen it frequently stated An.

assumed OF late that Prot Morse the iaveasor a,
the Electric Telegraph and that bu, for him the pub
lie would not have eujoyei the bsn,r Of this admir-.
bic plan OF transmitting inteii renee There We
more co,rple.e iela tni Way. SIR. tie very Psteus
granted % More refers 70 previously Invented Electro
Magnetic Telegraph, known by the name Of Needl.
Teiesrtphs end. asc, % o'hrr wei knswn modes Of
making signs BY electric cuyfc1ts. Transmitted thrOasA
metallic conductors Aud II j. notorious fact tbs, TIE
Needle" Telegraph now IN general use in Easlani
vss rsferted there lane lSi7. BY Whsa:sgOne AMI
Geek three Year, before H.rse got his patent in ths
ccuffry and that Whesttone s1d Cook chtSnSl .ina
lsr psten, Ws,hington time before the date OF
M'Tses hrst pstcnt
build telegraph line for actual business purposes tot
he old not begn 10 build one unnl ls44-A whereas
hnes hsd been put up snd worked IN Easlaad, and IN
cher PARTS q Europe fye or SIX years before
The claim usde Ia Nor-.'s Patent - not that ne in.
vr TED The electric telegraph hut inst he invented
"irproven'en',' which consisted In saarSlRs on paper
6ois and horizontal lines OF unequal length TO ssad -
.ians or representatives Of letters whereas Gner the
previous sysisms evsnesceut signs and sounds osly
were made. thus mAsnetised bar OF iroa was MAKE
10 out 10 letters without making any mark.
There l. great ami ssknos sigei difference of opin
len ~ 90 the respective merits OF these sSs,ems Many
persons OF competent Judgment MAINTAIN that the sppa
raus for marking signs worse than useless ~ csaes
dels> mistakes, uncertainty and additional expense. ~
hstpens therefore. that some mes where the right
a. use Mcrscs marking appa atus boon purchased,
the same has been discon nue, being ossersed that
messages could be received quicker AMI better by sound
without making any record 10 IN England, aithoaso
the cd raten granted 10 Wheatstone and Cook has
pired 10 parties wl Morse's System, but The de
hretion OF email iron bar needle. as Z Is eallel
l. referred especially as tho marking apparatus ne
Cures much stronger current Ia set u IN tn~on Than
would sufce To je1et the needle. Tnis = very In
portsut in rsiuy and oggy weather when he electric
rud becomes disSipaied and Is very feeble at the no
ceiving stations.
.bS not venture to offer any opinion on the question
which i the best form OF 'he electric telegraph bn,
cotnne myself to the ecioa of the popular error
before alluded TO th be assed ~ho then AM tn,ens
The eecric telegraph will answer in the words Of
Dr. Turnhul who gave a series OF lectures 90 The
electro magnetic telegraph, before tho Frsnkla lost,
tuie of Philadelphia in TIE session OF leoVol, aai
whcse adnirsb. work the subject deserves general
nierii,p at has required long series oil years 70
develop and perfect II it l. not the Invention OF ono
man. or any of men oi one rSfit" but ~ many
psfons each adding q Ell mite 20 he noble structure
TurrbKR on hs Escro Magnetic Ts!esTaph, lntrodae-
ton, p l. TELEGRAPH