The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-05-29
The Hughes Printing Telegraph Instru-
ment Finished. -


ment Finished. o
We have heard much of this wonderful
instrument that was soon 20 supercede all
other telegraph instruments. but we had
been led to suppose that much Of this was
mere talk without any substantial foun
dation. But a late number Of the New
York Courier f Enquirer contains an an
nouncement, which seems to settle the
quest on very decidedly in its favor
That aper is generally reliable and care
full in its statements. We append the
statement. promising by saying that if
the instrument can be made to perform
as here set forth, it will truly be the most
wonde rful of modern inventions:
1--WE are gratifed to learn that this
wonderful invention has, at last, received
its finishing touch, and will be placed up
on the line between this city and Phila-
delphia. Wear assured, upon undoubt-
ed authority, that the machines, so far as
it has been possible to test them through
a coil of wire 100 miles in length, have
realized the most sanguine. expectations Of
Mr.. Hughes end his friends, and there
appears to be no reason to doubt but that
the invention will speedily work an entire
revolution in telegraphing throughout the
world. This invention may be called a
Printing Press and Telegraph Instrument
combined, for it prints all messages in
plain Roman capitals with unerring cor
rectness, and at an almost incredible rate
of speed, averaging, in the ord nary dis
patch Of business, from 10000 to 5000
letters per hour. The Hughes instru-
ment clearly demonstrates the PRACTICABLE.
ity of sending and receiving messages in
opposite directions over the same wire a.
the same instant of time, and with the ut
most care, regularity and certainty. I
will consequently require but one wire
and one operator, at any given point, t.
send and receive as much business a
can be transmitted by the aid of four op
orators, and an equal number of wire
under the Morse system. Another, e
qually important, peculiarly connecte,
with the Hughes invention, is the un
doubted fact that it will work perfectly il
very long circuits, and with unerring &C
curacy in all states ofatmosphere-neith
er mist, rain, nor snow, having any pei
ceptible effect upon it. Therefore, at sea
sons when the Morse and House instru
ments are utterly powerless, even in eli
cults of fifty miles, there is every reaso
to believe that the Hughes instrumer
5 will work reliably in circuits of one or tw
e thousand miles. The simplicity and du
rability of the new machine will compar
favorably with the Morse, and is vastl
superior, in these respects, to the Hous
instrument. The governing principle I
this invention is wholly dissimular
thi of the Morse, House, and all othe
: telegraph instruments, and, consequen
; ly, there can be no difficulty on the scor
Of the patent, which we understand, hs
been sold for about S125, 900 or $15(
> 900 to the American Telegraph Comps
ny,-a new association having its hea
: quarters in this city but composed of ger
l. tlemen OF the highest respectabIlity, r'
S siding in different sections of the Unite
+ States and the British North Americs
u Povinces, and of which it is sufficient
Y say that Peter Cooper, Esq, is the Pre-
u ident, and Wilson G. Hunt, Esq, Trea
Il urer.