New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-09
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EHERITrS ACOUSTIC TELEGRAPH

A series of experiments with the newly-in-
vented Acoustic Telegraph we're made on Thursday last
ut the Fulton Ferry Houses Brooklyn In the presence
of q number OF gentlemen, who were as much
asonished as grathed at the accuracy Of the general
messages that transmitted by the acoustic ele
graph through wires connecting two houses 80 yards
from each other The first message sent was that Of the
Rev. DE- Deems: " He that hath 10 hear, let him
hear" The Rev. Dr. Hall asked: How long before the
new bridge s be built and what about stock In 1t ~
Mr. Samuel Orchard inquired: "Can man be held re-
sponsbe for the place of his birth without having been
consulted by his parens THE TRIBUNE reporter asked
"what is the time at the ferry !" and Dr. BoscowitE
inquired "the relative diagnosis between rubeola and
scarlatna These messages were all transmitted safely
aud much more accurately rendered than ever could
have been anticipated. The invention Is bat
terry that works without electricity through wire
that does not call for the protection OF nsuators nor tall
pole and that message through wre OF
any length Oneeghth Of inch in diameter submerged
In water buried In the ground, suspended IN the air.
The battery consists or a solid cylinder foot long
and four inches In diameter IN facial ana gen
and apers like Mimic ball. IA aperture. admitting
the entrance Of metallic wire, the medium OF commu-
nicatOn the whole supported by solid iron work.
and weighing more than 100 pounds AT the facial
end OF the cylinder is hollow hemisphere OF iron whose
shutting an eliptical mirror having solid
rim one inch in diameter; The face
this rim ground smooth that when 1t placed in
contact with the face of the cylinder
vene, and il held and kept in this position by strong
spring II inches long, arched above and supported by
the frame work, and curved below, so as 10 form the
signal Key by which the battery IL worked and made 10
evolve sounds from the organic atoms OF the air which
and press upon fap Of the rim aud OF the
cylinder with force equal to 10 pounds on the square
inch, face ia separated from the other:
The distance OF this separation ~ graduated
by two metallic bars which constitute the Dla-
tonic staff, and from each bar different
OF sound created called the vowel and the con-
sounds respectively BY uniting III regular order
the first order OF sounds, the Fulcnen or
third order produced. BY uniting the second and first
order the Biulcimen fourth order generated, ana
in cOmmingiDg together the first aud second primary
orders the Vaurem fifth order OF sound Is crea&d,
and together they represent and under spec
English Alphabet, and each Arabic Notation; and
each is characteristic and expressive OF ITSELF
that no mistake III translating message
The inventor DIR. Lanceiot Hope Everitt Of New-Or
leans La who elected member OF the Royal College
Of Surgeons Ia Edinburgh years ago The Doctors
theory In that sound Is trune molecne OF matter silent
ipulrive force explosive sound and exists
In all the organic atoms Of the world. That he can
evolve from the atoms Of the air
in such a way by means OF his Acoustic Battery
AZ to collect them into two dissmIlar units Of
sound which into two primary orders When
thus evolved the hemisphere mirror reflects them
through solid cylinder which then nducts them into
the cone OF the wire through which 10 PASSES with great
velocity distant end OF the wire. This end IL all
the time contact TN glass bell made for the pur
pose. When a message about being sent tattoo IN
sounded by the battery aud this rings the bell NJ 0ud
you 20 feet of. The then follows III
symbolic order and they chime their ntoDations upon
the bell they easily interpreted by the receiver