, 1870-07-29

An Atmospheric Telegraph DcstEncd
- Rival the Eleckxic.

An atmospheric Telegraph Designed
- Rival the Electric.
frm tht Londos Telegraph, Ja1y1s
4 norel lind Of telegraph, the invention OF
the inspection Of party Of scientific gantle-
men yesterday. 1t = pr3vste house in dlouces-
ter street, Warwick square. The luycn.or
AIMS 1t obtaining By the use OF atmospheric
power the t.me or better results than those
attained BY electre md magnetic forces. To
this end he charges a reservoir with compress
cd aif, and by the operation OF valves, worked
in the same manner as those in use in the
ordinary telegraph system. sends pnlsahous
through tube, which pulsations arc made to
work upon the receiving instrument
with an effect corresponding with that
OF the electric current passed along
insulated wires. The invention has been been
70 fully recognized by the RoyA Institution Of
Naples that they have paid to Signot Guattall
the rare compliment Of awarding hiul gold
medal. 1t IL further reported that the system
il to be generally adopted on board the Italian
from the commanding officer to subordinate
departments.
1t the experiments yesterday there ware
present the Italian Ambassador, Count Aaffei,
gentleman from the engineering department
of the Postal Telegraph, representative Of
tors to scientific journals and the general
PRESS. The working apparatus was ali
contained in stand OF table about eight feet
| lung By five vide and four deep AR pumps
| worked by crank arc used to chArGe the
| reservoir. The smcunt Of pressure is ehown
| on a dial. The teleg1aphic instrument II
worked l,y hand in the ordinary Way. 4 yeIy
conedcea. le coil Of gutta percha tubing, hall
an lncli iu diameter and said to te about 4
mile in length, was connected with the insru-
/ nent at the battery and Eith two other instru-
ncnts III tue room. The experiments began ty
| the charging OF tho reservoir to about one SIX
tcenth Of it, actual capatility being. At tht
erme time, comparatively czude, though MOI
uuaightlc, mlchlne. The method adopted f0
the working Of the Guattari, is the Nome o.
| printing cipher eyntenl. Siguor Guattari. 4
the transmitting end, rent through this mess
age: 1.-THE apparatus has already experiment
ed on tic pleEiscitc-' The words wero recorded
| By tie gentleman from the Post Office. wh'
remarked. however, that, III two or more in
stances, tho 1ctterd had Iuu Into each other
Tie same authority found the ya1ye at th
transmitting end difficult to work, and requiring
manual pressure OF something ike sevel
the regular Nome Instruments. In opeEat1n
on it liriseif he seut. through the alphate
correctly. aud transmitted all the messages Il
ATTEMPTED With ACCURACY. This was don
through line Of tubing. psrtfy wound roun
drum and partly lying in an irregular hea
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might be used. Experiments were next tfie
on The apparatus for communicating with saS
Gus parts Of ship, and sui
sequently with what may be cslled II
, domestic telegraph. In this c.se sign<
| Guattar, dispensed with the 1se OF the reese
yoir, and, by mere manipulation Of Al air ba
At the end OF tubc, recorded true ciph'
characters On the strong strip Of paper whit
/ runs over the sma1l wheels Of the roceiving i
E | strumcpt. This IL tho kind Of telcgrarhy
E Which the Guattar apparatus will prohab
| prove to be beet adapted. In 1srgo hotel
: III ehips OF VAT, in communication from facs
rieh to counting houses, from private &c:
dences to places Of business, and in toV
t communication generally the system rromls
to be advantageous. It il independent
j. foreign ail, Is less likely to get out
= order than Wi1cs conducting electric ccIrent
!, and will not be more expensive. For long
c distances, OIL regular public linee, tho iuvs
: ton would probably not apply 80 well, Or wo
= 20 RAPIDLY, as the present telegraph. The
q ventor IL, however, equally sangrine in this
y in rmafttr branches, and claims, not Nitho
y reason, that his apparatus will 10 less expo
q slye than electric batteriea, and will bc Il
:, subject to the influence Of those attnosphe
= storms which eomeines put the TELEGRAPH
= system OF whole country out OF order.
Siguor Gu2tta1 Was heartily congratulat
:" on tie performance Of his apparatus. 7
a new Telegraph certainly reflects high honor
] tie inventive genius Of its originator.