New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-07
TIE TELEPHONE AS A REPORTER.
A NIw AND SUCCESSFUL METHOD or TRANSMITTING
ELECTION FIGURES


As population moves uptown, the news
centres OF NcwYork change For several years II has
been evident 10 those who furnish the to the public
that a vast majority OF the people who are Interested in
election returns live in the upper parts Of the city, ana
do not come the newspaper offices 10 hear the figures
read out TO the bulletins displayed In lecogm
ton of this fact. THE TRIBUNE and other journals
made preparations at this oeeOn.to display tho news
at various points, in the upper part the city The Herald
used the stereopcon an old familiar and popular form
of amusement at various points OF the city. Tie Ere
niRg Express tclegFaphed its returns To IwcnythIdS
and Broadway, where the figures ana spccuatio5 were
shown by the sercoptcon at that point The other daily
papers made little attempt TO salty tho public ex
cept TnE TRIBUNE, which employed new agency, ana
IN this way distributed It's returns all over The city The
new agency alluded to Is one which has never Dee
tesicd I'D the oeltaIe mssigh ~ t'isI.,,'I L 80
elections. Ii has transmitted music, but IN music ihe
trained detect, Is it cannot In figures sudden
The new agency was The telephone. The THBUyE.
early recognizing the need Of some more rapid means OF
Telephone Company of NewIOrl TO establish wires and
instruments connecting the Official sources OF miolna-
TRiBUNE Office; and extending from TIN TRIBUNE Occ'
for the transmission OF lie snes TO the AeIlcan lhsl
tufr the Police eadgUarer Thirtt .Uf-si. ana Broad
way and Twenty and Broadway. ana still other
points in the city.
Tor the rst lime in the history OF the telephone
porter who had never before TIE u-trum"Hi vas
transmit figures with perfect accuracy. These f1rcs
were received and recorded IN shorthand, by sicno-
sirJmcn 1ud were written down in shorthand s tdst Is
reccve At thc time, tie reporter vas enabled 10
read aloud the figures as they came IN.
The reports as received at TIE TRIBUNE oHce were
sent by telephone 10 the several points fd ab1yc, ANA
a. The American Institute were displayed on Immense
bulletin boards. Crowds gathered as each bulletin Eas
placed i'm position. The returns came lu so rapidly mat
bulletins covered the entire music lna
moth bulletin boar 81. being filled at an early hour ract-
cal Illustration c the rapidly with which messages are
communicated the telephone furnished ~ man
with stou brian voice. Who received the news stimuli!
taucausy with the operators IN The main occ. ana an
llD fte 4f he
I.tls could he painted and posted. strong electric
light WAS thrown upon the bulletin boards, giving
ti,,7u r,,ou,iU.rcc for a long distance The
news as IL was announced called out varied comments
Nurssey and Mcclellan seemed 10 be special iaycrites,
and the announcement of their election received
with applause. The crowd in attendance last night was
largely Democratic, but nos in sympathy WIN Tam
many iOr tncTc great rejoicing over the drIcat OF
Scnr!l, as looking 10 the overthrow OF John Kelly.
TLe telephone worked admirably, aEd the visitors 10
the Institute regarded il with evident Appreciation
Several received last nighs 70 connect bus
ness houses with private dwellings.