The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-12
THE SPEAKING TELEPHONE.

REMARKABLE REsULTS-A BROOKLYN SONG
HEARD IN NEW YoRK-A coRNET SOLO HEARD
THREE MILES AWAY.
If Franklin, who caught the lightning with his
kite, or Morse, who tanned and put II into Loading
strings had present last evening In OF the
ouet psrors OF the ST. Denis Hotel and hoard it talk
and play and sing Hod the Fort" they would doubt
less have been as much surprised as they
themselves surprised the people OF their own
day and generation. The occasion was not public
one yet the interest which attached to 1t sufficient
TO attract considerable number OF gentlemen well
known in the scientific world. Among these
President Barnard, OF Columbia College; Professors
Newbcrry and Rood Professor Peet, Of the Deaf and
Dumb Asylum Hon. I. N. Globes, NJ. r.. OF Canada,
President Of the Dominion Telegraph Company;
General Eckert President OF the Atlantic and Pacific
Telegraph Company; General Gaylord, Eastman
johnson, Rev. DR.. Armtage and others. II was In
obedience TO invitation from those gentlemen that
Professor A. Graham Bell OF Boston, delivered lee
ture sound aud electricity and gave striking exhi-
btion OF his speaking telephone To the eye the APP
parotus used was simplicity itself and might have
been taken by casual observer Tor the cover Of
ordinary sewing machine, except ina! at one
end there was q mouth piece like that
which is attached TO speaking tubes. couple
OF from tie other through tho room
across the Brooklyn Bridge and into Of the offices
OF the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company IN that
city In a conversational, but clear and succnct man
nc Professor Boil told the story OF his discovery and
operation OF his machine Modostly disciaimng any
thing perfection aud conessng that the telephone
yet in It's infancy and that hc was met at every
step by strange results aud problems, wncn seemed 10
leave him deeper the dark he nevertheless gave 10 his
audience illustrations OF the wonderful power
which he has achieved that must have satisfied tho
sceptical person present that We are upon the
eve OF strange developments In tho philosophy OF lite.
For instance II startling to hear the lecturer stop
In tho middle oil q sentence and cxclam, "Ah, my
friend Is talking TO mo In BrooklynI" There Is u
dead silence IN the room. ana the low monotone oi y
mans voice Is audible.
Tho Professor places his eur the box, and in a
ment says, MIR Cover iniorms me that cornet
player IL present and will favor Us with an AIR :"
s'What shall II beY' says Brooklyn.
sAnythng," replies New YORK; "only lettbe a tunc
without sudden or short notes /"
In a few seconds more the room Is Tiled with the
sweet strains oil tile LAST Rose of summer, liant,
yet pcrceptbe TO every ear, singular ana nexplica
bio peculiarly being that -onc or Two OF the
notes were stronger and more distinct than tho
others. Applauyc follows, and the lecturer tells his
ooporator TO thank tho solost he listens and
he hears the conversation between them and repeats
tho latter replies that he is not much Of snpst. but
will the best lie Presently there rings through
the apartment the familiar melody OF Pieyels
Hymn IL Is followed by Hold the Fort"
ana then by more conversation. Various gem
tlemen are invited 10 ask questions and
themselves receive answers. Tney 10 and in
nearly every instance the responses are distinct The
effect Is WORD and almost supernatural One imagnes
that Is second Sgnor Bltz talking ventriloqnaIiy
TO the imaginary body IN the box. The experiments
prolonged to tue satisfaction oil all present, aud
the cneeriu good night and thanks OF the little socal
circle IN Brooklyn meets with cordial response from
tbis side. Professor Bell III concluding took occnson
10 say that II was as easy 10 talk 100 miles as two
miles, ana that he expected 70 DC able TO demonstrate
IN short time that versat Ion could DC carried
between England and America through the Atlantic
cable with even greater satisfaction than through land
lines, He Will give course Of three lectures ON the
subject on the i7h 18Th and 10Th Of May, IL CHECKER
Ing Music Hail.