The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-23
PROF. BELLS TELEPHONE.
Marv riiou. stories About the Latest Achieve
ment of science -Husic in salem and ip-
pIausc In Boston-The Construction and Ca
pabiiitics Ut the unstrument Described.


pInusc In Boston-1h~ Construction aud t"-
pnbintics Ut the Instrument Described.
BosroN, Feb. 10 Prof A. Graham Bell,
the inventor Of the tel phone comes from the
etnd old city " the witchcs-Salcm. II IL pro-
fcssor Of vocal physiology in the Boston
University About five years ago b" first began
to,hink about the poss hity of the transmits
sion of sound Ivy telegraph. and the iica took
possession Of him completely His invention
had - far taken form eighteen rouths ngo
that with the ass istanccuf prsotic elotri. ian
Mr.. Thomas 4. Watson. hr began tocNpcri-
mcnt using for tn" purpose wire between
Boston and Cambridge. about two mlos long.
Tho success II the invention was to him from
the first only a question " time. II" had got
II down tinr. as the boys 'ay. md the success
sivc experiments were ouly $50 many stri = to-
ward rendering The in-trsmor, pra teal for
gcnerel us".
Tho first time tho practical success ~ the to-
ophonc WIS denor-irH d to the sutisia ion uf
others WIS on Oci .. 1876 when an experiment
WIS made over tn prhatc wire OF TIE Walwori,i
Manufacturing Company Of Cnmhrde". The
tclsph Nnp III IN spoke for .ts' and th' cunv.r-
sHiion Of the O orator In Caml ridge could Ice
dist.n tly heard at the u, ~tun ,nd ~ the line
An inter sting dnlo.u iuoh !,ar'. tine -prnkcr-
tllklnE I'm th,i O ',iingry key. Thr,Npcrimcni-
were continued aln,.' constantly Prot
Bell and Alr Watson CON 'i,,tcd tncir oprrut cons
in the NH story ui l1di.iur i,ou-, i'm Exeter
pln"o. in this c.ty. and were exceedingly careful
whom they admitt 10 their roon-. found
my way up there today. and had am interesting
chat with VIZ. Watson. vho seems % Dee "a bright
young man. and IS very enthusiast, concern .ng
the telephone. H. -lil tha' Prot. J. o was the
sole inventor of the in itrunrnt and mo- other
human being had ever a. Killed. tir idea. The
hf'' IIp h' WIS '"h'h cut .""ul % year ago. and
Al HAL I.a..
W. navy '"," '"'.''',nu S''i'n,N sr'
49, " 90
ceh' experiments WIN me na'hn'. most OF
which have been over the Eastern Enilrnpl
Comnnn,,s ,rir,. h.,n.,,,, Sill, .',.l r..,.,,.
The time -el.,t.d iortA,-, experiments +. gen.
orally The Stlhaih dav. oauso Their. is then
One ri tfe '>rorimtnt- whi,h 'o~,'rrod ON
JAN. u was .uus ntiy =. iifving i'm lis r,-ii. =
Not only every word shaken IN Boston huf d., m
the tones and i.i',ioi- II lie So, ril vols
wcrra"rr''N uaasl "a, anl readily r".o--
Other rSp'rIm~ni- i 'mou~'rai.i tlir fat TIA
Summef IN oy. n"' oui ciesr IN i1 the l,l
room 80 > EN.t ra.D BOSTON. fhr- sound WA.
pcrirctN clear. ,id haa '' 80, ih Yam. ~. rs
say loD f.aia, y fr.,ffi . NOR S'i- 'iii"ut
trihi- ,.Yl frif L,t .ii.. ,li .i ,,. , t,-i,.'i
mOuii.l mi I.' iI, v..li f,.. ,,.i,'i..
In tn cas-. oitp@ M,t.r. 4 Hniv tl. NV i,ni'i
b. r. .a-n'.t. bui u.s. m .pu.llty 81 th, mu..c.
cello.
The rraat - riuan.. Eliza. i,s t,,, ,.,
qui-he rs ,.i HIM. +. lii zen 'r'05
cent iitif ,,l,.a'. ,0.l ..il ~. if-irli, III A.,
n mo,lr. I.'n .,.., ''.' lgr,i n ~
waVr n-..i infli.-,..n ifet ..uf. T. f.'it. ~.
Grated JOS tH. NnI.,. ,i.. 'iai- L. ..iri, a..
and rNi' .i-.. .,f', a., r.,. i W.. W., ''' KY
been tir ar.ni ,iraviDr A. th,, ,n,,,,n.., ,' f
tho INSTRUMENT i,rpr,lf'i rs ra b ~, %,
ever sent 6y means II thr N phon. b'io,i1s To-
the Boston Gioie. \ report Of a l.';ur. Iy prof
Re- As,f a D.