Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-12-13
TELEGRAPHING WITHOUT
WIRES. "a.
The Wonderful Things that Pro
lessor L0Onlis. OF W sssilington,
is Doing. n


The Washington correspondent n
the Hartford Times sends the followin,
70 MS paper: In these days of tele
phonic wonders nothing, il il Is within
the range OF anything Ike probability
surpriseous: Information hiss reached
here recently that Professor. LOomjs
who has been in the mountainous re-
eions of West Virginia for som,
months conducting a series OF exueri-
ments with his pr, posed ariai tele
graphy, has demonstrated finally that
te!egraphipg without wires Is 'prscti.
Cal. His manner OF operating, which
has on previous Ocrasion been de-.
scribed In this correspondence. has
been indorsed by many scientists. II
consists OF running q wire up to N
certain altitude, reaching a particular
current or feiectricity, which, according
10 Professor Loomis, can be found al
various heights. AT any distance
away this same current can be reached
Dy similar wire, and communication
can De had Immediately. The sppps-
ratus necessary to bring about thi,
wonder Is very simple an inexpeusiye.
II has been fully ascertained that tele.
graphic communication does not tax.
place over or though the ground. Thi-
same communication continues wher
these electric currents supplied by
naturesare used. Professor Loomis has,
as said before. teleersphed to PARTIES
eleven miles distant by merely sending
up kite, at each end of the distance
certain height. attached to which ia
place OF the ordinary string WAS the
due copper wire. When. both kites,
though eleven miles distant FROM each
other, touched the same current. COM
municatiOn was had between them
both. and messages were sent from one
end to the other by means of the
ordinary Morse instrument in eOnnpc.
ton with the instrument invented by
Professor Lcomis. This showed that
the theory on which he had worked
Tor many years was the correct one.
and that by the proper means, such g.
Wire arranged from natural
or artificial eminences. could be operst
ed successfully at all times. 1t is true
that erisl tel grs ply may not be much
OF s,certainty during violent storms or
electric.c she yers, but it will not meet
with more distractions than the ordi-
nary wire telegraphing, which is not
at all 'ure during the periods spoken
OF. 1t will be long time before 1risl
telegraphina can be carried on between
places which are but short distance
apart. If, indeed 1t ever will. In such
cases the wires will continue to be use,,
though for long distances, such as for
telegraphiDg from one side OF the
ocean to another, the serial telerra oh
will take its place entirely. Professor
Loomis has u scheme now on foot for q
series of experiments from point on
one of the highest peaks on the Alps,
In Switzerland, to similar stu 4ted
place 10 the Rocky Mountsins, on this
side OF the world. If this succeeds, of
course, his invention will rank in inn
pOrtaDce with that of 1.-The. electric tele-l
graph itself, and be even greater than
that OF the telephone. All of the
money necessary to carry on the ex-!
periments has already been promi.-
cd, and ii will not be many years. If il
turns out to be success, before ocean
cables will be one of the lost arts, as.
having played its part, -it will be laio
aside. The cost Of serial telegrapby
VIII not be over cent when the other
Is 81 .0(O