The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-02-22
VOLUME XVI
-. -. Feb. q. 10 Mr.M-

SNru, Mass Feb, y, 10 5P.M.
Professor A Graham nel, the lnven.
tof of ihat wonderful instrument The ,ele.
phonc, which has caused 40 mneh lntsres,
in lbc scientific world aud which /. now
becoming 70 popularity known, iecturei
on ois inecnlion ai LyoCam ban thi. eve.
ming Tae lecture wAs oue of the course
ei NE Essen institute. aud about s00 per.
sons were present. The lecture was very
well received and he frequent aud lope.
continued applause showed that the an.
dieoee appreciated fully The wonderful
uscs aud the experiments made With the
mschiuc. Professor Dell briefly explain.
led The construction Of tho instrument
and thea skclehed bis dnlles Of The ~.
ten Of transmitting sounds. lie explain.
ed shat i was bis frat attempt before an
andisuoe 70 iry bis experiments. An In.
'ermllent current was fret sent from
Boston by Mr.. Thomas 4 Watson, Pro.
lessor Bel's associate. This eanscd
noise very similar to bora from the tei.
ephone The Morse telegraph alphabet
was then sent by musical sounds, aud
could be heard Throughout The halt. Tho
audience bnrst into = loud applause at
this experiment. 4 tolepbonio organ
was then put 10 operation in Boston.
"Shoad Auld Acquaintance be Forgot
aud Yankee Doodle" were readily
heard through the hall and heartily re.
ooguIzed, At this poiut Professor Beil
explained how he learned to
TRANSMIT run TOMS or the HUMAN yorcr,
aud paid grateful tribute to Mr.. Wat
son. Prot. Bell asked Mr., Watson for
song, aud AUD Lang syn.n oamo
from the monthpiee, OF the instrument
almost before his words were ended.
Mr. Warson was then asked 90 make q
speech TO the audience. Tie expressed
aimselfas having moro confidence eigh.
teen miles away than II he was preseut.
Ills speech was as follows. Ladies' and
geutcmon Il gives me great pleasure TO
be able @ address you this evening, al.
though am in Boston aud YOU IN Salem
This could be heard thirty-6ye feet dis.
tani that i, all over the hall, aud
brought down the house with applause.
A system OF questioning was then carrl
ed on aud Mr.. Watson was asked II he
heard the applause. The answer was,
II was not listening; Try again" The
applause was given and its receipt.
Ar oNcE ACKNOWLEDGED IN boston.
Coughing aud singing were then hear
and variety Of questions were then ash
red irOH the Salem end aud among them
"What news from The electoral comuis
siouy followed by the distinct answer o.
81 lont know Of any But the new.
came f3eung along that the engineer. 81
the Boston & Maine Il r.. bad struck. Ge
Cogswell asked II the trains were running
the answer was clear and distinct thai
they were not at 8 80 O'Clock Profes
sor Bell introduced The Rev 4. &. Bellies
who said 81 shake hands with you cor
dialy In Imagination twenty miles away
The Rev. +. s. Atwood asked, Does
raiuf II does not In Boston was Mr.. Wal.
sons answer Professor Gage, the elec
trican, then spoke through the telephone,
endeavring TO have his voice recoguz
ed This could not be done as M
al xua u s.f "a IA. ~.
Mr.. Shoje Xsawa was recognized, Mr.
Watson hcing perfectly familiar with b..
tones, One of the assistants Ia Boston
then said that Hold the Fort would b,
sung IN Boston, and the tune which fJl,
lowed was readily recognized. Professor
Bell closed his lecture By briefly station
the practical uses TO which be was con.
iideut the telephone could be applied r
Hearty applause vas Sf1rded the lecturer
a. be Gui.hed, and people ilocked about
tho stage ia large numbers TO more close.
ly examine tie wonderful instrument
that had psecd them ln audible comme
oicalon with people nearly twenty ml'e,
away.
THE sCENE AZ TnE BOSTON Esp.
This i1slrunen. which transmitted tl'
wonderful voice message TO the listening
ear, II this city was placed Ia Iitlls
room n Exeter place, where were Assem-,
blcd Professor Watson, Bemanip Brid.
don, the eltctrician, Professor r.. u
Warmat aud = . Fletcher, 'prcsentt-
two ol Tie Globe, TIE experiment W..
certainly a great success. The converse
lion wilh the ftiends eighteen miles away
was carried on IN ordinary tones Of yelra
The Globe representative IN Boston ven
easily recognized the voice Of the trans
mitler OF the despatch 10 sa,em; AID
very distinctly heard the applause which
was given 10 llie Essex insliiatc bali. IL
was very noteworthy occasion, certain.
liy; aud The complete suecess attained led
to lhe discussion II many plans fOf The
fanher practical utilization Of lte tele.
phone which scuds ils fret newspaper
despatch 10 tie Globe readers Tor their
declaration and wonder, ills morning
Boston Globe.
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