The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-03-02
SENT By TELEPHoSE.

SENT BY TELEPHONE.
The First Newspaper Dis
patch sent by N H uman Voice
Over 1he Wires.
Salem, Feb, 12.-Prof. A. Graham
Bell, the inventor of that wonderful
instrument the telephone, which has
caused so much interest in the scien-
titic world and which is now becom-
ing so popularity known, lectured on his
invention at Lyceum hall this evening.
The lecture was one Of the course of the
Essex Institute, and about 500 persons
were present. The lecture was very
| well received and the frequent
and long Continued applause
| showed that the audience appreciated
fully the wonderful uses and expert
ments made with the machines. Prof.
| Bell briefly explained the construc-
ton OF the instrument and then
| sketched his studies of the system OF
transmitting sounds. He explained
that it was his first attempt before an
audience to try these different exper-
| iments.
An intermittent current was first
sent from Boston by Mr.. Thomas A.
Watson, Prof. Bells associate. This
caused noise similar to a horn from
the telephone. The Morse telegraph
alphabet was then sent by musical
sounds, and could be heard throughout
the hall. The audience burst into loud
applause at this experiment. A tele-
/ phonic organ was then put into oper-
alton in Boston. "Should Aud Ac-
| quaiutance be Forgot and "Yankee
Doodle" were readily heard through
the hall and heartily recognized. At
this peint Professor Bell then explain
ed how he learned to
TRANSMIT THE TONES OF THE HUMAN
VOICE,
and paid a grateful tribute to 3fr.
Watson. Professor Bell asked Mr..
Watson for a song and "Auid Lang
Syne" came from the mouthpiece of
the Instrument almost before his words
were ended. Mr.. Watson was then
asked To make speech to the audience.
He expressed himself as having more
confidence eighteen miles away than
If he were present. His speech was
as follows: "Ladies and gentlemen
1T gives me great pleasure to address
you this evening, although l am in
Boston and you in Salem" This
could be heard thirty-ffve feet distant
that is, all over the hall, and brought
down the hall with applause. A sys-
tenn of questioning was then carried on
and Mr.. Watson was asked if he heard
the applause. The answer was,'I was
not listening. Try again. The ap-
plause was given and its receipt
AT ONCE ACKNOWLEDGE IN BOSTON
| Coughing and singing were Their
heard and variety of questions were
then sked from the Salem end anC
l I'll
electoral commission ?" followed by
the distinct answer of ST don't know
of any," But the news came fieetins
along that the engineers of the BostoI
and Maine railroad had struck. Gen
; Cogswell asked if trains were running
the answer was clear and distinct thai
they were not at b 80 o'clock. Prof
Bell introduced the Rev. E. B. BolIes
whO said: "I shake hands with you
cordially in Imagination twenty miles
away" The Rev. K. S. Atwood asked
"DOes 1t rain? '' 'It does not in Bos-
ton" was Mr.. Watson's answer. Prof
Gage, the electrician, then spoke
through the telephone, endeavorins
to have his voice recognized. This
} could not be done as Mr.. Watson was
not familiar with the voice. Mr.. Shaie
Zsawa, was recognized, Mr.. Watson
4
One of the assistants in Boston then
said that "Held the Fort'' would be
sung in Boston, and the tune which
followed was readily recognized
Prof. Bell closed his lecture by briefly
stating the practical uses to which hC
was confident the telephone coald be
applied. Hearty applause was at.
forded the lecturer as he finished, anC
people f1Ocked about the stage in large
numbers to more closely examined thu
wonderful Instrument that had placed
them in audible communication will
people nearly twenty miles away.
THE LECTURE AND EXPERIMENT
were an unqualified success. Among
these present we've DR.. Henry Wheat
land president of Essex institute; the
Rev. E. G. Beles, PHI. D.; Prof. d. b.
Hagar, of the State Normal school
General William Cogswell, the Rev. E
s. Atwood, Prof. John Robinson, DIR.
Amos I'll. johnson, ex- Mayer Williams,
DIR. George B. Loring, A. C.. Goodell,
Jr., Esq, and many others who are
identified or particularly interested in
scientific pursuits. Vice Pres. Good
dell, of the institute, offered an order
which was adopted, providing for
the appointment of g committee ia
| IA 0Ab q SCtACS vi ICSOlullCElS 10 O8DTcEs
the satisfaction of the instituta and
audience for the instructive and inter-
esting entertainment offered by Prof.
Bell. A vote of thanks was also ex-
tended to Mr.. Watson and sent to him
by telephone. A vote of thanks was
passed tn the Atlantic and Pacific
Telegraph company for their kindness
In following the use of their wires for
these experiments. A vote of thanks
| was also rendered to Miss Molloy,
operator of the Atlantic and Pacific
railroad company at Salem, for her
assistance during the evening. The
telephone was then taken apart and
/ explained to few ladies and gentle
men to their great wonder and salts
faction. This special by telephone to
the Globe has been transmitted in the
| presence of about twenty, who have
thas been witnesses TO a feat never be-
tore attempted-thSt is the sending eff
a newspaper dispatch over the space
of eighteen miles by the haman voice
and all this wonder being accom-
| plished in time nos much longer
than would be consumed In an ord ina
~ conversation between two people
in the same room.
The Princess Ida Yrede, a
handsome woman of SO, whose an
cestral castle ia on the Grotaneoa