Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-03-10
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MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 10.
TALKING ACROSS THE OCEAN.

In the building in which are the main Of
fees of the Postal Telegraph Company
number OF gentlemen were experimenting
Yesterday with telephone, with which the
inventor says he expects to talk across Tue
ocean as soon as the Bennett-Mackey cable
is laid. 1t is the invention Of Webster Gil
lett. of Ypsilanti, Mich, who claims to have
solved the problem Of adding battery to line
almost without limit. This he does by util-
ling q number of independent local batter
les induction coils and devating pointssim-
utaneouaiy.
Ifthe number of cells Of the battery could
be increased without limit and still not
burn the low conducting medium, Mr. Gill
lett SAYS il would be possible to speak at al
most any distance with an ordinary lele-
phone. His system, he claims, overcomes
this obstacle to the use OF many cells. lie
has constructed instruments with two tour,
ten and twenty deviating points and he
claims that in the instrument with twenty
points presented to the diaphragm the vi
bralion induced by all these currents work
ing together is perfectly simultaneous. In
this way. he says, a current OF sulhcient
strength is generated on the line wire to
overcome very high resistance--as high, be
believes, as will be found on the Atlantic Ca
bic. The receiving instrument presents
both poles of the magnet to the diaphragm,
which acts as keeper, and it is claimed
that it is more sensitive than other recelV-
erS
The experiments made yesterday were IN
speaking through the ten-polut multiple
telephone over about 800 miles OF wire be-
tween this CITY and Washington. 1t was
.Lo rTaIeuroph CompaOV'S
system, and close to it was wire OH which
:. Morse instrument was working. The IN
duced current was so strong that tee-
graph operator could read in the telephone
receiver the message that was being clicked
off. There was also Some other derange-
inent Of currents resulting from damage TO
the wires hy the gale Of Friday. Notwith-
standing those unlavorable conditions con-
versation between the two cities was car
ried on When TIE clicking of the Morse
instrument ceased for q moment the voice
OF the telephone came out with great dis
tinCtne>S.
The big twenty-point transmitter which
is to be tried on the ocean cable is forml-
dablc cooking telephone. With its strips OF
me,a auG its plugs for connecting the 90
currents. sprinciug from 10 cells. wiz! the
system Of induction cells, lis iron; looks like
aswitch board in IL telegraph Office. 1t *
a doubedecke en-" said Mr.. Gi}iett there
are two duDhragms. Ten Of the points ACT
on the inner Que, and that acts simulane-
ollsy on the outcr one. ". }. Sna.
PRINCIPAL HOUSES OF THIS CITY,
Agricultural
Herbert Bryant, - King street.
George Mason. .ianmcy's wharf.
Au2tioneers.
iuc,. !. Quintin, ~ north Royal ,Ilec;.
lirccu & Wise, 80 King street.
Banks.
Burke & Herbert, cor. King and Fairfax streets.
Citizens National Bank, II. ". cor. Prince anG
Ice streets.
First National Bank, $ ". cor. Prince and Lee
streets.
Books, Stationary and Printing.
Alexandria Gazette Book and Job Office Gazct
g. T. French % King street.
Boots and Shoes
L. Kaufmaun corner King and Royal SIS.
W. B. Waddey 40 King street
Commission Merchants ana Feed Dealers.
Robert j. Thomas 613 18th St. Washington.
Charles s. Taylor. 2l King ST.
J. & Miburn, L IL. Royal street
itaync & Bro 10 Cameron street.
Fo,vc & Co. No ! Union ST.
=. g. uooc, = Prince street.
Jameson 4 Cochran. go Cameron street
Thomas Perry 10 King street
Butchers
Oscar Baggctt, and 8 Central Market.
CONFECTIONERY
II. Brcnglc 129 King street.
Dry Goods ard Notions.
r. H. Taylor. 933 Pcnma. ave. Washington.
Woodwari & Lothrop, 921 Pa. ar.. Washington.
Brown l. Chapman, lo2 King ST.
Isaac EiChberE, cor. King ana kofal SIS
G. NJ Adams. 50 King street.
C. C. Berry. - King street.
4. b. Slaymakcr 1O7 King street.
J. f. Tackctt 100 King street
Carter Il Market Space, Washington
Drugs and Chemicals.
Summers & Allen, n. COZ. King and Royal StS.
VIZ. Creighton. So King street.
! T. Cole & Co.. 200 King street.
4. A. waricli. 1872 King street.
f. S Lealbcatcr & Bro, 7 s. Fairfax street.
& H. Limit, cor King and Fairfax streets.
J. ID. II. Lunt, II. c. cor. King and Washlngton
streets.
l.. Stablcr {: CO., H. cor. King and Washing
ton streets.
Warfela & Hail. cor. Prince and Fairfax streets.
Furnishing Goods.
Adams & Summers. SO King street.
NJ j. Waterman, cor King and Fairfax sts
Glassware aud House Furnishing Cooas.
ficLean & Uhlcr rs King street.
Grocers and Liquor Dealers.
Charles King. 81 Cameron street.
j. Broders & Co.. II King street.
Fisher 4 Bro, rs Camernn street.
Harlow Il Bro. u. W. cor. Royal and Cameron
streets.
w. \. Johnson, n. e. cor. Royal and Camera"
streets.
John I.auuou corner Market and the Strand.
C; McBurncy / Son, s. w. cor kiag and Wash
iugton streets
& Win, Ramsay, King aud st. .ssnph street.
Hardware and Cutlery.
T. f. Carliu & Sons, G3 King street.
J. r Creighton & Son, IS King street.
Br Peakc cor King and Pitt streets.
Peake & Nails, cor. King and St. Asaph street
Hotels and Restaurants.
Ballard House north Royal ST.
Braddock House. cor. Fairfax and Cameron sts.