Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-01
REPORTED RI PHOSOGRAPH.
Governor Green's address Reeied OH
aMetaI CgIinder-A Notable
Incident

| The first attempt TO record public speech
| by means Of the photograph was made the
other evening at a Democratic rally IN the
/ Park Rink, in orange, y. J. Very Few oil
! the 5000 people present knew that The GU
rious iunuel.shaped arrangement just in
| front Of the platform was there for that pur-
/ pose. II in fact reported the greater portion
| OF Governor Green's speech and that OF eX-
| Senator Winfield.
The funnel. seven feet long, looking Ike
| huge cOrnucopia, Wa placed in front OF the
| platform, with The large end pointing 10
wards it. The small end was connected with
the transmiiter Of the phonOgraph, which
/ stood upon table about nineteen feet dis
/ tant from the mouth Of the SPEAKER. Owing
| TO lack Of accommodations, the large end OF
the funnel was not 50 placed ~ 10 secure the
! best results. II was about six feet lower
| than Il was designed 10 he. and was not III
/ rectly in front OF the speaker. Nevertheless
/ the experiment appears TO have been very
[ successful.
| The pbonOgraph was operated by Theo-
| dOre WangcmaDn and an assistant, who are
/ connected with the Edison laboratory.
! Eighteen cylinders were used. and the pOr.
| lions OF speccbcs which were taken occupied
nearly two hours. Each cylinder would last
/ about seven minutes. and then It had to be
]
/ slight break caused bv toe changing OF the
CYLINDERS, but this diGiculty can easily be
obviatcd by using two machines. The
/ brcaks, however, are not serious. AZ the
/ Edison laboratory yesterday afternoon TIE
| change was accomplished in eight seconds.
After tie meeting an exhibition was gwen
| Of the powers Of the instrument. several
persons puf the tubes TO tier ears, and The
pleased sud WOudcrstruck expressions OF
| their counfepanccs testified that they heard
and understood what the machine said.
! Among these was Editor -. \. Dugan. Of the
/ Orange Herald. who claims the honor OF beng
| the first % publish o speech reported by The
! phon0graph. Mr. Dugan says That he could
! herr not only every word distinctly ~ re-
ported by the uRchnc alter II had teen car
red 10 his Office. bat me could distinguish
! the infections and hear tho applause AMI
| cheers aud music OF the band % p@nlY A.
/ though thew had actually been repeated.
! The advantage o. the photograph over SIZE
/ biography, De- says is that one en- Get faith
/ sui reproduction 0f tie whole scene. us &C.
curacy can be absolutely reled upon.
/ At the Edison laboratory the phOnogrnph
was put in operation, and the reporter, by
/ putting the tubes 70 his care, heard TIE pero-
| ration ~ ex-senator Wiuticld's speech.
protection. Protection, Protection FOR
monopolies and trusts" SAID the phono-
/ graph. 10 sounded as though one Were sit
/ ting in q large ball close by The platform AMI
| listening 10 a speaker OF deep souorous voice
| of extraordinary power. SO real didii seem
! that one YVES surprised not TO scc the orator
/ whose vehement questions be could picture.
| ~ the conclusion ~ his remarks there arose
% perfect storm Of cheers, mingled with the
cappiug OF hands and the stamping Of feet
| There could re hesrd a cOniuscd mass Of
| sounds as Of m audience rising to their feet
and dispensing, amid conversation, laughter
and the playing OF a band.
The photograph docs not confine itself ~
uttelanc.s made for the benefit Of the pub
| lic. Daring one OF the speeches the char
man Of the meeting addressed a remark 10
| brother politician, over which they both
| laughed. Both The remark and The laughter
were recorded by the trnnsmitier.