Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-08-05
LONG DISTANCE SPEAKING.
Music From = Photograph I'm New Nol
City Heard nt the Clayton House.

Music From = Photograph in New York
City Heard at the Clayton House.
The American Long Distance Tele-
phone Company last evening gave an
exhibition Of its apparatus, to the city
press and invited guests, ut the Clayton
House.
The agents Of the company here arc
George B. Venbanschoten and Aires !.
Wolf. They were polite and courteous
and explained the full details to the
interested spectators.
The telephone instrument Is placed In
the parlor Of the hotel. IL consists es-
sentisllY Of the same apparatus as the
regular telephone. The mechanism, how
ever, is concealed IN desk or cabinet
before which the operator sits The
mouth piece Is affixed to long metallic
arm, and the arm brings 1t to the
height Of the speakers mouth, so that
no trouble whatever Is experienced in
using It, The other important difference
between this system and the regular
system is that the long distance ompsny
uses two copper wires instead OF one Iron
wire In the old system, and this plan Of
having two wires gives better sOrvice
than II the return current Is sent through
the earth az IL is in tho old system. This
company uses only the best materials in
their system, having the wires strung
only on very high poles that range from
10 to 60 feet During the great blizzard
this compRny's lines were not injured at
all by the storm, when all the other
Telephone and telegraph wires were
down The company's Subscribers
talked over their telephones as If nothing
had happened.
The agents, last evening, had the
telephones connected with a number OF
esr-reseivers, and each person heard the
same thing. There were about thirty
receivers and each one WAS held by an
interested listener Music was given by
band and an orchestra OF Eve pieces,
at the company's central Office at No. IS
Cortlandt street The New YORK. opera
the New York Evening World, de-
scribing the preparation for the
eleotrscution of Kemmler. He also gave
an interesting five minute lecture on the
subject of the telephone. He gave an
interesting history Of the long distance
telephone. He said that the FIRST was
started between Philadelphia and New
York In 1884. bis voice could be heard
wy
A photograph was placed In front Of
the Instrument in the New York Office
and its sweet strains as played by
CappSs renowned band could be plainly
heard here.
The agent hAdI large speaking telO-
phone In the room, and intended TO have
lecture heard without the use Of the
eur receivers, but IL was impossible on
account Of heavy storm, with thunder
and lightning, which was between Phila-
delphiS and New York. The lightning
made report like that Of a pistol In itho
ear receivers. Lawyer +. H. Hoffecker
talked to Reading, Pa, and had no difh-
Guilty. On motion Of Bishop Coleman n
vote Of thanks was given to the com
pany.
The notes Of a cornet are particularly
plain over the telephone. The City
Council visited the Clayton House and
tried the instrument. The company will
have the telephone open all day to-day
and persons can talk from here to New
York free. The company particularly
wishes business men to try It.