The sun., 1894-03-25
EDISON.
1HE PRATsE or KISGs, POETS, AVID
SCIENTISTS PREsERVED BIZ TIE
PHONOGRAFH.

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Mfr. Edison held levee In his laboratory at
Orange. MI. on Friday afternoon. For the nrst
time. he listened to the voices Of Europesn
Emperora. Kings. statesmen. poets. artists
and OF other potentates and potentialities who
for years past have been addressing him
through tho medium Of his European col
league Col George Edward Gouraud. These
messages Of eonsratulation. admiration and
defamation. interminRled with scraps Of verse.
rnatches OF song. and rlpples OF laughter. were
at various times and In various places talk ed
into Photographs belonging to Cot Goutaud.
and then the cylinders we're sealed and packed
away till such time as the Colonel could visit
the wizard " In his American home and
personally hand the precious souvenirr to him.
OF this opportunity Col Gouraud has now
syailed himself transcripts OF the m essaRes
had OF course been sent to Mr. Edison by mail.
but the actual voices he only heard on Friday
last and Of these voices not a few have nor
passed away to the Silent Land
1t was only family party In the library OF
the laboratory Mrs Edison was present and
90 were two sons OF Edison's first mar riage -
Misunderstanding. wel-dressed lads of IL
and lU-and Mrs. Marvin and Miss Miller.
sisters Of Mrs. Edison. Then there was a
niece a tall, pretty blonde. Miss Edith Edison.
and n brother Law, Freshman" Miller
from Yale. Col. Gouraud was accompanied by
his son. fauvel Gouraud. by Mr.. A. Graham.
an English electrical inventor OF some note.
and by Mr.. John Beaufoy Lane. London
journalist
The unique treasure box OF science was
carefully unsea aled In the pr essence Of Mr. Edi-
son. and then the row upon row OF cylinders
were revealed duly labelled with the names OF
the owners Of the voices that were concealed
In their waxy circumferences.
rpozf cAnnrrAr
Tho lrst voice placed on the phonograph
was singularly appropriate to this Eastertide
and yet solemn and touching beginning to
an occasion which could not fail to evoke
much varied feeling In the hearts Of all Of the
little party present. II was the voice OF the
late Cardinal Manning, Archbishop OF West.
minister. Clearly vet softly came the words Of
Wy" hearty % Erecting to the Inventor OF tho
most wonderful instrument Of modern science.
Henry hdwsrd. Observation-Disclosures. Easter
After the Cardinal came q few royalties. be-
monaasA Gonns wen osl ths hs rsaSs ss es
powerful voice. and he spoke I, " Sreek t
mIst have been rather ndiaierSsint h, Si % Sr.et; as
"Georelus." was very loud and I'm pressive. In
isStSS iS tie DAYS %a q Homer. Ths present King
Gpeen and Crown M Prime. q uls issiy folioTed; ID
in sIceiisnt English. barring their natural
Italian accent, and all three briefly expressed
TesSsn sst of tsiry Al s dsS snS said Queen Margaret
and Prime Minister Crispi srunted few words
TnSeno q ns1.a n opsd s ;.on
frequently wear the italian Order OF Knight
'on IL Is Aaa IN s' the glass case with the other
medals" said Edison.
POET ACTRESS AND SOLDIER
Nett came words IN q weird and most un-
known tongue, yet IN usfcal In their lntonatton-
They were revealed as the voice Of one Bur
ghast- or somsthing OF that sort.Enerdi.
Ssi kss y kns. : Il .i aIap. vSs G
immensity" nm declined to t speak M himself. End md
ihs Sess;lon. ., He PROBABLY was; . but his
conclusion Of Mr. Barghasrs effort I've got
rs much sentiment about meas locomotive"
to the next voiss that 9i Mrs BanssStt. tSs
actress She also reeited 2 poem. What We
German sns sps Every v.rss S ss
burst OF laughter from the actrsss-the inim-
Ras sSa Sy sSSn s%neSt
Ssn hand bsnsTSii rssissd something from Lon.
as Ss D q %s5y ssiss' sss ss be-
spoken at a dinner specially given to Col.
Prince AMI Princess Of Wales spoken at san
Ras EneR %hes *. Ge
frederlek and her daughter, and the late
Princess Of Wales. Yes: most wonde erfui most
TScn came " word o or S two 'fSS from Lord ore Sails
bury; can add nothing to that which their
Royal HiGhnesses have Iust spoken"
THE GRAND OLD MAN SPEAKS
came neSt and the lace % oi EdisOn lit I up WITH WITH
pleasure, The cylinder began by stating that
KnS%Is. .ditor eP' OF The Eh.ssse1s M esat%H at
Included lords Aberdeen. Mssth. Piayiair. and
kowton tDisrasii's secretarJl Sir Morsli Me-
s s s@% Voice wa. Hs srss sad sSna sSs,
rOus. There was an absence OF the broad a."
but SssSy q STPsd a i' al the n.
h. sS s e. say "sss s S
s!s5iy siys yos; y WCndsI: ueSa wonders md =: :
tom. and to You. as As ONE me q 1: srsats.t eslsSri
psriaiss I to III The "Sl well Ssins " Of manFind no 70
Edison. WILLIAM EwAET GLADSTONE
TENNYsoS AND BROWNING
Two dead but never to be foTg often minstrels
Laureate began by exclaiminR that he never
nG Of fsss ss
the pkoReeraph; The ,s9msthingI, Vas HE n.
and signed Alfred Tennyson."
Browning failed in memory like his brother
poet hut he tsgsn by trying to remember. His
recitation was hts poem. How they carried
recorded faithfully the Papses Of the poet
all was so uncsnny Il llielike0m can't re-
member. 1 cant remember" Then he'd con-
tlnus Tor a space. then hum and 'hAB."
thea no broke down aud laughed merrily. and
finally the cJlindel recorded cheers and hand
clapping AeTowd Of artists wers surrounding
the poet, and the applause Was led by Sir Fred
sIick Leighton.
Mr. Edison,, however was still thinking Of
Gladstone. He" he suddenly exclaimed.
pointing 10 the record OF 6Iadstons's voice.
he Is the most mAry ellous organism that has
been produced by nineteen centuries The
eVolutlOns OF another 800 Years. however, may
make such men common" aud the Wizard
Tior Was not equal to Ieply. However. the
Colonel turned on Gen, BoulaBgsr. the voice
Of the deceased French celebrity being pre-
csded by lev bars Of the march written In his
honor Il always like to hear that" said the
General in French. and then he followed
with some exquisite. II verbose. compliments
and signed himself verbally, of cOuTsel ET-