The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-05-21
AL KINDS OF NEWS.
Wonders Of Science.

Wonders OF Science.
To demonstrate the promptness Of
modern telcgraphic service, a message
written by DIR. Depew and addressed
to Mr.. Edward d. Adams, president
Of the Cataract General Electric Com
pany, was transmitted over the liues
and connections Of the Postal Tele-
graph Cable Company from New York,
via Chicago, Los Angeles. Sgi Fran
cisco, Vancouver, Winnipeg ard Can
so, to London, and back, via Boston to
New York.
Colonel Albert b. Chandler, presi-
dent and general manager Of the Pos
tai Telegraph Company acted as the
sending operator in the north balco-
ny, and started the message on its long
journey at s :34 O'Clock. Mr.. Thomas
A. Edison, who in his younger days
was also telegraph operator, received
the message in the sonth balcony when
It came back, handing copy in his
own beautiful hand writing, to Mr..
Adams, at s :8S O'Clock.
The time occupied in telegraphing
the message over 10, 900 miles of part
of the Postal Company's overland and
cable system was exactly four minutes.
That portion of the circuit between
New York and Buffalo was energized
with electricity generated by the Mag
ara Falls at the plant Of the Cataract
General Electric Company
Mr.. Depew's message and Mr.. Ad-
ANS reply were as follows;
New York, May 10, 1896 Edward
d. Adams: New York, via San Fran
cisco. Vancouver, Montreal, Canso,
London, Lisbon, Bombay and Toxic
God created, nature treasures and
science utilizes electrical power for
the grandeur Of nations and the peace
of the world.
(Signed) "Chauncey M. Depew "
Chauncey M. Depew: New York,
via Toxic, Bombay, Lisbon, London,
Canso, Montreal, Vancouver and San
Francisco" Mighty Niagara, nature 8
wonder, serving man, through the
worlds electric circuit, proclaims to
all peoples science triumphant and the
benevolent Creator.
(Signed) Edward D. Adams. p"
When the message reached London, a
copy was handed to the Eastern Tele-
graph Company and was forwarded by
it over various lines and cables via
Lisbon, Gibraltar, Malta, Alexandria,
Suez, Alden, Bomay, Madras, Singa-
pore, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Naa.
SAX, Toxic. Japan, returning thence
via London, and reaching the Exposi-
tion Hall at "a O'Clock.
Tho Western Union Company and
connections also transmitted copy of
the message from New York, through
Mexico, down the west coast and up
the east coast of South America, thence
to Spain and back to New York, the
time occupied being 81 minutes.
The arrangements for Mr.. Depew' g
Grafton and the demonstrations of
what is possible in long distance cleo
trical transmission were conceived and
carried out by Mr.. +. w. Hawley,
vice president and general manager of
the Cataract General Electric Compa-
ny, which company furnished the cur
rent for the initial circuit
These demonstrations Of the annihi-
lation of time and space by means Of
modern telegraph facilities are the
most extensive that have ever been un-
dertaken. The invention of instru-
ments and the construction of the vast
system Of telegraph lines and cables
which make these remarkable feats
possible have all been the work Of
scarcely more than so years, and a
large portion of 1t of the last dozen
years.
No better illustration of the world 6
progress during the latter half OF the
nineteenth century, could possibly
have been devised. The very men who
handled the messages in the hall are
older than the science Of which they
are the masters, and there were many
present who remember the occasion Of
the sending Of Moree's world famous
first message "What hath God
wrought
The instruments used were of the
latest postal telegraph pattern witt
aluminium levers. They are hand
somely mounted on an ebony base, and
will be presented to the Smithsonian In
stitution in Washington. together witt
attested records as to the time occu'
pied in transmitting the messages ami
copies of every newspaper in the world
in which the occasion may be noticed
These wiz be carefully preserved b,
the Smithsonian Institution as evi
dence to future generations of the ad
vanced state of electrical science il
this year of 1896