New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-17

taiilS 10 warn locomotives behind. This string
hangs vertically from the yard or mast Of the
vessel. the lanterns being about fourteen feet
apart on closer examination it will be- seen
however. that these lanterns widely differ
ent in structure from those OF the railway
trains. In the first place. each lamp il double;
that is 1t has two globes one above the other
one white and red. and both Of the most
powerful lens-form. Inside of each is a sepa-
rate group OF incandosccnt electric lamps. These
globes carried in powerful brass frames. and
each lamp is water air and gas tight. that no
rain or smoke or powder gas may penetrate to
dim the light from within The sailors are re-
sponsiblc for their outward briIliancy. The four
double lamps are carried by two strong wire
cables. and along one Of these supporting cables
runs a heavily insulated electric cable. which
carries the wires that separately TO each
half Of the four suspended lamps. by the wires
Of this cable it is possible to light any one OF
the red or any one Of the white lights. all Of
the red all Of the white. or any possible com
binatio, Of the red and white lights. 1t is by this
combining Of red and white lights that any pos
sible letter number word. Or any c"'nbina-
ton Of letters and words. in any language or
in any cipher can he shown. 10 pc r'au ny an
other operator on another snip
Tho inventor OF tn, tciephctIs il C. V. Bough-
ton Of buffalo A man who is not sailor ana
is in M way connected with marin" interests
II occurred To- him one evening. when drVinE
where he could see the hlrbor lights at Buffalo
that if 4 system could be devised so that a
no,,rful red or white light could he shown ~
will Ly using the whitc light AS dot ana the
red light AS 4 dash any mcssag" thai c"u'd Do
sent by telegraph could bc flashed across '"'
water from ship 10 ship At sea. That WIS '"'
basic principle Of the iel"pho'os ara 'hd' y
the method of its operation to-day. inc mp"
tant notifications being the combination 81 me
several red and white lights 50 that all the "'''
and dashcs II letter or figure may be- snow"
at once and with one tou"h Of key
The keyboard " the telcphotos is one OF us
most essential features. IL is first 81 all water
tight so that rain or spray from ""''S
living over the bridge where the stah'at" -
located can got inside Ia corrode or MAKE ''"SS-
comedians Each key carries its letter or hc-
urc precisely as typewriter Keys 10 ana '"'
depression of one Of them makes the cotih'c-
lions that display The sign OF the letter rum
IN. lanps overhead. Thus. when IN" k'} n
4. touched. the tOp-whi" s"c'l"hS 81 wv ~"
INNER lambs send their glow across th' "a''''
rnuch .ly' and the first. OF top lamp. ei""s
while the seco:d and third red. ana ~" ""''
laup white Touch CO. and req "h'''' W.
hu,,s In the air the coors counting from wv
Ton down An essential feature of thIS Key
actin, IL us sirnpl-ness and positivcn'ss- No
k.v can bv any possibility make the "f'nH
sien,ls and when one kcy Is down an 'he
o,b.rs bv 4, slmpIe device. arr ckcd IN th'r
pIac.s This makes tn" pressing 81 t"' HcSS
=, oucc and the confusing ~ the signals mi""-
sible When one 10y is do"n i may D. 'u'h''
one-guartrr around locking II IN pace III"
thus leaving the signal standing. H. Tor ~
s,ancc that signal is desired As sp'''A' '"''
order.
Tho Crs, ,elrpho,os used In the tn'i'h states
Navy was ou. on the Maine for cx''rin'"h'''
,as,s THAT instrument demonstrated IN" Nalu'
~ IN. teIephotos, and the keyboard ana lamps
that Yer, us.i at that time are now III I'M
omcss of the Eoughtun Tclephotos Company III
u.,,ro The Maine was the first vessel T'"u-
,,r,v eouippcJ with the telcphotos ana TINS
or., DO, uscd by th. Navy now lies NJ the Dot
torn ~ IN, murky waters II Havana fhr"r
c,,o, IN. adontion Of the tclcphotds by thc
49,, nr,r,ncnt rush orders have hccr sent
~ buffalo and the shops are running nish' ana
day. FuII-sized sets are being 'u'"'' '"' -
,hc sozen for battic-shlps and cruisers. IN" aux
uary navy. and for the COAST l'''''''''
.'t,,,, se,s ~ the same pattern. but u smaller
Give called the baby telephotos. are "''hE pr
,a, for use on torpedo boats. tugs ana
launches. g., -, .
The English naval authoriths. WIN '"'"
usual acumcn have been even more '"''"P ~
,nnr.ciat.. the advantages OF IN" t"'p""''S '''''
tho NAVY Department If the tniied states '''"
four OF the finest battIe-sh'ps oil the h"F.i""