The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-05-12
Atlanta Journal.

Atlanta Journal.
". B. Stuart, originally from South
Carolina, but at present a practlclng
attorney Of Atlanta, with law offices
in the city cours building, has devised
q scheme which. if successful, will
revolutionizs journalism on the field Of
battle.
Mr.. Stuart is also a teiegrapher and
has worked twelve years in some Of
the largest telegraph Offices in the
South.
Since the great naval battle between
The American and Spanish fleets at
Manila, MIR. Stuart has carefully
watched the eagerness with which q
patriotic public had looked and looked
again for something definite from the
gallant commodore, Dewey, and his
hest, and except through Spanish
sources they have looked 10 vain. He
saw the impatience of mankind in
waiting until dispatch boat could be
sent from Manila to Hong Kong, a
distance of about 600 miles, necessi-
tsting q three or four days delay in
receiving Dewey's report, and he said,
"Can electricity be a failure? Have
we got the old stage-coach method OF
conveying communicatlons?' He
thought and thought again, aud now
SAYS he has solved the problem in such
q manner az will place the battleships
in direct communication with the
shore, and the battlefelds in direct
communication with the cities, hence
70 the world. He says these engage.
msnts can be reported by system OF
telegraphy something like the present
system of reporting base ball games IN
detail direct from the ha'l parks. SO
ssnguine is Mr.. Stus-. in his belief
that be can make a success of bis
scheme he is now engaged in organlz.
inc a company Of so telegrapbers to go
to Cuba and demonstrate it.
When seen by Journal reporter to-
day, Mr.. S:uart raid: "Yas, j; is true
that an o:canizicg corn yany COM
posed solely OF teiegraph-rs 10 go to
Cuba. My idea is to relieve the an1-
iety Of mo; hers, sisters, daughters and
wives while their loved ones are in
Cnba fighting for their country by a
system Of ,eIegraphy direct from tho
scene of b@,tle that will enable Us TO
report in detail everything that trans
pires without waiting week perhaps
to learn the news. In this enhght-
.ned age there is q ciamor for news
iustanter il, crisis Of this sind and |
hope to be able to satisfy ihe public
demand"
"But how will you accomplish this?"
be was asked.
"In answer to that question I prefer
10 wait until T have placed my scheme
before the war department. Just az
soon as l have secured the requisite
number Of telegraphers who will
accompany me I will ask my friend
Congressman Livingston to place the
matter before the war department in
Washington, and if unfavorsble shall
then ask the enterprising newspapers
to aid nae in my venture to secure news
when it is news.'"
Continuing, ur. Stuart said:
"Alrealy an electrical house has
agreed to furnish one.third of the
material to be used gratis. II would
be surprising to tell you how cheap
such q scheme could be satisfactorily
conducted. # the war department
turns down my scheme I shall then
ask that we be allowed to accompany
the troops under the same regulations
as reporters for aeWspapers: [ do not
Believe my e8efes M 4 fsf fail tfor lack os
financial aid. If they do, why we can:
instead of moving to the sound of
electricity, move to the sound of the
drum. have noted the modas oper-
sndi of The governments telegraph
field trein, bat it's not modern enough
for this enlightened age.
"What / want first is fifty te!egra-
pliers between twenty and forty wears
of ago. Help me to secure them"