The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-05
SUCCESSFUL TEST OF THE TELE-
GRAPH PHOTOGRAPHER IN
NEW YORK.
DONE IN THE HERALD OFFICE.
THAT PAPER ENTHUSIASTIC OVER
THE WORK OF THE LITTLE
WONDER.
PERFECT PICTURE OF VAN WICK
Sent Over Miles of Wire in Twenty
Two Minutes-InstrUmen
Work SpIendidIy.

All New York is talking about Ernest
A. Hummel, the st. Paul jeweler, who
invented the machine which sends over
miles of telegraph wire photographs
of men, women and children. Some
weeks ago Mr.. Hummel made success
full tests for the G l e, and recently
went East to make test for the New
York Herald The test was made in
the Herald office last Saturday, and
that papers enthusiasm is expressed
in the following language:
Pictures sent by telegraph! 1t has
long been the cherished dream Of the
newspaper maker, not to mention the
police officials and the thousands of
persons whose individual enterprises
would be benefited by such an inven-
ton and now the dream is an assured
fact. If you are sceptcal study closely
the picture here reproduced from a copy
sent by wire. The Herald pats itself
on the back today, as the first practical
demonstration Of Geographic illuSt1 a.
lions.
1t is shown beyond the peradventure
of doubt that the application of the
electric fluid for the transmission of
pictures, be they of persons or of
scenes, has passed that point that 1
Drained men have stopped after years
of work, and has reached the goal, has
been brought into the realm of reality.
The interest of the Herald was in
spired entirely by the desire to ac-
quaint the public with the stride in
this branch of science, as we'll as record
the remarkable success of a young
man, who comes out of the West-an
unknown, who claims simply to be q
no taI, nol yar. nd OF y1on {Ian
close of the century succeeded in per-
fecting piece of mechanism, the work
of which has been the dream of those
Versed in electricity and it's wonder
full scope for at least thirty years.
Ernest A. Hummel, of st. Paul, Mimi,
is the inventor of the instruments
which the Herald has tested The Her
aid brought Mr. Hummel East with his
creation, and under my personal SUI
perVision the tests were made that re-
suited in the telegraphing of several
pictures.
BROUGHT TO NEW YORK.
1t was just two weeks ago today that
the Herald gave some little space to a
description of the invention of Mr..
Hummel. In connection with the ar
tlcle there were published four pictures.
reproduced from some of his work.
negotiations were begun with Mr.,
Hummel at once looking toward his
coming East and bringing with him his
wonderful instruments. The purpose
of the trip was that the Herald should
be given every opportunity to study
the instruments, and after a. careful
scrutiny and exhaustive test to let the
world know the result
Mr.. Hummel was willing to submit
to the test and replied that he would
be IN this city on Thursday He was
true to his word, but before he arrived
three large boxes reached the Herald
office, duly and properly marked.
Ihere was no one who cared to take
any liberty in the way of opening the
cases until the inventor was near at
hand to superintend the work 1t is
but natural that Mr.. Hummel should
be an enthusiast, and he grabbed a
mallet and chisel and Wrenched the
cases apart in short order.
PRELIMINARY PREPARATIONS.
Then he began to lift out of the small
lest OF the three cases sundry packages
which contained parts of his electrical
mechanism, and carefully unwrap
them. From another case he lifted
large hardwood case, twenty-siX
inches long by eighteen inches in
height. The receiver was contained
In this case. A similar case held the
IIdHSInlll6T.
The covers to these cases were re-
moved as is the box that protects the
working parts of a sewing machine
and disclosed glass cases, which in turn
protected the picture transmitting ma
chimes. Of these 1 will give a more
technical description after have taken
The readers, uninitiated in either mech
anisms or electricity, through the in
teresting chain of experiments that
TTEF nTlA L.
Where the machines were placed side
by. side on the end of one of the long
tables
The glass cases over the beautiful
specimens of the mechanics art were
swung up and off on hinges, and the
inventor began the work of putting
pieces OF the machine in place which
ne had removed for safety's sake when
the instruments were packed for ship
ment in St. Paul.
This was but the work of a short