The San Francisco call., 1899-10-06
MARCQNI DUPLICATES
HIS SUCCESSFUL WORK
OF LAST TUESDAY

impossible to see the yachts distinctly the
Columbia seemed TO be half a mile IN the
lead. AT the same instant Signor Marcom
made il known that the Shamrock was
two lengths ahead. When the race was
declared off Slgnor Marconl at 3:46 CLOCK
sent a dispatch announcing that at the
time of the finish the Shamrock was IN
the lead and had the better position.
Those who were relying on other news
agencies were assuming that the Column
bIa, instead. of the Shamrock, was lead
ing at the finish. Representatives OF other
newspapers continue 10 show their appre-
CIauQh OF the val lue OF the wireless tele-
STaph system. AS fast as Slgnor Mar
COM 5 dispatches were posted on the bull
!etln board in front of the Herald build
ng, these men would copy the messages
anu hurry away to inform their news
paper offices One amusing illustration Of
the result came to light. Several other
metropolitan newspapers have branch Of
noes IN the vicinity of Herald Square, and
branches bulletin was posted at twenty
seven minutes after II O'Clock announcing
& &tIIdi OWING 70 the fog neither OF the racing
ydchts could be seen. While this bulletin
was being posted the latest dispatch from
Slgnor Marconi, announcing that the Co
lumbla was an eighth of a mile ahead
was being posted IN front of the Herald
building. Three minutes alter the rival
newspaper had reported that nothing
could be seen of the yachts it posted an
other bulletin announcing that the CO.
lumbia was an eighth of a mile ahead
Those in the crowd who observed the
quick transformation made merry over it
Fifteen hundred passengers on the
steamer Grande Duchesse left the Plant
Line pier at Canal street to-day at half
past o'clock, jubilant with the certainty
they felt that they were TO see a mag
nificent race. w. j. Clarkes apparatus
for sending wireless kilograms by the
Marconi system attracted great attention
on the Grande Duchesse. Passengers
gathered about the wheelhouse and
watched the sending of bulletins
Messages were sent to the Highlands
and TO the Mackay-Bennett cable ship,
covering the movements of the yachts,
when Stgnor Marconi was not using the
aerial telegraph from the Ponce. Bull
letins sent by Marconi were received and
pieces of the tape on which they were
printed automatically were carried away
by the passengers as souvenirs
The following message written by Cap
tain George l.. Norton was sent: Fifteen
hundred loyal citizens of New York desire
to congratulate the Herald on the success
Of the Marconi system of wireless teleg-
raphy on board the Grande Duchesse."
In dOuble-cOlumn measure the Evening
Journal continued lin red type) its dis
crepancieS as follows:
AT 2:15 the yachts were made out about
twelve miles TO the southwark. Through
the haze they appeared to have turned the
stakeboat and were splitting tacks, the
Columbia having a lead of over a mile.
'2:2O p. m.-Columbia's s lead has been
reduced by Shamrock. The wind is fresh
ening where the yachts are. They may
finish within the time limit
"Two-thirds of the course was covered
at 2:22 and the Columbia then led by less
than 300 yards. Both were on port tack,
with a fair breeze filling their sails.
''3 p m.-The boats are now in port tack
headed toward the Jersey coast on the
way home"
No doubt the Evening Journal did its
best, but that was not much compared
with its more enterprising contemporary,
the Evening Telegram. The latter, fully
informed to the moment by Signor Mar
coni's system, instead of announcing that
two-thirds Of the distance had been COW
cred at 20 minutes past o'clock, told It's
readers that the first stakeboat was still
miles away.
The Associated Press buIletined to the
entire country that the yachts turned the
first stakeboat at 2:25, whereas when the
race was finally called off the Shamrock
leading, was still about three miles from
Away out in San Francisco the reliabil-
ity of the Marconi system was quickly
realized. Two of the papers, the Chroni-
Gle and the Examiner, failed to give due
credit to the work of Signor Marconi. The
Call used greater wisdom, hence the fol-
lowing dispatch from its editor to the
Herald:
success Chronicle and Examiner report
ed yachts turned stakeboat at 2:25. Later
on had them six miles from home running
very fast. EDITOR CALL"
on board the Ponce all was enthusiasm
in spite of the dismal failure of the at
tempt to raise sufficient wind to make a.
race The haze, which shut out the Jer-
sey shore, made 1t certain that fair test
would be given to the Marconi system Of
wireless telegraphy, and that was what
was wanted. From the Ponce the bull
letins were sent to an expert operator, who
telegraphed them over direct wire lead
ing into the Herald office. Thus the ser
vice was made practically instantaneous
Every individual on the Ponce took a
the race. and the crowd about the chart
room from which the telegraphing was
done never dWlndled.