The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-16
VOICE GREATLY MAGNIFIED.
BritOn Invents a Valuable Improve
ment in the Telephone.


ment in the Telephone.
From the London Mail
Provisional protection had just been
granted for an invention that is said to
carry the voice loudly and clearly for
miles. 1t Is claimed by the inventor that
the fitting of his apparatus in the House
of Commons and connecting 1t to Hyde
Park would allow of thousands of people
hearing in clear tones every word spoken
in the parliamentary chamber. This dis
covery of the power to magnify all sounds,
both vocal and instrumental, has been
made by Horace L. Short, consulting me
chanlcaI engineer of New Maiden, Surrey.
The inventor has had varied and world
wide experience. although only young
man. Educated at the Risley Grammar
School. Derby, he was afterward employed
at the Stanton iron works in the Midlands,
AT Crompton &, Co. g, electricians, and ul-
tinately at the Chatham dock yard He
resigned this last position TO go 10 Mexico
as the chief engineer of the Compagnle
Minerale de Panuco. 1t was there That ne
brought his experiments, with what IS
really a photographic voice trumpet OF
GREAT misunderstanding capacity, to the
pitch of what he regards as practicai sue
cess.
sau the instrument working indoors and
IA an interview with Mr.. Short,who TOOK
49, annaratus to pieces in his presence
Tbe simplicity of the discovery is, perhaps,
tha most important part OF the invention.
without divulgng any details, whch IL Is
necessary to keep secret until the patents
-, onnlied for in different parts of the
world have been granted, II may De Sldteu
mot the apparatus consists OF phoilo-
eranb with special cylinders ana bearing
a fnnnel-shaped mouthplece. Most peopio
have heard with tubes IN their ears liie
raoords of the photograph the new IN
.e''I.so,,t gives forth the musical and Vo-
81 ~, sn,,nda in such volume as 70 be almost
afanino in an ordinary sized room, ana
NJ short showed, he could increase
this volume at VIII. ,..-,,, ,.,.r,,
In ..Sr,, instrument," he said, viii WORK
,t,ra+i1, and with satisfaction over two
l;,as ard this / have actually proved. II
iarI,, civ months since returned 70 Eng
"a hut the experiments maze III thaU
80 convinces me that the voice can De
cnnveved over treble that distance WIN
Nv drst idea of its use was
ease cantains when in a heavy
tol ~ sea or for ships passing
los thor at night at distance wnen
e icil 'jsbts only were visible. Now, how
tne. . 7 realize that telephones can be made
ever tba new sound magnifier to amphfy a
by .Le voice so that II win fill the larg-
sPe" ri This will allow OF political
est ii,,r or professional vocalist entertain
spe' .,,ree or four audiences seated IN nails
ing i, .i mart at one and the same time.
W.T.. ..Tv lime of war the admiral in command
~ ~ ~, mt means of my invention be able 20
win ~ lie own orders by word of mouth
issu tha different ships of his squadron.
10 ,-, ~. may speak to ships in dan
hisa positions and the vessels them
ee e,,.os Communicate in the same way with
selFes ast bv aid of this invention. Or
IN. MAJ will no longer risk their lives. ex-
oe I. ,,1ere absolute secrecy is required,
c '' irving orders under fire from a com
IN lo Am general to the battalions of his
army .. 20 ,be ave- hos baan
,.seased so that the distance between
~ beavens and the earth has been con-
t,s decreased, so has this discovery
sr,erstfed the space over which the hui
~, voice. and sound generally, will traz
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