The San Francisco call., 1899-10-10
Changes His Sending Ap-
paratus to the Steamer
Grand Duchesse.
SERVICE IS IMPROVED
Will Be Able to Send Many More
Bulletins and Give Much
Better Report Than the
Shore Watchers.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

Va EW YORK, Oct. 9.-Starting anew
N tomorrow, Marconi will make his
NJ headquarters on the steamship
V Grand Duchesse, from which all
Il bulletins of the future yacht races
will be sent to the Herald and the
Call. So great an interest has the public
taken in the practical operation OF wire
less telegraphy that it was thought best
TO transmit from the Grand Duchesse. In
consequence the Ponce will make no more
excursion trips, but the larger steamer,
the Grand Duchesse, will amply accom-
modate all who desire to make the run
on her.
The Grand Duchesse will leave her pier,
just above Desbrosses street ferry slip, at
$50 o'clock tomorrow morning, and be-
ing a remarkably fast traveller will arrive
at the starting line thirty minutes before
the signal is fired This will give her
passengers full opportunity to see the
jockeying for position, which is often the
most interesting part of the race.
Just as soon as 1t became known that
Marconi would himself have command Of
the work on the Grand Duchesse the de-
mand for tickets greatly increased. Here
tofore an assistant has been this
steamship, most of the work being done
from the Ponce. Tomorrow. however,
from the moment the Grand Duchesse
leaves her pier until she returns to II at
! ulBnl wireless teleBTdpHy Will De III con-
slant operation on the, Grand Duchesse,
which means that a new record Will be
made in the number of words transmitted.
During the six hours that will probably
elapse after the first preliminary move Is
made before the winning craft reaches
the final mark, fully 400 words will be
sent to the receiving stations at Navesink
Highlands. Those on the Grand Duchesse
will have an opportunity of watching the
new process, although during the actual
race, when the operators will be very
busy, the apartment from which bulletins
Will be sent will be closed except to those
actually at work. Later the exclusive
ness will be relaxed. Marconi had his
sending apparatus transferred from the
Ponce to the Grand Duchesse, the in
stailation being completed this evening,
when signals were exchanged with the
station at Navesink Highlands Every
thing worked perfectly After the tests
Marcont looked up at the towering mast
OF the Grand Duchesse, and smiling COM
placently said: Il would guarantee to
signal from this ship as now equipped to
the Highlands if we were 200 miles out at
sea This is magnificent mast of just
the right height for my purpose. Well
make record tomorrow I'm glad, too,
that were on faster craft for I've
notion that the Shamrock will lift the
long-coveted cup and l want to see the
start star On the Ponce we missed two of
the starts last week However, the
Grand Duchesse is large enough and fast
/ enough for an Atlantic liner, and | loot.
forward var , TO a pleasant day, even though
With Marconi on the Grand Duchesse
tomorrow will be the representatives of
the signal corps, who are eager to wit
ness some of the severe tests which have
been promised. There will be present
also one or more navy officers. Telegrars
We're received late tonight from Wash
ington, New Orleans and st. Louis ask
Ing that accommodations be reserved on
the ship. From Washington will come a
party of fifteen for Thursdays race while
New Orleans and St. Louis parties will
make the trip Friday In every case
announcement was made that the desire
to see the wireless telegraph in opera
ton was greater than the interest in the
yacht race.
Captain Norton, who has the excursion
in charge, guarantees that the Grand
Duchesse will at all times be kept in the
best position for watching the maneu-
vers of the competing yachts. This will
make the bulletins tomorrow Of extra
ordinary interest, particularly as the
yachts may run straight out to sea
Should such a course be laid, shore
watchers would have little to do, while
the general public in New York and San
Francisco would have to depend entirely
on the Herald and The Call bulletins for
news of the race.