Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-23
4UD 1(Nu~WAVB Dl1o4Ap8s
Words 0ent It tho Rate Of 100, 900 IN
Hour.

Hour.
(WaohtnGton 6tar)
At tho rate Of 10000 words IN hour the
words Of Kipl'ns's ''W'hits Mans Burden"
were sent from tho War department to
Fort 1fyer and return recently by the
sine wave telegraph system OF transmits
sion OF signals over submarine cables.
Tho experiment was ono Of a series con-
Quoted by Colonel SQ1ier. directed by Cen
era4 Greedy. Of the Signal Corps. ma
chine, looking like a typewriter. has been
specially designed and p~rforates the mes
saga III narrow paper tar~. similar 10
that used In the ordinary "t1'k"r. Ih's
Is fell into I'll" trnn*,nittvr in the usual
manEcr and sent with the dots and d**'"s
u tho Morse ay*t+m ty wire.
DIFFERENCE IN TRANSMITTED.
The receiver used Is not different from
that generally <rnp'"y-d-the siph"n r.
'ur,"r. Tho only change introduced IS III
tho trHnsmitt+r. anu III this there Is Il
distinct rhy*icnl difference from other
trn,>mlt,rrs 1t s,r.ls upon the cable
electrical waves Of very different thapu
frum th"s" sent hy the present 1n:trn-
m"nts. Experiment shows that wlE'''''r
tina shape OF the rleCtromotite l"r'u wave
employed in transmission. II It Is !" ll"df-
"a!Iy alternating the resulting r''ur'i r.
c+ivtd is ahu1t he ramt In all cases. AMI
resembles Il sinu Wave very clt:'ly III
*liH|". W1IAtt yer irr'yU':' rites am! sharp
rr!n"rS t>!-'.I in IT," original ways,
these are all S1nun1h"I OVER and rrmnv'l
hy thu :.'''"n IT I'll" t;;l1: in transmits
:i,n. 50 that tn" rt"tJ rt''"'v'r! his M h
the same HI1"arHnr" III a.: case. II.
E''W' vtr i N.l|t j. .-lnl":.' III -. trn:t.-
'n!t'"r If IL" sam" III tlr u~ t:tt Will ii
|> t,unI.> l'''-jv''|. it *hr1'| g. n:''!''i-
),'t+' th,t H. :l"r ''-'i|tS W'1.'; IT, h.
.!in'I l'.,nns' thu cattle. 50 t. 81" ak. !! IS
no work t. 10 III rt1ln:!rS the irl' ~
a,i'ie. ard >E1tr,, '":1'rs II IN" tr1"*-
United wave. Sir" 'h' y Il i MT t>i:t.
RESt1>y OF THE TESTS.
The rr*n|t Of the T. sts 50 fir made i:
that III" signals rt""i\',l show 4 nl'::'''
.'ml1!'nl" and hay: H. ft..r tl'iit4 ton U!l'
~" new T.: az ~mi't'r - used. a,.I WI4''n
Tie rit:' ~ ::'''"'nat!'' tran, mitt"r Is NJ
l'lu!rh. This f. true. whatever TIL, *I"ct
IT trane1ni.@:',n, the comparison h. ;n3
made b"tWt"n the tran>1n''-1s ur!"r
i'''n'i'I) f':>'!t'in : u III" l1.' " n't':.:
rEtu Il 1H'.t'' u *l"'h from ''' t. l>J l. f.
{fFE fht ft''!l IT,. MS If4*tt'a WAT ~
*n+-WH<t ::!N ~lni::., my }'t .1nI':''>'
IL Il E1tA':r NuilN.I ~ ed fnlH I!.''
present trAn>1ni't.r anil s'""Ire an cIn!!-
!; I-til|t record ~ thu ltr.iVrr.
tt,\bIT1',\S FOR 1.b\t; CABLES.
The tun.]tt4u'ls fur tn" tran Slnt*St>,> If
i:;r,i1.!lr,> l'.i:4, ''||.'* .:r 'l'!,:'' ii
,;t:: H.; ii H. :"'t from tE":" ~ ,4,.
III, ..II 49, ~ >'i': FIR I !: :'!'.:
t.utIiI !.'f,r i"r 1ni';:i'' il hI1.i!E l.li,
. ;;t:.l unit y mined from il '.r!;1.i,.l' j.
s''u'}''!n'. ~ in rtI-t IF il i'I':,r VIZ: i
pr minute. 1T - CENTS FL word, IL =: iI:3
III mind thIf H." Cable is ~, i |! .I,
That is. to tl:.nSnit 1u'*>.ig' ) in .}iry IL"
directions at the s:ii1l' TIM, :.;r, >,ln.
estimate II tl- WI /" ~ Increasing t;,4,,.,
S}"' rs.
IT l. th'r1ght that th"~" cxr"::mfn'; a;f
particularly pertinent at thus time 1:r;,
a governmental point nj View. Wl1. u Il.
United States 1in'ls itself nc>'~*.,,t}y H.
terc>t''l in cable t1nE>1n!><iun mole t!rI
at any Vrevion* time.