The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-23

possible to ring a bell on the Flying
Huntress, lying out in the neighbor-
hood of the Kish light. 1t is on the
same principle that one is more inn
pressed by seeing a steam hammer
crack nut than by seeing it crush a
ponderous mass of ore.
The land end of the system of wire
less reporting of the race was at the
residence Of the harborma ster of Kings
town. Here were duplicates of the in
stfuments used on board the telegraph
poat' from these instruments a wire
was carried in verticle line to the top
OF mast 40 feet in height which had
been erected for the purpose on the hill
pehlnd. The messages We're received
win perfect regularity and without the
silSntest hitch or difficulty, the tape
moving out with its stream of news de-
scrlblng the passing of the ships. not
IN me night, but in the glorious sun
nsht lar out to sea. The reporting Of
the race was in every way a complete
success. and this success will, without
uoubt, be repeated when the Columbt,
ana shamrock spread their sails for the
great race here
The longest distance over which
messages have been sent by wireless
biography, at present, is "a miles. but
there lis no reason why this distance
should not be exceeded. According to
those who have studied the question
II depends simply upon the power OF
the transmitter and the adjustment Of
the apparatus. The practical possibili-
ties of this invention are so many that
II is dlf1icuEt to enumerate them all At
a glance one sees that they are many.
For communicating with Ships at sea
1t is obviously of first-rate importance
soon we may expect that all light
house stations will be equipped with
transmitting and receiving apparatus.
In case of fog the possibility of being
able to communicate with land will
greatly lessen the danger of accident.
For naval signaling the system has OBJ
Vlous advantages and we may expect
the fleet to be shortly equipped with
the required instruments. For military
purposes also wireless telegra ply is of
the highest Importance. 1t should prac-
tically supersede the heliograph In
operations of warfare it is vital ele-
ment that cooperating columns should
be able to keep in touch with each
other. In a thanking attack. often the
success of the day turns on this very
point. 1t is necessary that the fianking
force should reach a certain point be-
fore the attack on the center is dellv-
cred. In billy and UNEMPLOYED coun-
try all sorts of obstacles crop up I'M
expectedly, upsetting the generals cal
culations. With the aid of wireless tele-
graphy these difficulties practically
vanish. II will be possible in the future
to keep up continuous communication,
and thus make the combination perfect
in time and position. In all cases of
communication with islands and across
narrow seas (perhaps in the future the
ocean itself it must prove a great sue
cess, avoiding as it does the laying of
cables.
For this reason it is of especial value
in reporting an event like the cup race.
For the first time the movements of the
yachts will be telegraphed by those
who are near enough to observe them
closely, SO that instead of having to
wait until the following morning for
news of the event in full, the waiting
world can be kept informed of each
movement of the boats instantly and
those unable to be present can follow
the race as easily, and almost with as
much satisfaction as though perched
on one of the hills overlooking the
course or following the racers on an eX-
cursion steamer. 1t is a triumph of
science that has an absorbing interest
to those in the journalistic profession
as well as to every newspaper reader.