The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-06-18
EXPERIMENTS A SUCCESS
MARCoNrs SYSTEM WORKED TO
PERFECTION.
Messages Flashed Between Town and
Kaimuk-First Dispatch Sold at Auc-
ton by Colonel Fisher

Experiments with wireless telegraphy
on the grounds of the Executive build
ing Saturday afternoon were entirely
successful and satisfactory. In the
numerous messages sent and received
there was not a flaw, and communica-
ton seemed to be about as quick as
by wire telegraphy.
Quite large crowd gathered around
the platform upon which the instru-
ments were located. on the rim of the
audience there were also quite a num-
Der of carriages. Among those present
were several scientific men and a few
telegraphiC experts. Chinese Agent j.
x. Brown, and Mr.. Hitchcock of the
Honolulu cyclery, are experts and read
the Morse alphabet like a, b, c's. They
stood over the instruments and read
the messages as they were sent and the
answers as they were reeled off.
1t was nearly 2:30 when Expert Bow
den opened the key and called the sta
ton at Kaimuki. The answer was
prompt. The expert at Kaimuld then
telegraphed: Mr.. Gear is here is Col
onel Fisher there?" The answer was
YES"
The coming in of the message was
announced by a click of the Morse in
strument. Then the tape, carrying the
message began to reel off into the hand
of the expert. The sound during this
whee2e of a monograph just before the
music begins. For sending messages
an immense key is used. When the
Zine" is opened there is click at the
other end, though a bell is regularly
employed for stations The key sounds
the letters distinctly. This noise is ac-
companied by a frying" sound from
the Morse instrument. 1t was a nota-
BILE fact that the sound of the key fol-
lowed the wire up to the top of the
flagpole and was probably as loud at
any point as near the instrument. There
is no sound on the wire upon the ar
rival of a message, and none at any
time in the Marconi instrument
The second message of any length
was sent by j. F. Cross to A. V. Gear
at Kaimuki, asking if the latter had
any Waianae lots for sale. In a few
seconds Mr. Gear replied that Colonel
Fisher would sell his Waianae interests
during the afternoon. These expert
ments were kept up for some time. Mr..
Bowden distributed the pieces of tape
bearing the answers to messages as
souvenirs, and they were eagerly
snatched up.
The only fault found with the whole
proceeding manifested itself when Col
onel Fisher mounted the platform to
sell the first message to the other Is
lands. BY an oversight the results of
the experiments were not announced as
they developed and most of the big
crowd did not know whether success
had been attained or not, until long
after all was over. All they saw was
the instruments and the several men
interested standing around them. IF
each message and each answer had
been announced, interest would have
been quickened, and some charity been
the richer.
However, Colonel Fisher sold the mes
sage. 1t started at $40 and crept by
fives to $50, when it was knocked down
to p. H. Brunette. The auctioneer's
$50, paid for the privilege of selling it,
brings the total sum realized up to $50
By direction of the manager, Colonel
Fisher announced that the system be-
tween the Islands would be established
in three weeks. The pole for Lanai will
be sent to that Island tomorrow, and
Maui, Lanai and Molokai will be the
first islands in touch with Honolulu.
1t is understood that Mr.. Hitchcock,
the bicycle man, will be in charge Of
the oahu station for the company
p. Fl. Brunette announces that he
bought the privilege of the first mes
sage for the efrm of Burnette &
Decker.