The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-23

and radiators than vertical wires-and
tables covered with tin cans, wires and
miscellaneous instruments are scattere1
about on the beach whenever he is at
work. Some who have seen the appar-
atus with which he is experimenting at
present have taken it for a set of tide
measuring instruments; others have sup
posed his devices TO be arranged for tax
ing the temperature of the sea water; it
has even been suspected by the fisher
men who have watched MIN with wonder
that his tin cans and tables and wires
formed parts of some new-fangled coast
fishing machine.
Marconi chose the strip of beach near
Poole Harbor because II is remote
Here" he said one day II can be alone
and do my work without fear of inter
ruption, and what I once do here on a
small scale, l can do anywhere in a larg-
Ell way The chemist boasts that he
holds the world in crucible; so he does
IN elements. and a chemical fact once
proved in his laboratory Is true every
where. So It is with Marconi's laboratory
with reference TO wireless telegraphy
ana he is proving important facts and
making discoveries of principles that Will
hold when ether waves shall be as fear
lessly handled, and spoken of as FAMILIAR
ly as the steam engine or the electrical
current is to-day
what MarcOni Is Seeking.
1t is now almost a year since Prof
Fleming of University College. London
addressed the British Association for the
Advancement of Science on wireless teles-
raphy. and, in sending gree tings by the
Marconi system to the French Assoca-
ton across the channel discovered that
some OF the messages exchanged were de-
tected fifty miles beyond their destination.
Messages sent from Boulozne TO Dover
were read in the stations al Chelmsford
away across the hills of Kent aud beyond
the fog and smoke of London town. The
achievement was remarkable. even though
the public refused to be surprised. Prsoa-
bly, nothing short of wireless messages
half way round the world would excite
unusual Interest now. and doubtless many
are wondering whether anything more will
come OF wireless telegraphy than has al
ready been accomplished.
But Matconi has not been contented to
stop at the attainment of hundred miles
There were and are sin TOO many I'M
solved problems for him to rest his labors
To prevent the interceptlon Of dispatches
and the ''jammng" Of the instruments. 70
attain longer dis tanCeS, to master the Sc
cret of tuned" e>her waves. ana TO ap-
ply the system practically to shipping 50
as to Increase the safety of vessels at
sea-these were a few Of the things he
has SET out to do. Already the utte
strip of coast near Poole's Harbor has
witnessed some of these solutions
The writer had the pleasure Of spend
Ing several weeks recently with Marconi
at the Poo,e staten and Of watch
Ing the work from day to day. EacA morn
ing began with a wireless converse lion
with the Isle of Wight station, when or
ders were given 10 the man there 10 stand
by" later in the day and meantime 20
look out for any unusual ETHEREAL" oc-
currences The English navy was exper-
imenting with wireless telegraphy at
Portsmouth, forty miles beyond, and the
Isle OF Wight installation kept up lively
action while these experiments were going
on. As a rule Marconi wns kept informed
as to the progress Of the navy, while The
navy was unable 10 tap" his messages.
1t was not fair game, as the admiralty
began to realize. Now they have arrang-
ed with Marconi for the inst allaton Of his
system with the latest improvements on
some forty vessels. But that, in spite of
its Importance, is another story
Nothing is ever attempted at Marconi' s
laboratory that has ever been done before.
To be sure. the stations were set up along
the beach in the same way each morning,
but no fact once discovered and verified
needed 10 be repeated. Marconis saying
Is. IF ! do 1t once. / can do IL again I'M
der the same conditions"
To the layman-it would seem that Mar
conrs stations were set up in the same
way every day, but the initiated observer