The San Francisco call., 1901-12-15

SCIENTISTS
OF WORLD
Message Sent in England
Is Received at st.
Johns, N. F.
By the Use of a Kite the Let
ter ''S" Is Twice Sent
to Signal Hill.
Careful Preparations and Most Pow
erful Apparatus Arranged by the
Wizard Before His Wonder
full Achievement.
Special Dispatch to The CAN.

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ST JOHNS, N f., Dec. 14-Marconi an
nounced to-day that he successfully re-
ceived by wireless telegtaphy at the sta
ton on Signal Hill messages from a sta
I ton recently erected near The Lizard. in
Cornwall. England. These messages, Mar
conf said, were received on Wednesday
and Thursday afternoons. He had ar
ranged with the Cornwall station that the
letter was to be signaled at 6 o'clock
in the evening, which would be 2:3O o'clock
here, and the signals were received as ar
ranged on Wednesday and Thursday.
though no signal came yesterday or to-
day.
'I thought it advisable" said Mareoni,
with the machinery which had escaped
damage at Cornwall to see whether 1t was
possible to obtain signals here from Eng
land at the same time tried experiments
| with the transatlantic liners. When the
kite elevated the wire to a height OF 400
feet above Signal Hill on Wednesday a
number Of signals, consisting Of the letter
S, which Signals were ordered to be sent
from Cornwall. were clearly received on
Signal Hill by the receiving instruments.
We again received signals perfectly on
1 Thursday.
Success Changes Plans
i 1.-The signals were obtained only when
the kite was up to a considerable height.
For some reason yesterday nothing was
received, and to-day we could not get the
kite up on account Of the weather. 1t has
been blowing too heavily every day for
the balloons, which would be best to ex-
pertinent with.
1.-The success Of these tests will alter my
plans. I intend to suspend further tests
with kites and balloons for a short time
and erect a large station here at e. cost
Of $4,000 having towers or masts for sup
porting the wires. This, of course, pro-
vided there is no Governmental or other
objection. This will necessitate my going
back to England at the end of next week
in order to have the necessary equip
ments sent here with suitable transmit
ting machinery and other requirements.
BY that time hope to have the Cape Cod
station in working order again, so as to
complete the regular triangular service.
No doubt the success Of my experiments
here will cause sensation in telegraph
circles and many will find it difficult to
believe it. I myself had very little doubt
as to our ultimate success, but 1 thought
it advisable not to communicate before
hand the exact scope Of these tests, as
considered it would be better to assure
myself Of success before publishing; the
details even Of the installations at Corn
wall.
Station Very Powerful.
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very powerful. He possesses an electric
force, generated there, hundred times
greater than his ordinary stations.
When certain Of success Signor Marconi
cabled to his principals in England and
also informed the Governor Of Newfound-
land, Sir Cavendish Boyle. who aprrised
the British Cabinet of the success OF the
experiments.
signor Marconi, though satisfied from
the genuineness Of the signals that he has
succeeded in his attempt in establishing
communication across the Atlantic with
} out the use of wires. emphasizes the fact
that the system is yet only in an erabry-
onic stage, and that the possibility Of its
ultimate development is demonstrated by
the success Of the present experiments
with incomplete and imperfect apparatus.
as the signals can only be received by the
!. most sensitively adjusted apparatus and
Signor Marconi Is working under great
difficulties owing to the conditions prevail
ing.
Distance Is 100 Miles.
The Cornwall coast is 100 miles from st.
. Johns.
In view Of the success attending these
trials signor Marconi will for the present
! disregard the matter of communicating
: with transatlantic steamers. He viii re-
: turn to England next week and will con-
: duct the experiments from Poldhu him
8 self. He explains that the great elsctri-
2 cal power there viii enable him to send
more effective signals. He will undertake
: /. this work himself. leaving assistants here
4 to erect mast and receive the signals
Y as he forwards them. 1t is not possible
to send return signals from here until
o powerful electric battery shall have beeE
: installed
Sir Robert Bond, Premier OF Newf0und-
: land. offers Signor Marconi every facility
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