The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-15
sIGNoR MARCoNI ANNOUNCES A
REALLY STARTLING ADVANCE
IN WIRELESS WORK
SIGNAL FROM CORNWALL
often Repeated, 1t Is Distinctly
Heard by the Inventor at a "a
ton 100 Miles Away in
Newfoundland
OTHER TESTS TO BE PLANNED

ST. JOHNS, N. F., Dec. l4-Sgf.
Marconi announced the most wonderful
scientific discovery of modern times to-
night in stating that he had received
electric signals across the Atlantic ocean
from his station in Cornwall, England.
He explains that before leaving England
he made plans for accomplishing this re-
suit, for, while his primary object was
to communicate with ocean liners in mid
ocean, he hoped also to succeed in at
tanning the wonderful achievement OF
wireless telegraphy across the Atlantic.
Marconi's station in Cornwall is most
powerful. - possesses an electric force,
generated there, 100 times greater than
at his ordinary stations. Before he left
England he arranged that the electrician
in charge CT the station, which is located
at Poldhu, should begin sending signals
daily after a certain date which Marconl
would cable him after having perfected
his arrangements here.
Marconi arrived here a week ago Frt-
day, selected Signal hill, at the entrance
to the harbor, as an experimenting sta
ton and moved his equipment there.
Last Monday he cabled to the Poldhu
station to begin sending signals at p.
m. daily and to continue them until 6
p. M, these hours being respectively II 80
a. m. to 2:SO p. m. st. Johns time.
Heard Signals Wednesday.
During these hours Wednesday Sgr.
Marconi elevated a kite with an aerial
wire by means of which signals are sent
or received. He remained at the record
er attached to the receiving apparatus,
and to his profound satisfaction signals
were received by him at intervals, &C.
cording to the programme arranged pre-
viously with the operator at Poidhu.
These signals consisted of repeating al
intervals the letter "S,'' which in Mar
coni's code is made by three dots OR
quick strokes. This signal was repeated
so frequently and so in accordance with
the detailed plan arranged to provide
safeguards against possibility of mistake
that Marconi was satisfied that 1t was
a genuine transmission from England.
Again on Thursday, during the same
hours, the kite was elevated and the
same signals were removed. This made
the assurance so complete that Marconl
cabled to his principals in England and
also Informed the governor of Newfotld-
land, Sir Cavendish Boyle, who appraised
the British cabinet of the success of the
experiments.
More Complete Test Needed.
Marconi, though satisfied of the
genuineness of the signals, and that he
has succeeded in his attempts in estab-
fishing communication across the At
phaszes the fact that the system is yet
only in an embryonic stage, and that the
possibility of its ultimate development Is
demonstrated by the success of the pres
ent experiments with incomplete and i'm
perfect apparatus, as the signals can only
be received by the most sensitively ad-
justed apparatus. Marconi is working
under great difficulties owing to the con-
ditions prevailing here. The Cosnwan
coast is 1,7OO miles from st. Johns.
In view of the success attending these
trials, SCR. Marconi will for the present
disregard the matter of communicating
with transatlantic steamers. He will re-
turn to England next week and conduct
the experiments from Poldhu himself lie
explains that the greater electrical power
there will enable him to send more effec-
tive signals. He will undertake tlfs work
himself, leaving assistants here to erect
a mast and receive the signals as he for
wards them.
1t is not possible to send return signals
from here until a powerful electric bat
terry shall have been installed.
VIII Build Better Station.
Marconi intends to build large fully
equipped experimental station near St
johns besides the Lloyd's station at Cape
Race. The former will have the same
equipment as the Poldhu station, and will
play the same part on this side OF the
Atlantic as Poldhu does on the other side
The st. Johns station will communicate
with New York on one side and Corn
wall on the other, being midway between
the two. This establishment Will prob
ably cost about $50, ,0O0 and will perform
the same work as the modern cable sta
tion.
Marconi announces that he will remlin
In England until after the coronation of
King Edward next summer. and that he
hopes to send the news of that event
across the Atlantic by the wireless
method so as to prove the capability of
the system for such purposes. He VIII
probably In the meantime equip all yes
sells of the leading lines of steamers with
his apparatus.
Knew 1t All the Time.
NEW YORK. Dec. 14.-H. Cuthbcrt
Hall, manager of the Wireless Teleg-
raphy company, said tonight: 81 was
not at all surprised. We have been ex-
pecting it and have been prepared for
such news. 1 got a cable from Marconi
himself this morning in which he stated
he had received messages from Cornwall
without wires Marconi has been expert
menting, and we felt confident he would
accomplish the signaling. 1t is magnif-
lcent discovery and a remarkable one.
We have been making preparations for
putting the discovery into active practice
and will now go ahead with our plans,
which are complete to almost the fullest
extent