The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-12-20
S|GXALED ACROSS ATLANTIC
A GREAT SCIENTIFIC FEAT.
William MarcOni Announces His
Discovery OF Receiving Electrical
Signals Across the Ocean-He EN-
Plains the Mcthod-Used "a Kite to
Get Elevation.

st. Johns, N. F., Dec. 16-William
Marconi has announced the most won
derful scientific discovery of modern
times in stating that he had received
electric signals across the Atlantic
ocean from his station at Cornwall
England. He explains that before leav-
ing England he made plans for accom-
pllshing this result for while his pri-
mary object was to communicate with
ocean liners in midocean, he hoped al
SO to succeed in attaining the wonder
full scientific achievement of wireless
telegraphy across the Atlantic ocean.
Signor MarcOni's station in Corn
wall is very powerful. He possesses
an electrical force generated 800 times
greater than at his ordinary stations.
Before he left England he arranged
with the electrician in charge of the
station which is located at Paldhu.
that signals should be sent daily after
certain date which Marconi would
cable him after having perfected his
arrangements here. Signor MarcOni
arrived here a week ago Friday. Sc
lected Signal hill, at the entrance 10
the harbor, as an experiment station.
and moved his equipment there. Last
Monday he cabled to the Paldbu sta
ton to begin sending signals at 3
p. m. daily, and to continue them until
b p. m, these hours being respectively
1870 a. m. and 23O p. M, st. Johns
time.
During these hours Wednesday
Signor Marconi elevated a kite with a
reel of wire, by means of which sig
nails are sent and received. He re.
NAMED at the recorder attached to the
receiving apparatus. and to his pro-
found satisfaction signals were receiv-
ed by him at intervals, according to
the program arranged previously with
the operator at POldhu. These signals
consisted of repeating at intervals the
letter IS which in Marconi'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 a possibility of mistake that
SignOr MarcOni was satisfied that it
was a genuine transmission from Eng
land.
Again on last Thursday during the
same hours the kite was elevated and
the same signals were renewed. This
made the assurance so complete that
SignOr Marconi cabled to his princi-
pals in England, also informed the
governor Of Newfoundland, Sir Caven-
) dish Boyle, who appraised the British
! cabinet of the success of the expert
| ments.
; Signor MarcOni, though satisfied
with the genuineness of the signals
and the fact that he has succeeded in
: establishing communication across the
Atlantic without the use of wires
/ emphasizes the fact that the system is
as yet only in an embryonic stage
1 The possibility Of it's ultimate develop
/ ment is demonstrated by the success
1 of the present experiments with in
complete and perfect apparatus, as the
5 signals can only be received by the
most sensitively adjusted apparatus
and Signor Marconi is working under
T. great difficulties owing to the cOndi
= lions prevailing. The Cornwall coast
? is 1900 miles from ST. Johns.