Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-12-19
ACROSS
OCEAN
Wizard Marconi Achieves
Wonderful Scientific
Triumph
Receives rlessage From
England Without
Aid of Wires
Signals From Cornwall
Transmitted to Far
Newfoundland

St. Johns, n. f, Dec. 15.-Signor
Marconi announced one Of the most
wonderful scientific triuumphs of mod
ern times last night in stating that ne
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 result, for while
the primary object was to communi-
cate with ocean liners in mid-ocean he
hoped also to succeed in attaining the
wonderful scientific achievement of
wireless telegraphy across the At
lantic.
Marconi's station in Cornwall Is
most powerful, the electric force gen
Grated there being a hundred times
greater than at ordinary stations.
Before he left England he arranged
that an electrician in charge of the
station, should begin sending signals
daily after a certain date which Mar
conf would cable him after having per-
fected arrangements here. MarcOni
arrived here a week ago and selected
Signal hill, at the entrance to the har-
Dor, as an experimenting station and
moved his equipment there. Last
Monday he cabled to the English sta
ton to begin sending signals at p. m.
daily, and continue them until p. H.,
the hours being respectively 1870 a.
m. to 2:30 p. m, st. Johns time. Dur
ing these hours Wednesday Marconi
elevated a kite with an aerial wire by
means Of which signals are sent or re-
ceived. He remained at a recorder
attached to the receiving apparatus
and had the profound satisfaction of
receiving signals at intervals accord
ing to the program arranged previous
ly with the operator at Cornwall.
These signals consisted in repeating
at intervals the letter s." which in
Marconi's code is made by three dots
or quick strokes. This signal was re-
peated so frequently and so in accord
ance with the detailed plan arranged
that Marconi is satisfied it was a gen
uine transmission from England.
Again on Thursday during the same
hours. the kite was elevated and the
same signals renewed. This made as
surance so complete that Marconi
cabled his principals in England and
alsao informed five men of NewfOund-
land, among them Sir Cavendish
Boyle, who apprised the British cab
met Marconi, though satisfied of the
geniuneness Of the signals and that ne
has succeeded in his attempt at estab-
fishing communication across the At
lantic without the use of wires, en-
phasizes the fact that the system is in
it's embryonic sage, and that the posi-
bility of it's ultimate development is
demonstrated by the success of the
first experiment which was made with
incomplete and imperfect apparatus,
as the signals can only be received
by the most sensitively adjusted ap-
paratus and MarcOni was working I'm.
der great difficulties, owing to the con-
ditions prevailing here. The Cornwall
coast is LOO miles from st. Johns.
In view of the success attending the
trials Marconi will for the present dis
regard the matter of communicating
with transatlantic steamers. He will
return to England this week and will
conduct experienmts from there him
self. He explains that the greater
electrical power there enables him tc
send more effective signals. He will
undertake this work himself, leaving
assistants here to erect the mast and
receiYe signals as he forwards them
1t is not possible to send return signals
from here until a powerful electric
battery shall have been installed.
Sir Robert Bond, premier of New
Foundland, offers MarcOni every facil-
ity within the power of the colonial
government for carrying out his plans