Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-16
TIE N|AR|jOI| WONDER
Message is Flashed Across the
Seas Without the Aid of
Wires.
The Remarkable Achievement
of the Inventor Of Wireless
Teleeraphy.
Signor Marconi Announces Sue.
cess OF the Experiment-.The
Details Given.

ST. JOINS IN. r., DeC. 1V.-soiSAoi
Marconi announced the most wonder
full scientific discovery of modern times
Saturday night in stating that he had
received electric signals across the At
lantic ocean from his station in Corn
wall, England. He explains that be-
fore leaving England he made plans
for accomplishing this result, for while
the primary object was to communicate
with the ocean liners in mid ocean he
hoped also to succeed in attaining the
wonderful scientific achievement OF
wireless biography across the At
lantic.
Marconi's station in Cornwall is most
powerful. He possesses an electric
force generated there, hundred times
greater than at his ordinary stations.
Before he left England he arranged
that the electrician in charge III the
station which is located at Poldhu
should begin sending signals after a
certain date which Marconi would
cable him after having perfected ar
rangements here.
Friday.
He selected the signal hill at the en-
trance to the hal'bor as his eEperi-
menting station, and moved his equip
ment there. Last Monday he cabled to
Poldhu station to begin sending signals
at 8 p. m. daily and continue them
until 6 p. M. these hours being re-
spectiyely IL: 80 a. IN. to q: 80 p. m. st.
Johns time. During these hours We'd
nesday Marconi elevated kite with his
aerial wire by means of which signals
are sent and received.
He remained at the recorder attach
ed to the receiving apparatus. and to
his profound satisfaction signals were
received by him al: Intervals according
to the program arranged preSiously
with the operator at Poldhu. These
signals consisted OF repeating at in
tervals the letter 49,, which in Mar
coni's code is made by three dots of
quick strokes. This signal wis re-
peated so frequently and SO in accord
ance with the detailed plan arranged to
provide as safeguard against the
possibility Of any mistake that N,arconi
is satisfied 1t was a genuine transmits
sion from England,
Again on Thursday during the same
hours the kite was elevated and the
same signals renewed. This time the
assurance was 80 complete thai. Mar
conf cabled his principals in England.
He also informed the governor Of New
Foundland, Sir Cavendish Boye, who
apprised the British cabinet of the sue
cess of the experiment. Marccni, tho
satisfied with the genuineness OF the
signals and that he succeeded in his
attempts at establishing comnlunica-
ton across the Atlantic without the
use OF wires. emphasizes the fact that
the,system Is yet In an embryonic stage
and that the possibility of its ultimate
development is demonstrated by the
success OF his present experiments with
incomplete and Imperfect apparatus as
the signals can only be received by the
most sensitively adjusted apparatus
and Marconi Is working under great
owing to the conditions pre-
vailing here.
The Cornwall coast is seventeen
miles from st. Johns. In view
of the success attending the trials Mar
conf will for the present disregard the
matter of communicating with the
transatlantic steamers. He will re-
turn to England next week. and will
conduct the experiments from Poldhu
himself. He explains that the greater
electrical power there will enable him
to send more effective signals. He will
this work himself. leaving
his assistants here to erect the mast.
and receive the signals as he forecasts
them. 1t is not possible to send return
signals from here until powerful cleo
trio battery shall be Installed.
Sir Robert Bond, premier OF New
offers Marconi every facil-
lily within the powers of the colonial
government for the carrying out of his
plans.