The San Francisco call., 1901-12-17
MARCoNTs TRIUM 9H.

~ working in secret, swiftly and scientifically
* Sgnor Marconi has succeeded in surprising
- the world with wireless telegraph signal
across the ocean from England to Newfoundland at
time when the world was expecting nothing more
than an attempt to communicate from land with a
ship more than 100 miles at The feat has been
in the fullest startling and finishes up the
first year Of the new century with OF the greatest
marves ever achieved by science and invention.
The transmission OF the signals which in the tele
graphic alphabet correspond to the letter are sul
cient to the transmission of messages in the
near future The apparatus with which Marcon
made his experiment was in one respect defective
He had on the Newfoundland coast no tower high
enough enable him to intercept the subtle vbra-
tons sent forth from the English station. The use
of balloon was not feasible owing to the severity
of the winter winds on that stormy coast. He was,
therefore compelled to make of kite, which
proved sufficient indeed ior the success OF the ex
pertinent, but would be utterly inadequate for the
practical working of the system regular medium
tor the transmission of news.
In speaking of the experiments to a correspondent
of The Call, Marcon said: 1T must be remembered
nay kite flying about in all directions The sig
raj was received only when the kite was at great
height My opinion is that station here similar to
cia machinery and mast 200 feet high will be quite
sufficient to make powerful communication across
the Atlantic do not expect to obtain further great
results from the kite tests and must wait until
is erected"
fhe construction of the required station this
side of the will not require much time will
It be difficult for the inventor to obtain the money
needed for the plant His system of telegraphy is
longer an experiment. Capitalists recognize it as
good business and willing to back him for a far
larger than the proposed plant will cost. We
are, therefore within measurable distance of a time
when We may expect wireless teegraphy across the
ocean be established system for the transmits
sion of messages How far the new telegraphy will
affect the old cable companies it is impossible say
but it seems certain they will have keen competition
to meet if they do not have to succumb alto
gether
incidentally among his other trumphs Marconi
may count the victory his latest achievement has OBJ
tanned for him the yellow journal that fewyears
ago derided him and Knocked at his works 1t will
be remembered that when The Call accomplished the
feat of transmitting by wireless telegraphy the news
of the arrival off the Golden Gate OF the transport
bringing home the California Volunteers, the Exam
her scoffed the feat and tried hard to induce the
public TO look upon it as fake. Later on when, in
connection with the New York Herald, The Call OBJ
tanned by wireless telegraphy reports of the nterna
tonal yacht off New York harbor the Exam
ner returned to its attacks Not with assail
ing The Call, it sneered at the inventor styled him
Maoaroni," and in other ways sneered and eered
at him. All is changed now The Examiner gives
its front page and biggest type the achievements
of the marvellous inventor. 1t has ceased to call him
"Macaroni" Perhaps in the end it may even try to
claim for itself the credit of introducing wireless
telegraphy this and making use of it in trans
hitting news