River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-19
MARCONI TRIUMPHS.
Announces Most Wonderful Scien-
tific Accomplishment.
SIGNALS SENT ACROSS THE SEA.
TeIegraphic Characters Transmitted
from England Are Received at
St.John's, y. F.-Distance Cow
cred 1,7OO Miles.

ST. Johns, n. F., Dec. 16.-Signor Mar
conf announced Saturday night the
most wonderful scientific discovery
of modern times in stating that he had
received electric signals across the At
| lantic ocean from his station in Corn
wall, England.
He explains that before leaving Eng
land he made plans for accomplishing
this result, for while his primary OBJ
ject was to communicate with ocean
liners in midocean, he hoped also to
succeed in attaining the wonderful
scientific achievement of wireless teleg-
raphy across the Atlantic.
Slgnor Marconi's station in Cornwall
is most powerful. He possesses an
electric force, generated there, hum
| dred times greater than at ordinary
! stations. Before he left England he
| arranged that the electrician in charge
of the station, which is located at Pold-
hu, should begin sending signals daily
after certain date which Signor Mar
! conf would cable him after having per-
fected his arrangements here.
Signals Are Received.
Signor Marconi arrived here a week
entrance to the harbor as an expert
menting station, and moved his equip
! ment there. Last Monday he cabled
| to the Poldhu station to begin sending
signals at three p. m. daily, and to con-
tinue them until six p. m, these hours
being respectively H. 80 and $3.50 p M,
ST. Johns Time.
During these hours Wednesday Sig
nor Marconi elevated a kite with an
aerial wire by means of which signals
are sent or received. He remained at
the recorder attached to the receiving
apparatus, and to his profound salts
faction signals were received by him
at intervals, according to the pro-
gramme 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 frequent
ly and so in accordance with the de-
tailed plan arranged to provide safe
guards against possibility of mistake
that Signor Marconi was satisfied that
it was a genuine transmission from
England.
Proof in Repetition.
Again on Thursday, during the same
hours, the kite was elevated and the
same signals were renewed. This made
the assurance so complete that Sig
nor Marconi cabled to his principals
in England and also informed the gov
ernor of New Foundland, Sir Cayendish
Boyle, who apprised the British cabi-
net of the success of the experiments.
Signor Marconi, though satisfied Of
the genuineness of the signals and
that he has succeeded in his attempts
| to establish a communication across
the Atlantic without the use of wires.
emphasizes the fact that the system
is yet only in an embryonic stage, and
that the possibility of its ultimate de-
velopment is demonstrated by the sue
cess of the present experiments with
| incomplete and imperfect apparatus,
as the signals can be received only
| by the most sensitively-adiu sted APP
paratus, and Signor Marconi is work
ing under great difficulties owing to
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the conditions prevailing here. The
| Cornwall coast is 1,700 miles from st.
| Johns.
Plans for Future.
| In view of the success attending
these trials Signor Marconi will for
| the present disregard the matter of
communicating with transatlantic
steamers He will return to England
next week and viii conduct The ex-
! perimeEts from Poldhu himself. He
explains that the greater electrical
| power there will enable him to send
more effective signals. He will I'M
dertake this work himself, leaving as
! sistants here to erect mast and re-
ceive the signals as he forwards them.
| 1t is not possible to send return sig
nails from here until powerful cleo
| trio battery shall have been installed.
| Sir Robert Bond, premier of New
! foundland, offers Signor Marconi
every facility within the power of the
colonial government for the carrying
/ l.