The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-16
SIGNALLED ACROSS OCEAN
Signor Marconi Claims 10 Have Made
Wonderful Discovery.
MESSAGES TRANSMITTED THOUGH AIR
Received the Messages in Newfound-
land from England by Means of
Powerful Equipment and a Kite.

ST. Johns, n e., December i6.-Sgaor
Marconl announced the ,,.ost wonderful
scientific discovery OF modern times TO-
night In stating that he had received s &
mails sercss the Atlantic ocean from ht.
station in Cornwall, England, He explains
that when leaving England he made plans
Tor accomplishing this result for wnie
his primary object was to communicate
With ocean liners in mldocean he hoped
also to succeed In attaining the wonderful
scientific achievement OF wireless telegraph.
across the Atlantic.
Signor Mnrceus station in Cornwall Is
most powerful He possesses an electric
force generated a hundred times create.
tnan at his ordinary stat ons BEFORE he
left England he arranged that the eect,i
clan IN charge OF tile station. which is To-
Gated at Poldhu. should begin sending sic
nails daily after certain date which Sig
nor Msrconl would cable him. Signor Mar
conf arrived here week ago Friday, Sc
lected Signal hill, at the entrance to the
harbor as>au experimenting sutton Last
Monday he cabled to the Poldhu station to
begin signals az 3 p. m daily aud to con
tinue them until D. M these hours being
respectively 1870 a. m. - $50 D.. M. 81.
Johns time, During these hours WedneS'
day Slgnor Marconi elevated Kite with
an aerial wire by means of which signals
are sent or received,
He remained at the recorder attached
10 the receiving apparatus aud 10 his sat
istaction signals We're received by MIN
a. intervals according to the program ar
ranged previously With the operator y
Poldnu, These signals consisted Of re
peaung at Intervals the letter IS" which
IN MarconiS code Is n'ade by three dots
or quick strokes. This signal was repeated
SO frequently and SO IN accordNuce With
the detailed arrangement "a provide against
possibility Of mistake that Marcon was
sion from England.
Again on Thursday the same kite was
elevated aud the same signals renewed.
This made assurance So complete tina sig
nor Marconi cabled n his principals In
England. also Informed the governor OF
Newfoundland Sir Cavendish Boyle who
apprlSed the British Of The success Of the
experiments.
the sy,tem 5 Vet Gully In an embryo stage
and tn1' the possibility OF It's uliintats
develorn'ant is demonstrated by tho sue
cess Of the present experiments with 10
signal can only be received hy the mos
eQuis'ely adjusted apparatus, SGnor Mar
conf Is working under great difficulties
owing TO tho conditions prevailing here.
The Cornwall coast is 100 miles from
Slgnor Narcon will for the present d'sre
gard tho matter Of ,oMmunlc eating with
Transatlantic steamers. Ie VIII return to
England next week and will conduct the
experiments from podhu himself. He eN
poets that the crcnter electrical power
there Will enable him to send more of
fective signals. II Is not possible to re-
turn signals from here until powerful
electrical battery shall have been ms nlled.
sir Robert Rond. premier Of Newfouud-
land offered Slgu0r Marconi every facility
possible for carrying OFT his plans.