The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-17
SIGNALS BY WIRELESS TELE-
eRAPHY ACROSS ATLANTIC.
WILL supERcEDE CABLES
viii Have a Have-Way Station In
St. Johns, N. r. to Connect
England and America.

st. Johns, N. F., Dec. 14.-Signor
Marconi oun the most wonder
full scientific discovery of modern
times, tonight, in stating that he has
received electric signals across the
Atlantic ocean from nis station in
Cornwall, England. He explains that
before leaving England he made plans
for accomplishing the result for while
his primary object was to communl-
cate with ocean steamers in mid-Ocean
he hoped also to succeed in attaining
the wonderful achievement of wire
less telegraphy across the Atlantic.
Signor Marconi's station in Corn
wall is most powerful and the electric
force which is generated there is a
hundred times greater than at his
ordinary stations. Before he left Eng
land he arranged that the electrician
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located at. Poldhouse should begin
sending signals daily after a certain
date, which Signor Marconi would
cable him after having perfected his
arrangements here. Signor Marconi
arrived here a week ago Friday, Sc
lected Signal Hill at the entrance to
the harbor as an experiment station,
and moved his equipment there. Last
Monday he cabled to the Poldhouse
station to begin sending signals at 3
p. m., daily and to continue them until
s in the afternoon, the hours respec-
lively II a. m. to 2 p. NJ, st. Johns
time. During these hours Wednesday
Signor Marconi elevated a kite with
an aerial wire, by means of which
signals are sent or received. He re-
NAMED with the recorder attached
to the receiving apparatus and to his
profund satisfaction signals were re
ceived by him at intervals according
to the programme arranged previous.
1y with the operator at Poldhouse.
These signals consisted of repeating
at intervals the letter IS" which in
Marconi's code is made by three dots
by quick strokes. This signal was
REPEATED so frequently and SO in accord
ance with the details arranged to pro
vide safeguards against the possible
ity of mistake that Signor Marcon1
was satisfied that it was a genuine
transmission from England.
Again on Thursday during the same
hour, the kite was elevated and the
same signals were renewed. This
made the assurance SO complete thai
Marconi cabled to his principals II
England and also informed the gov
ernor of New Foundland, Sir Cavend
ish Boyle, who appraised the British
cabinet of the success of the expert
ment. Signor Marconi, though salts
fed of the g%enuiness Of the signals
and that he has succeeded in his at
tempts in establishing communication
across the Atlantic without the use 0
wires, emphasizes the fact that tn
system is yet only in an embryonic
state and that the possibilities OF 1t
ultimate development is demonstrat
ed by the success of the present ez
periments with incomplete and impel
feet apparatus, as the signals a onl
be received by the most sensitivel
adjusted apparatus.
Signor Marconi is working unde
great difficulties owing to the cond
tions prevailing here. The Cornwa
coast is 100 miles from st. Johns
In view of the success attending thes
trials Signor Morconi will for the pre-
ent disregard the matter Of commul
ication with transatlantic steamer
He will return next week and col
duct the experiments from Poldhous
himself. He explains that the create
electrical power there will enable hi
to send more effective signals. II
will undertake the work himself, lea
ing assistants here to erect a ma
and receive the signals as he forWart
them.
Signor Marconi intends to build
large, fully equipped experimental st
ito zeal st. Johns besides the expe1
menal station at Cape Race. II
former will have the same equipmel
as the Poldhouse station and will pls
the same part on this side of the a
lantic at Poldhouse does on the 9th
side. The st. Johns station will col
municate with New York on the o.
side and with Cornwall on the otht