Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-16
Marconi Receives Them in New
foundland From Cornwall,
BY WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.
distance 100 MILES No Message, bat
simply the Lester rs" Trahsmits
ed-Inyenior satisfied,

tonight In stating that he had received
electric signal across the Atlantic
ocean from his station in Cornwall,
England lie explains that before
leaving England he made plans for
accomplishing this result, for while
MS primary object was to communicate
with ocean liners in mld-ocean, he
hoped also to succeed I'm attaining tie
wonderful scientific achievement Of
wireless telegraphy across the Atlantic
Slgn0r Marconi's station In Cornwall
Is very powerful. He possesses an eleC-
trio force, generated there 100 times
greater than his ordinary stations. be-
fore he left England he arranged with
the electricitn In charge OF the station
which Is located at P0ldhu, that signals
should be sent daily after Il certain
date, which he would cable him after
having perfected his arrangements
here
signor MarconI arrived here week
ago Friday, selected Signal HILL 1t the
entrance TO the harbor as an expert
mentihg station, and moved his equip
ment there Last Monday he cal led 10
the Poldhu station 10 begin sending
signals at p m. daily and to continue
them until p. m, these hours being
respectively II 80 a, m and 1880 p, m.
StJohns time, During these hours Wed
nesday SIgnor Marconi elevated kite
with an aerial WIRE by means Of which
signals are sent or received. lie re-
NAMED at the recorder attached 10 the
receiving apparatus, and, 10 his pro-
found satisfaction signals were re-
ceiyed by him at intervals, according
to the program arranged previously
with the operator at Poldhu These
signals consisted Of repeating AZ inter-
walls the letter IS" which, In Marconls
code, Is made by three dots ar Quick
strokes. This signal was repeated 80
frequently and SO IN accordance with
the detailed ulan arranged to provide
safeguards against possibility of mis-
take that Signor Marconi was satisfied
that it was a genuine transmission
from England
Again on Thursday during the same
hours the Kite was elevated, and the
same signals were renewed. This made
the assurance so complete that Signor
Marconi cabled to his principals in
England and also Informed the gov
ernor Of Newfoundland Sir Cayendlsh
Boyle, who apprlsed the British cabinet
of the success Of the experiments.
Signor Marconi though satisfied with
the genulneness Of the signals that he
has succeeded In his attempts in esta0-
fishing communication across the At
lantlc without the use OF wires, en-
phasizes the fact that the system Is as
yet only In It's embryonic stage, and
that the possibility Of It's ultimate de-
velopment Is demonstrated by the sue
cess Of the present experiments with
incomplete and imperfect apparatus, as
the signals can only be received by the
most sensitively adjusted apparatus
and he is working under great difficult
ties, owing 10 the conditions prevail.
ing
The Cornwall coast is 100 miles from
81. Johns
In view Of the success attending these
trials sgnor Marconi Will, for the pres
ent, disregard the matter of communi-
eating with transatlantic steamers
He will return TO England next week.
and VIII conduct the experiments from
Poldhu himself, He explains that the
greater electrical power there win en-
able him 10 send more effective signals.
He viii undertake this work himself,
leaving assistants here to erect a mast
and receive the signals as he forwal DIS
them, II Is not possible to send return
signals from here until powerful elsc-
tric battery shall have been Installed.
Sir Robert Bond, premier Of New
fourdland, offers Signor Marconi every
facility within the power OF the colonial
government for the carrying out OF his
plans
Sgnor Marconl intends to build "A
large. fully equipped experimental sta
ton near 81 Johns, beside the l.loyds
station NJ Cape Race. The former will
have the same equipment as the Pold.
hu station and will play the same part
on this side Of the Atlantic as Pildhu
does on the other The st. Johns sta
ton will communicate with New York
on one side and Cornwall on the other
being midway between the two. This
establishment win probably cost about
100000 and will perform the same work
as the modern cable station.
Signor Marconi announces that he
viii remain In England until after the
coronation OF King Edward next sum
mer, and that he hopes To send the
news Of that event across the Atlantic
by the wireless method so as to prove
the capablity Of the system for such
purposes He win probably in the
meantime equip all vessels of the lead
i"c lines Of steamers with his APP
paratus
PROF. PuPlNS OPINION,
New York, Dec. l6.--M. |. Pupin, pro-
fossOr OF electrical mechanics al CO.
nmbia university In an interview says
hat he fully believes that Marconl
succeeded In signalling between the
coasts OF Newfoundland and Corn
wall, England by his system of Wire
less telegraphy Continuing the pro-
lessor sad
"rhe signals were very faint. as |
read in the report but that has little
TO do with It, The distance. which is
| about lS00 miles, between these two
points, was overcome, and further de-
velopment Of the sending Instruments
Is all that Is required"
Prof. Pupn said that members Of
the society Of electrical engineers had
discussed the subject two years ago
and many were az that time OF the
| opinion that the day was not far dis
tant when wireless messages would be
sent one thousand miles or more.
Again continuing he said:
zone point which Is OF great value
and interest to the scientific world is
| that Marconi has proved conclusively
that the curvature Of the earth IL no
| obstacle TO the system OF wireless tele-
graphy Some were inclined 20 think.
| and there were many heated discus
sions upon It, that the curvature limit
| ed the system All Marconrs efforts
| Of late have been directed toward per
| fcctlng and making his sending an.
| paratus more powerful and giving a
great height TO the sending end II
| still remains 10 be proved however,
that heavy banks OF fog. low hanging
| clouds, and heavy showers along and
In the path Of the transmitted electric
wave will not entirely obstruct It's pro-
gress. The presumption generally Is
| that they will, as experiments thus far
have proved. Atmospheric conditions
| have also much TO DO with and strong
ly affect the electric wave.'
MARCONI SYSTEM USED AT SEA.