The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-12-21
SIGNALS ACROSS SEAS.
Marconi Achieves the Feat Of Trans
Atlantic Communicates
without Wires.

OF. JOINS, ~. r :, Dcc. ~ oiS h0A <udi
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.
Signor Marconi's station in Cornwall
is most powerful. lie possesses an
electric force, generated there, hun
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 a certain date which Signor Mar
conf would cable him after having per-
fected his arrangements here.
Signor Marconi arrived here a week
ago Friday, selected Signal Hill at the
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 1880 and $3.50 p. m,
lSt. Johns Time.
} During these hours Wednesday Sig
nor Marconi elevated 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 49," 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 n 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 Sig
nor Marconi cabled to his principals
in England and also informed the gov
ernor of New Foundland. Sir Cave ndish
Boyle. who apprised the British cabi-
net of the success of the experiments.
Sgnor Marconi, though satisfied of
the genuineness of the signals and
that he has succe eded in his attempts
to establish 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-adjusted APP
paratus. and Signor MarcoI is work.
ing under great difficulties owing to
the conditions prevailing here. The
Cornwall coast is 100 miles from st.
Johns.
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 will conduct the ex-
periments 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.
II 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
out OF his plans