The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-12-21

ST. Johns, y. F., Dec. 14.-William
Marconi announced the most wonder
full scientific discovery of modern times
| tonight. in stating that he had received
electric signals across the Atlantic
England. He explains that before
leaving England he made plans for
! accomplishing this result, for, while
his primary object was to communicate
with ocean liners in mid-ocean, he
hoped also to succeed in attaining the
wonderful scientific achievement of
wireless telegraphy across the Atlantic.
Signor Marconis station in Cornwall
is very powerful. He possesses an cleo
trio force, generated there 100 times
greater than his ordinary stations. Be
fore he left England he arranged with
the electrician in charge of the station,
which is located at Poldhu, that signals
should be sent daily after a certain
date. which he would cable him after
having perfected 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
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the PolGhu station to begin sending
signals at p. m. daily and to continue
them until p. m, these hours being
respectively 1870 a. m. and 2:30 p. m,
st. Johns time. During these hours
Wednesday Signor Marconi elevated q
with an aerial wire, by means of which
signals are sent or received. He re-
manned at the recorder attached to the
receiving apparatus, and, to his pro-
found satisfaction signals were re-
ceived by him at intervals, according
to the programme arranged previously
with the operator at Poldhu. These
signals consisted of repeating at inter
walls the letter IS" which, in Marconi's
CODE is made by three dots or quick
strokes. This signal was repeated so
and so in accordance with |
the detailed plan arranged to provide |
against possibility of mis-
take that Signor Marconi was satisfied |
that it was a genuine transmission
from England.
Assurance Doubly Sure.
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 New Foundland, Sir Cavendish
Boyle, who apprised the British cainet
If the success of the experiments.
Signor Marconi, though satisfied with
the genuineness of the signals that he
has succeeded in his attempts in estab
ishing communication across the At
antic without the use of wires, en-
1hasizes the fact that the system is as
yet only in it's embryonic stage, and
1,a4 H. -; r. alt n
Telopment is demonstrated by the sue
,ess of the present experiments with
and imperfect apparatus. as
he signals can only be received by the
most sensitively adjusted apparatus,
nd he is working under great difficult
les, owing to the conditions prevail
ng.
The Cornwall coast is ZOO miles from
It. Johns.
In view of the success attending these
rials Signor Marconi will, for the pres
mt, disregard the matter of communi-
ating with transatlantic steamers.
lie will return to England next week,
nd vii conduct the experiments from
'oldhu himself. He explains that the
reater electrical power there will en- ;
BILE him to send more effective signals.
Te will undertake this work himself,
saving assistants here to erect a mast
nd receive the signals as he forwards
hem. II is not possible to send return {
gnals from here until a powerful cleo {
ric batter shall have been installed. {
Sir Robert Bond. premier of New
oundland, offers Signor Marconi every !
AGILITY within the power of the colonial {
overnment for the carrying out of his {
lans. )
Signor Marconf intends to build S
i
on near st. Johns, beside the Lloyds' I
.ation at Cape Race. The former Will I
ave the same equipment as the Poldhu c
alton and will play the same part on t
lis side of the Atlantic as Poldhu does t
I the other. The st. Johns station 2
i'll communicate with New York on t
lie side and Cornwall on the other, v
4ing midway between the two. This o
establishment will probably cost about p