The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-08
MARCONE OUTCOME.
lis Believed Tha. Professor Fessenden tias
blade Great Discovery.
Especial Dispatch to The Times.)

NORFOLK, VA. October 7-Profes-
scr Willis L. Moore, chief of the United
States Weather Bureau, who passed
through here Saturday on his way to
Cape Hatteras, in an interview said ne
WAS going down to see the results &C
con'rlsied by Professor Fessenden the
Weather Bureaus wireless tclegraphs: ex-
pert. who has for several months been
experimenting on the coast with his sym
TEN Of transmitting etheric waves with
out wires. Although great secrecy has
been observed regarding these expert
nle1rs. there is no doubt felt by those
hereabol,t to whom some slight intilna-
tinn las been given of the progress of
the work that results Of a surprising ma
tu:'e Nay be shortly be made known to
Tue void
That Professor Moore feels confident
that the Government expert has accom-
plished more than any other person has
done in the direction of making wireless
biography a practical success, there re-
mains no doubt in the mind OF the cor
respondent after the talk to-day Pro
lesser Moore was very guarded in what
he SAID THE Government" he said,
has nothing to exploit; no stock to sell.
''Al that the Government wants is to
secure for the army and navy a practic
able system of wireless communication.
and the Weather Bureau wants to do alt
that is possible to do for the maritime in
terest with which it is so closely allied.
we do not expect" Professor Moore
said. ito be able to compete with the
telegraph companies who transmit mes
Of the transmission OF messages over
cities. the iron roofs of houses and other
iron work DETECTING the sound waves.
This trouble is overcome by the use Cf
wires.'' he said. land besides, messages
are sent over them with greater dispatch
and at much less cost than they will in
my judgment ever be sent without wires
He said the recent experiments made at
Nantucket by the New FORK Herald
showed that the experiments have en-
terprise, and this he commended. He ex-
planned. however, that while communica-
ton between the lightship and Nantucket
Island had been maintained by the effort
to communicate with the lightship by
those aboard ships passing at sea, had
practically failed.
That Professor Moore expects shortly
to report that the Weather Bureau has
accomplished results far greater than
have been achieved by those using the
Marconi system appeared evident. Not
withstanding his evident desire to Keep
this secret, he was bubbling over with
joy over the results eNlaeiitiS ssSAi'eN w"
and his confidence in the F'essenden SEs-
TEN could not be concealed.
That a distinct advance in the science
of sending messages over sea without
wires. over long distances has been maize
and win shortly be officially announced
t,,ere can be no reasonable doubt. Pro
fessor Moore will probably make TINS an
no,Incement after his return to Nashins-
TON a week or so hence. Professor 7. Z.
Marvin. of the Instrument DIVISION OF the
weather Bureau, accompanied his chief.
Thev have gone to Cape Hatteras and
Roanoke Island, n. c., where the Wire
less telesraphy experimental stations are.
rrhe ostensible purpose of the Journey is
Ia examine the new station houses now
,,ai,,<, erected for the Weather Bureau OBJ
servers on this coast. The station at
Cane Henry is practically completed;
mon the station at Hatteras work IS
about to begin The real OBJECT is to Wit
ness the success of Professor Fessenden's
system of wireless biography.
Under the Weather Bureaus contract
wa the inventor the Government is to
have the use of his system without cost
after the system shall have been perfect
ed. This last it is now apparent, has
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