Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-10
FOR THE CORONATION.

Santos Dumont has given the state
ment to u representative Of the New
York World, that he il to my" over
London In May and June next, as part
Of the celebration Of the coronation,
One Of the trips contemplated IL one
In the air around St. Paul's cathedral
This Is very proper. King Edwards
reign inaugurates d new century In the
British world, and there Is little doubt
that this century viii see air naviga-
ton developed beyond present expecta-
lions, a century did much for the per-
fectlon OF travel by means of steam,and
there Is no reason to doubt that develop
ment win be'equally rapid In air navl-
CATION, whenever the first successful
experiments are made, and NJ, Dumont
seems to have proved the possibility of
steering a balloon His achievement
Is one Of the great features Of the
young century The coronation of
Great Britan's ruler is another and II
is proper that the two should be asso-
clated with one another in history,
But Marcons scientific trumphs
should also have place on the pro-
gram They are, perhaps, stlll more
marvellous than those Of Dumont 1t
Is now claimed that Marconl, on his
voyage across the Atlantic, on the
Philadelphia, received Ineligible mes
sages from Cornwall at distance Of
1861 miles and signals at a distance
Of 2099 miles The facts are said to
be attested to by the captain and the
FIRST officer Of the steamer.
Another equally important fact as
certalned during that voyage was that
the secresy Of messages can be pre-
served II has been supposed that
they could be read at every receiving
station and that nothing could pre-
vent this But It appears
that only when sending and
receiving Instruments are "in tune"
with one another do they work to-
rether The instruments on the steam.
or aud at the Poldhu station were at
tuned TO each other Travelling over
the same route as the Philadelphia and
close behind her was the Cunard steam.
or umbrla, equipped with wireless tele-
graph apparatus. The Umbria's instru.
ment was not attuned to that on the
Philadelphia or the one at the Poldhu
station IN communication with her. The
CmbrIa's operator was surprised at
learning ON landing that messages from
Cornwall had passed over his head to
the Philadelphia, lie had intercepted
no messages nor could he get into com
nunicatlon with the Philadelphia, al
though IN good communication with the
Campania and Etrurla. This proved
Mr. Marconi's contention that messages
can NJ sent win even more security
from being intercepted and stolen than
If sent by wire
Also another fact was proved The
curvature Of the earth presents no OBJ
staclc TO the transmission OF messages.
The only question is of sufficiently
powerful instruments. and when they
are obtained and operated, the mes
sages win cross land and sea, without
the aid Ct wire or cable. An achieve
ment as stupendous as ,hat. though as
set only IN rs experlenta stage Is also
worthy of association with the crown
Ink Of Henry WI
The age has been called one Of won
deere, The term is well applied. II
should be noted though that they all
have but one tendency, the education
and preparation of mankind for final
union For what other purpose are dis
ances annihiatod. ana communication
established between the remotesl parts
of the carthg he n indeed slow OF
comprehension. who fails 20 see, IN the
mtay wonderful events o. the age. the