Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-02

a short time and come back to the ship
for the purpose of continuing his expert
nentS and go to Canada to inaugurate
the new station, officers and men could
hardly refrain from weeping. They felt
warm gratitude for the genius who has
glorified their ship and transformed her
into Sh.p-pOrtent. II was on her that
ne had stolen from Nature her most i'm
penetrable secrets, booming and controll-
ing the unknown forces.
During the sailing. copy of the dis
patches Marconi was receiving were
equally given to sailors and officers. Like
Admiral Airabelo and Marconi, every one
on board knew of any new happening.
The experiments on the Carlo Alberto
were intended to demonstrate that val
legs hills and mountains between the
seas, would not interrupt the commune
cations.
a DIFFICULT EXPERIMENT.
The most difficult experiment was made
at Gibraltar while rounding that port and
proceeding with infinite care under the
high fortified rock. The fog was making
sailing impossible. but the ship-portent
passed between the ringing of the bells
of the ships lying around It seemed as
if the Carlo Alberto had awakened herd
Of cattle to go and rest under the English
batteries.
And the lons dispatch announcing the
case of the Czarina of Russia was re-
ce:yed from the Poldhu station after
climbing the Pyrinees and the high rock
or Gioraltar.
The young scientist has made his more
important experiments in the most adj
verse conditions Of time and locality, and
all Of these experiments have been math-
enaticaly controlled with his chrono-
.;,s, {i,,,o
will you explain to me- I asked,
what is this letter s., which by many
has been taken as the most serious OF the
wireless telegraphy achievements? p
NIarconi smiled and then, looking at
Admiral Mirabello, said: Isn't that Gu
rious? 1t is the question every one asks.
Well, the letter IS is the call, the an
nouncement of the coming dispatch
I'm the Morse Geographic alphabet the
letter IS is represented by three periods.
These three periods repeated at equal in
tervals-tah. tan, tah-rah, tab. tah-tah,
tab, tah-proves that the instruments is
working, that it calls and will proceed to
Send the dispatch.
The letter IS call. as the tape showed,
the preparatory for this message
scientist, sent to Kiel for the young in
ventor congratulating him upon his sue
cess:
"Marconi, Kel:
Thanks to Admiral for permission and
yourself for sending telegram OF your
most interesting success. Heartiest con-
era tuiations.
LORD KELVIN
This tape was given to me by Captain
Solari, who had jealousy preserved it in
his pocket-book. He is q most intelligent
officer and is aiding Marconi in his re-
MARCONrS DREAM.
In all the contracts made abroad. Mar
,oni has reserved to himself all the rights
hoping to establish ultimately great in
:ernational station, which will be part of
world-service. His patriotism is as
great as his inventive genius. On the
over Of Poldhu station flies the Italian
lag and every night while he was there
Ind it was taken in, he and all of his as
istants respectfully saluted it.
The appreciation of Marconi's work
measured by capital Is convincing. In
he United States the Marconi Wireless
Telegraph Company Of America has been
organized with a capital Of s6600,00O. to +
,ontrol all the business, not only there,
tut in Cuba. Porto Rico. Hawaii, and the
philippines. There is In addition to this |
company, the company In England and I
me in Belgium, the stock OF which has
rebIed In value. -