Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-12-26
ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
Wireless TeIegraphy Message
Sent by Signor Marconi.
Perfect Communication Between sta
ton in Nova Scotia and the One in
Cornwall, England-First official
Announcement Made Sunday.

Marconi. after eight experiments con
Quoted with the greatest secrecy, an
nounced Sunday that he has solved the
problem of wireless trans-oceanc com
munication, and has successfully trans
mitted wireless messages from the shores
of Canada to the coast of England The
formal announcement of this achieve
ment was made by the inventor himself
Sunday, when he stated that the wire
less messages had been successfully
transmitted and forwarded from the gov
ernor general of Canada to King Edward
of Great Britain and the king of Italy
DR.. Parkin, principal OF Upper Canada
college. Toronto, and trustee Of the
Rhodes scholarships, was present when
one of the successful tests was made.
The following dispatch from Mr. Mar
conf, dated Glace Bay ~ s. December
q. has been received by the Associated
Press; II beg to inform you for circula-
upn That have established wireless tele-
graph communication between Cane Bre-
ton, Canada, and Cornwall England
with complete success. Tnaupuratorv
messages, including one from the cover
nor-general of Canada to Kind Edward.
nave already been transmitted and for
warded to the kings Of England and
itaIy. \ message TO the London Times
mas also been transmitted In the nres-
ehce OF its special corresp ondent. DR..
The London Times confirms the recoir,
OF a message by wireless telegrapbv iron,
Mr.. marconi al Cape Breton
Inc text of the wireless MESSAGE from,
the London Times correspondent which
was transmitted from Glaze Raw N
10 Poldhu Cornwall. is as follows. "Ro-
,ns present at Its Transmission in Signor
,naIcoi,l canadian station. I have the
hohor to send through the Times the in
Nentors first wireless Transatlantic moe
sage OF greeting to England and TtaI, "
Frlor TO December, 1901. the greatest
distance covered by wireless teleghanbv
sSarcely exceeded 100 miles Early in
tnat year Marconi visited Newfoundland
ana from Signal Hill began exnertrnant
ing with Cornwall, and on December 70
and 10 faint signals of the letter "c', 70
peated several times were caught nv
ear only with the aid Of telephones Int
| or on Marconi. on board the steamship
fhlladelphia. bound for America. succeed
eu IN establishing communication with
cornwall distance Of POO miles Trans
oceanic messages were also received on
| board the Carlo Alberto while tho war
| snip lay at anchor In Sydney harbor on
| october 81 and since then Marconi has
| been perfecting the apparatus at Table
| Head. He met with innumerable diff
| hculues there but at last succeeded in
| sending a transoceanic wireless message
n
300 miles. The Carlo Alberto. the Ital-
| ian war ship, which had been given by
| the king OF Italy to Marconi to assist him
| in his experiments was some davs ago or
| dered to proceed to Venezuela but as her
| immediate departure would seriously re-
| tard Marconis operations. the order was
modified. and she was held at sydney
until transatlantic communication was
| successfully accomplished. She has
| sailed for Venezuela to take part in the
| blockade operations.
| In conversation Tuesday Marconi said
| he had been sending messages success
| fully to England a month. but he made
no official trial untsl Sunday The
| British government now controls the
| telegraph system of the United king
| dom and II will he necessary to secure
| a contract with the government before
| the system will be available for com
| mercial purposes. \ high rate of speed
| Is obtained in sending the messages and
| II Is believed that the system may he
made applicable TO instruments on the
| land.