The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-15
KaisN Wilhelm dar Gross, and
lrclnis in Communication
BY WIRELESS TELEGRapHY.
EIttangs Of Messages Ca,tnu,i for Nearly
Three Gays and Until Ships Were ih,ui
HALLWAY Across The Sea-

New York Jan l5.-Capt. Hogemann OF
The North German Lloyd steamship nai-
eer Wilhelm der Crosse. which arrived
yesterday from Bremen, southampton
and Cherbourg. had the longest wireless
Aea talk on record with the Cunarder Lu-
cania on her last trip TO Bremen from
this port.
He says that The Marconl apparatus on
both ships worked unusually well. This
he attributed partly to the fact that the
kaiser's operator. Herr Krorken. was
formerly on the Lucania, and the Lu-
canias operator was once on the Kaiser.
Zach thoroughly understands the pecu-
llarlties OF both Instruments.
The ships held aerial conversation
nearly three days. or until they were
about half way across seas.
The Lucania sailed three hours before
the big Kaiser on Dec. Ia. on the Hook,
when the Cunardcr was so miles ahead
the two ships began 20 swap sentiments.
The signalling was kept up all night long
NJ daybreak the next day sunday. the
ships were In sight OF each other.
At > p. M. the Kaiser passed tho Luz
cania, four miles TO the southwark
Twelve messages were sent by passen-
gers In the Lucauia 10 tho Kaiser for
transmission to the wireless station at
the Lizard, and thence by land wire 20
persons IA England, 20 whom they were
addressed
just after uightfall on Sunday the
lights OF neither ship were visible from
the other They were still iu touch tele-
graphically AZ noon on Monday the lin
ers exchanged positions and their com
inanderS found that they were 40 miles
apart Early in tie evening off the Banks
The Kaiser ran into a thick fog Sne
Ft.Fl fs1ns ferHs Ilgs hoy
Narconi man sent this message 20 the
ship astern: "Tweuty-flve miles east OF
Banks. Clear weather.
The Cuuarder thus Acknowledged the
receipt OF The dispatch:
Thanks Am still i'm a thick fog
Tho llucrs wore thon 80 miles apart.
During the night thc clicking aboard the
Kaiser grew fainter and fainter. and fl
nally when there were about miles OF
sea between toe ships, the Instruments
stopped working
on tho trip she nnisned today, while
in md-uccan The Kaiser passed but ,sd
not sight the Hronprinz, her sister ship,
bound cast. They swappcd positions and
passengers sert messages across 80 miles
az water. They were in communication
tor twp hours
f'opi. lioIcmann said that on pre-
Ns3As trip, when the revolving ngnt
aboard thu Nanuckct iightship was out
fe4----- 4----slahted- what ne Snrmsed
Was he liEhtship. one 81 the young offi-
Gers doubted II, as he saw two fixed lights
instead of tho revolving ono.
''Well" said the captain wen soon
ind out and he oracrcd he Marconl
operator to project this inquiry into me
air: Have Won two nxcd lights
The Noutp officer was satisfied after
Ibis answer has been translated to him:
I'VE have. the other light Is broken
Capt Hogcmanr says that tho MESA yes
hc received from he Lucania were deliv-
cred az tho lizard station and sent 90
their destinations, reaching them before
The Lucania got to port. The Kaiser also
notified tho North Gcitnan Lloyd officer
at Broncnhaven when shc was about 81
miles from that place when she would arr
rive AZ nremCn.