The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-22
Wireless Messages Sent
Across the Atlantic.
one GOES TO KING EDWARD.
GREETING From the Governor
General OF Canada.
Tho inventor Also Sends Messages -
Edward VII. and 10 Ills Own King.
Victor Emnannci-statlon on Tais
Side At Table Head, cape Breton.
and OH the Other at POldhu. Cornwall
-Marconi Sends Word 70 Edisoa.

-Marconi Sends Word 70 Edison.
HALIFAX. n. s.. Dec. 2i.-Signor Marconi
day was successful in transmitting
wireless messages between his stations at
Table Head. Cape Breton. and Poldhu.
Cornwall. England.
Marconi announced that he had sent
messages from Lord Mimic, Governor
General Of Canada. to King Edward u
Great Britain and TO King Victor Emmanuel
Of Italy. King Edward replied.
The formal announcement Of the sue
cessful transmission Of the message to
Edward VII. came in the following tele-
gram from Marconi to Lord Mimic. Gov
emor- General Of Canada:
Il have the honor to inform your Ex-
cellency that your message to his Majesty
has now been transmitted by me from
Cape Breton to Cornwall by wireless tele-
graphy and has been forwarded to its
destination. G. MARcoNI.'
Lord Minto's congratulations 70 King
Edward were on the accomplishment,
within his Nsjcs,y's dominion. of the great
est fea, Of modern science. The message
Of the Governor General to King Edward
vas prepared two months ago, the first
underst anding being that 1t would be sent
about Oct. Is.
A trial was made at that time, but II was
found that the towers at Table Head were
defective and the young inventor in q
letter to your correspondent some time
ago said he would have to await the arriva
additional machinery. This was brought
out on the Italian warship Carlo Alberta
and for the past two or three weeks Mr..
Marconi has personally superintended it's
installation.
OTTAWA. Dnt.. Dec. 2i.-Wireless telsse
raphy "a means Of communication aoeoeo
the Atlantic IL an established success
A telegram was sent to-day from the sta.
ton at Table Head, Cape Breton. to the
station in Cornwall. England.
1t was a message Of congratulatory
character, addressed by the Governor
General Of Canada to King Edward, and
had been at the Table Head Station for
some time awaiting transmission whenever
communication should be established. The
Instruments at Poldhu, Cornwall and Table
Head wore brought in complete magnetic
sympathy to-day, and the message Of Lord
Mimic was transmitted.
The text Of the message OF Lord Mimic
to his Majesty Is not available Being adj
dressed to the King it can only be made
public by his M1jesty's express commands;
I,if IL Ia understood 10 ha a hriaf
OF a congratulatory nature.
To Mr.. Marconi's telegram Lord Mimic
replied:
Delighted at your message, just re-
ceived. Warmcst Congra tulations on your
splendid success. MIMIC"
The news Of Marconi's success was re-
ceived in Government circles at late hour
this evening with feelings of elation and q
considerable measure of national pride
for from the Government of Canada Marconi
received his earliest substantial encourage
ment on this side Of the Atlantic, a grant Of
having been voted by Parliament to en-
able him TO establish his station at Table
Head on consideration Of which the Gov
eminent WAS to receive reduced rates on
messages and his system was 10 be worked
in connection with the Government telc-
graph system on the Signalling OF ships
ANNOUNCED N ENGLAND.
LONDON Dee. 2? -Telegrams from Hail
! fax, Ottawa and New York announce that
Marconi has successfully transmitted mes
sages by his wireless system of telegraphy
from Lord Mimic. Governor General OF
Canada. 10 King Edward. and from himself
| to King Edward and King Victor Emmanuel.
Tho text Of the messages is at present un-
known to the public
The Times announces that it has received
from Poldhu, Cornwall, whore the Marconi
station is situated the following Marconi-
gram from its correspondent at Glace
Bay;
Being present at its transmission In
Signor Marconi's Canadian station. I have
the honor to send through the Times the
inventors first wireless transatlantic mes
sage Of greeting to England and Italy
MARcoNI Tells EDISON.
Thomas A. Edison received this me-.
sage at his MEMO Park home yesterday
from Glaoe Bay. y. s.:
Remembering kind expressions OF your
| good wishes, take PLEASURE in informing
| you that ! have established wireltrs tele-
| graphic communication betwecn Cape Brt-
ton. Canada, and Cornwall. England. with
ecompit Z aucccss lnauguratory messages
have already passed q. MARCONI."
sEHT SIGNAL -" A WAR AGO
| One year ago Marconi announced that
| the letter -" had been sigralled from the
! Poldhu station to Temporary station no
! then had on the New f)undland ooast
! This WAS distance O! 500 milcs.
! Narccni choac the site at Table Head
| for n permanent sta,io ion and il was fitted
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