Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1902-03-03
Wireless Telegraphy

dozen newspaper men We're sitting. Two
OF them We're telegraph operators who
were enjoying night off, because ali
the wires We're down. The group was
discussing this condition and the diff
culties it involved in getting out the
paper"
At the table nearest theirs was a bu-
collie looking person who had been COM
PEELED to remain in Philadelphia be
cause no trains were running to Hunks
Corners. His soil-stained hands, GER
tain unmstakable qualities of his at
tire. and the almost suicidal manner in
which he manipulated his knife. pro-
claimed the fact that he was not met
ropolitan.
For long time he neglected his pie
and stared blankly round at the rush
and hustle of the place, apparently try
ing to get some meaning out of the
mysterious messages the walters We're
believing into brass tubes. Then ne
devoted his attention 10 the conVcrSd-
lion of the newspaper men They dis
covered this presently. ana talked 4
trifie louder.
This is fine state of affairs said
one OF them. We won't have any
thing in the paper tomorrow but ads
and he pointed to the street. High
enough in the air to offer no menace to
pedestrians, broken strand of wire
was suffering blue and yellow flames.
Everybody glanced toward it, and the
pilgrim from Hunks Corners moved d
little closer to the newspaper mems
table.
Now, if we had this wireless tele-
graph game working here" went on
the speaker. Eve could give the storm
the merry chuckle. ali you have TO 10
is poke your head 1u- of the window,
wiggle your fingers at your ear. sigh
deeply into the circumambient and in
a minute or two you're talking TO any
old place on earth. OF course. it's ali
in that wiggle of the fingers, and we
haven't the combination. \ man with
only four fingers, for instance. would
stutter and there'd be nothing doing
The bucolic person was in open
mouthed wonder, but, of course. nobody
saw him.
Well" remarked another great edi-
tor, I'VE are certainly up against i
wireless telegraph game tonight. Look
at all that good news burning up out
there and he pointed 10 the sputter-
ing wire.
Al TINS particular moment me Two
telegraph operators exchanged a look
of great gravity. Then one OF them
. addressed the man VINO had last spo-
ken.
Look here, Biz ne said. 81 think I
can help you out on this. You know,
1 used to work on the transatlantic
cable where they read the wires by
flashes. What's the matter with me
pulling off a few of those sparks out
there and giving you some special dis
patches?''
The whole crowd applauded and
moved nearer the door. The agricul-
tural person shifted his seat accord
ingly. The telegraph operator pro-
duced pad of paper and a pencil and
with one eye on the flaming wire. be
gan to make series of hieroglyphics-
For a moment or two he was silent
Suddenly he shouted so loudly that the
stranger in town almost fell out of his
chair.
by George" he cried. I'm getting
it, Listen." Flash-spark-na Saint
What is it, ST. Louis? No. St Peters
burg, February 81. The-czar-gavez-
neutrality-suspicious. - in - honor
of"
There was Il pause here while the tel
SC-dlCIlttl HIS i4Cdu etllt
glanced casually toward the neighbor-
ing table.
"Ah, here it comes turning agar
toward the wire: in honor of-John-
John L. Sullivan. who is making hi:
winter quarters here That's all o
that
Good for you. John" cried the sroul
in chorus. That ought to go on th'
first page. Try it again.
The gentleman from Hunks Corners
oblivious to the fact that he had no
been presented. was now leaning owe
the shoulder of the ciairvoyanu teies
rapher.
Here's another" said the latter. a
the wire spluttered some more. NOV
then-oh, this is from the Philippin
islands. A violent snow storm is rag
ing here'-well. we'll think of that-'a
the trolley cars are blocked and grea
damage has been done the Tobacco
trees
Say this is great cried one of tn
party, with enthusiasm. Hurry il VI
John: it's almost time 10 go 70 press
All right" said John. once NOR
cycling the wire and applying his pen
ell. Here comes one from Australia
e-The-king-wa assass
mated by an anarchist today
Gee whiz!" came Il voice from til
rear which nobody noticed.
by GEORGE" exclaimed one OF III
editors, with sorrow III his tones. 'Th
king of Australia. too,'
The dispatches then came in thic
and fast from all quarters of the glob
and the party took turns in -'rusnin
them to the office TO catch the edition
Every one returned in remarkabl
quick time, however
Very soon the suburban person Nd
sitting beside John and reading off II
news as he jotted it down Strane
things happened in China and in Pott:
vile, in Buenos Ayres and Millville, =
J.: in Mexico and in Manayunk-evei'J
where and anywhere, in fact.
BY gosh" muttered the guest, at il
tervals of five minutes. That's II
most wonderful trick 1 ever seen
Eventually there came one reading:
st. Lucie. Fla. Senator NJ $. Qua
who is entertaining a party of Phil
delphia statesmen here, has Just heal