The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-22
BY UNSEEN CHAIN.
Marconi Has Linked America
and Europe Together.

Wellfleet, Mass, Jan. 22.-Marconi is
happy. and he has reason to be. Twice
within three months he achieved the
distinction of sending wireless mes
sages across the Atlantic, and the sec
ond time the distance increased over
his first triumph was about 500 miles.
Marconifs second success was a bit
astonishing to both himself and his as
sistants, in that it came hours before
it was expected
When the message from President
Roosevelt to King Edward arrived at
the station Marconi conceived the idea
of the sending apparatus He ran
through with it just as person prac-
ticing the Morse code might send mat
ter on an idle wire. The response of all
the intricate parts Of the machinery
was satisfactory. Then MarcOni de-
cided to attempt the transmission of
signals to Poldhu after which he would
send the message While Poldhu had
not been called when Marconi was try
ing his sending machinery, Poldhu was
listening. and every word sent by Mar
conf in the test which 50 surprised him
was received. If any response was
made by the English station, it was
not heard here for there was no
thought of receiving anything from
the other side, and the receiving de-
partment was not in tune for anything
SO far away.
The practice over, Marconi tried
gan to send the message He made
sure, however, of the Roosevelt greet
ing to the king getting across by watt
ing it to Tablehead. to be repeated q
few minutes after it was sent from
this station.
Tablehead was called and the mes
sage, with instructions, was sent. Here
it IS:
His Majesty. King Edward VII, Lon
don By MarcOni transa tlant1c wireless
telegraph lin taking advantage of the
wonderful triumph of scientific research
and ingenuity which has been achieved
in perfecting a system of wireless teleg-
Ta ply I extend on behalf of the Ameri-
can people most cordial greetings and
good wishes to you and to all the people
of the British empire.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
White House, Washington. D. CT
Directly the last character and the ac-
companying instructions had ceased, the
operator with the receiver to his ear
heard Tablehead's % k and heard
in addition, that Poldhu had sent &C
acknowledgements few moments before
that a congratulatory message from the
president of the United States to the
king Of England had been received
From the first to the last letter of the
message the time consumed was foul
minutes.
Some few more signals were sent
across the water and then Marconi was
so full of confidence that he dispatched
as many as fifteen kilograms and cable
grams announcing another immense
scientific success. Among those tC
whom he announced his second wonder
full achievement were the president OF
this country and the king of Italy.
Later in the day the following mes
sage came from King Edward IN re-
Spouse to President Roosevelts greet
ing:
sThe President. White House, Wash
ington, America; thank you most sin
cerely for the kind message which ]
have just received from you through
Marconis transatlantic wireless tele-
graphy. I sincerely reciprocate IN tbs
name of the people of the British en-
pire the cordial greetings and friendly
sentiment expressed by you on behalf Of
the American nation, and I heartily
wish you and your country every pos
sible prosperity
EDWARD, r and II