The sun., 1903-08-29
MARC0NI, WHITNEY, WONDERS,
HERE on THE LUCANIA TO TELL
EDISON ABOUT 'EM.

Got Yacht Race News In MadOceaD, and Was
Never Out OF wireless Touch with
Land-Not Engaged. lie says-Angry
About interrupted Yacht Messages.
The Cunarder Licania, her cabins crowded
with Homecoming Americans and noted
folk OF other nationalities, reached Quaran-
tine, from Liverpool and Queenstown, at
$50 o'clock last evening and anchored,
because her pilot declined TO assume the
responsibility OF bringing her up In the
rain and wind storm. Capt. Mckay, it is
said, pointed to the flashing lights Of the
town and suggested that there wasn't any
danger. The pilot was immovable, and
the big ship and her passengers, 352 in the
first cabin, 293 in the second and $40 in the
steerage, spent a gloomy night down the
bay.
The pier superintendent supposed that
the Lucania was going to dock, and he
30 informed all who called him up on the
telephone. It was also the intention Of
the agent, Vernon H. Brown, to dock the
liner She had hustled to get into port in
reasonable time to dock. making the swift
trip Of days II hours and minutes from
Queenstown, and her passengers were
much disappointed. Their relatives and
friends on the pier who had come down in
cabs and carriages to escape the down.
pour, waited more than an hour before they
learned that the liner wasn't going TO reach
town.
Among the Lucania's passengers is
Signor Marconi. He said at Quarantine
tt,,,k tY,., r., IL %
less communication with either America
or the British Isles on any day during tie
voyage.
She departed from Queenstown last
Saturday. In midocean on Tuesday night
at II o'clock a wireless message from the
Poldhu station in Cornwall announced
that Reliance had won the second race
over a triangular course by minute and 10
seconds. This news had been sent to
England from New York by cable and then
put on the wireless.
There was much rejoicing among the
Americans when the news was posted on
the bulletin board the next morning. The
ships company already had been told
by wireless, on the day the Lucania left
Queenstown, Of the result OF Saturdays
yacht race. The passengers knew the result
Of Thursdays race on Thursday night by
a wireless message from Nantucket.
Marconi said he liz here to talk with
Thomas A. Edison who is consulting engi-
neer of the Marconi Company, about four
new inventions to improve the wireless
telegraphic system. One Of these inven-
tions, Marconi asserts, will revolutionize
the system in regard to sending transatlantic
messages; by it the high power necessary
to transmit a message can be reduced one
half.
within three months,' said Marconi,
we win have the line from Poldhu to Cape
Breton In perfect working order, ready
to receive commercial messages
When asked about his love affairs tho in
ventor Of wireless telegraphy laughed.
Il get along very well with all the girls,
but am not attached, he remarked.
When told of the attempt to mix up the
Marconi wireless reports Of the yacht
races the inventor said at is a danger
GUS proceeding shall consult our lawyer
about securing the company from mali
cious interruption OF it's business and the
attempted stealing Of it's messages.
Robert Grau, the impreeario, also a
passenger by the Lucania, told once more
about securing Nine Patti (Baroness
Cederstrom) for concert tour OF the
United States this fall. after much urging
and tremendous expense He said:
II visited her at her castle at CraiR-y-
Nos in Wales, and ] declare to you abe
looked as fresh and bright AZ woman OF
thirty-flve She ia In fine health. She
said the chief reason she consented to let
me tour her was her desire o let her hus band,
the Baron, see dear America. She insists
that she shall have a suite OF five rooms,
and above them, so she will not be dis
t,lrbed, suite Of Ave more vacant rooms,
in the best hotel in every city she stops In.
She will open in Carnegie Hall on Nov. 2,
arriving here by the Etruria, which sails
for New York on Oct. ~"
Mr.. Grau said he had oferod Nine.
Navarro MARY Anoerson) S2SO,OOO to give
100 readings In America, and that she had
taken the offer under consideration. Five
minutes before Mr.. Grau sailed he received
despatch from Nine. Navarro saying
she would give him definite answer by
cable on Tuesday.
Other voyagers ny the Lucania are:
NJ A. Ball H. E. Beveridge, J. T. Barry,
J. j. Brattan, Edgar F. Burnham, Capt.
John Byrne, NJ. J. Corbet, William A. Doyle.
Marshall Fabyan, Count Gizycki. Capt.
Grif7th, George T, Hay. the Rev. William
Charles Hogg, Thomas T.. Jevons, James M.
McCutcheon, George P. Meeservy, Charles
William Milne, David Morrison. j. H. Penni-
man, Edward r. Peters. Leon H. Prentice,
C. r. Prettiman, Prof. Theodore Smith,
the Marquis Solari, Roger s. Tracy. Alfred
Vickers and r. Fl. Wikie.