The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-07
MARCONI'S GREAT TRIUMPH
He Sends Complete Wireless Mes
sages Across the Ocean.
W0RDsFLAsHED OVER 1000 MILES

The fnvsutor Asnouness That He Has
Been Completely Successful In Estab-
lishisx communicstios Between Cape
1rstoa and Cornwall, EnEland-Oid
and Rev Worlds United BY Electricity.
Halifax. n. S.-After eight expert.
ments conducted with the greatest Sc.
crecy Marconi announces that he has
solved the problem Of wireless trans
oceanic communication and has sue.
cessfully transmitted wireless messages
from the shores Of Canada to the
coast of England. The formal an.
nouncement of this achievement was
made by the inventor himself when
+, said that the wireless messages had
been successfully transmitted and for.
Wurded from the Governor-General OF
Clnada to King Edward VII. Of Great
Britain and the King of Italy.
Prior to December. 1901, the greatest
distance covered by wireless teiegra.
ply scarcely exceeded 100 miles. Early
in that year Marconi visited Newfound.
land. and from Signal Hill commenced
experimenting with Cornwall. and on
December Il and 13 faint signals or
the letter 49," repeated several times.
were caught by ear only with the aid
Of telephones.
Later on MarconI. on board Of the
steamship Philadelphia. bound for
America, succeeded in establishing
communication with Cornwall, a dis
tance of 2100 miles.
The following message was sent by
Marconi:
"Glace Bay. c. B.
"Hon. W. s. Fielding. Minister Of Fl.
"Regret you were unable to visit Sta
ton here. Governor.General sent me
message for His Majesty. King Ed
ward. which have already been able
to transmit to England by wireless tel.
egraphy with complete success. Should
be glad to send short message from
Canada to Government II desired.
leave here very shortly for my Cape
Cod station. MARCONI.
Ottawa, Ont.-wireless telegraphy as
q means of communication across the
Atlantic Is established. There Is no
longer any doubt about the value or
Marconls system as a means OF trans
hitting messages over long distances
without the use Of wires. The Italian
inventors efforts have been crowned
with q success that seems to be com.
plete.
A telegram was sent from the sta
tion at Table Head. Cape Breton, to
the station In Cornwall. England. It
was a message of congratulatory
character, addressed by His Excellency
the Governor General to His Majesty
the King. and had been at the Table
Head station for some days awaiting
whenever communication
should be satisfactorily established.
The instruments at Poldhu. Corn.
wall, and Table Head were brought In
complete magnetic sympathy. and the
message of Lord Minto was duly trans
mitted. His Excellency accordingly
received the following message from
Marconi:
"Glaee Bay. n. 8.
ITO His Excellency. the Governor.Gen-
eral, Ottawa:
"Have the honor to inform Your Ex-
cellency that your message to His Maj
esty has now been transmitted by me
from Cape Breton to Cornwall. wire
less telegraphy. and has been for
" "MARcoNI."
Text of the message Of Lord Mimic
to His Majesty Is not available. Being
addressed to the King 1t can only be
made public by His Majesty's express
command. but. rs stated. 1t Is under
stood to be q brief message OF con.
gratulatory nature.
To Mr. Marconi's telegram Lord
Minto replied:
"Ottawa.-To Marconi. Glace Bay.
N. 8. Delighted at your message. just
received. Warmest congratulations on
your splendid success. MINTO."
The news of the successful opera
tion Of wireless telegraphy from the
Canadian shore to that or the mother
land was received In Government cir
cles with feelings Of elation and a GER
tain degree Of national pride. inasmuch
as Il was from this country and Its
Government Mnrconi received his first
substantial encouragement on this side
Of the Atlantic in the form Of grant
of $4,000 toward the construction Of
his station at Table Head. In consld.
Grafton of which reduced rates are oh.
tanned for Government messages and
his system Is to be worked In connec-
ton with the Government telegraph
system In sighting ships.
Hon. w. 8. Fielding sent telegram
of c6ngratulation to Marconi. and Sir
Richard Cartwright. acting Premier.
has cabled to England congratulating
the British people on the new method
of communication between the two