New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-01


The operator on the iceland broke in here with .
message conveying the following information to
the operator on the Nantucket Lightship:
'eB-e-h-i-n-d the times Published
that yesterday in extra U-m-
b-r-i-a."
This was the beat ne news had been re-
ceived by wireless telegraphy on April Il from
the Umbria, which sailed from New-York on
Saturday, April 10.
It is less than three years since wireless teleg-
raphy was first used TO give news OF the ap-
prOach of an ocean steamship to port. Since The
Tribune published. on August IS, 1901, under
the caption, ship Tells of Her Coming the
story Of the first communication by wireless
teIegraphy b/ween a steamship and this port
by way of tIe Nantucket Shoals Lightship. there
have been ihirty-eight of the great transatlantic
liners equipped with the apparatus, and it IS
possible to communicate almost daily with some
vessel throughout the voyage. Fortunately, per
haps, for the faded mind Of the Spectator. the
dream Of the writer Of fiction who a year ago
published in one of the magazines a story OF
speculatOr who sailed for Europe to have few
days Of rest, and was confronted day by day
with the quotations Of the stock market and the
possibility Of giving orders regarding the buying
and selling of stocks has not been realized yet
so common that it was possible a year ago to
play a rather cruel practical joke on passenger
on one of the French liners. This particular
passenger had large quantity OF the stock Of
Northwestern railroad Two of his fellow pas
sengers knew Of his big holdings When the
steamer locked he dashed down the gangway
and up to the first newspaper man he could
find.
How is the stock market-any panic?" he
gasped.
There IS nothing particularly alarming about
it that know Of" replied the reporter.
Wasn't it bad early in the week?'
Not that I know off, replied the newspaper
man. "a pool Of $5O,OOO,OOO was formed. but M
one applied for a loan"
Then there wasn't a panlc?"
NO"
The man heaved a sigh Of relief. After pass
ing out of range of the wireless telegraph land
station one of his acquaintance had announced
In the cabin that there had been a panic be-
cause OF drop in the stock held BY him. Ono
tations were given. and after while the specu-
lator began to figure where he stood He som
discovered that on the basis Of the quotations
he had lost S1SOOOO It is needless to saw hs
suffered mental anguish from that moment untu
the ship reached New-York
1t is only a little more than year ago that tn.
nrsI newspaper ever printed on the ocean was
taken damp from hand press on the steam
snip Euurla About midnight on February G
L'Oo' as Ihe Etruria was nearing the coast OF
Il eianu' she entered into communication with tha
wireless telegraph station seventy miles WV
Several news items were received on the +a,a
Inc purser edited the copy" the ships printer
set 1t up Immediately, and two hours after if had
Oeen received the newspaper was being run
oN Inc next morning, before the ship reached
shore' every passenger in the first and second
CABINS received copy at the breakfast table
win the latest news Of the world told In tab
oius. II was printed in nonparen type with
ever neaohneS The news items referred to
he unsettled condition Of the yenezuaIar c,7,as-
Ion. which has since been settled bv The F4aq-,s
tribunal. and announced the postponement OF
consideration OF the appointment Of DR.. Crum.
ne enect OF the coal famine in New-Yorl on
NC movement OK ocean steamers, the award OF