The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-29
WIRELESS WORK
 ASTONISHES NAVY
RECORD IN CHRISTMAS GREETING MUCH BETTER THAN EXPECTED'
Florida Gets Mafne's Repiy-Guantan- amo Talks With Washington,
 . Fest Regarded Heretofore :. as Impossible.

Washington Special to E Y. Herald. Naval officers regard the Christmas Eve erecting sent out oy the bureap city to every wireless telegraph station | on the Atlantic coast. not merely as an interesting episode, but as demonstra- tion of the practical vaios f,nlnep ef the eppa so which It has been brought under tn care of Rear Admiral Manney. Chief of the Bureau.
 amo Cuba, and a reply received-some- thing which has never before been tried, and which even Rear Admiral aaa wso sas been assgned to this special work since Lieutenant Commander J. L. Jayne was transferred to the Colorado. did na,t,a not believe possi-
 That was not the only surprise of the night Cape Elizabeth station is rated as one of low power, and 1t was not thought 1t could make reply without
 st. Auspstine heard the cape's ac- know1edgEment of the Washington signal Merry o tse sapss anf The nmp from Cape Elizabeth. which is practi- caiiy at Portland. Me, to St. Augustine. Fla, Is s7o miles. and while this does Guantanamo. I.5O0 miles. 1t has. set the officers of the bureau thinking about the possibilities of wireless tsisgs
 
 new theories and practical results.
 Unable to Explain. The only explanation officers offer Is that Washington was tuned for long distance work and failed to catch the Capt Elizabeth answer. but they admit this does not explain why that station. with a very weak power. was able to make St. Augustine hear and read the
 Key West was another supposedly weak station. It was reported disabled through a sudden flood on Friday yet 1t read the greeting. and, in spite of itself heard in New Orleans, Pensacola and St. Augustine. Had there been no storm 1t Is not doubted Key West would ton. Static electricity has been the great obstacle to all of the stations south of Cape Hatteras.
 This successful test, coming on top of two others---the continued commu;, nication with the West Virginia and other cruisers which brought President Roosevelt north from New Orleans and Newport station, published in The Sun day Herald-has established the neces- sity in the minds of the officials of eagpeed aSng wtS wreiess e % sna of having a sufficient number of shore stations to keep in communication with the ships, no matter Where they may be cruising.
 To Impress Congress. It is believed this necessity can be demonstrated in such a practical form to Congress as to insure a sufficient appropriation to carry the idea into eff feet It was pointed out today that the Gleaves report from a single station showed enough in the way of life and property saving to pay the cost of the system to the Government hundred fold, although many ships aided were without apparatus and were reported by other ships.
 It is probable efforts will be made to have law passed to pvt all wireless telegraph companies under the super vision of the Department of Commerce and Labor, the later to be empowered to issue or refuse licenses to do busi- ness The Navy Department believes there~is likely to be serious interfer- ence when wireless becomes an every day system of communication in mer- cantiIe life.