The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-01
Boston Man, Friend of Lin
coin, Makes Record as
Inventor.
Claims He Can Send Wire
less Messages on Land
or Water.
He Constructed a Regulator
and Receiver Now Used
by Marconi.

BOSTON, March Augustus c.
Carey. Of 69S fremont street, who in his
younger days enjoyed the acquaintance
of Abraham Lincoln and had the pleas
ure ON several occasions of shaking the
hand Of the war President, has now in
his hale old age rust been granted the
papers from washington for his nine
ty-sixth patent
While a large number of his patents
have been of a type which have had
great commercial value and are widely
used today in all parts Of the world
this latest bids fair to be the most
important Of his long and useful career.
On Lincolns birthday, just passed. a
patent was granted 10 him for a regu-
lator and receiver. which is nothing
more or less than the coherer or detector
used by Marconi in his wireless tele-
graphy. With this invention, upon
which he has been at work for many
years. and the knowledge he now pos
sesses. Mr. Carey claims he can tele-
graph overland just as accurately and
as secretly as can a telegraph com
pany today.
Friend of Prof. Henry.
Speaking OF his invention and wire
less telegraphy, Mr.. Carey said:
What is It good for and how is it
going to benefit mankind2 Let me tell
you a few facts. Prof. Joseph Henry,
Of the Smithsonian Institute at Wash
ington invented an electric magnet, by
the use of which he could send sounds
Of varying length over or through a
wire to any distance.
This fact was utilized by Prof. Morse
N ia a
poles and the stringing of wires from
city TO city all over the country. and
lr fact the world. The inability Of these
wires 20 resist the storms OF winter.
and the great cost OF al the poles and
wires necessary for the volume OF sraf-
fic in such messages, set other inventors
TO thinking out a way 10 avoid the use
of poles and wires altogether
Being a friend of and a frequent
caller upon Prof. Henry. he exhibited
10 me many of his inventions and a large
number of his experiments; among th'
latter was one showing the peculiar
action OF particles Of steel under IN,
influence of electricity.
Il became deeply interested in thi!
and il was my inspiration for the pres
ent patent After experimenting sew
eral years. in 1856 I made an instrument
which / then named regulator and re
ceiVer. 1t is the same MurCOni uses q
present. / exhibited this regulator ant
receiver 10 electricians IN and abou
Boston the year / made II and wa!
well laughed at. CHere the Jolly old in
Ventor chuckled i'm great delight)
Gets Patent After Five Years.
ION March II. 1902. I applied to Wash
ington for a patent for this instrument
but on July 8, 1904, that application wa
for satisfactory reasons side-tracked
and G new application was filed. Oh
January Il, 1907, my application was al
lowed and the patent was issued on thi
invention on February i last. nearl,
five years after by first APPLICATION wa
filed.
Another result of the introduction O
wireless telegraphy was the effort q
md a way to send messages overland a
well as by water 1 make the CLAIM
that I can now do this as accurately an,
just as secretly as can any of the b
telegraph companies using the wir
conductors. and further, that / can d
so for inst Onc-half the cost for install
latiOn and maintenance
Il claim to be the first inventor O
the regulator and receiver. or the CO
herer or detector. which is the yer
heart of wireless telcEraphy.
AT present message sent by wire
less from one point. say from New NOT
10 a point south along the cOas
operators within certain radius at sc
or along the coast. not in a direct lin
10 the receiving point Of the message
There is no real secrecy about such mes
saEcs.
with my system. I claim I can sen
i message direct from one point
another through the air. without 6the
i operators not In the direct line of con
4 muuicaJion being aware of it, And
Claim can do this overland as we'll a
, by sea-