New-York tribune., 1907-10-18
N4RCONI TELLS RESULTS.
Inrentor in Personal Charge of Op-
eratiOnS at Glacc Bay.
TBv Associated Press.l


Clace Bay y. s. Oct 1.-THE starting Of
regular transatlantic wireless service was ac-
complished by William Marconi and his assist
ants today. Mr.. Marconi stated tonight that
more than five thousand words had been trans
mited between the station at Port Morien, six
miles from here. and the Irish station.
Invitations to q large number Of guests were
issued for . O'Clock this afternoon. but the
worldvide interest in the undertaking brought
food Of messages in the early morning, and the
service was opened shortly after daylight.
Among those present We're representatives of
score Of British and American newspapers.
Z am entireIey satisfied with the result said
Mr Marconi tonight. a great many papers
have wired me for a personal statement of the
accomplishment OF the object / have been work
ing for for several years but l am too busy to-
day 10 dictate anything. You can say however,
that everything has worked splendidly.
We are going TO operate limited service for
q while but We have already handled from five
thousand TO ten thousand words to-day on ac-
count of its being a special day and large
number Of congratulatory and pr $ messages
having been exchanged between London and
New York. We did not transmit commercial or
private messages as a rule to-day. as we made
It sort Of press day.
you cannot call it an opening We had our
real opening two years ago, when telegramS
were passed by our system between the Presl-
dent and the King We have not, therefore,
addressed anything to crowned heads, but we
are jusc quietly starting TO do a regular busi-
ness between Europe and America in continua-
ten Of the old service.
sir Wilfrid Laurier sent two message by our
system this morning. one was addressed TO the
British people. We also received here mes
sage from Lord Strathcona, the Canadian High
Commissioner in London"
The inventor expressed. absolute confidence in
the triumph achieved in transatlantic COM
lnunication and in the vast future of long dis
tance wireless telegraphy. He said the work at
the Cape Breton station was now practically
finished and did rot longer require his atten-
lion. which would be turned upon the problem of
overland wireless communication between the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts Of America and
other matters Transcontinental communica-
ton will not be the first question he will take
up personally. but it will be dealt with in due
course. he said.
Mr.. Marconi will leave here for New York in
about a week on his way TO England. He will
not stop at Cape Cod TO superintend the i'm
provenlent Of the station there, TO fit it for
direct communication with the other side. A. W.
Bradley, the chief engineer of the American
Marconi Company, will attend TO that. He has
been here several days studying the details Of
the Cape Breton station, and will take up the
development Of the Cape Cod station soon after
his return TO New York.
r. W. VyVian, chief engineer of the Canadian
Marconi Company, who has been at the Cape
Breton station continuously for two years, re-
ceived the press representatives and conducted
them over the station. II is situated a bleak
projection off the Cape Breton coast. immediate
ly overlooking the ocean. A high wind was
blowing when the press representatives arrived,
but they were assured that the condition Of the
weather made no difference in wireless trans
mission.
The station is the property Of the Canadian
Marconi Company and is estimated by Mr.
VIVIAN TO have cost 100000. Independent Of
expenditures for experimenting incidental TO
the first attempts to make practical use Of
new invention There are twenty-four pine
masts. $50 feet high, arranged in circle Of
1900 feet diameter. The masts wired and
connected with the four towers forming the
centre Of the circle. The towers are wooden.
215 feet high. and surmounted by masts 30 feet
In length.
Among the messages which were transmitted
to-day were one from Sir Hiram Maxim and
another from The London Daily Mail" to Pres
tdent Roosevelt.
The principal advance in long distance send
ing which Mr. Marconi has made in two years
ceiyer many times as sensitive the original
instrument. Particulars are kept secret IKE
wise the electric voltage which is utilized.
Wi:h the sending yesterday morning from the
Narconi wireless station at Glace Bay of con-
gratulatory message from Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Premier OF Canada, TO the people Of England
through the medium Of The London Standard"
transatlantic wireless communication on business
basis established.
Both William Marconi the inventor OF the sys-
ten. his wife were present when this first
Official message was sent, and also wien the first
westward message was flashed back from the sta
ton at Clifden. Ireland II was from Lord St:ath-
coma, the Canadian High Commissioner.
John BottoTney. vce-president and general man
ager OF the companys New York office, received
The following telegram at 1912 a. m. from "
Bradneld, the chief engineer, who went 10 Glace
Bay 10 direct the opening of the service:
Everything going splendidly. Have handled two
thousand words already. Shall be busy all day
As the service began at a. m, the rate of
speed Of transmission" said Mr.. Bottomey. has
Is considered good From what / have and
Aeard, the system established is an absolute
success. All the rGmors about interference with
@ha lntercspti0n of messages are rot for under
'ur system the tuning is such that interception
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