The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-06-18

Special to The Washington Herald.
Lynchburg, Va, June 1.-THE wireless,
telephone has been exhibited and put int
actual use here during the past week by
the Collins Wireless Telephone Company
OF Newark, n. J.
The instruments were installed at thu
Carroll Hotel ana Young Mems Christian
Association. where hundreds Of. people
held conversation and listened over this
marvellous instrument. The voices Of
those speaking were readily recognized
and received In clear. liquid tones. comihg
as plainly as over the regular Bell tele-
phone.
Communication was also established be-
tween the Offices OF the Norfolk and West
ern Railroad here and Alum Springs
across the James River. in Amherst
County
A. c. S. Lowenhjeln Kopp. well-known
young scientist Of Copenhagen. Denmark,
and former assistant 10 WaIdemar Poul-
sen, representing the Collins company as
its electrical engineer, was in charge OF
operations here.
Long Distance Concentrations.
The long-distance installation was a
success, and the first conversation was
held between W. y. Amidon and G. L.
West, OF the Southern Express Company.
following which hundreds Of the leading
citizens Of this city, newspaper repre-
sentatives, and railroad officials held
lengthy and animated conversations over
the wireless telephone, and each one said
that he readily recognized the voice OF
those speaking.
remarkable thing occurred on Fri
day, when severe thunder storm swept
over this city and those in the Offices
using the telephone were fearful Of in
reference, but no disturbance was caused
by the lightning and continuous CONVEX
sation was kept up for over an hour, dur
ing which time the storm was severe.
These demonstrations appear 10 prove
that A Frederick Collins has solved the
problem of transmitting the voice from
one point 10 another without wires.
System for Southern Cities.
A representative Of the Collins com
pany announced here that this is the be-
ginning Of a proposed system 10 connect
all the cities in Virginia with the sta
lions that they expect TO establish along
the Atlantic coast. connecting with those
already established at Portland, Ne. and
extending TO Jacksonville. Fla A high
power radiating station, IL IS said. Will
be established in Lyachburg. connecting
with the surrounding cities.
Much has been heard OF telephones
without wires and It sounds so mythical
that little attention is given the idea,
until confronted with such a demOnstTa-
ton as given at Lynchburg. this being
the first city IN Virginia 10 have the
wireless telephone put into operation.
These wireless telephones are said to be
IN actual use al Portland, Ne, connect
ing with islands in Casco Bay and many
other places. Extensive operations are
being conducted on the Pacific Coast and
the Collins system is being installed ex-
clusively in the Alaska-Y ukOn-Pacifc
exposition at Seattle.
Installed in Exposition Buildings.
Among the places where the wireless
telephone, II is stated, will be established
there. are the building of fine arts. ma
chinery, auditorium, agriculture. Oriental,
the European, Washington. oregon. Cali
fornia, manufacturers and administra-
ton buildings. instruments will also be
installed in the emergency hospital. and
with the Collins wireless telephone are
instantaneous and not subject TO discon-
nection or interruption by fire. water or
other disturbances, viii afford a quick
means of summoning help in case of &C
cident.
No wires, poles, or franchises are need
ed for the Collins telephone. nor is there
any such thing as getting the word
busy from sweet voiced central
operator. because the connections are d.
rect and instantaneous.
In an interview with a representative Of
The washington Herald. A c. S Low
enhjeln Kopp describes the operation Of
the Collins wireless telephone as follows:
How II Operates.
When spoken words are uttered in the
transmitter air waves are set. up. causing
the diaphragm to vibrate and this in
turn varies the resistance Of the trans
mitter, and current from battery thus
varied energies an induction coil which
produces alternating currents. and these
are -superposed upon a heavy current
forming the arc light.
However feeble the superposed cur
rent is. It varies the resistance Of the arc
and causes it to reproduce the voice At
the same time the main current passing
through the other sends its energy TO
long distances. where II is captured by an
attuned receiver. In my instrument the
received electric impulses are super
posed upon the arc light which in turn
sends out varying light waves. impigning
on the selenium cells connected with a
battery and receiver where the voice is
reproduced in audible tones. This is
analogous TO the method used in wireless
biography
The kernel Of the Collins invention is
the oscillation arc. It sets up oscillations
that are continuous and sustained and
in its compact mechanism is contained
the simple device that makes articulate
communication without wires possible.
May RevOIutiOnize Telephone.
Scientists. it is said. admit that the
field of operation for the Collins Wireless
Telephone Is practically boundless. Every
craft that sails the ocean can use il and
il can be adopted for running trains.
Cribs under the lakes. tunnels. divers in
deep water mines, balloonists and auto
mobiles, it is claimed. will be able to
use IL.