The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-05-29

spring At their feet is small building in which are
housed two great engines and mighty dynamos,
full of powerful batteries lot Of instruments which
few people could understand
This is the high power station of the Marconi wire
less-the station from which messages be sent
1900 miles to 1t matters not-press dispatches,
sweetheart husband far out the bosom of the
stock quotations to the business man; this is
the place from which they sent to the last limit
where the wireless shore be picked up at
1t is the jumping off place for the United States.
In bungalow, in the shadow of the mighty towers
dwell five men-the me nwio make 1t possible to reach
ships at sea, the men who life by mparting
the information they have about disaster and calling
other ships to the rescue.
Two of them operators-Marconi operators-and
two of them electric engineers Gilman and Simpson;
Campbell and Nickerson. The fifth is the steward
who cooks the meals for these lonely from
home, and makes their beds. There is sixth man,
H. c. Welby who, prior to this time, in charge Of
the station. but he is going Seattle another
station there, Just he Jolo Philippines
several years to put which the United States
needed to get in touch with Manila
But the chief of them there Is Ginman-A. H. Gin
man. the man who got the famous &c. @. d." from Jack
Bnns Of the Republic and got to work to get help from
ships far at
Everybody takes hat of to Binns who stuck to his
ship to the last calling for aid But had 1t not been
for Ginman who kept his WITS the news would
have reached the land would the ships that started
at to the rescue have heard the danger CALL &C.
@. D."
Mr. Gilman is just back from a well merited vacation
in England whence he halls It he who received the
famous &c @. D." at Siasconset. the end of Nan
tucket island which resulted in the saving of soul
aboard the Republic.
To him it nothing-it is his business. To him
the sending Of message out to sea is nothing
less than pumping at big telegraph key for
few moments To the layman 1t is marvellous mys-
terry.
of the press saw Gilman at work and
spent the night in the office with himthe first person
permitted within the bounds of this station the big
gest in the United States.
''what are we doing?" laughed Gilman. "why we are
aI1t yuha
distance wireless really means"
And then he led the way to this little station on the
bleak confines Of Cape Cod. to show how it is done
The big plant is surrounded by barbed wire fence.
Nobody may enter except the employees Summer Wis
ors to the edge of the fence because nobody
can buy up the front. but they can't in.
Nobody stop them from gazing the four big tow
which be for miles around the desolate,
fiat country. but there can they go and no further
How Marcon men send their short distance messages
$50 miles less-s secret That much Of the
Gilman could explain. But what is done when
words flashed to ships half across the ocean
the Marconi men are the only ones who can do it's
real secret
There are in this little building which has
much do with the ways Of the world. One is filled
with engines and dynamos. Another Is crowded with
batteries third holds the long distance apparatus
ana fourth Is where the operator sends his messages
and receives them
TT is strictly against the rules" said Gilman. with
Ainile ito allow any to how work the long
lance. let show you the short distance work
we let you work the long dstance-thats ALL
Hefe are!"
He led the way into tiny room with desk and
table, On the table a telegraph key ten times
nined and switch. Just as large Attached to two
wires were telephone receivers-exactly the same
things that any ONCE boy might put to his in
once which had q private branch exchange.
TO the left induction coil capable of a ten
inch spark and mahogany box in which was fixed .
small clockwork motor. surmounted by two small vul
oanite disks connected by band Of iron wire.
Now" explained Gilman, this 10 our short distance
apparatus. With this send and receive for ESQ
miles in any direction. Az matter Of fact this 10
long distance station, and We called upon to send
very few for short Distance Our business 10
70 reach ships TAR out It sea.
NOV, let me show you. viii call up siasconset
Nantucket island 90 miles away. and set him to send
you the famous letter s. the rst letter which Mr. Mar
con managed to send clear scross The Atlantic from the
coout a. ireland TO the coast Of Novn Scotia"
- h& ~in tune" With Nantpcket ana booau % send
~ sveAt Induction cpil shot ont ~ spark n blue