Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-06-18

part OF a large shaft OF
ice and there came from this icy pris
on the voices OF the men who had persisted there
years before.
Today the fancy OF the novelist has become
fact of science. The air is filled with messages
that may be heard by any one who has the simple
means that are requisite. The man who stands
In the noisy crowd of the city and the lonely sheep
herder fenceless Australian prairie are alike
surrounded by them. and 1t is possible for each
70 be made conscious OF their presence.
This Is the accomplishment of wireless. The
system of communication without the use of wires
TO carry the electrical impulses has grown 30
intimately into the worlds business that It takes
something out of the ordinary to bring realiza-
ton of what Is being done and what the outlook
~ Wireless was more than ten years old when
the ships Republic and Florida collided on January
20. 1909. and the jumping spark under the COM
mand Of the wireless operator instantly made
known that disaster to the world The Republic.
alone IN the fog and dark might have gone to
the bottom without news Of the disaster being
known for days. II was two days after La Bour
gogne sank before the story Of the catastrophe
became known. But a wireless operator Jack
Binns flashed the news from the Republic to
land and drew ont of the dark half a dozen rescu-
Ing ships.
The story of Jack Binns the FIRST wireless hero
Of International fame, spread abroad, and the po-
sition Of the new method Of communication was
assured Wireless had been put to its first great
test and passed through 1t successfully.
Another wireless call flashed out In the dark
ness some weeks ago and sent thrill around the
world This was the message from the crippled
sinking Titanic. II saved the lives Of more than
700 human beings Harold 8 Bride. assistant Mar.
coni operator aboard the Titanic and Harold T.
Gotham, operator on the Carpathia-the one who
was instrumental In sending the message and tho
other whose ship brought aid--have become
u 49,
senate the young operators have told their part
In the rescue Of the passengers.
Gotham on the Carpathia explained that he was
on duty Sunday night and came OF couple Of
days later. He sat at his post all Sunday night
all day Monday and Monday night and during the
day Tuesday He caught a few hours OF sleep on
Tuesday or Wednesday night. Young Bride gave
his testimony sitting in an invaids chair. for ono
Of his feet had been frozen.
Their action under the circumstances was one
OF tho things that Cardinal Farley referred to
when he said that one OF the lessons which can
Ne drawn from the disaster was the assurance n
gave that men could be depended upon to play the
part Of heroes in any emergency.
The movement to increase the scope Of wire
less service, which had already commenced before
the Titanic disaster, has received new impetus
and the dawn of the new era. which was predicted
long before the loss OF the Titanic. has been ap-
probably FASTENED, experts say.
In England the government has entered into \
contract which will result In q system for connect.
ing every part of the British empire. Arrange
ments are already in progress and in due course
system will be started, 1t was said In parliament.
which will extend from England TO Cyprus from
Cyprus to Alden, from Alden to Ceylon. from Ceylcn
10 the Straits Settlements from the Straits Settle
ments to western Australia and from western Aus
tralia to New Zealand forming series OF six
stations the British dominions on the other side
Of the world Oficial Marconi publications say
that the agreement viii be followed by others OF
similar nature with other countries.
An Interesting part of the extension OF the wire
less is an arrangement with the Marconi com.
pany which will afford a trans-Pacihc wireless
E service for an American land telegraph company.
This company has entered into a traffic arrange
menf with the Marconi company whereby II VIII
receive and deliver Marconigrams 20 and from Eu-
rome The agreement provides for the extension
cf the Marconi system from the Pacific coast OF
{ the United States to Hawaii, China, japan enc
ana pbiIippines thus giving wireless trans Pacific
service.
This agreement virtually gives the American
rompany a large share Of the wireless ousiness
The English Marconi company Is understood 10
he planning long distance wireless apparatus TOT
direct communication between New York and Lon
don. and Il Is said that a station hear New YORK
would permit messages TO be sent 10 CUBA, RAM
nm ard South American countries.
che Arlington station viii have three steel tow
49, arranged In the form Of triangle. the
sf-ial wires are To be strung from the taller towsr
20 the other two on either side or H. the instaia'
%.a,, Tor transmitting wireless at this station VIII
te duplicated at the others
(. In picking out locations for these new stations
<,,nv noipts have had to be considered. In most
sssss some sort OF wireless equipment Is already
q operation at these stations and the ACCESSIBILITY