The midland journal., 1912-06-14

part of q large shaft OF
ice and there came from this Icy pris-
on the voices Of the men who had perished 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 on fenceess Australian prairie are alike
surrounded by them, and it is possible for each
to 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 SO
Intimately into the worlds business that it takes
something out of the ordinary to bring realiza-
tion of what is being done and what the outlook
is. Wireless was more than ten years old when
the ships Republic and Florida collided on January
23 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. 1t was two days after La Bour-
gogne sank before the story of the catastrophe
became known. But wireless operator, Jack
Binns, flashed the news from the Republic to
land and drew out of the dark half dozen rescu-
ing ships.
The story of Jack Binns, the first wireless hero
of international fame, spread abroad, and the po-
sitions OF the new method Of communication was
assured Wireless had been put to its first great
test and passed through it 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. 1t saved the lives of more than
700 human beings Harold S. Bride, assistant Mar
conf operator aboard the Titanic and Harold T.
Cottam, operator on the Carpathia-the one who
was instrumental In sending the message and the
other whose ship brought aid-haye become
heroes. Before the Investigating committee Of the
senate the young operators have told their part
In the rescue of the passengers.
Cottam on the Carpathia explained that he was
on duty Sunday night and came on a 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 few hours Of sleep on
Tuesday or Wednesday night, Young Bride gave
his testimony sitting in invaids chair. for one
of his feet had been frozen.
Their action under the circumstances was one
OF the things that Cardinal Farley referred to
when he said that one of the lessons which can
be drawn from the disaster was the assurance it
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 APP
preciably fastened, experts say.
In England the government has entered into a
COuLEdcL which Will result IN system IOr cOuucCt
fng every part of the British empire. Arrange
ments are already in progress and In due course
system will be started. it was said IN parliament
which will extend from England to Cyprus, from
Cyprus to Alden. from Alden to Ceylon, from Ceylon
to the Straits Settlements from the Straits Settle
ments to western Australia and from western Aus
traIia 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 will be followed by others OF
a 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
service for an American land telegraph company.
This company has entered into traffic arrange
ment with the Marconi company whereby 1t will
receive and deliver Marconigrams to and from Eu-
rope. The agreement provides for the extension
OF the Marconi system from the Pacific coast OF
the United States to Hawaii, China. Japan and
the Philippines, thus giving wireless transit Pacific
service.
This agreement virtually gives the American
comrsuy large share OF the wireless business
The English Marconi company is understood to
be planning long distance wireless apparatus for
direct communication between New York and Lon
don. and 1t Is said that station near New York
would permit messages to be sent to Cuba Pana'
ma and South American countries.
The Arlington station will have three steel tow
ers arranged In the form of a triangle. The
aerial wires are to be strung from the taller tower
to the other two on either side of it. The nstaila
don for transmitting wireless at this station Will
be duplicated at the Others,
In picking out locations for these new stations
many points have had to be considered. In most
cases some sort Of wireless equipment Is already
IN operation at theseA stations and the advsabiity