The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-14
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three skeioton towers Of steel One 10
900 feet high. this tower forming the
apex Of q triangle: the other two tow
ers. each go feet high. forming the cor
nsrs Of the base. Midway between the
smaller towers Ia the two-story brick
building which houses the machinery and
the men connected with this new and
important branch Of the Navy Depart
mont
The building IL IN two sections. Joined
together by a passageway of wood.
which 10 skiifuliy disconnected from ac-
tuai contact with the brick walls OF the
main structure. In one OF these build
inss IL tho sending apparatus--the pow
erfui dynamo. generator and condensers
through which the messages are con-
oentrated and sped on their way. In
the other building are tho offices OF the
lieutenant Of the navy in actual charge
Of tho station. the sending and receiv-
ing room and the living quarters for
twenty-five men operators, electricians
and clerks
Yesterday afternoon between 100
o'clock and 2.30 o'clock the serious
visaged blond young man referred to
above was pounding his key and nash
ing his message to the Salem. The rea-
son why q building In two sections was
necessary was made apparent TO the
visitor who climbed the hill from the
wreck circiing the base OF the elevation.
Half q mile away tho signal being
flashed across tho Atlantic was audible.
II was like approaching q sawmili.
There was n long. high whining note
like the complaint OF = circular saw
cutting through a slab Of pine. then
there were two shorter notes. ~ high
and whining as the first.
FINDS REASON FOR THE TWIN
BUILDINGS.
Entering the door Of tho big room
in which the dynamo and generator
are placed. one stepped into q monoto-
nous ear-torturing clamor. the whine OF
the message going through the combat
ing air across the sea. And each time
the sound was heard there leaped fror
| the whirling generator . flash ol
greenish white light that was binding
There was nothing In sight. however. Il
| denote whence came the guiding hand
that was responsible for the sound and
the electrical display.
And there 10 the reason Why there Ar,
two buildings Joined tosethsr BY pasa
aas way arranged % that the walls d,
| not touch. The serious visaSsd bioa,
young man was In one building and IN,
generator WAS In the 0thor.
Between tho two structures there W
~ 3ointurs to carry vibration. Ia
young man pressing the hey In hi
souod.proof room got none Of the ter
r.hc influence that shot through u
waih end floor. 10 Tar ~ he Wa COZ,
cernsd he was simply pressing the key.
one long pressure and two jabs.
But the pressure Of his hand ses
along Q current which acted on . oil
piston like . ram attached to the Ser
orator, like the pressure Of the nnse
Of / telegraph operator on the key a0i
on the soundsr: the connection va
opened and closed through the currer
between the key and the telegraph this
looks like Q piston working In . cylir
der. And this arm let down two cor
traptions shaped like skeleton head
which caressed the ends Of the spoke
i Of q tireiess wheel spinning Ut the raj
|. Of LOO revolutions n minute.
The current which transmits III
messages Ia taken from . power sts
ton In Washington which runs tn
. street cars and lights the electri
: lights. This current reaches the static
Y At Radio at 4 voltage Of $500 and