Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-06-14
NEW SEA LORD
CLEVEREST Man
ENGLISH NAVY
SIR HENRY JACKSON ONLY MAN IN
NAVY WHO is FELLOW OF THE
ROYAL SOCIETY.
ADMIRAL JACKSON WAS ONE OF
EARLIEST ExPERIMENTERS IN
WIRELESS TELEGRAPH.

CORRESPONDENCE of the Associated Press
London, June lI.-Admiral Sir Henry
Jackson. who has Just succeeded Lord
Fisher rs first sea lord of the British
admiralty. has long been known here "a
the clcycrcst man in the navy. lie IL
the only naval officer who has been hon
ored with c%lectiin as a Fellow of the
ROYAL Society. this high scientific honor
falling 10 him in 1901 for his researches
ia electrical physics.
Admiral jackson was one Of the ear
Hest experimentcrs in wireless telegra-
ply, aud was associated for many years
with Mr.. Marconi. lie is a specialist also
in naval torpclocS. lie has only once IN
his career commanded a group of ships
at sea.
just past sixty years If age. the new
sea lord j. oungc by fourteen years
than his predecessor. lie entered the ma
w in lSGS aud nj first specialized in nav
i%gation. Blu the possibilities of the tor
pe,lo. which hand only been invented IN
"a very crude form ia lS,di. exercised a
fascination over him and he soon trans
ferred 10 that branch of the service.
The only ycscSl on which he ever Scrv
ed n navigating officer was an old bat
tleShip. 10 which was appointed ON the
same day a Young Lieutenant John Jel-
licor, now commander ia chief uf the war
staff.
Specializing in torpcducS. Admiral
Jackson attained a wide knowledge,
both practical and theoretical of clcc
tricity. for the torpedo officer Of a MOD
ern ship i responsible for the efficiency
Uf the whole Of the electrical equipment
of the vessel. IL was in ISL hat the
idea Of employing IIcrtzian waves ~ 4
means of communication first suggested
itself Ia Inn. At that time the navy was
seeking for some method by which a
torpedo boat could announce its ap-
preach 10 "A friendly ship. For -four
years he continued his experiments in
wireless communication. Though the
necessities of the service have prevented
the full story Of his works brin. given
Ia the world. il j. known that al the
end Of hat time he had succeeded in
sending messages from on" end of his
ship to the other without wires. About
this time, he mrtNIarcuni. and the two
became close friends. mutually assisting
each other n developing their ideas and
schemes.
Sir Henry remained responsible for
the progress Of wireless trlcgraphy in
the navy until 1906 when he became a
rear admiral. During these wears his
appointments were such a. to facilitate
the experiments and research work
which h. pursued and which won him
many scientific honorS.
lie then server for : me time a. con
trollcr of the navy. being thus rcSIun-
sible for the material of the navy dur
ing the laying of the pooh making battle
ships Dreadnought and Invinciblc. lie
WAS one of the four captains on the com
mittee Of design which recommended the
construction Of those ships.
In 1911 he WAS elected To command the
new Naval War tnllcr. al Portsmouth.
being transferred after We wears to the
post of chief 81 the far staff At the he
ginning If the European war h. was as
signed 10 special work III the admiralty
his particular task being the direction
Of the naval part of the operations ~.
ainst Grrmany'S oversee colonies.