Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-30
WIRELESS PHONE
CARRIES WORDS
ACROSS THE U.S..
SOUNDS JUMP FROM LOOSE ENDS or
COPPER STRANDS, AND ARE
PICKED UP AGAIN.
LATEST ACHIEVEMENT OF SCIENCE
ENABLES PEOPLE TO TALK TO-
GETHER ACROSS SPACE.
Especial to The Herald.D

ccndlng the bounds Oi imagination the
success of the experiment 10y which
words were passed across the continent
by wireless telephone yesterday, ap
pears to have armSed the wonder OF
scientists over the nation.
Sound was carried over land bv tele
phone lines from New York I'd Wash
ingtun and then. from the loose ends Oi
the copper strands. was made to LEAP
into the other. was projected across the
towering peaks Of giant mountain ran
geS. across desert and plain. and was
picked up again IN the wires and ear.
rcd ~ waiting ears at telephone iiNrd
10 receive
Clear and distinct the words wtn(
heard and then 10 prove the m.t-Impl
mcnt they were repeated Lack over
recently opened tr rlScontincntal
phone circuits To the original oflic
results are arteSted 10y the United
government
Previous Ia this supreme test
were projected by the relatively
WAYS of the perfected wireless
from Arlington. Virginia. to
land. fCalifor;iia-- 1t was.
combination of thG>D
the transmission of
the most wonderful
rested
Hello. Cartv" StartS
tion. This j. Mr.. Nailr
II was the greeting Of y
the American Telephone
Company who had author
10 the man under whose N
achievement was gained
Mr. Vail was seated in his
Office.
Mr y. y. Carty. chief cngincN
American Telephone and Ted
Company. who was M san Franci
participate in the experiment wa, l.
self surprised at the clcarneSS ~ trans
mission
This j. fine" he exclaimed. This Il
wonderful"
Government radio stations on either
side of the continent were made avail
able Tor the purposes of the telephone
engineers and experts representing the
army and navy. who participated i'm the
event. After the success of the experi
ment had been thoroughly proven. Pres
ident T. y. Vail tcicgrapncd Secretary
Daniels thanking him for the govern
'i' ~ 'NNA~isilff IfH'lffffi. secretary
Daniels then gave out 4 statement which
was. ~ part. ~ follows:
In 'hc first experiment today the
voice was successfully transmitted II.
radio ~ Mare Island from Arlington
me return answers and cnmmu- -ltinn
being made over tranScontinrntnI t.lr
phone lines. This was successfully M.
rompli>hcd in the presence nf officials
ana engineers Of American Trlrphnnr
ana Telegraph Co, the Western EIrr
irfc 60. and representatives NJ the Ar.
my aud Navy. After this successful dem
ohStration conversations. originating III,
New Ork We're transmitted over IN :
lines 10 Arlington. there automaticaIl,
connected 10 the radio tranSmitter which
carried the voice to Mare Island. where
u was clearly and distinctly received
Every official taking part in this dem
"hStrailon l. enthusiastic about the r..
suit and the possibility If dcvclopiEr
thlS system a. an extension of the tel
ephone system. To ships nj sen The fact
that the voice can be started on land
wires and be- automatically transmitted
!" voice radio tranSmitter. holds on
nope that pcrs,ns inland should rrad,I,
be pAi ~ touch by telephone with other.
~ sea through some central transmit
ting station.
This wonderful achievement ID II ry
planned ~ statements IN officials III Iht
american Telegraph and Tcrphnn,
, ompany. docs not mean that the wire
less viii Surplant the present and wire.
system. hut that il will Supplrmant it
Telcl,ne communication with Errnnt
II now simply 4 question ~ inSrn'Iin,
apparatus and the return w peace 4
N not bevond possibility that cnnvrrs ,
lions NAV bc held between New Yni'
and Toxic. Japan. Honolulu will ~
he within hail. Passengers on shin. n
sea may talk to the folks NJ home.
Convict is Dead