The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-10-21


WAS slowly gathering the support nee
essary for him to continue. More
demonstrations followed, and In MAJ
OF the same year the distance OF eight
miles between Lavernock Point and
breen Down was accomplished.
| Marconi Called Home.
| News Of what Marconi was doins
reached the ears Of the minister of
marine In Italy, and wherever the Of.
ncial attitude Of the Italian govern
ment may have been, 1t now assumed
an eageness which was very fiattering
and pleasing to the Italian inventor.
Marconi was recalled to his native
land and there requested to repeat his
trials for the benefit Of the italian
navy and also for the instruction Of
the royal family. Luckily for them,
they foresaw the aggressiveness Of the
British, and were quick enough to en-
courage the work Of their subject be-
fore the benefits went entirely into the
hands Of another nation.
They were none too prompt. Just
two days after successful communica-
ton was established between the naval
arsenal Of San Bartolomeo at Spezia
and the italian cruiser San Martin 10
kilometers at sea, the Wireless Tele-
graph and Signal Company, Limited.
was Incorporated In England, endowed
with sufficient capital to acquire Mr..
Marconis patent in all countries ex-
cept Italy and her dependencies.
In November Of 1897 the first Mar
conf station In the world was con-
structed at the Needles, Alum Bay,
Isle Of Wight, and In June Of the next
year the first paid Aarconigram ever
The message was over the signature
OF Lord Kelvin and was addressed to
his friend Sir George Stokes. 1t
seems that In this year, two years be-
fore the close Of the century, public
interest was at it's height. The Dub
lin Daily Express had the events OF
the KingstOwn regatta reported by
wireless for publication In it, columns.
The transmitter was on board the
steamship Flying Huntress, attending
the races.
interest In America Keen.
In America interest was just ~
keen. In September and October OF
1899 the international yacht races be-
tween the Shamrock and the Columbia
were reported by wireless for the New
York Herald. With this event we hrst
see the authorities Of the United
States navy interested, although 1t IL
to be hoped that they were following
developments all along. Sets were In
stalled on the cruiser New York and
the battleship Massachusetts, and sig
nails were exchanged at distances up
to SO miles. This seemed to be the
limit OF sea communication at the
time.
The beginning OF the Twentieth CEN
fury saw the erection OF the famous
MID station at Poldhu, and a similar
station at Cape Cod. Canada became
interested in what was going forward
and ordered two stations to be erected
on the Straits Of Belle Isle. Work was
started on large station
for st. Johns, Newfoundland-and Ill
over the world nations began to bid
for radio service.
In the meantime sufhcient progress
was made In increasing the distance
covered by the experimental sets to
the belief that the transatlan-
tic trials would be successful. In Feb |
ruary of 1901 messages were ex- !
between Iton station, st. |
GATHERINGS, Isle OF Wight, and the |
Lizard station. q distance Of almost |
700 milesl THIS s6rceSS incrsGYeds the.
mpatience Of the workers, who were
anxious to see the completion Of the
stations on opposite sides OF the Az
antic
Atlantic 10 DrIdasd.
But on September 20, 1901, IL
months after the erection OF the sta
ions had commenced, the towers Of
'oldhu' were wrecked during g. very
leavy gale and in November OF the
anne year the mnsts OF Cape Cod sui
cred a similar fate. This was disap-
ointing, Of course bat work w.ss I'm
aediately started 16 tSXSR q So n
Gent strength TT E1tG6eSnd nv
gales. Pofdnfi was reaady +
rst, and at the same time st. Jo1fny
yas completed, and on December II
9O1, signals were received W SENIOR
[arconi at st. Johns. Newcomer
rom Poldhu, Cornwall, dfstanr6 ofA
800 miles across the ktfluffci
Six short yearSEahd m deh9sTe
tent of that magnitude accomplished
That was the limit to be? Men re-
Used to make predictions then as
ley are refusing to make them now. .
7e all know the rest OF the story
DIV the use Tor xadto spread like R1lsfi