New York Times, 18 October 2021
WIRELESS JOINS TWO WORLDS
Marconi Transatlantic Service Opened with a Dispatch to the New York Times MESSAGES FROM EMINENT MEN Prime Minister Clemenceau, the Duke of Argyll, Lord Avebury and Others 10,000 WORDS THE FIRST DAY Marconi in Personal Supervision at Glace Bay and Greatly Pleased with the Results SIR HIRAM MAXIM'S TRIBUTE His Message to Peter Cooper Hewitt in New York, Who Is Trying to Pick Up the Oversea Messages |
By Marconi Transatlantic Wireless Telegraph to The New York Times
LONDON, Oct. 17 — This message marks the opening of the transatlantic wireless service. It is handed to the Marconi Company here for transmission to Ireland, and thence to Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, and New York. As it is limited to fifty words, I can send at present only one of the many messages received for transmission to The New York Times to signalize the event. This message, from Privy Councillor Lord Avebury, formerly Sir John Lubbock follows, "I trust that the introduction of the wireless will more closely unite the people of the United States and Great Britain, who seem to form one nation, though under two Governments, and whose interests are really identical. AVEBURY." MARCONI'S CONGRATULATIONS. The above message, early yesterday morning, was lately followed by one from The Times's correspondent at Glace Bay, as follows: Glace Bay, N. S., Oct. 17. "Mr. Marconi says: 'Congratulate New York Times on having first westward press message.' " Then came in full the original message filed by The Times's correspondent in London... |
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