Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 May 1896 — GIRDLED THE GLOBE. [ARTICLE]

GIRDLED THE GLOBE.

Message Sent Twice the Distance Around the Barth. A message around the world by telegraph was the feature at the national electrical exposition in New York Saturday evening, and on that occasion Dr. Ohauncey M.. Depew delivered an oration on “Progress and Future of Electricity” to 10,000 people., The message was written by Dr. Depew and addressed to Edward D. Adams, president of the Cataract General Electric Company. It was transmitted over the lines and connections of the Postal Telegraph Cable Company, from New York via Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Vancouver, Winnipeg and Canso, to London, and back via Boston, to New York. The message was started at 8:34 o’clock, and was received by Thomas A. Edison at 8:38 o’clock. The Western Union Company and connections also transmitted a copy of the message from New. York through Mexico, down the west coast and up the east coast of South America, thence to Spain and, back to New York, the time occupied being two minutes.