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Show wincLEsa TELConAPHY. IN-Umklit Sleanor'a r. o( X..lj IHeflfrl lfcthod. Interesting utilisation ol wlreleu telegraphy la recorded In connectloa with tho Ice-breaking steamer Rrmsk during last winter. The Kusslan Iron, clad Generals Amlral d'Aprailne ra on tho rocka fringing tho coast o( th Island ot llohland. In the gulf ot Flo-land. Flo-land. It was necessary to save the vessel, aud to accomplish thla It was desired to establish communication by some means or other with the mala-land mala-land and the Krmak Upon a blga point on tho Island ot llohland a hits mast supporting n wlru was erected and tho necessary transmitter and coherer co-herer Installed, while a similar plant was stationed nn another Island thirty-threo thirty-threo mites away, tho Instruments la both cases being supplied from the warship, which was equipped with th apparatus, says tho Scientific American. Ameri-can. Tho vertical lines utlllnd vera 1CT feet In height and tho sparks (rota the Induction colls were fourteen Inches long Tho Installation norkej without the slightest hitch oer this great distance. On ono occailon It was successful In tho rescue ot twenty. I seven fishermen who wcro carried away on an Ice (Inc. Tho perilous I position ot tho fishermen nas trans- ' mtttcd from one station to another, thenco to the Krmak from which vet- ' scl a boat pulled off and so effected the timely rescue ot tho unfortunate fish-crnien. fish-crnien. Tho apparatus was In opera-tlon opera-tlon for clgbty-four das and waa only suspended on two occasions, ow. Ing to oeuro snowstorms In alt. 410 olllclsl rueasages were dlipatched be. tween tho Uo stations, with complete success. Curiously enough the apparatus appar-atus waa found to work better durlat, tho prevalence of storms than In culm weather. |