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67 iron works near Morris town, in New Jersey, belonging to them, a much better instrument than that invented by Morse. Alfred Vail became, like Dr. G-ale, Morse's partner.

On the day mentioned, the 2nd September, Morse's machine would not mark anything correctly. Great efforts were employed to make it do better, and two days later, on the 4th of September, Morse at last succeeded in getting by it the numbers representing five words and the date, marked. For this were wanted not less than sixty two zig-zags, and fifteen straight lines on the slip of paper; the figure drawn on it, looking somewhat like a sawblade, with teeth here and there broken out. They represented the following numbers: 215, 36, 2, 58, 112, 04, 01837. Searching in the vocabulary for the meaning of these numbers, it was found that they were to express: "Successful experiment with telegraph September4,1837."

The triumph was immediately sent for publication to the editor of the last mentioned newspaper, and also to Professor Silliman at Newhaven, the editor of the " American Journal of Science and Arts," and with it was sent a representation of the wonderful production. It is to be seen on p. 168 of the 23rd volume of the said Silliman's