War correspondents /

From Edison films "war extra" catalog: Shows a phase of the war excitement as it affects newpaper men at Key West, Florida. About a dozen war correspondents of the different New York papers are running up the street in a bunch to get to the cable office to get copy of cablegrams to be in turn transmitted to their different papers. They rush directly toward the audience, turn a corner in the immediate foreground and disappear down a side street. A good-natured struggle occurs here, to see who will make the turn first. Curious natives watch the unusual scene. A horse and carriage follow at a seemingly slow pace, showing by comparison what a rapid head-on foot race has been witnessed. 50 feet.Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 21Apr1898; 25320.Original main title lacking. DLCCamera, William Paley.Appearing: Karl C. Decker, correspondent for the New York Journal (in the carriage).Duration: 0:21 at 30 fps.Materials listed originate from the print chosen best copy for digitization; for other holdings on this title, contact M/B/RS reference staff. DLCEdison code name (for telegraphic orders): Umnetzen.Filmed ca. March or April 1898 in Key West, Florida.Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, 1997; Niver, K.R. Early motion pictures, 1985; Edison films "war extra" catalog, May 10, 1898, p. 5 [MI].ref print; Received: ca. 1962; preservation; Paper Print Collection.dupe neg; Received: 12/27/62; preservation; Paper Print Collection.paper pos; Received: 4/21/1898; copyright deposit; Paper Print Collection