Malgré les conditions difficiles, il réussit pourtant à faire voler pendant un bref instant le cerf-volant qui lui servait d'antenne et, selon ses notes, c'est dans ces conditions que le premier message transatlantique a été capté.
Despite the difficult conditions, however, he managed to use a kite to raise an antenna for a short time, and according to his notes, it was under these conditions that the first transatlantic message was received.
