jˈuːzɪŋ hɪz wˈaɪɚz kɹˈɔs wʌz ˈeɪbəl tə tʃˈɑːɹdʒ ænd dɪstʃˈɑːɹdʒ ɪt sˌʌm twˈɛnti tˈaɪmz ɐ mˈɪnɪt, "ɐkˈʌmpənid baɪ ɹᵻpˈoːɹts ˈɔːlmoʊst æz lˈaʊd æz ðoʊz əvə kˈænən".
Using his wires Crosse was able to charge and discharge it some 20 times a minute, "accompanied by reports almost as loud as those of a cannon".