Ku dhameystir weedha soo socota: Waxaa loo magacaabay sarkaal ka tirsan ciidamada badda ee Mareykanka. Intii uu ku jiray adeegga badda, wuxuu markii hore ka soo shaqeeyay USS "Richmond", ka dibna USS "Minnesota". Intii uu Aasiya joogay, Sprague waxa uu qoray sheekooyin uu u qoray wargeyska Boston Herald. Intii uu markabkiisu joogay Newport, Rhode Island, sanadkii 1881, Sprague wuxuu soo saaray nooca dynamo. Kadib markii loo wareejiyay USS "Lancaster", oo ah markabka ugu weyn ee Ciidamada Yurub, wuxuu rakibay nidaamkii ugu horreeyay ee wicitaan koronto ee maraakiibta Ciidamada Badda Mareykanka. Sprague wuxuu fasax u qaatay inuu ka qeyb galo
Bandhigga Caalamiga ah ee Korontada ee 1881 ee Paris iyo Bandhigga Crystal Palace ee Sydenham, England 1882, halkaas oo uu ku jiray guddiga abaalmarinta ee loogu talagalay matoorrada gaaska, dynamos iyo laambadaha.