The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-12
The Submarine Telegraph between Dover
ana Calais.

Iron the Liverpool Chronicle, Aug 81
Inc iong-pTomised experimental OPP rations 70
establishing continuous telegraphic c0mmunica.
tio1 between Great Britain and the Continent, by
means Of wires sunk between Dover and Calais
were commenced on Tuesday. at Dover. Al one
O'Clock, the stearer GOlIah was ready 10 start
across the channel with all the necessary appa-
ratus on board, and crew Of about thirty men,
consisting Of pilots and sailors, supe in 70 nded by
1T heid, OF the House Of Commons--Mr. G. J.
Wollssion, Z. T.; MIR. I. Champion, &. T. Mr.
r. Edwards, and others. Between the paddle
wheels, in the centre Of the vessel was a gigantic
drum or wheel, nearly fifteen feet long. and seven
feet Diameter, weighing seven tons, and fixed on
strong framework. UPON IL was coied up In care
fui,close convol1ons, about thirty miles Of tele.
graphic wire, one tenth Of an inch in diameter,
eneasea IA q covering Of gntta Percha, the thick.
reached-Cape Grnez-the nesres. landmark 10 the
English coast, and between Calais and B0nogne-.
Is distance OF tweny.oDe miles, so that surplus
supply 81 nine nIiles Of wire was held in reserve
for the purpose Of slack ening Captain BIlIock of
her haiesiy's Steamship Widgeon, caused the
Track OF the navigation 10 be marked in as direct
Iou,s as possible, by P'acing series Of pilot buoys
with hags on the route, besides being prepared 70
accompany the experimental cruize with his owe
vessel IA tender. The connecting wires were
placed IN readiness at the government pier in the
hafbor, and likewise AZ the Cape, where they rur
up the face Of the acclviy which Is Iet feet sboy,
The sesmark. The necessary batteries and mani.
pulaiers were all on board; but az gale and rolling
sea UNEXPECTEDLY sprung up, the OPERATION was ad.
resting experiments, however, were made ppon
sinsli scale, to show the practic ABILITY on IN,
Ilan mile OF wire vas paid oui OFT the deck.
nom the pier q Shskspcare's Cliff ami The
sinking process was proved % BE a practicahle per
Torrance. A communication 20 the following
elect was also sent through tweniy-four miles o.
wue;-" innied by slrctnc tslssrsph on boari
the Goliah sieambCat" On "Wednesday morn
ing, At halfPasi ten, the experiment Of s,oLine
sunmsflneiy was practically commrncea Thu
Sohah rose oct TO the government pser, with
, nsI NeeIhphlc tackle aud apparatus ON board.
nndtr calm sea aud shy and y favoring wind
The conner on between the 30 niles OF tele graphic
wfe Hee then made good to 900 yards Of the sam,
WIRE enclosed "a lcaden tube on shore, 10 preveni
u beng bruised by the shingle on the beach, and
To enable the expenmrpterS, as they pfoceeded ou
TO sea, TO send communications on shore Tn,
vessel being fairly under weigh, steamed out at th
rate 81 tire or four miles an hour into the ooct
see, in direc, track for Cape Grinex. The wiz,
weighed hive ioBs, and The cy Under twJ The opers
ton Of paying ont the 20 miles VI wire conmea-sr
on signal TO the sailors 10 /" Go ahead with tn,
wheel and paw out thu wire" which wa. continul
ousy STRAINED out over ruler at the stern of tn,
vessel the men, - every 10th Of rnil beng hasil,
engaged IN iiv,ting on io the wire sllare leades
G snpe or veigh's Il from II to ~ It's and vhicI
hid the Ell CT ~ the wire in the bottom oTth,
see, Which. on the English coast, commencre att
oePh ~ 0teei, AM soes 90 vary ,ng from thAttol0
a.n (which lai,rI,or SOfathoms ia any wher
the greatest depth The whole Of the casting gu
END .inkiDg Was accomplished with great precIsior
shd success, owing % The favorable state of th,
Gay. VARIOUS inter- cling saluta,ions were keps a.
honry during The lrocsss Of su0mefging the wire
oti"s'n TIE gtntlerasn on board and Messrs
shd ,. W brcti, the original promoters Of the en-
.eIIilre. lhe onlg COZ iectur,d officially on tn
touie "ss at Point Ia midchannel, called tn
hngr, beteetn which and another inequality
eeI We Nsrne-hoth well known aud Dreaded b,
naViga'0rs-th there Is deep submarine valley, sur
io1hueI by shutting sands, the one being ~ mile
~ i,ng,h End The Other L. and 10 their vortex nc
uhhks the 'oTscious one Of the Goodwin Sand
shiIs encounter danger, lose their anchors, an
uhU' snd trolling nets OF fishermen are freguenil
,o,i. Over this, howsvcr. the wire was success.
fnly submerged below the reach. II IL believed.
,nher shPs anchors, sea animals, or hshing net
he HInaindtr ~ the route, though rougher
aHfoatting The coest Of France, was scco nplishe
=, Ncflg bat slowly communication. dated CAP
SiiheN, coasi 81 France, halEpsst eight p. NJ
,hd received az Dover BY susmstine telegraph
- ~ follows -" The Goliah hal Just arrived 81 II
'airil, snd The complete connection OF the unite
d'tr wire with thar left At Dover this morning
aug ron M the lace ~ the cliff; eomphmentaI
h'ttchsnEes arc passing between Frsnce and Ea,
~ gnder TIE t;rsi', end ihrough u, fsr the iir