New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-10
The Electric Telegraph In India.

The Electric IticRFhph III ihu'"'
Fronn The Cey on Journal
The miserable paTsimOny TO which lts adVO-
cntes append and thereby prostitute the name Of econ
omy s showing itsef in various ways IN every act Of
our Legislation. It's spirit breaks out IN al our coun
debate md every measure Is valued "a u can Dc
nnnde 10 chow that by IL money is spare its elects
stimulating the Of wealth are lost sgt oil 81
together.
When those principles govern the procce ngs OF the
peoue and their rulers TIC advocate OF exp turc can
seafcey expet TO be listened o. but il has happened
before today that truth though it may be apparently
conted on overlooked il truth STILL and wl eventually
receive recognition there Il Judgement 10 the un-
gracious task Of opposing CHROME ius opinions which sp
near 10 I entertained by majority
The Fast Inda Company G)veTnm mt has been con
siemned Tor the small portion ~ 1T revenue w4ich II
re,urre 10 the taxpoyers in the form Of internal i'm
pToyements In comparison 10 inc large unouut OK
pended on lis army and In carrying out III pan 81 ter
,iiorial aggrandizement In this respect spenkng by
comparison the CcylJn Government has done lar
greater Justice ifs subecis and glaty DO we wines
10 the Circumstance that s recogn ID article ot1e
political faith Of this government and not an occl
sionsl boon wrune from clcsed hand. But whle pun
lie opinion there as il gain EXPIRE s.OD, re-
Stree TO open the hand, here il eXcrs itse to keep
closed, ieiking TO diminish the supply down otnal
p,inf where ec Onony ceases and parsmony begini.
late number Of The Friend Of India rem nd. IA, by
description a an invention tie adoption OF which -
beginning be nearly universal, and has ere 10y re-
ceived the patronage Of that slow government the D.
reciors Of the East India Compsny-we mean the eec
ric telegraph Our renders well aware, from form
extractt that the electric telegraph has been Ia
down and now works satisfactorily between Calcutta
and kedgorec distance OF II miles besides another
branch line OF II miles from Bshloporc 20 M1y pore.
India indebted 70 DR. OShaughnessy fof intro iuring
this wonderful and wond eriuly useul Invention AMI
well may Tie Friend say that since the dispatch OF
Of Give amer the battle of Plassey announcing the
conGuett OF the three soubahs which wac the ioun
dntion.stCne Of British power IN the EtHi, no dOcu
mcnt equal in interest or importance hns c1nhlcd the
report pr senicd 10 the nga )vernment ann)unc ng
tie completion and succc siul operat OF the rapn
from Cal utte 20 kcdsorCe'
The result of The experiment has been that Lord
Dalhou lie has adopted the bol and Judcons plan OF
dcputrg Dr.. OSl a1ghncssy 10 England 70 lsy tlc
staten lco-e the public authorizes ana IN the text
of The Friend
To submit iothem his propose for the establishment
of the elccIa throughout the country In ordef 10
sounect the variCus cites OF India by series oil ecc,
trio teographf, 20 that communication may oo hclI
lctvetn pNces the m ~ remote nom each Other IN
few hours appear 30 require the following distinct
Enes: Calcutta 10 Agra, 900 miies; Agra 10 S'mlah,
800 miles S.mah 10 Lahore, $50 miles; Agra to bonn
bay 80 miles \ lmby TO NJ idIas GA llytrabat, so
miles Calcutta 10 Moulin Gin, ria Chulsong ana san
dCway across T. ca, $40 miles $500 miles. say 4uJl
milcs a $50 r. ne mile, - lakhs of rupces. to
which, ii we add three lukhs for river crossings aui
Conting cncic we shall have total outlay OF quarter
of a million stGling ior the most important and the
meet magnificent undertaking that was eyer cjntenl
plat, d IN Asr { ON tue Flood 20 the present time.
The cost OF working the nc Il calculated at 800 r.
III for ach station OF which proposed TO Place
one on average at 70 distance OF hnnued m'o~.
Of $1,000 II month or tSO r.. day FIR the whole OF
Iadie, and Dr.. OSheughnosy proposes To hN The
charge ior private conmnni alton Al tue moderate rate
oi 10 words OF syllable each ior the rupee, we
shall only REQUIRE 600 tuch day fom the ca
tire con nunty in India, from MOumen, Cal ut q, ;ra,
Lahore, B,msy, and Madras, and the iuermedafc STA
tons 10 IN expense Is not the community more
likely to require thousand messages dayf
Our Object In noticing The grand undertaking - to
show what difficulties there were and how they were
overcome the the eXpeIm nj ami probahl cost
If ally Nc VII tlarO
pend these we iind tacln IN Tee F0iesd
Prem Calcutta TO Rajmoolle, the cOndu tor Is laid uu
serground in cement OF melted resin and sani endr
is inch rod From that village through the rena
ing distance 10 kcdgcrce, II l. carried over ground on
bsrnloo p,cs, IL feet high coated with coal IN and
pitch and strengthened at yariou0 distn 10y post, OF
ssul-wood, teak, and iron-wood from America TIC
bamboo posts found 90 resist storms which hsvcup
Tcoed trees the growth OF centuries In the storm o;
the 23d October last which drove two steamer ashore
the bsnbcos bent gracefully TO the clements m thea
resumed their erect position Though the bamboo sopn
ecays, yet its amazing cheapness makes the use OF IL
more economical than that OF more durable and m>rc
coeily materials The branch road from Bshlopcro
Moysl ore passes through swamp; The country Is .o
lees than lake for five months the conductor ruus GA
the foot paths between the island vlsse aul for ,om'
milee rice swamps, creeks Snd lco on wl'ch
no road or embsnkmeni exists The most d.ti,Ch AMI
Objectionable line selected 20 test the practcsbdy
icaryine the conductors through swanipy goun AMI
Il has been perfectly successful Tac Huliec rive.
crossee the Kedserec line half way and varies Ia th
from leo TO $500 feet. gUta per,hG wire, sCcucei
in the angles chain cable " laii across and uniev
shis river and the chain found % Afford pc-icctpr
ton from the gIspncls of the heavy native boats which
are constantly passing mp aud down
The ovcrgrOund lines dill, totally from those IN us@
In England Snd AmcriCe or any o,hes country. IN tbs
important respect No wire Is used. Instead ot wire
thick iron rod y inch diameter weighing one tun 10 p
mile adopted heaviest wire elsewhere used being
only cwt. 10 the mile The advantages Of these sub
stsniL rocs are these;h,y possess complete ln ilu
nifty nom gs OF wind ordinary mechanical Vioicacc
accidentally 'hrowndown they not injured though
psssengcrs buocks, buaocs aud elephants may tram
pie ON them they not easily broken beat OWN
TO the mas oi metal they give free passage 20 the
electric currents that insulation Is NECESSARY they
attached from bamboo TO bamboo without; any pro
tociion and they work without interruption through
seges OF rsa the thiCkne q the wire allows OF Their
being placed the poet without any occasion for TIE
strsnlpg and winding appars.us whereas the tension Of
wres exposes them t0 fracture occasions expense ia
and much diculy in repairs the thi,k
rods also kni; OF ruting % take place without dagger
10 extent which would be fatal to wire and lastly,
he rode are no more costly thsn thin wrc, and the
welding occesione difficulty Oa several occasions /
me vilsye forge, carried by two coolies, has BEEN
ouBd sufficient for welding mile Of rods in working
lay. The reds, moreover erc no, likely 20 Be injured
" crows ormonkeys.
swarns OF kites and crows perch ON the lines through
he swanps, but they cause no harm; the correspond
nee fice through heir claws without interruption
sough on one occasion flash Of lightning struck the
re-, cd and Killed some scores Of them The inpor.
nee Of this discovery OF the superiority Of rods
ire viii be fully appreciated In country like India,
be nc the Inc must often through howing wilder
ne tensnled by savage beasfs, more ssvs.c men.
be hnes uust therefore protect themselves and this Is
cured BY the use Of thick rods.
The most dif.eult experiment tie line from Cal
sfa 10 Eedseree was that Of crossing the Iooghy. |
chain cf tsven eighth inch iron cable u being led