New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-10-07
rrTFRS FROM THE PEOPLE
W. .,x ,vp hNrRIcAN sUBMARING AND
EURUI.Ll,S,TJrPpANTAN TELEGRAPH co.

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y " ,ah through your columns 70 cal Toe "'e''n %
hsraes' Company now beng formed Of capitalists
yrsz@ and Europe Tor the building Of SaJnlrine
u ~ 60 Telegraph Inc from New York to Liver
.olar project. have been heretofore started
| Pd "a various pans and routes have been sug
and eventually abandoned rs i,nprsetes-
gea "a. here came to pretty well settled con
tle u" !. ,tn rroblem Of electrical communication
vso"S go. Continents was not destined 10 be solved
tnoxn processes in operation. The fact was
-0,nv yery grave obstacles in the way Of the &C
n Of thee enterprises the chief OF which was
"a -..s,,ec and practical men sssered and abund
aon..rsted that there was not 10 be iouna IN the
~ !. ~. undsr any known process OF preparation Or
s.,,rv a. si present constructed sufficient capacity
- steady and continuous electric caTen throogh
- distance a. even the shortest roue DsI"eon uls
- srss must neee ssary traverse The longest
TO ~ wire yet laid down in Europe, IS thst
49,; o1 from England 10 OsteDd IN Belgium otance
a. 100 miles Yet even this route, short as II y
d - ,,ed with the transatlantic ones heretofore pro
~. always reliable and has continually 70 con
fe 55..;rst many difficulties which are Inherent IN ~
- n construction and Of electrical usnsinssi0n CndL
Ecsevustances IL is rOi strange that the capitalists Of
l,od refused 10 subscribe for the buldng OF those pro
10 S,s or that the various plausible schemes submit
favor fell through one after aoOthef aim ~ a.
~, q they were originated They were al iookel upon
4, ,.rial and scienbc men az hBhby chiihoi ~ ~
~ !, but very doubtful well as very costly e1per
81 new era Is about 10 dawn on The teleyraphlc
~ n ia well known 10 those Interested ~ such mat
~, tat American az wen a. European ,,,'o
@ h. some years az work, 70 discover some means
Ihy the difficulties which stood IN the way OF re ac-
of 80 desirable cons ummation as me o.
'I1rnpb from England to Amehca ana Wn1ii ha
- az many promising schemes might DC overcome
q ,ssrs have been st last discovered gentleman
ws.sahussts who has been for some years GXperi'
h The 10 itter, has invented or more properly as
as5 method BY which the conducting capacity vi
ogire IL Increased 10 On astonishing power
az mary hundred per cent over hat possessed ~ any
a ,s wire prepared By any oi inc proces'es nv ~ u,e
NJ .,me gentleman has also made very inprlao' 'll
~. s, IN The mode Of laying down Sub marine ana
%, wire nv which mode the most perfect insula
snn /. attained coupled with the fuies pro,eGt3h rom
sr,etnsl injury or interruption OF any ~ u 49, -
=, A COS, Of less than one thrd Vi lnat vi VI
- snb,errapean construction. B0th OF theSe improve
ave Loen purchased 10y the proTlel0rs forming me
- eompsny TO which have alluded ana he pos 'ess'on
a ,bsse forms the chief ground Tor cpshR W. com
is,s saoeess TO their enterprise on held ia "ich 80
rrsnv others have failed. O.,
Tls Earosan and AMertcda Submarine an >"Os'f
,sseas 7atgyeph Company in course Of anhaton
md most OF its stock subscribed ior' ana nuhD".'
.ong Il, members many OF means ana enterprise
-. tnown ON both sides Of the Atlantic. Their Otyec 49,
~ sisted in the beginning of this communication 10 con
aruet A line Of submarine and sabterranean Telegraph
Lstreen New York and Liverpool Ihen plans are
rssdy fully matured and the route Of the propos, Line
r,rked out Their wires will connect at Liverpool WIN
,a,asuenean and submarine wires extending 10 all I'M
.nt nonts throughout Great Britain and the Continent
q Fn,..ro Starting wesiwurdly from Liverpool sub
marine wire will connect that port with Dublin, whence
sulsrsnean line will extend e. Galway From this point
he submnrno comes in play again until the coast OF New
6undIsDd Is reached distance from Galway ol ABOUT
800 miles Here will be its first station on the American
Continent From this station subterrnnean Line Win
seh 10 some nent place on the western coas' o.
Newfoundland whence q submarine wire viii be lai1
=. - .laua flag .snQn
sten rp BY the subteanean wire, and continued 70 New
York The whole length of the route from GalWay 10
New York az thus mark out is about $500 niles Inc
cost per mile for the submarine VINE ON the improved plan
mated nj less than 5000 the cost by the methods now
use on the cheapest scale would be fully 5000 In the
suerranean portions of the route the estimated cost
about 90 pe mile which is les than one third OF the
cost Of such lines now in This company them with
eir improved modes Of cOnstru t0n and operation can
tid their lines at cost vastly below previous estimates
md In manner TO insure the full realization OF Their OK
,.slions The facility too wi which the line can be
t on tho new plan is such that the construction OF the
,ioe route from Liverpool 10 New York can be accom-
1bed In six months from its eDcement, 80 that II
bs Company begins ifs operations, as II IA now cOnten
,ed nv them ms early In the ensuing Spring a. the state
A The ground and the weather will permit, we msy con
kdenly anticipate direcielegraphc communication WIN
Europe by the opening OF next autumn. From that period
M time between the various commercial marts OF lrope
and America will be measured by minutes and seconds
instead Of DAYS and hours az present ana steam com
uuncson even by The fastest boats yet built ITO be
buit will be comparatively a slow process.
In future communication willay before your readers
with your permission other important facts IN connection
with this vast enterprise. LIGHTNING.