The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-31

Sts Lawrence
A few weeks ago gave readers an account OF
the great submarine telegraph by which "a
connect the Old and New Worlds. This eu.erprse il
going successfully, and will bs sccoom plshsd
within much less than thres yesIs-ths tins specified
The parties by whom 1t undertaken have been or
gaoized under the title Of ''the New York, Nsw:ouad
land and London Telegraph Company" Their names
are Peter Cooper Moses Taylor, Cyrus W. Field, Mar
shall O. Roberts, Chandler White and Sam F. B. Morse.
As stated before, the points Of connection st.
Johns, In Newfoundland, and Cork, on the southern
coast of Ireland, and the distance 16so niles From
St. Johns line il in of construction tho
southern part of Newfoundland to Port Basque and
win be completed in eight or ten weeks The distance
between Port Basque and Cape North portion
Of the Gulf of St. Lawrence s seventy miles and the
connection Of these points viii De effected by submarine
cable Of three wires and about inch and ST thick
This cable was shipped from London Of last
month, In the ship Sarah L. Bryant which now lying
at Port au Basque. Mr.. Canning the engineer who
perntsnded the laying Of the terranean CABLE sail
ed for America the 18th inst In ths steamer Canada
and is At present In Newfoundland waiting {, oversee
the execution of the enterprise.
As this is the first submarine cable Of INV i'm
portance which has been laid this side Of the
Atlantic, the laying of it may be regarded rs . nov
in the history Of telegraphiog in this country
The weight of the cable Is four hundred tons, and
the time required for putting it down will not ex-
coed two days at the utmost unless the weather should
prove very unfavorabs As the occasion will be OF
more than usual interest, quite considerable number
of ladies and gentlemen, understand, have taken
passage board the steamer Calhoun, which has
been engaged by the compauy to TOW the Sarah L.
Bryant the Gulf of 81. Lawrence, and which will
sail from the foot of Twelfth street, East river,
on Thursday, the second of August. Among these
are Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Cooper, Professor $. F. B.
Morse and lady, Cyrus W. Field, Professor Siliiman,
Jr., Lieutenant M. F. Maury, Professor shepherd,
Rev. DR.. Adams, DR.. Sayre and lady, Mr.. and Mrs
R. W. Lowbsr, DR.. Hams, Of st. Petersburg, James
e. sluyter, and about thirty Others Everything has
been provided that is necessary to render this one
Of the most delightful excursions, although the voy-
age undertaken at frst solely for business pur-
poses 1t s the intention Of the company to stop ct
several points the southern and western coasts Of
Newfoundland, which may be regarded almost terra
ncognito. The southern shore is protected by bold
chain OF rocks which rise to the height Of two three
hundred feet, while the western s covered with dense
forest, that extends far back into the interior
Tho island ia rich in mineral wealth, as proved
by the explorations Of the geologsts and mine
ralcgists who were employed BY the company
to select the fifty miles Of land that had been
granted them by the colonial government
encoursgemsntto them to carry out the enterprise.
The establishment Of this telegraph is Of greatest
Importance to the people Of Newfoundland 1t must
inevitably lead to the DEVELOPMENT of of
that country, and open up avenues OF trade and
The chief occupation of the popua. ion at
present is fishing, which furnishes very precarious
subsistence at BEST and which, long it ia pursued
exclusively, must keep them in state OF parative
poverty. The colonial government, therefore, acted
with wise and judgment when they granted
the exclusive privilege for fifty years to the company of
running telegraph across the island, and through any
portion OF its adjacent waters. Their lib crafty how.
ever did not stop here for realizing the great advantage
such work must prove to the country they approprst
ed twenty ave thousand dollars for the construction
Of bride path the island secured tbs company
interest ffty thousand poands sterling for twenty
years, and made them present Of fifty square miles
of land, which they we're at liberty to select in any
part of the country, and further grant OF City addi
tional square miles, when the line is extended
the Atlantic ocean.
The steamer Calhoun, which Ii to sail On Thursday
will take the vessel having the submarine caes board
in tow at Port Basque and proceed the gulf
Cape North, the nearest point the coast Of Cape
Breton. While she is stesming at the OF between
two and three miles hour the cable will be paid out
from the stern of the Sarah L. Bryant Aboat thirty
win be employed in this process, which very simple
the cable being out a wheel from the coil 1t
lies in the hold Of the vessel In addition to those who
going out merely for the pleasure Of the trip may
mention the fact that Mr. Huested is also going to su
perntend the blasting OF the rocks at the entrance
the harbor OF st. Johns which are . distractions to
vessels and at drawing great depth of We hope
the voyage may be every way successful both bust
ness point Of view and a = pleasure excursion.