The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-16
The Steamer Arctic mt queenstown.
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN EUROPE AND

From the Cork Constitution, Sept
Lying at anchor off Queenstown for the last few days
may have been observed small unsiahtly, III painted,
rusty bot omed screw steamer without point Of at
traction about her except the stars and stripes utterng
IN TIE breeze Yet that boat Of the officers she
contains have been the worlds wonder for season. aud
have just now concluded task which the forerunner
9; IN event more wonderful still. The Arctic the
vessel that was sent to rescue Dr. Kane who had prev
onsly gone to rescue Franklin She was successful and
obliged to abandon his ship and search. She then
right chip on the American coast. She is now the
bearer c Lieutenant strain, OF Darien notoresy, and
Captain Bcrrman, who has before and now again,
crosstd from Newfoundland TO take soundipgs Of the
whole Atlantic coast from ST. Johns TO Valencia with the
vew TO ascertain the probable success with which tee
graphic cable may be laid between these points. The
result satisfactory For some fifty or sixty miles from
81 JOINS, and again on this side, is bank, varying
hom twenty bve TO ore hundred ard twenty fahons
Between these there grand plateau nearly level the
bottom SOFT composed or shells so fine that only the mi.
croscopc can discover them each shell perfect In lis
minute beauty proving the absence OF currents Of the
bottom and with due Difference to Stephenson and Others
TIE want cf that vast pressure which was 10 be so
dreaded and exhibiting every point not only capacity
bet The mott perfect cafacy for the very use for which
facts most perfect Steam power separate from those
OF the ship works the axle from which the sounding line
paid out" soYrdinRs have been taken to the depth Of
.I,ttO htboms. By . neat continuance each sounding
shows net only the depth but the nature OF the bottom
shch brought up In five quilts and the temperature
Of the water the latter being given by the expan ion
or contraction Of metal c spiral ribands placed rouni
centre pin, liked nj the top, and attached a, bottom 10
e Indicator the latter remaining fixed aler the
0rst has ceased act showing the exact variation be-
tween the surface and the bottom. Most careful draw
pss have been made by Mr. Van de Berg ITO whom has
been assigned the sreoia post OF draughisman Of the
toundlrgs showing profile OF the bottom OF the
with The greatest accuracy. There be doubt that
commentaries between Ireland and st. Johns, dis
lance OF ,elo geograI hca miles may he regarded
certainty, II Is In the hands Of small American com
Iany, but though small, II Its members bu,
thc The energy Of their representative, Mr.. Cyrus W
Field, who n also here making every Inquiry, II viii be
enough to overcome every difficulty Captain Berriman
laughs at laying the cable lie asks but
sbip large enough, and he VIII undertake TO do
il Of ten miles an hour right across Tho Com
p7ny have obtained the sole gran. for erecting tile
graphs through the whole or Newfoundland, aud have
already come l. zoo miles ai work will have In few
days which Is In connection with the American lines
The difficulties and trials Of temper In taking these sound
irrs have been tremendous Repeatedly after "paying
OUT tens Of thousands Of fahcms Of limo, and getting all
UP within lome sixty or eighty, II was mapped and all
btd 10 be done again SIX and eight hours have been
occupied IN getting sounding only, and these have
been made nearly every half degree the whole way
From the captain TO the cabin boy, each has
gvtn his wiling aid. No trouble ihos ght too much
time too lcnscach appeared 10 feel the honor Of bis
nation Of stake and proud 10 every 10 advance the
object In view They have done their work well Nature
tss grated all we could ask-art will do It's part
while nature science and sr worked out by mans hand,
vii produce enc grand whole 10 benefit mankind.