New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-24
. THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE.

From The Loados Tises, June T..
The completion of $50 miles lone half OF the cable
for the Snbmaline Atlantic Telegraph by Messrs.
Newan 81 Co. was celebrated at their works, Birken
head, yesterday by dinner given to about 600 of
their werkInen with their wives and families.
Messrs. Newalls contract has been executed with
great spee5 and puncuality. On the 18th OF Novem.
Der last they teudered either for half or the whole OF
the cable, to be finished by the 3Oth of June. The
tender for half accepted in the December follow
ing and Messrs. Newell, who had taken one of the
transit sheds attached to the Birkenhead Docks, at
set 20 work 10 provide the necessary machinery,
all of which had to be created for the occasion. The
wire ives supplied to Messrs. Newal by their own
wire-drswers, Messrs. Richard johnson Il Co. of
Manchester, who completed their task by the let vi
June. sMessrs. Newsi commenced spinning the cable
the 18th of February and Proceeded thout inter-
ruption until Monday last the 9Th of June, when go
miles lone half of the Whole cable completed.
The cable consists of strand OF copper wire covered
three times with gutta percha. The gutta percha Is
sewed from end to end with tpun yarn end covered
with l8 strands of wires each There are thus
25 Goo miles of strand, compoeed OF seven tunes that
quantity Of wire, being total OF iI3,tpO miles OF
wire. The process Of spinning occupied SO days 500
miles Of wire being used per day. and $50 bands beip
employed. The spun yam was also made by Messrs.
Newah upon the same premises, 100 machlres for this
purpose being ranged OF the upper floors Of the
works. The cable is now lying in four huge coils
leach % feet in diameter and eight feet high, all
ready for being shipped 1t will be transferred,
probably to-day, into small vessels, and thence on
board the Niagara which is expected to arrive at the
mouth of the river early next week. The weight OF
the cable averages one tun per mile; and II ~ to be
laid by the process patented by Mr.. Newell, and
adopted in the Black Sea passing the wire through
hollow ooDe) which prevents twisting. The festivities
Yesterday were presided over by Mr. GordoR, the
manager Of the works, and were Witnessed by large
number of gentlemen. Messrs. Newall have contracted
TO lay down 900 miles of wire part Of the Indian
Telegraph hDe) between Caghau and Malta and
Corfu.
The tedious process of shipping the 1000 miles Of
coil which have been manufactured a. East Greenwich
was 10 have commenced yesterday; bnt owing to the
amount of work TO be done before the lofty bold of
the Agamennon is fitted TO receive it, the shipment
is not likely to begin before Monday next. Every
eron is be ing used 10 get matters IN Is forward tram
ss possible; But nevertheless, the day have men,
toned will be the earliest which the eabe-layers
can commence operations. The Agamemnon has been
alongside Gasae & Elliot's wharf for some days She
from her Black Sea days, when her huge spsrs over
Topped the feet she led the port line at twelve
miles an hour, or threaded her way among mass of
Transports like yscht. At present she has mild
halfpay look which even the sentry at her gangways
cannot wholly Danish. Her ports are open, but only
for the purpose of ventilation as not gun Is
board. AT present she is very much down by the
stern; but the cable being slowed forward vii, bring
her on an keel. Ii will make difference OF four
feet IN her present tim. small engine is being fitted
to wind the coil Oh board; aud the whole operat OF
shipping viii occupy il is calculated, AZ least six
weeks The two in-shore ends nearly flushed and
the center piece OF steel wire cable is progressing rap
idly. Though both at Greenwich and at Birkenhead
the manufacture will continue at one end while the
other being shipped, IL is expected that NOR.
than about 300 niles will be completed in all. This
will allow between COO and 200 miles Tor slack in
paying out.