The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-12
THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE.


Depastws ~ ne Nsaoara from P0tsnsosh and ArIooI
Al Liuopool-TAe Oable 10 be Thken Beard in Ftw
Doys-Vla TO ne Factory at 8irlenhsad-Pvoce~ Of
Cooling and ne Rate at saAich e Dowe-Sirty MiIes
Ddy-TAe Niagara to be Ready to Sail IN Tarse Weeks
ne Prcyves Of Tie Work on TIE ASamensnon-Too Hun
dyed and nove Miles already Cooled on that sap -Hsps
tally Of Ferry Company Visu Of tke american J0nssl
and oilers, DC, dc.
The United states steam fgate Niagara len Portsmouth
on the Goth instant and arrived Off Liverpool in the Nor
sey, early on Monday following although, appears she
was not expected by the agents of the Telegraph Company
at this port I'LL late in the evening In consequences OF tbs
Misunderstanding there persons 70 paint out her
anchorage, and she made fast TO buoy belonging
some one Of the lines or running from this po~
from which she afterwards removed 10 anchor fur
ther up the river, and within about mile and half Of
me factory where twelve hundred and Any miles of
the Atlantic submarine cable made. On oasssg
up the Aersey our ship and the enterprise In which she
is engaged were honored with . salute OF twenty one
guns by some private company, which sckpox
lodged In the usual style by dipping Tag
About an hour amer arrival several OF the
directors Of the Atlantic Telegraph Company came Oh
board and informed that the vessels which pre-
loading with the cable al the works would ready
to alongside ship and their cargo bi
has been 70 md necessary make other prepare
tons for is reception be'ides those which made
government
took aovansge OF the first ortunity after the nrr
val OF The Niagara 10 visit the factory at Brkenhesd In
which, as informed you In previous letter, the c.oe
completed long be ore the Of the had
expired The portion Of which Is pteaded for the sh
Of Newfoundland and Ireland IL 70 be manufac ured ~
Greenwich and will be altogether alb ut forty miles In
length OF this twenty five miles ave intended for the
Irish coast, and the remaining fifteen for the Ne found
land ride This pAr-ha forty miles coast ab O.
II should properly be ter med-wl be- ected BY q
heavier srmor firon wre 10 enable II the better 70 with
stand the action Of the water or any abrading TO
xuhi eh N hn NH cd hu intact hotau
rocks gravel On the Newfoundland side the company
have been favored TO great extent by the natural apa
on Of the coast 70 the great work ia which they have
barked Trinity bay, The poin which has selec cd
for the landing OF the CABLE has depth OF er yary ng
is protected by bold headiands, which
against the huge cebergs that are brought do every
GUNNER into this part Of the by the strong therly
currents Once inside OF these headands AM free from
the uncertainties which ate nd navg4o all
fops Of the of the Banks the great OF s,ng
the cable may be said to be accomplished o. the other
hand the difficulties 70 be encoun cred in the
coas! must not be under estmaed for afer q they
OF serious character ia probable we shall have west
ery Winds inersp onally with gale by way
of variety, and In addition - this may meet with fe~
unwecome customers in the shape OF bergs and fields Of
the task is really the mos. dicult The
westerly winds which the Niagara will meet her
approach 10 the terminus OF the 0e the Newfoundland
side Will be favorable to the Agamemnon, which will also
be clear Of those unpleasant vers from the arctic
gons that generally TO be seen in the month of August
and around the Banks Valentia bay Is well
protected Trinity, ana Is open to the ocean, but
the bold headan s which n-cessary the other
side required here the Irsh coast Is Of the
20 Of both icebe'gs ana ice fields.
From these few facts you can 70 m some idea Of the
difficulties ndpg this undertaking and OF hazard
nature OF the whole enterprise If IL succeeds-and
the chances of s success, judging from present
suces, are very favorable IL sl be the most profitable
enter prise stsrtcd aud realizing toe most
gnipe expectaiions bat then again If II should fail,
It's failure will be attended with q loss Of nearly
the scoompls hment of ii perhaps for q whole genera
ton for men are genera y very cautious about eogsgog in
the Of which Ia coupled with defeat and imam
cia di,aser. have been told, however that II should
not su coed on the nst aemp the present stock DO ders
Immediately Manufactured, and that such precautions
will be 'aktn On this second attempt as TO secure ia
cessful accomplishment IL is true that the stockholders
who have money 20 spare but whether they
will csbuJse A. freely, or whether they will disburse
at all, second time must sepend upon III disaster
the oes of the great ,anc cable hop there will
nscessy for testing their inclination and said be-
FORE The chances OF It's success are very favorable
Anxious 10 the factory In .hch yelve hnndred aud
Hty miles Of this great line made, took advan.
tage, as I have said, OF the earliest opportunity
mooriprs In the Mercy The establish nent /.
situated about Q mile ard a.hsf rom the Niagara,
and the oppoepe ride from Liverpool 10 which
be had every fifteen minutes BY ferry boats 1t &C
cupes a comparatively small area, and the drs feeling
~ith which the vser regards II Ia one OF disappointment
"a feeling, however, which Is removed by
Intimate acquaintance with the whole The build.
ing In which the cable made Ia about hundred fec,
long by ty In width the remainder Of the space being
occupied by Offices and outhouses The copper wire
conductor with It's insulation, outer covert OF gutfa
percba lie manufactured at London and conveyed 10 the
factory BIZ kenbead, which performs the lat operation
the laying OF the outer wire protector, or cable
which Is performed In the same manner - simple rope
making
On the occwion OF visit to the Brkenhead works the
men were bully employed In oa ling the two vessels
parsiory 70 placing il In coil, her hold Absui oue half
Of the twelve hundred and any miles had been put
board OF hee aud Is soon az they could be removed
from the dock, others take their place
ceive the remaining half The cable Gas drawn from the
factory, bch stands Mt distance OF about thirty feet
from the dock a number OF small iron wheels
bobbins the vessels which be called In i
way out Of the factory passo, through small reservoirs
or watts of TAR, with which thoroughly c'a,ei before
going through the hands OF the operatives. The tar IL
employed merely N prevent the ~irc protection
from fns'ibg while lying the kisgaa, and not for any
In fact II not considered necessary have any such
preserving agency when Under Inc ocean as .ne
.cered amply suilc.sSt for the purpose AMER il.
submeu Is expected that II will rust, bat
while The iron underg gns the recess Of decomposition
will cticr into chemical union with the calcareous sub
stances ehcl FIRMS par' n tho bottom Of the sea
proved by the rouniings Of Lieutenant Bergman,
and which In combination nth the Iron, will form the
BEST protection 90 the euits pc cha nsulaor.
The operation Of putting he cable on board the lighters
It the factory wharf rather tedious and an, thing bu,
p,oatan, busncss. About twelve men engaged In
u. hole al q sss% God nd coil the sl.er cir
Who drew the cable through the hsichwsy, walking, as
h. did So round the circle paying out TO the ~ho
sbOd al dkhnces apart ana VINO packed IN urn
ard close coils Between each layer a thin boarf IL
placed TO let In the rucoipg Of the cable during the
process Of ay by preyeptos one syer or coil from
becoming enaneled With that Immediately below H. They
bsd only few miles 10 put on board 10
complete their cargo, before commencing on the second
bali OF portion Of the cable and did not york with
that rapldty with which u said thev vhen
pressed for limo. a the bet but sor operation
ami should think did not exceed three quarters Of mile
per hour but when doing their utmost they coil NJ the
rate of three miles In the time. Tso gangs OF
employed In the twenty four hours, each gang cork
ns hours steadily that there four hours durnx
which work 10 done. The ten hourst called ssoif,"
chance and II each gang coils thirty miles that tins,
they put board the Niagara ai the OF SIXTY miles
every day taking cnnsidera the reduction OF four
hours should they keep th. up the end they ought TO
have the whole u csed shp within three WEEKS
from the present time. There I. no'hng preven this
from being accomplished psi sier al may be able
Liverpool sbou the second week July aud
reaching the Of the about tho latter END Of the
month accomplish the undertaking time about
the 18th August n this prog should he carried out
you expect 10 the Niagara In tho bay o NevYork
before september that friends may be the look
-. lk-a Ill.,.