Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-08-21
The Atlantic Teleeraph.

On "wednesday. the 5th inst the Lord LIEN
Tenant of Ireland, stated yesterday laid the end
of the Atlantic telegraph cable on the mainland.
near Valenta, amidst great rejoicing
The ships were visited in the course of the eve
ming by the directors and others interested in the
great undertaking; and arrangements were irnme-
diately commenced on board the Niagara for pay
ing out the shore rope for CONVEYANCE to the main
land. These arrangements were fully perfected
by Wednesday morning. but for some hours the
state OF the weather rendered il doubtful whether
operations could be safely proceeded with To-
wards the afternoon the breeze Gained down and
at two O'Clock it was decided that All effort should
be made to land the cable at once. The process
or uncoillng into the small boats commenced at
"a and the scene at this period was grand and
exciting in the highest degree
Valentia Bay studded with innumrrabIe
small craft, decked with the gayest bunting
small boats fitted hither and thither their occu-
pants cheering enthusiastically as the work suc-
cesSfGlly progressed. The cable boats were man
aged by the sailors of the Niagara and Susque-
hanna, and 1t was well igned compliment
and indicative of the future determination of the
nations that the shoTe-rOpe was arranged TO he
presented al this side the Atlantic TO the repre-
sentative Of the Queen by the officers and men of
the United states navy, and that the other side
British officers and sailors should make a similar
presentation to the President of the great repub-
From the main land the operations were looked
upon with intense interest For several hours the
Lord Lieutenant stood on the beach, surrounded
telegraph companies. waiting the arrival of the
cable, and when at length the American sailors
jumped through the surge with the hawser to
which IL was attached, his excellency was AMONG
the first TO lay hold of il and pull il Justify TO the
shore Indeed every one present seemed DESTROYS
OF having hand in the great work and never
before perhaps, were there many willing az
sistants at 1.-THE long pull, the strong pull and the
pull altogether;
ALA O'Clock the cable was hauled on shore.
and formal presentation was made of Il 10 ,bs
Lie nv Cart ai1
Susquehanna, his eXcellency expressing a hone
that the work so we'll begun would be carried 10
d satisfactory completion.
Rev. Mr.. Day, Of Kenmore then advanced and
pronounced a PRAYER
Addresses Were then made by his excellencv.
ny Mr. BIooking and Cyrus Field, Esq. of New
YORK, after which the ships got under way win
the expectation of reaching New Foundland in
twenty days
The London Times, speaking Of the experiments
made In the harbor OF CORR previous to the sail
ing of the above vessels SAYS:
One end Of each cable was carried to the oppo
ste snip, ana so Joined up to form continuous
length OF 25OO miles, both ends of which were
on board the AgamemnOn. One end was then
connected with the apparatus for transmitting the
electflc current and a sensitive DaIyanOrnetor
being attached to the other end the whole cable
was tested from end TO end, and found to be per-
feet. r.
As these operations had worn far into the night,
inc arrangements Tor attaching the record ing in.
strunents To indicate signals were left 10 be com
pleted In the morning. The amount of electric
power developed at the further end and erhibit
ed by MIR. Whitehouse's magnetic electrometsr
amounted To an attractive force of TWENTY-FIVE
grams. AS three grains are sufficient force TO
record 1ntelligible signals upon the receiving an
Paratus, II Will be perceived that a cons ide2abie
surplns OF electric power remains conyincino
proof, II any were needed, AZ once of the perfecf
integrity OF the cable, and no less of the careful
adaptation Of scientific means to the desired OH
ject 0'-
On resuming the operations on Friday morning
1t was found that all communication was cut off?
ana alter under running the portions of cable
laid out between the two ship Il was ascertained
that one had been completely severed by -ntanple-
Hient with the moOTiny chains during the time
The Agdmennon was swing ing with the tide and
that the other portion was so Injured from the
same cause ar to be unfit for use
During friday the officers or the compa nv were
engaged IN releasing the broken wir = end Iecon-
meeting the conductors On Ie-establishing COM
inuhlcdtlon between shi p and ship, the transmits
eIoh Oi electric teleg faph messages through the
ehlIie length Of : $40 miles was immediately COM
meheeu and proceeded satisfactorily during the
Whole OF saturday.
Ia carrying this out, each terminal station or
80 Vi .ile caole was separately connected to the
edIthds IS usual in lines laid ont i'm actual Ienotb
and The electrician noted that a consider,bIe' in,
HISdI Oh time elapsed during the passage Of the
= aaad ne amount Oh fetaTdaton being equal to
a second ana three q uaTteTs upon each e1actric
wave or signal Yet, notwithstandin1 Ills :,
was iounu that three signals could be practicaIIv
and lhteIl!gibly transmitted in two seconds This
confirms the accuracy OF the previous .xreIi,na,s
made upon shorter circuits Of wire by which g,
had been demonstrated that several waves or e.
tic force can cOe1ist in d long, unbroken l.nItb
OF completely insulated conducting wire and We,
reach their terminal destination with suficirnt
Intervals between them 10 record intelligibIy the
1halo ailOns they are intended TO convey
he foi IN OF tie instrument at present etfIfor
developing signals by the Atlantic Telegraph
company IS d modification of the well known
MAJ ANY instrument invented by Prof. Morse.
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