The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-13
YnE ATLANTIS TELEGRAPH.

TKE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.
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e way she Cable sas DC I.aia.-Interest,u
s<ss.r f.sm Lieut.. Brooke or the Navy.
xhe Pi~seau.-osep SEA souHslinss.
0uxAs ,xLEskArH.
hsre arc ssns VIE doubt ths possisiHsy Of laying
lIsyh saslc across - Atlantic ] think nay ~
- pscess Is much w,hsn ths nnxs Il prssassisy.
re Aas Ne have bus hssS experience n this kisd e
hseSAs, go W ktp<rsa branches there have BEEN
.sspecs We .knsv, Ter Instance, that aos snlfs
edy icsv o. I've miles = sn III twine, lsss than one
= q N issh y dAnstss, have been vesrsd into and
eGed ~ heavy weights " the bottom q the sea- end
! - ssne INSTANCES there knes have been recovered
y depth q nearly fsos Mules.
sye~s AAi, wtAsas astaohaas weights, you wero to
mis- twne Freely cut, And " with t0o ship, you
~ ~ fSen New Ysrk 70 Ireland, and II the line were
enough " nsss she demands sf 6verse curreD ~ IL
I'D DO anoressu. This swine would require NJ regu-
e machinery, bus weuid scarcely sink 70 ITO BOT
Sw, in some sxpsrimenss IN tAe Gulf Stream,
~ No direction u Lieutenant Walsh, six
- II steel wire were vssred cut, and much
! ~ss reeevsred before breaking You might then
~ l tos raid descent, span the ocean with wire
ouid reach bssssm quickly, but would require me moe
sutc attention, ANA varSus Appliances " regulate I'D
Saey and guard against waste. 10 that what 80 70
ne s, 10 oOrnbns were, the sire gin Of Iron Win
nsnsss swae " construct saIls .s, =. asy Se
while the ship her highest fA.e VI speed mus
greatest resi-ianC ire descent Of tbs cable may be
aned aso thc tendency to side ava! dimmisnea tni'
favorable Of all condiusns Is only limited by the
ba0le strain arising from the ssuon Of unequal cur
oi diminishing the specific gravity Of wire cable.
THAI la aiding gutta pei cha the surface exposed 10
action of these Currents al no inressed; but tDsre is
fence or their sbsence nj the depth OF thousand
ons. Ihis learn by microscopic oxa;DnatiUn ef
ancnr obualncd from the bottom Of the
apart from his, there is compsns atom afforded by
t.A In
e1 ia Inclination Ia other words, II will run away
the shu opl~~ on 10 her anu thus retreat
Of the cable may he termed IT. shack is evil
thai while thin action tends TO waste the casle, will
lARn supply kc demand Of the clrreat. Ths back
shicb w,tl Lsav. cable, presents the most serious
acle, with lighter one becomes Al element Of success
the opinion III several eminent nAen In At the simple
per wtre clothed wjAh guttA percha most nearly fu
the required conditions. But there certain conlin
cieshab,iy ~ abrasion, from the rolling Of the ship
in vecriDg; wenId even he endangered by the heel
best u hungry shark would cut II In an Instant
escre, Il II necessary 10 protect the gu,a perchn
be cable Of the Atlantic Telegraph cm ny is comPos-
Of sevcn copper conducting wires coated with guua
cha forming core which supports N sliral coil some
enteen twisted strands OF each composed of
eral smaller wires.
reraps % be seen In practice, whether sheso var-
As,erisa have been mast advaatsgeousiy combined
up,s~e tbst the copper and uoA suts were straight
parallel; III that case since the relative ductifty "
mas about ~ur 70 ave In favor If the copper,
iron woula practically bear the strain relieving
COPPER; thL without regard " change fern in
~ ,snrssc,,,rs IN. .n,.r vi,as .ake ,wo whole
70 toe IOoi. II becomes then serious question,
nd n, The s,ra ZACH the cor vii, he e,ssed or
r.a a., torn, eha water ven.,r.,,uc at ..so the iron
:. .,n nr,,,na - a., .r IN r al. srS -, them
W. si,y ever, a. ro,rrs az camnrs SION. II the ya,,a
On. LIZ IN. ,rnr w,r.ssiI . .xssnd
m. x,l come nm Tho sra oh, c.pner drawing
and nb.nyb ,av ,,ea ,wn,v ,rr cent of NJ Isnsis
NJ, h~. - an 's,ch nr.,e1s 'isvo,vea risL
- .,.d M ,naa ruhhcr g. lsss carnressihIs Than
eT ana c,a .ercha bles A In thai r,snect IA VII
,,a ~ -, t. an,s ahssr,a 10, H., s,s,,ca =
~ IN, srsss. RI nsyta AZ ,hc cahl. ,.iil No abnve
NV va ~. ~ =, va. S~s,o WIN % ~pose
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- Ii.no,,a Nh the gn,,s, r.rcsa " VA" " '~'
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80 Of ,ts snof, len -rsuenaed ~ mi, vater oonvevs
~ Nc 1850 -, -, 49,. .,,.asi,;,, ~ . S
la 800 -. 10 ill.,, az u.ar a,d srn,or, ,snu
80 .r ,s 800 - - ,,amssS W. -,
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rxten "a be dragged ateral through the wator: the