The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-21

been gnized bnt his nst.u noW univef
sally used and acknowledged the most perfect that has
Professor Morse one the passengers on The Nisgars
and will return In her W New York alter the obi OF the
expedilion shall have been accomplished Is peculiarly
gratifying Ia hi 10 behold In hs tbs approaching reaxs
ton q bs ondest hopes-hopes which he believed would
enc DR. become hxed facts.
Oh. wILDhAN wBIrHHOUsR.
This gentleman Ia Of the principal electricians OF
The Altar tic Telegraph Company, and Ia deservcdly dsu
susbed among the prominent scientific OF the age
the many important Improve which be has effected IN
srbmN Inc telegraph rsrr ments and submarine telegraph
rg He has sso ueen one Of tho most active promoters Of
the Company ana 70 bic energy and enterprise s crganzs
ton and up the presen, lime TO be greatly a.
uibued He was originally physician, hut bis devotion
TO this particular branch OF ss!en,s led him TO abandon
The practice OF his rossics, aud 70 apply himself escu
sively 10 electric teegraphng He has applied himself
particularly TO experiments having In Wow tho invention
Of instrument By which TO ascertain and regiatsr
the velocity OF electric currents through submarine
cables, and the resu Of which has been the production
Of . remarkably ingenious and compact mschire,
by means Of which the possibility of transmitting
messages ,hrnugh two thousand five hundred mites
has been proved 30 copcusively rs I, pat a. rest al
doubts Thai might have been entertained upon the subject
The instrument by which The spt ed OF the "hghtenng
calculated, rplcAte Morse registering machine, upon
clock or pendulum, and by which signals are pro
ducsd on tho entering Of The current into and It's
passage out Of The wire shswng NE te's ss.
This accomplished by pendulum arrangement, bexng
and making MAJ on the upper part Of strip Of
Horse registering paper the middle marking style or cleo
tic being connected with the end OF the cable
and the sly bsng connected with the ds'aat en-
On current being sent into the wire registers it, pas
rage Immediately the middle style, and coming ous OF
The wire shows s passage BY ,egs erng on the lower
81 ; Of % sS -
the uoasandh part If second II also shows the regis
tson Of the pa..ge OF the mrent through the wire
ThA ,sR n 10 llNaAw
placed in connection with the distant end Of The cable
and shows the force sorhng value Of the currcnt amer
electro magnet, through snich he current passes,
and on IL magne,izaton lining weights propor
tomato 70 ne strength Of the carren., The weights
Dr. has had made for ;eleerAphiDg through the Allan
tic cable composed prn faiy OF very poverul bate
sand square inches Of silver, corresponding surface OF
znc And induction coils OF separabs heces having great
ssh IL Of Of u
ordinary power are generated and transmitted through
TIE wire Some idea Of the power OF those csrrenis may
he conceived nom the fact that spark or flame lach
long and Of seconds duration can DO obtained by COM
plctiDg the circuit
rventon-a description and illustration Of 'he original
model Of which Win be foand in another part Of this
article
Nh. CHARLES VICTOR DE sAuTY
"a the junior electrician OF the company, and has been
associated with Dr.. whiIshouss in many Of his expert
men He has been about nve Yeas connected with eie
graphing, and has been mainly occupied during tha limo
In the laying down OF subierraaean wires well the
construction Of those erected poles The second Black
Sea cable laid Gown under his supervision and drec
In the Of the successful accomplishment OF the ea
work in which he is nov taking part he win have Tie
charge OF me Newfoundland aide Of me hne ar; Dc
In submarine telegraphng
Mr.. woopHoufE.
Among the engineers Of the Atlantic Telegraph Company
Mr. woodhouso occupies high position, and has been
uncessng bis exesuons In the preparation and putting
Up OF ne mschincry which Is to be used m the lay
| Ing OF Tho Atlantic submarine cable. He Is one
Of The working, practical men Of tho company,
and since tho Of the operation Of cons
the cable board the Nsga, has been most s~duous
in his exerons 10 hasten work and oouduc. II 10
cessful CON pletion. he laid down the first submarine
cable the Black Sa from varra TO BssshvA, and
pesr with susmspnc Tne.e |, no man en-
gagged In this enterprise who has rend sred marc ccent
service in s promo ion than NJ. woodhou,e, ana car
moro gcneraly respected Mr. xoodhouse accompanies
| the Niagara.
Mr. SAMUEL CANNING.
Mr.. Canning, It may be recoilected. the engineer
who superpcnded the laying Of the submarine cable, in
1885, across me Gulf Of 81 Awrense or rather, tho at
temp, lay H. the acoomp lhhmento OF The work At the
time defeated BY gale, In which the veHssh
Obliged by due regard lhe!r safety 10 cut the line
The work. however, was successfully carried out The fol-
In HE capacity OF civil engineer he was also connected
with tho lay ing Of tho cable from speszA Coca
and another Tho Strait OF Bpnfacio In addition
Edward hlsnd with New Brunswick Mr. Cannlng's ser.
vices Will be confined 70 the Agsmemnon, but 1t Is proba
bic that he will remain on board Of the Nsgara Ill her
portion OF the work snail have boon accomplished
Nh. J. C. WEBB
Il aaocaled with Mr.. Canning In the engineering depart
ment Of the enterprise, and formerly engineer
70 tho original Electric Telegraph Company Of England
HIS connection with this particular branch OF submarine
elesraphips has exterded over period Of some ave or
sx years. during which limo he he's rendered Important
aassance I'm The esah hmcnt or submarine nnos He
had largo experience In tho taking up and mending
OF cables.
Supervised the storing copz the cable board the
Nssars aud he rspdiy and II the same time admirable
manner In which the work performed partially
owing 10 his energy. He u Of those men when II
would be dfcut 70 get along without, and 10 FUN Of
rediene and resources 10 NEED every emergency. Hs
profession tha, Of captain, but for the last I've or
ire hss secn an he Ssssra ever snse her
arrival At Liverpool, aod sill sand by ber - he says
himself, to the end Capt Ke native Of England, bat
properly spcaii ing no 10 citizen OF the wrid-s man
who would DO 1t homo anywhere.
Nh. oLIyyoRp
Accompanies the expedition Of The corps Of eng
neers among whom u but jus.e 10 say, he IL one or
| the most efficient and talented II under his
direction that the engine and machinery for paving
on, and winding In put on beard both tho aga
memnon and Niagara. He occupies q prominent position
Of me thoroughly practical mon Of the enterprise
and although his time has been divided bc,wccn both
vessels, hat part Of the work which was under his chart
has been performed with ordinary despatch AMI with
| the most gratifying suocess
| mn. BRraHr
Occupies The position Of Chief Engineer OF the Atlantic
Telegraph Com ,any with which he has bsen connected
since In organization Although, comparatively speaking,
| quite young man he has made himself known among
tho scientific ranks In Ensl By several Ingenious 10 rem
tons connected with ielegsphlug, and particularly With
the great enterprise which he holds responsible and
oncrous position The winding 10 AMI pay Ing gu, ma
cfinery joint nveaton Of his and gentleman PANIED
De Bcrgue, and 10 said, By those who are acquainted
with the practical part OF engineering, 70 be the best
ada pied 70 the purpose that could DO devised should
the exptthion be succcafal he viii be eulted 70
no incc1 siderable portion Of The praise; but should
| n be found, is apprehenoef, that tho