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

4 sevious that ss hor dragging fsrcs Is applied
ht angler 10 the vertically supssdsd cable, tbs resist
III the water Sill cause u 20 ssune curve, 20 y, IT.
sayity to~ ard the ecsiom. Nos the vesnel
n pesiticn N and T. cJnStapny checking the cable
preven, iu running right de~s the angle viii become
les until the dragging force Of the ship will be
rtsc nearly IA the hse u the carls itsoh (0. Then the
yity Of the BILE coming iDio play carrier by his line
nat re convszity " towards the ssttcm, 20 %. Butthc
Der petition Of the cable, which u being continually paid
from the ship, shaking with lower velocity than tho
p,t raie will stu present iB eoacsvity towards the
BON, % 81. There pill Be wave In the cable,
,ss .svs viu sriss! -assse sr We start ., as
Xss-eo long a. u Il checked on beard the ship. And
checking csSno, be dispcased with except In The case
) cable much lighter than that Of be Atlantic Company
hs wave " euld unner certain CONDITIONS, cause the
Albicn Of singular variations in in;ecsy o. TIC strain
for ,sS,snce The srsod Of the ship be reduced more
ees suddenly TO lses than the SINKING velocity Of tho
h. the vae viii travel towards the ship and tie strain
b be reduced in extraordinary Decree; buts moment
er the cable sssupiDy the csensry viii exert ire
adous pcwe-. IL would thss be Necessary TO increase
speed Of the vessel without attempting TO arrest the
be- until considerable portun had been laid more no
ataly upon the wafer, and the wave thus establish
when consider the great velocity OF such n run
Il out we may fear fatal accident we'll wasts
We are Impressed with the Importance Of attaching
ieatnr of intensity cf STRAIN " he regulating machine
This may be coouptshed ~ ths employ mont 81
cai prines 70 sppscs as to receive from the axle Of
drum or drums The strain OF the cable.
ve such springs, furnished with graduated scales o.
nrfrbon, nbd hprhc1, one VI cecu enc o. inc axe or
es, vond " the cable sore hnsd 70 intermediate
ce the drum between heu, shaT by the cum Of
W Indications the strain ~ the cable. sxceping thst
IN applied IN ,posi,icu preveat ths a bls
m rendering srcsrdPths druna
In N us,ng drums The protecting wire esmstines cuts
se drums In such annee thsf asssg ths Inc OF hsar
the convex suraoc 81 the cable, lying in oiese d.ins
Iovc would be generally supported; the pswsr 10 cu
MA no, then be concentrated In any siseis wire bu
MA be div,deA anorx thor1 all
seeme preferable, In cocstClctns Telegraph Cable
arrange the strengthening ~ rc'eeass wircs strAigh
/ psarly parallel W ~ csprer oondscdss
yea. shc latter Islivhtiy asuous, and to cover the
ole -h AN external costing Ct srsta persha, Or s1her
Lllar n,-,eral which would bind tbeg Together ed
ant lcir cutting me ipsu snng core which, before
Ikartcy sometimes hsypcn1 with heavy cables
Ire uressuI cable may ny be tuoovssfuy si, but the
[psusI accomplishment u this great enterriss cas
roey Be doubted -. -. -. n snovhn,
n lyrefcs ~ @, April IS, 1851.
n rtLFGsArHIo FL ATEAU-LX'r. NiURy'5 AkD
.urT. nERnYrAS'5 sysTENl on WAXING sopslS
hos CosPArRr.
10 rss nKrAts
rbst uee are few grains f and fruta the bed ~ tre
pticY Yet these srtected 70 microscopic crsndpesou,
dbu ,bencmena On the acurscy Of which will depend
saieu II the tsiegrsphic c,bls What avsils " 10
eelncs furnish our only data for believing that tbs
lie can ever be laid IA safety 50 rodlgOus are he In.
ga an, cling the every day WORKING life IF either hcmi
ere h VOWED 10 these Inquiries that even te dry de-
Of scientific survey become of interest 70 tho general
Ger.
w1rk Of he steamer Arctic p,ced nj the service Of
fclcspIh Company ny The Navy Iepartmeutt TO ex.
cts rroposcd route been the hieo e pswspapar
Eovcrfy and 10 IheHASAIp v May 1appeased tcverad