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

have taken In nfiy tons here, the quantity consumed
certain how slowly VIC could 60 sesm and found 70
our great satisfaction that could reduce speed 70
one and half knot per hour
7hvsd4y, and waoi2 any difficulty passed tie electric
csvrea and messages through ne too thousand fvs hgn.
lay ing ont Of the cable is to commence from vaenta Bay
and that the Niagara Is TO lay out her portion first Con
sequently have taken on board from The Agamemnon
miles OF the larger nshore end, weighing about
tons mile The engiy Of the company will have
completed their preparations this afternoon and the yes
ses Of the squadron which all here, will Immediately
leave this port for vslsniia Bay, and from thence
az, August g. the shore end and commence
laying the cable ,ciu be mo singular coinciasae as
Columbus left port on his voyage Of discovery TO our Wes'
World e hird Of Aay Just three hundred and sir,y
ys ago. Ism rc'poc1 sS 0ssSI'ps servant
Hon. l. Tovnr, Secretary Of the Navy.
THE TELEGRAPH AND ENGINEER CORPS
TIE DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIFIC MEN OF TIE HxrE.
DTTION.
The whole force Of electricians and engneers including
the principal scientific in boh depart nens and on the
two cable ships number about seventy altogether These
divided into olners Of the guA percha, spcers of
The wire covering protection electric clerks assist
ant operators cable TO assist In connection with the
shps crows, In coing uncoilng the cable ana fTe
engineers to take charge of the smah engines and paying
out and winding In machinery both vessels. The FOL-
lowing table presents the number attached TO each branch
of the works. and which sbou! equally divided DO
tween the two ships
Joint makers for the guttA percha insulation under The
Electric clerk: or ssssta under the charge
Of Professor Morle and De Whitehouse.
Cable TO asis In coing snd clearing the cable, un-
der the charge Of M Webb and Capt. Kei..........A
Essnesrs, under tho charge Of Mr.. clifford AID H.
cannins'''''
ToeAl...
This large force, but the number Is increased 70
about nve hundred when the volunteers Of the Niagara
and Aganemncn are added 10 IT, about $50 Of the crews
the two vessels having been selected from those who Of
fered their services for The work. Theirs Is an humble
position great enterprise but the work they perform
not whit lees important than that or the principal
engaged IT, That the readers Of the HAID may know
who the heads OF the expedition are the folio wing brief
sheiches win Introduction 10 each, and may be
read with interest II this time =
PROP. 9. y. u. xoRsB,
the inventor OF the electro magnetic eleg aph is 90 well
knowp only In his country, bat throughout the
civilized work, that would appear almost unnecessary
say thing further Of him than that he ID The senior
electrician or the company, and that his instrument 70
be exclusively used In tho working Of the line There are
however, circumstances connected With his Invention
which are OF such particular interest 1t his lime 4,
justify relation OF them here, although they have already
appeared In The HnAD, and may st be familiar 70 many
Of readers Before, however, entering into these,
may be well TO state few facts in connection with the
earlier life OF Professor Morse II Ia not, perhaps gcno
rally known that at the time he invented the magnetic
electric telegraph engaged In the active pusui. Of
BIS profession a an Artist which he had obtained high
reputation for some original works He sculptor -
well as o painter, and his model OF the Dying
Hercules, which was made In England In ths
year 1873 gained for him tho highest modal Of tho Ado
Phi Society OF Arts. This model vas intended simply ~
copy from which 10 paint bis picture Of the same subject
"A work Of art which received NJ the time the greatest
praise and which selected from among the ars for
particular notice By the critics.
Professor Morse c England In The year ISIS, having
resided In that country about four years. and returned TO
his native land where he continued The a,vc pursuh or
his profession artist In 1879 he again visited Eng
land and remained I'LL 1892, In which year he went homo
In the ship sulIy. wa during the passage In this ship
that he nr.t 90 ncsved the idea OF the scoo mag1cs
prominent place among the great sccntec men Of the
world: Among The Pass enger. on lhe Sally Was Hoo
numser Of other gentlemen who have snoe been The most
ArdenI friends q the Professor In enc or The many
social asshsrinIs which took plsce among the
subject which was ~ that time extensively
discussed among scentnc oircss,he obtaining Of spark
from the elcclro magnet, Vii n showed The Identity Of
electricity and magretisn, fact which hsd Tseo besn
supported 70 exist but the existence OF which hsd boon
oo1ou'r proved ~ s usual gss.D sos
Of Frankir having canned electricity 10 pass through
three four miles Of WIRE FOR the purpose OF neAspg
slarcs which icd The Professor inve aissu Of the
subiccs, VIII The view Of employing Ise subtle agent ~
elccrIciiy can DO made visible any desired pa OF tho
circuit, thore reason why system OF signs could
be devised By which inissence night be transmitted DO
enlon me but tbs Idea took such arm possession
Of hi, mind that he devoted the greater part Of his leisure
mc he invention Of an Instrument By which, what ws
before but an idea 10 be oonvered into axed fact
TIE result the invet ton OF machine Of vhon an
illustration and dcp. are sg n snS s. Sss
20 his class OF pupils In thc New York Univssy, where
he had bis studio and gave an expanaon Of NE purpose
for which had been constructed bet NOT oil the
month Of October, 1887, thai he entered oAveat ~ the
Patent Once In Washington THIS cavosl Contained do
Sos%ss. or An spuroprlson for Ii. erection q iee
graph line between Washington and Baltimore distance
OF thirty miles, the sum required being thlry thousand
dollars The application before Congress about nve
years before acted upon, and was not I'll the
month Of Nay ls4i that the line vas In operation me
worth The d.ush,sr q tho comm sscpsr Of Patents who
had taken aoive intrea In the passage OF The bill
granting The appropriation Mss Elsvorth vm The ars'
sor, who had despsred Of he passage OF the Bill that
year, 90 the c,ose OF the session was at hand and
thete prospect OF s being taken up before tho
next ,ess,p AZ The last hour borever, u YES passed,
and the following morning the Professor, Who Gas 10
o. the and yss pssSsas ,n ~
srccess q the application.
Annie said be- when she had Impaired the welcome
hdngs-" Annie, the fret message that goes over the
wires thsl be sent by you" And true 10 his promise,
when the line was completed he Informed OF the fact
he message that she sent corrcsponded with tho high
character OF The event. and has connected her name With
forever In answer 70 the Professors notification, she
sent The following the mesnase which she decrnci
should be transmitted from Washington 70 Ralumore
VIVA, hath God vroughtw
The Establishment OF this telegraph vas soon folio we'd
BIZ the construction OF cihcrs, and from that time 10 the
prceert ey have Increased with sach rspdy that there
arc row about forty dve thousand miles In operation IN
the United STA e.
In ISIS viii the application for appropriation vas
uepdng bccFs Congress he went 70 England and sppiiei
fr rs,crt fov his Invention there, but denied on
Inc sronnd that description off, ss had been exhibited
10 bis class, vas e7ps rom an american INTO "a English
psssess 70 say snyihw further 70 show the sbaurdy az
srch ressor-a mere ftassnsnt Of the grounds " On