Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-04
NH. Atlantic Telegraph Cable.

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!5Snondent spirit On the contrary tne lPl eoo 70
uniTersal that the late experiment gnorVet" q:
d demonstrated the entire feasbllV oI the PrVeG:,
and that the attempt will be mace AZ an J %
a success crowns the efforts OF the bold, enterprlS
cJ rncoIute men who have the great work IN charge
TIp New York Evening POST says:
Inc accident which defers for at least another year
,ricol communication between the eastern and west
@ bnmispheres was evidently not of fatal character
There was no memorable necessity for properly
4;nnd telegraph cable to break from It's weight III Cne
+nr that being practically the measure OF tension W
which this one was necessarily subjected HAD the Ste
or sailed little slower had the cable Oetn periUleu
~ rrn freely it would not have broken IL may nave
Lon too short sufficient allowance may not have been
made in measuring the cable for drage, tidal currents
storms &C. which must be INDUCED and the supe[lntt
dent might have deemed it prudent to apply the brake
50 to straighten the cace noLe "' et tHoG on
;1ont which has happened to every boy who has ever
flown kite; but doubt if the liability OF klte8trgS
n break if inudciously handled, ever discouraged
irln how from kitefyng. Neither ought nor Will the
occdnt which has happened to this cable FIVE are cor
tv advised of the character and extent OF It, IN the
least discourage an enterprise which, when crowned WIN
success will make those who have conducted 1t more Ia
nous than the founders of cities the conquerors OF en-
pires."
The Journal of Commerce says:
THE failure of the Atlantic telegraph expedition, by
reason Of rupture Of the wire some 800 miles rom tn
starting point Oh the coast Of Ireland, is no more than 1t
was reasonable to expect although hopes were enterC
cd Of more suspicious result. After meeting Win Ch0
daser the expedition returned to the coast OF Ireland
either to commence the work with the 1000 miles
of wire unexpended to postpone the whole matter IN
I'll next year. as should be cOunsaed by the Swans In
council assembled We apprehend that the latter alter
native will be adopted The season is 50 far advanced
that heavy weather would almost of necessity be encoun-
tered before the whole process could be completed ana
gale of wind such often experienced IN September
in the region of Newfoundland is sufficiently formidable
I'll l1c4 1oJ nNfh m
attached to wire 800 1000 miles long, which can
neither be strained abandoned without serious dam
age such gales would be necessarily disastrous, and
should not be encountered without the most urgent ne
cpssty. On the whole, consider the experiment a
failure for the present year. That the feat will be ac
compshed in 1858 in subsequent year, more
than prObabe though cannot shut our eyes to the
fact that many things which practicable in theory
are mpractcabe in fact. It may not be so with the
Atlantic telegraph project and we trust 1t will not
But very possible that many more unsuccessful eX-
piments will have to be made before the exact struc-
ture size &C.. of the wire, the machinery for laying it.
the attending circumstances will all be so favorable as
to secure the desired result"
The Baltimore American has the following remarks
The great difficulty in depOsiting the cable, 1t is ev
dent, arises from the application of the brakes Nor
this difficulty to excite surprise. When the great mo-
menum of ship like the Niagara is considered it is
evident that at the lowest rate of progress the
strain thrown upon the cable when the brakes checked
its progress must have been sufficient to part 1t with as
much ease and as suddenly breaks thread
Letters from board the Niagara, received by the pre-
viOus steamer stated that in coming round from Cork
Valencia bay experiments had beed tried with piece
of the cable about ten miles in length by dropping thu
end into the sea with kedge-anchor attached Th
paying out these occasions worked admirably yet
three successive trials the cable broke like ppeSten
when the brakes applied and the paying out stop
ped though the ship going at the rate of only two
miles per hour Increasing the size and strength of tn
cable would not the difficulty for this ncreas
would necessate additional weight giving the cable
tendency to out rapidly and rendering necess
ry resort to sudden and powerful checks that would
it apart Just easily of lesser strength. III
only adequate provision that would entirely obviate hl
difficulty will probably be found in stopping the yes
sci before the brakes applied, undermining" an
portion that may be knked have payed out too rapid
y and starting after the defect had been corrected
This might prOOng the process, bnt it would proven
what must otherwise be certain cause OF disaster, &c
under no circumstances will the cable be found able
withstand the strain that must from app yng tn
brakes before the Roadway of the vessel is checked.
The temporary delay which this accident has inte
posed to the accomplishment of a magnificent prOJec
though matter of regret will not be permitted to Ell
courage dependency to the final of the ente
prise In so immense task commenced and carried OF
without the experience that could be gathered from tt
existence of any similar work, the full success of the r
trial. though it might be hoped for could not be air
expected. The submarine telegraph cables heretOtOl
laid have merely extended straits arm
of the sea- and have found their resting places at dsta
under water that are insignificant compared with tt
depths TO which the Atlantic cable sunk. In a
tempting the latter work there hazards to be e
countered and difficulties to be learned and MASTERS
that it scarcely possible could be fully foreseen
so successfully met as to make the first effort anythn
more than practical experiment
1.-The pecunary resources of the company are so el
larged to enable them to encounter this disaster wit
out serious damage In addition to the liberal aid al
guarantees afforded by the governments Of the Unite
States and Great Britain the private subscriptions hay
been large Up to the 30th June, TAT which time Il
balance sheet had been made up) E243493 of the cap
tai had been paid up out of this &l9O,330 had bee
expended, and a balance of Gl67,00O remained to Il
credit of the company The cable alone (which is pa
Or cost Gl $780, Out of the large balance of capt.
there are to be deducted the expenses Of the five wee
between June 3d. when the accounts were balanced al
August I, when the cable actually laid at Nalenc
These would be considerable, but there must be y
available at least 100000 to pay for the further pros
CutOn of the undertaking."
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Of much labor and tediOuSne and the finest plates ha
been produced only at great expense in the large
manufactures of Europe, where the work Of polish
has been entirely done by hand. American inventC
have, however, succeeded in perfecting machinery
which glass may be polished with much more expedite
than by hand, with considerable more uniformity
beauty and surface and at so great reduction IN co
that plate glass may almost supersede the Ordina
article and any man of moderate means may possess b
dozen pier mirrors in his house.
If five and a half yards make perch, how many W
make trout
paper called the Comet has been started in PEI
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