The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-09
THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH EXPEDITION.


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Our Liverpool Correspondsnce'
LIVERPOOL, July IS, 1907
Tie omple.ie~ Of he Gable OOasns on the Nta0ars-A'-'
val Of ne StsqueAanma-7ne Laying Of Tie oaoe 70 d
Commenced from the IrsA OOaa and Ne No Ocean Plan
ASasdoned-Leaers Of Pref Morse and Mr. Bright on
We Subject.
The last mile the NAgara's portion Of the Atlantic
submarine cable ooiled ct hafpas ten O'Clock this
morning. but the machinery for the paying out is MOI
all nut up We Will be detained three four days longer
than We had led 70 expect The ooiling al &C
eouplshed twenty days and ten hours, and the
Der Of miles placed board In that tune exactly
twelve hundred and dfy four miles and half. Saturday
the 26h inst had been appointed the day for sailing
but hardly probable that will be able 70 leave
before the 2sh judging from present appearances and
the progress which has been made by the machinists
under the superinendence OF the chief engineer, Mr.
Bright The machinery will be ready for trial Monday
next but it is doubtful whether IL will be tried before
leave this port. Ills very ponderous and complicated
looking affair." but those who ought 10 know say 1t ia every
thing that could be desired and il the only thing that
could be employed with succeis. The engine,
which Is twenty horse power, the boiler, the
wheels over which the cable Is TO pass, the
brAkes and cogwhees weigh between twenty
and twenty i've tons, aud the whole power Of the
ehnery s calculated to Eft a weight Of fifty TONS II 1t
should be required to raise the cable will not certainly
fail from want OF power for II calculated to raise twenty
times the weight Of miles and half OF the deep
hne but feared that the immense force which will be
Brought to bear in the use Of will either break or tnure
The cable much 10 render frequent splicing an un
Av0i6Able necessity.
The susquebanda arrived here on the 10Th inst, from
Cowes, and will probably start for Cork about the
time thai vessel leaves for that port. Since her
rival the hersey she has excited curiosity
formerly took in 81. she IL certainly =
splendid looking Ship aud as Informed you ia former
letter the largest aide wheel war steamer not only In
The American navy, ont The largest In the world She
suite the crics here to nicely for she s more like their
vessels in her model than the Niagara although
the other side Of the would sand poor
cnance In comparison Her commander Capt Sands and
several Of his officers entertained in sumptious
manner on the 23c by Sir Calling Esrdey in Bcvedere park
Surrey The captain and officers OF the Niagara received
an invitation from the same gentleman, but declined
account OF the work In which they were engaged and
They were obliged TO decline several other in atous for
The came reason in fact; had they accepted all the prof
sers of hospitality which have been made st Londoo,
Portsmouth, and at this place, their whole Il would
have been occupied in that way.
complete change has been efe tied in the prog ANNE
which drawn up for the laying of the caoe 1t
gin ally intended to ,cmmenco the ork 10 the middle
Of the oceanhst s, half way between the points to be
connected in Ieard and Newfoundland and which would
be in LAT. 81 8, on 80 49, This, however, has oeen
completely changed contrary TO general expectation after
prolonged debate and consultation among the memb rs
Of the company While the subject was under consdera
ton q commhh caOn received from the Off ,ers OF
the SafqueAanra giving theft views in favor OF commenc
iCg'tne from Va!enila Bay, the southwestern
coas, o. Ireland. The engineers were opposed to this hut
the eeci cians were in favor, and as majority or the
directors sided with the later their arguments prevailed
The following far as have learned, were the views
presented by the parties on the opposite sides OF the
quesnon;-
IN FAVOR OF ooMMEsCyG IN MID OCEAN
Frst-By encing at the point proposed, each yes
sci proceeding to its destuaon and paying DOT the cable
ss goes the work could be accomplished in one half the
Secondly essenog the time the risks are diminished
"a the same proportion.
These are the prnc arguments presented in favor Of
the original plan and certainly entitled to the most
rous consideration Thev we're discussed earnestly and
with much force, but they failed in convincing the
yority OF the directors
IN FAVOR or COMMENCING FRoa
Frst-It COMMENDED that by having settled point
from which 10 start the difficulty which might occur on
The lay ing the cable would be avoided For instance
6csh veeses having PAL out three four hundred miles
ke up during the process interrupted, one or both
ae remain ignorant Of the cause until the connection be
re-esablthed The uncertainty created by such cir
cumstsnce could only be removed by the re establish
ment the continuity and that could with din.
Guilty be effected, II could be effected at ALL where one
vessel Is ignorant Of The of The difficulty on the
other, was deemed most judicious 10 adopt plan by
which one end Of the cable cou be made secure.
secordAs the ga are generally fro "a the westward,
Ia considered better for the successful laying OF the ca
ble that the wind should be the bow, because the
speed Of the vessel be easily regulated than
the work from The Irish coast therefore this object would
be gained The following letter., however, present The
views in full OF those in favor OF The Two projects -
,h proposed change Ss plan q syins Asns es
graph cable Instead Of poceeang vita the two cable ships
q s sn =: 'hR Srs
pcsd 70 fnm The shore end on western
Ireland he si.ssrs lay 81, he cssls
ing vi. he par, board the AsAmemnon proceed thence TO
Ny sr., impression aavere 10 the new plsn solely,
ho~sysr 90 he sroans that Involved an sas2as delay
porAnce bring The opecsuon Of lslng out the cable within
s sse " su q %s % s
Disadvantage Of he propoed change my opinion favor
The d,sdvsn,age. are
cable and The ncarns q apSs
s Of stormy sT gDsn e & on a s
Of August 70 from mid ocsss Dhs orr
ase d .sl, and steam .sch MD ocean To ,ss ee sdd
.rs aa. for e,Ss o ne Ssss ships 70 re.ss s5 respective
hsea fastened 70 The hme.c>p aud Eutops>n SHORES But
Of August ne sas'ra an sr,siy comm.nes laying the
cable irS% the Irish .scrs before me o. su.a:l Som
must proceed owards mid ocean q. me psylrg on,
y q s he point ss he se s
be sDss sss e Ia s %.rs %s0s
days nss Of thr.u days Of exposure 20 TIE risk OF gales
~ g TAs .sS"$ he HsS S.R Ss
halves Of the cable 70 Joined. The
rom n. 9 snip. sS! " he .s CO.'S vii Sriu the
DAY or hour but an lime ths Q, The
esr The Sns o. the s w oce ss S % r sss
NAV be me state of he should weather
sorny argued hat the safety OF the cable would be
danssred.
,hins have far, sis',d the prominent disaay nnges
which first blush adverse the pan The nrst
yroo the = the risk OF longer
eurosnre unfavorsbls wes'her-yiefs, when
other circumstances in connection WITH proonsed
time well Known 10 nautical mel thai Va the early part
nf fine calm weather prevails on ne Afanc
in me pathway from founoiaud 20 1resnd; bit n m the
dde latter PAR Of august fsles NAV be srp-cted but
be npon he ~ Ireland. while uider
weather prevss the Amercen side OF the wser GNes
nj hat seldom oc-ur the Fewiondsnd
cna This fact ~ rrsa importance ONLY removes he
dssdvansge from the plan but turns over In ts ul
fcr~p against ne Old man unfavcrable weather
are al On that side For s very CERTAIN ias should ne
ships from mid he YORK cannot
immenced before the 9Th or ia OF ugusi bringing
the Irish the shsp which Ia 10 land the Nuro eAn
end 81 the cable Just In the when gale may be
expected To occur hu coas Should ne shos on NE
contrary rom relant they commence Ia good
vtaher and good Observers IA correc
they sill At- fire weather with through the whole
ration from land 10 Lar leaving the region ~here gales may
be rpec 20 lon. before the Of their occurrence Thus
although Few Gays onger be idsf the ocean
thy will be passed Ia region where the operations viii be
undisturhed BY Rsles