The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-04

W YORK HERALD. WEI
enc was found in the very piece where the Joint was be
made, and Immediately out out While the BILE u paying
out the tenson is 20 great that the outsi spiral wires
compress the tar out OF it, water would wrung from
wet cloth. Out OF how many bubbles l. he air com
pressed IN this manner, and az The cable ds cends into
he Tremendous pressure Of the Atlantic de th does not
the water gradually force It's way in through aperture
thus left, till the copper conductor In rea n and its
insulation totally destroyed On the voyag out to the
rendezvous the indefatgable electricians board
the Niagara detected while testing through the cable
total break Of continuity In the current about $50 miles
below ns suss0s Of main dsck coil The exact s o
whep examination showed that the copper conductor
hac forced It's way through the gutta peroha and yarn
and OF totally destroy lie electrical continuity
Such defecs Was At onoe remedied but the question
naturally arises in how many places has the copper wire
tho yarn and outside wires that though its electrical
condition is perfect while the cable s 10 state OF res
s insulation destroyed the the strain Of paying
GU, comes upon III When such numerous reasous
Is these exist TO show why . break might occur at
ths bottom u the SEQ, II 10 sad work TO adopt such
in the bed Of the Atlantic about when no one
knows any thing, and therefore against which
possibly provide The third ana last break occurred as
your readers aware, on board tho Agamemuon and
90 investigation has thrown any light upon the Cause Of
this accident indeed said 81 the time that the
ducon In the speed OF the ship had caused her 70 fall off
from her course and brought strain as angle upon
the rope the stern wheel which the dy nsmo meter
could no. register though tpe tension was enough to
break the wire Such mode Of accounting for tho mis-
hap is however ridiculous the reduction in the speed
Of The ship only from four ana half snos 70 three
per ona s ne an s sa o
head altered by the racuon OF point from It's
proper course The solution Of the difficulty, therefore
In simply that Il weak portion or the caole and
that it broke under strain Of less than Messrs
Gasse Ell,ots objection to this mode Of account
ing for The mishap irresstbly recalls to mind the de
fanc sto ohu,aa tria
prosecutor could produce three witnesses who saw him
steal horse he in turn could call hundred who never
him touch the animal Of all So with Gssse and E.
lott In effect say the public, "You may produce
piece OF the cable which has broken at less nau ton
but we can sho you another part which will stand more
than three tops But have said BEFORE this eminent
firm need be under manner Of fear about their reuta
ton ~ 10 the CAB having gwen way under such sgat
tension since all who know any thing Of the matter
quite that IL u not their fault The fault es In the
cable ITSELF
Those connected with the undertaking on board both
vessels entirely conceal that the rope d. for
the work. and that dne wire Cables such this, will no.
keep but must be possible after they
year and half, ana during sha, time, wnAs with coil
ing and uncoing, aud water getting at 1t in
many places in epite of the tar and OIL and rusng toe
from the nsce the efficiency OF the whole has been
moot sadly de.erorHted deep sea cable. For aoy
less than 900 or 200 fsthoms Is still IS fine
Submarine wire as ever was made, and Il would be al,
During last autumu, while 1t Deog un
coied at Key ham, IL suffered SO much from damp and
had 10 be away in parts where m was almost rusted
through II is quite true that some Of these pieces were
tested and resisted sual OF than three tons, bat
the oher hand there places TAR to be
utterly worthless for any strain The pom. OF fracture
where the caole broke from the AgameGn,n sh,Sed IN
signs OF rust nsice 'he Guitar wres though
by no TO tlch extent as would apparently ac'
count for the breakage
have slreAoy that, If the present expedition
results last total failure should by no means
be regarded as q encouragement TO The enterprise,
though should most decidedly teach future cImpaoies
tine necessity of having pothog further TO 90 VITA wire
covered cable for the Atlantic Ia all other seas where
streng 10 necessary ADD such tremendous depths OF
water exist wire ropes may not only be eood but even
squiste but for the a,aoc no hing ou, the co~para
DfaI OF the science OF cable laying all, ever ex
cuso The attempt having been ma &c wish such dss;fp
ticn OF rope.
rops may not be known. bet think am DO. ar sropg 10
sayng that the com paid fs2 per mite Tor the wire 10
It's frat state as caUe from he Guus fef'ha V,upaoy
~orks, aad afterwards paid ESQ ger mie for havl1sh
round with creased hemp yarn aad shsa enclosed
IN the strands OF iron wire.
1t is this second most unnecessary outlay for toe xre
hch made the chances against thu OF ihe
ole ertakirg many ana serious While was
,uy wbe covered With gutt< percea aud creased yarn
easily have been I'd out 10 oeptd nut che
Of SUB teegrsphy sill Ia favor
II ndous wire coverings not ~isnsaodpy toe
entable oss Of property which has uec iron the
employ ment OF sucn ropes IN the Mediterranean roere
lore, ~ish the Atsntc cable, WAS sAio tue rope
not covered WITH wire nos will be able 20 resis t1s
o; paying fafgetui Of the fact that tu;h
rope from specific ghtness would require strap,
or only slight ~ ina mans oand ~,ud sufi,e
to check 50 the rope VAS covered ~iin wire,
ia weight cas- ncreaaedin tact made greater ia
strength and thence the payitg out machines. tue
buo,s ep ropes hauling Ia apparatus, anc all we worn
exp.nsve lumber which has oeen fole;ec into
W nat uncer a Off, arrangement should be enc VI
toe SIMS .st necnsnicsl operations Once shs rope ~as
covered With sire dh,lly was created for the EN-.
Eneers to Astrsn on The caole IN paying odt
brcaa aoscl itey necessary 10 vreven. It's SINKING In
macs; for the rearons cave shoSn this uns ~lre
has become unegOa IN msny pls,ss To bear the
mechuery.
covering effects Is 70 tuce ihs eaaneersto &C.
ave /, will osar a STRAIN half OF which many paris will
break H. Wire coversa ropes for such very deep
be Atlantic not onls useless but literally almost rem
der tuch Undertaking irpcssioe short tune sncs
specimen o. submarine wire was made which seems q
sp the approval OF all c1pve san! win rha
able " CT oughs 10 be Tor ,e deep sea work II nn
copper covered vito suts percns tnen A'ed oyee
WITH crossed yarn, and encl0 e1 in arred gotta per
4 a. weight OF the whole only amounting - some i've
nr six hrndred weight per mile. The cost of such
wir. especially when the Guila psrcha C,uoanys tho
nopoly has ceased, ousht MT 10 be than 40 per
NILE lees Than one third or the COST o: tho Aannc
aoe Apart from the aovan'aga which 'hs would p9ssss
the Of economy, hefu would be ,he additional m
ducv1ent or ts beng quickly Manufactured while fr)m
s lph,ness such afhp az the Asamemnon coulf carry
the whole 3ot0 miles with er,aer ease than che nov
es the hal Of the present coil such rupe cJrld be
run aoos, any speed, for not only strain ~0ul1
be necessary, ou, Soud not even be requisite
ID roy ~ machinery The machinery, for instance,
coui be worked by means OF water wheels N. out
de OF the ship ana his Gape,ers OF the shsels could be
20 arranged as - pay oai the cable enc nth or one
nn apra atus unnecessary waste of sllcs wouli be
asily prevented, abs the very hshest rates OF speed
would be mos. CO Dyabl- with the ta'eiy OF tbs ro3e
There are no 10 record ng the
pre.spt erpediion that here Ia every be-
lis We ,he noe natter ~il be decided ~ay the
othsr early Ausust next In case OF any acciden,
cur ms thu cable ths urst seocs lns, vii of necessity
be the last thss nos scarcely more than sufc'ebt
70 accomplish The dis'ance between Vaenua AMI Nes
ao sng Of course this usual Margin Tor slack
and waste OF the 200 mics OF wire board this Aga
nemncn lto stosei 10 the hol and o5y 100 niles
are tow ooe6 the upper deck In place Of the gao mites
ost rhl. change 10 the arrangement u the csbe has
the process OF submerRng less dangerous ~he the
relief OF the uoper deck from weight OF hgndref
most beneficial inf the trim VI tbs vessel itself
There seems scarcely any possibility OF a recurrence OF
the az tempe vhich near proving
fsal u the last txpeoitcn; though, Il should
cur, the Ataremnnn N bsyon1 AL comparison hs,ter
fl,ed 10 crpiend 9TH She IL, however, uniermanned
for her size and vha, che has TO 90.
The steamship Great Eastern.