New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-28
THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.

Tie expe,iments which had been made with the
telegraph mschtes Ct Professor Hughes upon the At
lantic cable had been quite successful. The instru-
ments transmitted messages through the whole length
of cable and clearly demonstrated that they could be
worked with more rspidiy aud with greater reliability
than any other method.
Mr. Cyrus w. Field called on the 18th upon Sir
John Pakipgton the First Lord of the Admiralty, and
explained to him the situation of the Atlantic Tee-
graph Company in regard to padde.wheel steamer to
act as tender upon the Niagara, in place of the Sus-
quehanna, which the United States Government were
prevented from sending account of the yellow fever
having broken out on board Of her. The Admiralty
at once granted the request to furnish steamer 10
place OF the Susquehanna. The hbersty Of the Brit
sh Government placing four OF their best steamers
at the disposal Of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, to
assist in laying the cable this year, at time when
they charteTipg merchant steamers for their own
service shows the deep interest they feel IN the sue
cess Of this great international enterprise Confidence
in the of the undertaking appeared TO be daily
increasing in England.
The London Times details at length the plans for
laying the cable and says that the greatest efforts 10
insure success being made that no piecsuton ma.
been neglected, and that no suggestion worthy OF
attention has been ignored The experimental trip to
start on the Oath OF 25h Of May expected to occupy
from six TO ten days. During this, about 100 miles OF
condemned cable will be used in sscertaining the
efficiency OF various buoys, laying down and under
running the WIRE &c.; and, when ali doubts and theo-
ries have been practically solved, the squadron
returns to Queenstown makes its brief final prepare
tons and starts for the great attempt about the 10th
of june thereby taking advantage OF the most avora
bic time In the whole year.
After efectiDg splice in the middle OF The Atlantic
and safely nkpg the wire to the bottom OF the ses Ia
depth Of 500 fathoms the Niagara will al once steer
for Newfoundland and the Agame mon for Ireland,
each vessel steampg fast to her homeward destina
tion consistent with safety to the great undertak-
ipg In of dangerous weather arising, the first
CONSIDERATION viii be- OF course the safety OF the ea
bic; and mstter how advantageous SUCH and such
courses of action may appear, nothing will be done by
which the success kf the undertaking is jeoP.rded,
even left 10 chance.
rope which can be ATTACHED to buoys msde 10 the man
per of ordinary fishing floats though, Of course, capa
ble Of sustaining weight OF several nuns provided
with this apparatus, the cable may be cut without Ie-
lucsnce if ever the weather threatens, and the end
Of it firmly secured to the rope aud buoy allowed 10
rest almost upon the bed OF the ocean 10 lie hauled ap
directly the storm has passed. Propsr precautions
have also teen taken to make the floating ends Of t1e
buys coIspcuOus and easily found III csse oil the
slips being drive from them
In regard to the electrical part of the undertaking
The Times says
"A number Of experiments have receotly been
made with view Of increasing the rapidly OF work
ne signals through the entire length OF the, able
These experiments IN which a variety OF inventions
ana applications have been employed, h1ye been con
Quoted 10y Professor Thompson, Mr.. Hughes the
american electrician whose printing telegraph Is
nkey 10 revontiopize the present uncertain system
Mr. heniy and Mr.. Whehouse. The result, though
on me whoe lar more satisfactory thsn at fret
anticipated shows Individually that more than o-e
submarine cable will be required TO do al the business
likely 10 oe transacted between this oountry and the
New Norld. such result, however, reed dshesrtep
no one, SINCE none but those unacluainted til the
subject have for moment imagined tina, one working
cable would he sufficient, or do more than show the
wsy which others VIII be soon ready and anxious TO
follow
Another paragraph ssys:
1T lie stated that Han Is to be the crcs. r.erme
date station Of the Transatlantic and Bft,b s9} LII
Telegraph Company for the :Iarsmisson of r.ss.ces
between Amencs and ne CesirsI; ii Ea5ope. A