The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-22

condition Of this part Of the enterprise found
iDpOsfble sometimes 10 send letter fom end of tho
cable 10 the other with any degree Of accuracy One
instances Of this kind occurred The other day.
the letter "A in lis progress through the wire
formed into tx" and recorded 1t the other end.
If Mis- allowed 10 60 unchecked, there know
ing what strange freaks might not be committed by the
subtle current, or what wonderful language il might
translate our mother tongue into
However, there ID danger 70 be apprehended in
regard 70 ih perfect operation when successfully laid
along the telegraph plateau Three gentlemen have been
nvi,ed by the company 70 make experiments upon the
whole length, and requetted 70 make full report Of
the result These are Mr.. Thompson, gentleman who
ocsSps a. hsn POSITION ~ the Eogsn no world a
and Mr.. David Edward Hughes, the inventor Of the
instruments which is known BY his name. Mr. Hughes
exception Of about three days has account Of
raOgemsns In the electrical department, been unable to
three days he has absolutely accomplished wonders Let
me dve upon the circumstances OF the affair before he
:r'ived fer Is particularly pleasing and gratifying 70 do
den should not expect anything, he dr. W. felt con-
twenty miles Of the wire win h is with
his Instruments, Nc TIA. We knew nothing at all about
GREETED should have for ned any expec,stous that
was impossible to have realized some idea may
se formed from nn,, This how much We ,x. wanted
for his arrival We had been told tina. we
couldn't accompish-or rather that Mr. Hughes
c0udn'twbich amounts to about the same thing--thai
We couldn't accomplish anything with the cable and
felt somewhat anxious until the question decided,
rive and with him Mr.. Hyram Hyde, ssnsismsn who
has large interest in his patent He was also socompa-
MED BY bis two assistant electricians hessrs Henry Bhh
he received here the warm greeting, ~ IL
meeting Of old friends Who had separated for years
countryman should meet countryman in q strange
land Independents Of all this there was. how
to the warmth Of the welcome. We knew that
be would have TO commence hts experiments under the
most dsooSIsging circumstances that was new lsld
dcted most unfavorable result to his experiments but
We felt tina, success were possible would be accom-
Every ia,iy TO be given 70 Mr. Hughes the cleo
tricabs Of the company, II was understood, would
tives attached TO their department were be placed at
his dfposa Starting with such advantages in his favor,
ne put Up hs zen and on
rents through the whole twenty six hundred miles. This
than the chief electrician and his staff expected
WSehouso had said ia. Mr. Hughes would ind m
possible to get current through more than fifty miles Of
for such result But there was something further % be
dane Mr. Hughes had succeeded In sending through
the whole lepgthcould he make that print lie teri
That after all, the gre point 10 be decided Yes, be
could do that Before he left the Office he printed
only letter. but forty continuously then wound up
Of his assistants We now all this Ia very remarkable
very remarkable but he can't keep at IT, He has been
io1nse gu. wan S ne comes 20 WORK upon me cable
wait Ii he gets on . little further
M hughes has proved TIA. he can print through
the CABLE but he has been led Rstray by the report OF
DR.. Whehouse announcing 70 the company that he hal
attained to raIidty Of four words per minute, and has
aduated the rpecd Of his Instrument 10 that
Time d the rea. point with him, for his invention Q
sort Of electrical chronomeer, TO the perfect and
CITRATE working Of which exact time Is required The dit
ference between four words and three letters 10 the
proportion Of about twenty 10 three and the reduction
that required in Mr. Hughes instrument would be In
the ratio 10 accomplish this, and bp doing
The time Of the currents and the speed Of the instrument
correspopd, matter Of absolute necessity Some tho
necessary assistance Of one Of the mscasni,s
asked for, but found thst he was other wse
him ho following day but he was not forthcoming then
and be Vas obliged 70 remain idle for two days 70
he diheutss against whish he has had 70 oonssnd he
b. made vcnd:sa prosrsss and nothing occurs % In
esisre win ns fc snsr oge,sons ne expect: 10 some
over the whole length 81 spasd Of eight words per
was made with the instrument ia It's imperfect
unfinished state
This sample reads As follows, and is printed With much
neasness and regularity -" Tnis is specimen sent
through the cable.n
This was printed under the greatest disadvantages the
cog wheels and other portions of the instrument
moved true and new ones substituted but they were
mot Of the size required and the Adjustment was not 40
perfect ~ should have been 70 secure the regular work
Very little Is known as Jet OF the experiments Of Pro-
icssor Tbomon bat be does not expect have any den
Lite result before three months, which viii be ABOUT six
weeks after the cable will have been laid He buy
arranging his instruments and will be able Get work
ollowsHe has series Of graduated batteries OF oR
feren. forces the current, from which arc euployed
dc are Of according tho force Of s
battery and the corresponding strength Of the
This needle has round mirror, about the size Of q1r
ter Of dollar attached 70 B axis, upon the polished
face OF which ray Of sht thrown from ordinary
lamp This ray Is reflected from The mirror on
sOsrsphins, and on which . srsdu1.ed sale,
ranging from ono 70 hundred degrees,
shs scale Ms position ths Iesr shi- s ipeps
cd aud which always Known at least supposed be
known, by the force Of The battery applied In this way
degree Of deasctou make . par,icuisr letter, or What
stands for that letter the letter neli being formed
not been made known % The oatdcrs but supposo thai
the hundred degrees VIII be divided into - many letters
nary sumersIs thus viii have 70 be divided into be-
same number Of batteries, varying in strength from
DSmssr q paris rs' may BE-. The ya.s% ~o.H ns
IN tina way, II should work at all. II you dcsre TO
pes s and 10 20 on S I
the end Of the alphabet and the end q the nauac-
,s, Also ne Ss,ss,y q each END, end the mo.
.
spond every particular 10 lie successful WORKING
FOR htre The least variation In The DETECTION OF the
needle ri either station the operator will have considers
bic diflcuIiy m understanding what they writing
about Now, The a~s Of electricity have coucusively
proved nss the currents obtained from The battery
on dinsreps days are seldom, u ever, The same, tho
difficulty OF this system must be al apparent 10
who In ~ oil acquainted with the subject
There b another gentleman who n also understand,
about 10 make some experiments, and who
poets 70 accomplish Q high rate OF speed. rhk 10 Mr..
henley, who, informed you IN OF my letters,
pressed confidence getting six words DER minute
but Who has yet been able 10 accomplish mach
He does not say bow long he would require reaching
that speed and time precious d hardly proba
bic they can spare all he wants.
The fame OF Hughes instrument has extsnded fhr and
vide since the arrival Of the inventor and the astocrsy
the esntry and fact all classes, bee,eging him daily
specimens OF his printing Three u,hesses have been
supplied with samples Of printpghe Duchess Of Kent,
the Duchess Of Norfolk and the Duchess OF aomerse-
while there end OF The ladies' the oountsssss The
admiras the lords and the Lesser FRY Of the nobility