New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-01
TELEGRAPHING.


SIR: Having noticed in wednesdsys TRIBUNE an
article giving to Mr. j. 7. Craven the credit Of Invent
ipe the Subm,rire Telegraph. beg the privilege of
placing before tie readers Of THE TRIBUNE short
history Of tbs. somewhat interesting affair.
In the year 1916 machine WAS invented and con-
struced By me In connection with liberal mercantile
gentleman Of this city, for the purpose Of insulating
telegraph pes ard IN that year various samples Of in
sulsted wires were made and exhibited by me to Mr.
House. the inventor of the House Printing Telegraph,
MI John Richards then employed 10 constructing the
printing tel, graz machines, and vanous other gente'
men now living In this city.
In tie year 1917, being employed by Mr. Hugh
Dowrrg, then President of the New-iork and Pnila-
delpts Printing Telegraph Company to insulate two
lines Of wire ccId to extend from this city to Phladel
Iha the order involved the necessity OF more power
ful machinery, the construction OF which, together
with insulating the cords occupied my time through
the w nier Of 1878. In April Of 1913, considerable
smt uLt Ct tmall wire insulated fer persons
connected with Morses lines and in June Of the same
year still larger amount of copper wire was insulated
In July following the machinery was employed in in-
sulang ar mss Of No. Ien wre with 81. double !nU
iugs were made which was done by young man VINO
was ssd TO be ia the employment Of Prof Morse, was
placed under the Bay COM sc.ipg New-fork and Jer
sey City. Tie small iron ard copper wire covered
preyously also insulated with sir gle coat OF the
sane material.
Applicstion for letters patent was made ea'ly in
1871 but they not granted at thattime, owing to
py declining to axe disclaimer. Letters patent were,
however, obtsired on the above machinery WITH i'm
provemeLts in 1856 together with four other patents
en- machinery for working gutta P1s Persn1as; 1vvyo,,o
TELEGRAPHS-ELECT LECTRICITY-0ERSTED.
To the Edito, Of The g. u TriJunS
Sir: The discovery Of the Electric Telegraph, and the
Lsppy realization of the gigantic scheme for convey
irg rtehgeIce by electricity through the vast
ocean, afford theme upon which it is almost im-
postibe to speak write calmly. But when the eK-
citement thereby produced ccmpasses such hight
that the great is dwelling only upon Prof. Morse
and Cyrus ". Field. forgetting stogether to ask. Who
has formed the basis Of the invention Of the Electric
Teegrspts low in use-then that excitement be-
comes an indisputsbls fault which ought to be cor
rected shall not Willingly detract from the uuquss-
torsbe merits Of Morse and Field but permit NE only
10 dirtc. the public attention principally TO HANS
CHRISTIAN 0ERsTED of Copenhagen, Denmark, the
great natural philosopher Of Europe, the original IL
ventor of tie eegrphc system He is the hero OF the
system at present IN question. Science oheTed 10 h
new realms in the system Ct created things science
pictured 10 him worlds moving round in one naruoni-
ous whce-the wisdom Itself was his BRIDE ana ne
had fallen in love with her beauty. In 1917 he msde
bis remarkable discovery OF the acton OF gaVsn
current upon q magnetic needle, ana observed tnas
foS7co
parallel and near TO magnetic needle ree 70 turn Oh
its ceIter the needle s detected to ole sde or the
other sccorcrg to the direction IN which the current
s transmitted. Shortly after, another important oIs-
coyery wss made by Oersted. Hesucceeded, namely
in rendering iron magnetic by the passage OF gsl-
vsnic current through wire coiled round ths IRON,
srd be found thst the iron TO be exposed to the m
fuerce Of the gaivanic current were comoneo WIN
sulphur carbon or phosphorus, the magnetic power
became to greater lesser extent pefmaneh' 10 II.
Tbefe discoveries of Oerstecs gigantic genius form
the basis of the invention OF the electric teeg1spes
row in use. Whether We regard the variety ol nls
talents tie depth Of his penetration the acuteness OF
his ssescity. or tie extent Of bis knowledge, he s
eously tie subject Of establishment and sdnlration u
TIE whole civilized world: thousand echoee repeal
his praise, and prolong the souDd. lie dieo ID Iovy,
but The pro duo iors Of his elegant mind ana
genius yet ran influence on oil that hsroor Tue Iss
81 scence But wtbou. detractirg nom oefsIede
n.,its. shall. however, not refrain from remarkng
that the great statesman ard philosopher benyam,n
Frsnkn' well l-kI experiment with Tue A1e auo
in l752 seems first 10 have drawn the attenIon Vi % G
s.ed 10 the possibility and attempt OF einpioyIe
tricty as q means Of human comnuncauon es sIe1It
c;stsnces. Pref Morse has af.erward deserved wei'
BY swing applied Frark in and Oersted
ard BIZ having turned his attention toward aAne tae
electric telegraph registering INSTRUMENT.
When therefore, at tne festivities now
excitement has reached its higheet pltcn, tnsn a 81
having exclaimed with the Apostle, tne ot
",he riches both Of the wisdom and knovieoge VI
"Godm nd with Job. stand still, and corSoet tne
voudrous works OF God" let as give twelve cheers
for Bepjsmin Frarklin Of Philsdephisi Ein9 tIi
Hans Christian Oersted Of Copenhagen sn ior Iio..
Morse, and three for Cyrus w. Field wn.cn nc "
richly has deserved for bis PrGctiee! a.. sbord
fstgable perseverance. This ciasshc sSou , euoHA
think to be correct. RKy. PAIL e. sISDise,
Professor oi sesndinsytsn Lte!ster.