The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-26
Proofs that the Cable Is not Broken.

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The various conflicting reports which have
been published in regard to the condition Of the
Atlantic telegraph are certainly not calculated
to allay the fears Of the public about its condi-
ton; but we still adhere to the belief after calm
consideration of all the circumstances, that if
the cable is not altogether perfect, the defect
which the electricians are Of the opinion is within
three or four miles of yalentia station-can be
easily remedicd. In fact il is our opinion that
amid all the confusion among electricians and
directors, the onl, part of the whole affair that
is right is The cable itself
Let Us look into the particulars 50 Far as they
have been made known to rs since the LIST of
September.
On that day Mr.. Field received message
through the line from England. which ne read
during the celebration at the Crystal Palace
That fact satisfactorily establishes another--that
the cable was not only perfect but was in working
order at that time. The next important circum-
stance which bears upon the matter and which
comes up in the regular order of time il
contained in the official despatch of Mr..
Saward. the Secretary OF the Atlantic
Telegraph Company. This despatch is dated
Valentia bay, September 4, and says that
there had been mo ineligible signals received
from Newfoundland since the Sd inst; tina, is,
from the day previous. DIR. Whitehouse who
was formerly electrician Of the company. states
in a letter IN the London Times, dated the 9th
inst. that there is little real cause for
anxiety and that the fault was apparently
no more than q repetition Of what had before
occurred. from continued exposure of the
light and fragile deep sea cable to the action Of
the tides and currents near the shore. A defect
from such exposure and from the consequent
abrasion of the cable on the rocks was. he in
forms ~ in the same communication detected
and rcmedied by him before, and also that the
difficulty arose from the want at this point. of
the heavy shore cable. The weight and great
strength of which would protect il from the in
jury to which the much lighter deep sea line VAS
liable.
The next statement which We have had was
that published in the HERALD Of Friday morning
last. and which was dated from Trinity Bay the
day before. In this the public were informed
that .ihc Atlantic cable l. again in complete
working order" That good electrical currents
have been passing through The cable for
the last three days and finally that the sig
nails received AT yalcniia are a perfect as ever"
On Friday night however, another despatch.
of a somewhat different character. was received.
and published in yesterdays HERALD II was
from Mr. DE- Sauty, Who has, up 10 this time,
preserved the most reprehensiblc silence on the
subject, and exhibited feeling of Indifference
towards the claims Of the American public de-
serving OF the severest censure. Mr.. DE Sauty
says-"we have received nothing Ineligible
from valcntia since the LIST Of September. ex-
ceptng feeling few signals yesterday (the Esd
instantly. cannot send anything to valentia.''
he add. and then concludes thus: There has
been very little variation in the electrical mani
festaiions." Again. last evening, two more
dispatches came from Mr.. DE Sauty, showing
clearly that whatever difficulty there is on the
line must be a very slight one at yalen,ia.
Nov ii all these statements. official and unof-
fetal mean anything at all, they are very
decidedly in favor of the belief that the
cable. with the exception Of some slight
tefett-A dIcaus rthtth- H'h Tue teIHlllu-
At valeniia Bay, is perfect; and that after
this defect shall have been removed. Il will he
in working order. That the continuity l. not
broken Is evident from the fact that even few
signals" have been sent through the conductor,
which could not be the case il the insulation
were destroyed We strongly suspect tina, those
electricians who have charge &C the line ut both
ends are ignorant of the more important part Of
the work with which they have been entrusted
and that when the whole difficulty shall be ex-
planned We will find il was owing. not TO the
cable but 60 those whose miserable bunging
and incompctency have 50 long interrupted the
communication between the two worlds. So
long. however. ~ signals-weak OF strong-co
tnuc Ia bc received we shall have faith in the
cable. A II j. We sec no reason for apprchcn-
sion and al present have no doubt that a. soon
as Mr.. Hughes puie his instruments on the line
hc will work II successfully.