The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-22

Temporary stoppage OF Communication
Decline In the Price OF Cable Shnres-Thc
Necessity Of More Cables.

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Temporary stoppagc OF Communication
Decline In the Price OF Cable shnrcs-I'hc
Necessity OF More Cables.
The following notice, signed BY the Secretary Of tho
Atlantic Telegraph Company dated valenta Sept g. IL As
A. NJ, is published in the London 7mes:-
Asl am Instructed BY the directors state that owing
cause, present not ascertaned, but believed
undiscovered thero havo been no nteg BILE signals from
Newfoundland since one O'Clock on Friday morning. the
ID lnst Tie directors now at vacna and aided by
various scientific aud practical electricians, are invesgt
ING the cause of the stoppagc with view to remedy the
existing dilculty. Under these circumstances no time
can at present be named oF opening the wire To the pub
nc Yours, truly. GEORGE sAwARD, Secretary.
Tho London nmes says that a similar difculty
derstood have occurred temporarily short time back,
and hope that the accident is merely Of those 10
which the cable be liable until the necessary
sures shall completed for protecting the portion
clans and the Board OF Directors have attcry cxsc and
these may be presumed, tend to embarras the general
proceedings.
tho four original projectors c tho Atlantic tcc
graph" writes 70 the london m>s that he believes the
Injury 70 the cable be the homo end which he had
hends that there little cause for anxiety, and thinks
there nothing in the ohsucsions calculated 70 damp the
most sancune hoves of ultimate and complete
Mr. wh,tshouse complains Of the summary manner IN
which he has been dismissed from The service Of the com
Charles r. Bright Engineer of the Atlantic Telegraph
Company has received the honor of knghthood han.
Killarney the Itn insf. nOn0r of
thc cable The Lord Lieutenant of ireland attended He
emphacally denied that he ahscniod himself from the
Dublin banquet from scctaran hgory or personal host
lily " the great enterprise. opca necessity was the
sole ~ his nonaendance. Tho toasts included the
President of the United states, Mr. Cyrus W. Field and
Capt Hudson the officers of tho Niagara &c.
from The London star. sept ~
We without any further from valenta respect
ng the Alartc cable and this may be taken 70 that
the directors with their scientific assistants have yet
been unable 10 restore incilgibc signals very pain
ful impression was created by ihe statement published
yesterday, and on ne s'ock ehsye nc ~ 900 shares
yaha. II IL not supposed, from present nforma
ron mat the cable has sctaaly broken, bat only that
shc electric Even the cable should break, the
rcsut q the recent attempt viii not have been n vain,
actually be laid such large bulk Of water and,
second that when laid, tccgraphc communications can
81 certainly oe ene.'.a cesween ,ne 9a ana new nes
these facts will form the bass Of improved and rrsoute
undertakings Cor the future But in the meanwhile, let
through the cable Is but Of temporary nature.
FROM the London Times (City Articlc) Sept 81
Nothing fresh has transprcd with regard 10 the Atlantic
telegraph There still communication through tho
whole length Of the cable, but only Of the fsutes, and
most uncertain kind. prevalent opinion seems 10 be
that tie defect Is not IN the Instruments but that the line
has received some injury from abrasion the coast
which will admit of speedy repair. Tho nominal quota
sicn of shares oday was 400 y $50.
fFrom the London News, Sept 81
The Atlantic telegraph ai fant whether the stop.
page be tempe airy permanent one-whcther IL IL
caused nv aw IN the cable within such limits
can be detected and remcdcd-is yet 10 be determined.
There great for despoDdency the present
terrupton. " rather sets forth tho necessity
cables. Now we md that can lay cable two miles
deep the sea, and that cable laid be made
transmit electric signals il folly 10 depend upoi
all the chances and accidents which may happen 10 sin
gle line.
During the short time this siugle cable has been
laid down between ireland and Newfoundland, the
signals ~ Newfoundland have before ceased
Mr. whltehouee discovered the ~ the IN
tcrrupson. There was faulty portion Of the cahl
near valentla; ii was fortunately easily accessible AZ
Icon taken ny aud repoiged, the electrical com
municaton was established This lntcrruptlrn hap
cned while the Presidents reply 70 the Queens uessag
wa waiting at Newfoundland To be transmitted II must
app sr very ous IL not inexpAcabe, 70 those q GU
read VS. who not familiar with the mode IN which
eicctr cat ioegrophy carried out that while signals
nd sent from Ireland 10 Newfoundland, they could
be Ted in Il Gland from Newfoundland To elccri
clans like. hr Whitehousc the cause Of ais obvious
But the ph ~ena of electrical telegraphy novel
pcol Nc, that shall be excused II endeavor
10 make readers appreciate the obvousness Of tho
cause
Tho bond n fccrica union between ireland and New.
roundlend cones, Of copper strand containing seven
twisted wires of pre copper. Each wire Is not much
thicker than tre ad OF sewing silk and section of the
rome formed bv the tN stng 0 a seven not much larger
han the head az an ordinary sized pin Such Il rhe
thickness of the ccclr col road America under the
icpths uf the ocean The gata pccha coverings II this
copper rope we'll s Nn1rcn and iron sheath.
nes, ony Cor the psu vo1 and support of the pre-
,oue core.