The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-29
The Atlantic Telegram.

Itrom the london Times, March IL
Tue general programme Of the necond and a. we trt
final attempt 20 slbmerge .hg gigantic lne or electrical
communication between the NevBnd Cd Worlds s, We
believe, decided and all he prepars necessary
successful plan Of op racns rapidly adyauc.
ng towards completion. Since las. uOtco pro-
grtss Of this great undertaking tho machass a Ulaeso
kllots mandatory have been working day Anl ngh. 10
complete the 400 additional miles Of cable ordered before
last Christmas, and Intended 70 replace the 3si mics
which were submerged and los, last autumn OF Vale-.a
Tbs additional length has been completed u y Of
precisely the same iini " cable he rest, which we
has seen tested ard re:asied 70 insure IA percs rEua
ton and is completeness being thus definitely ascertain
ed, the last miles of were .hpped last night board
the Adoas screw steamer FOR conveyance " Plymouth,
whore Il will arrive Monday nezI In tbs dOcxy yard
there, Keyham, the main bulk OF the cable % tte
length Of 200 miles, has been slowed away 10 gan,c
coils during the rn.er and full sta OF elsctrIcag. m
der tho directions OF Mr. Nhehouse have been engaged
IN working messages throughout isenire length, ard ge
neray proving the electrical fitness o. the cable - the
fullest extent rhe rssul, Of these experiments
informed has been in the highest degree satisfactory
Most OF those vita TIE first efforts which
send msss ss throush TIE entire length os the
cAs know that tie re.ArGing nig8loe, Whatever
other name electricians may nov choose " cal l which
exists IN a long conductor, exercised no. scrsus IN
nuence u.en he rapdity With which found possl-
bic 20 transmit words through the fun extent OF wire
Constant eHperimens joined With pracuca li In york.
ing the wire Tally, have enabled Yr. Wbbouse 10 over
much Of this ressar thai 9ve words uer mi
mute be sent through the 400 miles Of cab,s a.
present al keyhsm ana filly expected thai before
The time FOR It's second nerrtent eight words
Will bt transmitted With eSe sod ceshnty 70 msuy Of
subu t,es ony eight words POI minute may appsar
20 be but result, aer al, thOub we Ca sea1re
them that, ever attained, s sssa iriprov 10
tie rate o. 'ransm.sson ~ not Ear vcnt1rcd N a1.
pate ~ho sac The cable worked Or tbs Gt tine lest
At the same tne such result .l show
with ucss convincing clearness Ihsi, taslgh $50
per hour through this lne, t s s-cc5-sGlly a dywn
might doubtless surly ncBera,e the comys1v would
stl be almost FAR ever from accommodation "a,
siness messages betweea Earopc a1f tas sew World.
u. therefore, this Inc a submerged IA suuirer win
fooy ss -s,tsr NJ corse th,t hre. or f,p ,tsers ,
DO lad AZ well, and there seems reasoo WY II oie
be laid down there sbOui not DC fn1uy telegraph
under the Atlantic tters under the .une
When the Adcrs, With 400 recently oonrleisd m'i-s
arrives ~ Plymouth Monday next the tdlcous leuoth
vll be Immediately lanied aud joined t. tle coil a.
ready ct Key ham. This vi'l raise the entire srih of
cable aresfy msnbactured % nearly 500 m lss, %
$50 miles thersabo1s han cGtTe lsogh
Eth when the txDeduon started last sutGinr. Tb.ls
10 colbt horcver, but that the nrst atc NJ, made
vlh TO sDs an aossoce for casuates, aid tcl'
duettly when the cable parted sad gbot $50 iss
LOST 10 the d.ohs Of Tho Atlantic roiucel sns learh
N wire remaining s e disposal " the engu crs sla s-
ther perseverance the attempt became al1ot
bls To guard against recurrence VI this mstsp has
pow hcea deiermi1ed ~ manufsstUre eddlcual 800
miles Of cable eeyopd The 1850 miles wa n se have J-
ea 40 Already completed. This additional qua'y si bs
commenced ai Giasse Elliot works On fni nest eud
viii be c,mplstei moo,h 70, Aad for VARIED b
Keyham :, be joioed % the man coil, waan wi .hsu
measure nearly 5000 niles in lelgih rns Niagara and
Agamemnop agsin ~ Se the vessels empogtd toe
aiternpr oi ;hs yeu The fOtmer New York,
believe the hrs II nis month, aGa ospected al
Prs about the l2th 18Th. Oh her srriva ut th
port she will insanity commence sx OK board hw
share OF the mmeree sirs, Witch ths uu1e will
IN length 70 0Vniles, instead OF 2Je TIE last
sion. On board the Agsmemnon the csSc sill not be
coed away n one prod gious snidsh %, but bs
dist ibJsed equally the fps, mdshp sod after par. q
the vessel, in three ia OF ebout 500 ssch ny
thu srreoscron ;of Sse, the vsghi oftne siio
equally dstr'cutti e. SOP ~ell trimmed g1e very
reverse of tsvE he las. sgt1mn, whsn ths weight
o. We NoOe mae ras conctasra,ed aadsh2 De- saa, IVA