Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-06-01
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49,
day of June. II the programme OF the Trans
atlantic Telegraph Company has not been IN
some untoHard style disturbed, the Niagara ana
Aganemnon are on the experimental trip
dronoinc the cable about, to test the working
of the paving out and hauling in machinery
The 10th of June or thereabCut, has been
chosenSfor the second great attempt, because Il
has been ascertaned by the most extensive re-
search, midst written and unwritten marine eX-
perience, that starting at about that time tne
two vessels will reach midocean on or about
day from after which storms rarely occur lot
many successive days. Good weather, as every
one can readily perceive, is paramount con-
s;deration to the expedition. The jeopardIes,
heart burnings and anxietics will be enough I'M
dor the most favorable circumstances, even
should there not be so much os breeze
We notice that the most elaborate and anx-
ions descriptions of what has been done already,
towards securing the cable from the fate of last
-vear. abound in the London papers. The same
papers also teen with infinite suggestions from
the best mechanics and from eminent scientific
theorists, concerning the precautions which
should be observed in every department OF the
enterprise and in every stage of its progress
Oftentimcs, in reading many of these excel
lent and instructive articles and paragraphs, we
have felt deeply moved at the visible evidence
before US of how the great heart of civilization
was reused and excited on behalf of this, the
greatest work the world ever saw attempted
From every christian nation anxious prayers go
mn daily from thousands of anxious souls that
God will not view this attempt to span the up-
parent barriers of His own creation, as He did
the project, on the plains of Shinar, to scale the
newly completed heavens.
The last number of the London Times goes
into minute review of the plan of the expedi-
ton, and affords us view of the wonderful ap-
alliances and the long patient study which have
been brought to bear against all possible acct
dents. The best talent OF America and Europe
has, apparently, been exhausted in suggestions
aud contrivances TO guard against the strain ON
the cable while it is being paid out. After
effecting splice in the middle of the Atlantic,
and safely sinking the wire to the bottom of the
sea, "a depth of 1900 fathoms) the Niagara will
at once steer for Newfoundland, and the Aga
memnon for Ireland, each vessel stenrning as
fast to her homewarc. destination as is consist
ent with safety to the great undertaking.
In case of dangerous weather arising, the first
consideration will be, of course, the safety of
the cable and, matter how advantageous
such and such course of action may appear,
rothine viii DO ,ivue by which the success of
the undertaking is jeopardized or even left to
chance. Each vessel is provided with reels of
strong wire rope, which can be attached to buoys
made in the manner of ordinary fishing floats,
though, of course, capable OF sustaining weight
of several tons. Provided with this apparatus,
the cable may be cut without reluctance, fever
the weather threatens, and the end of it Qirmly
secured to the rope and buoy allowed to rest
almost on the bed of the ocean, to be hauled up
directly the storm has passed. Proper precau'
tons have also been taken to make the floating
ends of the buoys conspicuous, and easily found
in case of the ships being driven from them.
In regard to the electrical part of the under
taking, the Times says:
"A number of experiments have recently
been made with view Of increasing the rapidi-
ty of working signals through the entire length
of the cable. These experiments, in which
variety of inventions and applications have been
employed, have been conducted by Professor
Thompson, Mr. Hughes, the American electri-
clan (whose printing telegraph is likely to revo-
lutionze the present uncertain SYSTEM, Mr..
HenIy. and Mr. Whitehouse. The result,
though ON the whole far more satisfactory than
was at first anticipated, shows individually that
more than one submarine cable will be required
to do all the business likely to be transacted be-
tween this country and the New World. Such
n result, however, need dishearten no one, since
none but those unacquaintcd with the subject
have for q moment imagined that one working
cable would be sufficient, or do more than show
the way which others will be soon ready and
anxious to follow"
Another paragraph says:
ut is said that Hull is to be the great inter
mediate station Of the Transatlantic and British
and Irish Telegraph Company for the Trans
mission of Messages between America and the
Continent of Europe. A four-wire cable is now
being laid in the neighborhOod of Hull for this
purpose London, Liverpool, Manchester and
Glasgow will be placed in direct communication
with Hull, as well as with Yaleutia on the Irish
coast, whence messages will be received from
America Communication intended for the
Continent will be forwarded direct to Hull, and
thence along the cable now about to be carried
ola Withernsea to Spurn Point, where it leaves
the British Isles and passes directly across the
North Sea to Cnxhaven. at the entrance of the
Elbe, and thence by land to Hamburg, the Prin-
cipnl terminal station on the Continent Mr.
Powell, one of the company's engineers, is now