The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-01

end arc almost greater. The increased dstascs 3d.
iste over l6s miles, but q message arriving at L(os
ana Is 6ansmdted direct 10 its destination at &n<n
cost while the from vaents u maon grester J.aA
the message seK has eransm t.ed al wsys q, ~
umes ana Sometimes osarr L II merely avoided ~
beng nrs snosn ut Lvesp where by the Irisa
they must he transmitted, the gaia I, merchants ~
LancseDd ter minus would be- most important
From the hpor that the scheme spanning the Atsa-
tic with telegraph wire drst nooted, have AgaA
and again advocated IN rne strongest terms the ososs
shy Tor using light CABLE, and above all, for dosg
away with the outer covering OF spiral wire How tins
old Atlantic Company protested all the world new
knows. They nade cable which il was publicly kuowa
could not answer Its purpose and, to take assy
even the theoretical chances Of the tao
wre With the twist Of each coil running ia diasrsv a.
rectiou These wires. which really only adduoaA
weight were supposed 70 give strength and necesstssA
chines which designed by Sir Charles Bright, ard
which, under that coaneers management, eventually
90 me old company the justice 70 say that having new
S.. ~ tns. money they at last their error and hats
tneIe - isle chance OF another rope g
us ~ uuoer their auspices there Of tts submesg
encs being again eosrnsted to any but regular css-
cnr o The British Transatlantic TslsgrspA
descriptions It's ghtness, in fact il made lie strenst
and the outer covering Of wire /: entirely done sS1
wires having about vos The sscoos are. 81 sass "a
by the old Atlantic Company. II viii be coated vith
combination Of su':s percns, Nth manifold issuls;
fabric IN peculiar mannr, 20 - to perfect and
strengthen the rope and its insulation the utuout
The outer covering Of all viii be u hemp,
oneitudnay. be without either turn or strctcn
TINS outer covering, before being used will doabt
or Fusts percns The rope sster~.rds being cum s.s
under steel die viii insure uniform gauge and
luton penetrating 70 the very utmost Tue diameter a
the guta porcha nsuhaor will be about double USED
10 the OF the old company aud the diameter Of ~
whole cable about two thrds Of inch. The weight q
two oos or nearly M %ss
weight air and no less than twenty i've miles d -
own weight In sea water The or the whole cable
viii be about half Of that which lately lost BY ~
OLD company.
This cable to be contracted for under special r.
rsngement which guarantees the sharenoldsrs against
any risk or loss. the contract will not be Ut % uch
per mile, but for certain sum under f350,00 ~
contractors undertake 70 mako the wire insure IT, sub
merge IT, spd deliver 70 the company In working
order During the time It's manufacture the o. npany
are 10 advance certain the contractors excs
Ss a o. per Ssr s1e pros sSs
rate OF i've per cent till the completion ofthe CONTRAST
curty 10 given by the contractors ~ho, in Of the
failure OF the cable, are bound to repay tnem within
tain slime. When the cable completed shipped TN
contractors further bound 10 insure it and deliver ths
policy 10 the company collateral security Only
the cable ia laid 10 working order and formally
given to the company, will the become ene1
TO receive the money for IT, II is not very often that
shareholders with such favorable arrangement
one which 20 completely guarantees them against loss a
any Kind snd, OF course. owing to this large
portion OF the capital has already been subscribed Tor.
10 order 70 prevent the overcowong of messages the
tariff of charges will be arranged according three scales
viz one for ordinary for express messages,
and for special sags the prices Of these II sup
pssed will be f1 f5 aud flo respectively No ordinary
message will be while express message Is the
list and express message wbe despatched while sspe
csl nesssges the list regular printed return Of ths
number III any, Of both being kept at the staten Tor
the Information of all persons wishing to send messages
BY means Of such tariff each message will be uas
med according TO the scale which the sender thinks s
interest importance himself requires Any chsaCe
aso OF the wire being three days 10 0f ~
business will be entirely oovated. Altogether, the who's
scheme Of the British Transatlantic Company has apea
renty been we'll and carefully planned and, with sse
advantages which possetses and the facilities which
offers, we have little doubt that 1t will surmount In Tie
mort satisfactorily manner the few difficulties that yet
man IN the way Of electrical auncaton betweea TIE
New World and the Old.