The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-03

ENTBHkHlSE In EN6LANU.
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Submarine Gable to aibraltar---Pr
greSs Of the Great Eastern.
The Submarine Telegraph 60 Gfbrslts
From The london Zines, April 10
mo unfortunate failure Of the Atlantic Telegraph,
csed, and st 70 certain extent continues 70 exercise
depressing influence apon all important schemes for
marine Geographic communication. We can scarcely
that confidence In the working praccablly Of any An
TIC telegraph whatsoever, submerged along the old deep
route has yet been established, WHILE regarding sac
cial speculation by which money rs 70 be msde-s~-
not remark how, at the present time, even the b..
guraled enterprise OF the KIND would have the
and practoed caution exercised both in the choj
route and choice Of cable. In the meantime, during
stagnaiion that has epgulfed all such protected sshe
since the Atlantic cable was designed aud loss .
reform in the method or constructing submarine no
has been going stesdy forward The old self de slrucs
principle Of ponderous iron coils for deep SOC VII
has been 40 generally abandoned thai proposision
now revertDg 70 their acfoss . Of any length
depth would not be enter tanned for . moment BY 4
course, WAS and still 10, nerce opposed by some o.
wire ropemakers, has not been brought about M the
duiy and patience Of .hAreholders were a. an end
been frutessy adorned with three or -four OF those
vathan COILS enduring monuments Of cur commercial
tsrprss, and Of our mechsSeAl ignorance, also. e5
an ago In the infant science Of telsg
ply = opinions have undergone most
often lean strongly to very hight cables that the u
like al good ideas, Is in danger being led into extrem
and We may see ~ much publ money lost IN trying
submeYRo cobwebs as was ever dragged down s'fatho
deep even BY those expensive wire covered cables,
enough and heavy enough 70 moor N island fhs resa
o.h s' great ' alteration ~ The nssns and strength
most extensive SCALE BY tho proportionate succem,
son success Of some c.bes which are aOw beiag MAJ
Of is kind thai has ever been msde q all asays exos
lpg the sutsa peroha covered copper wire which 7
stretched across the Black Sea 70 Balaclava me ohe
very inactive, perhaps far 100 much 70 in some parts
others, where Il il proposed to be sunk three nj
aes ~ &. s rS
Inc irst mentioned extremely Light csble, which Y
weigh less than cwt per mile In water, b about bel
wall. The heavier, and We must also cay the mere
pensively proportional, rope 10 In progrsGs Of manun
iure At Glass Eiot's for the English government,
viii, y hoped, before next winter, unite this count
with Gibraltar Those, however, who suppose that
question Of the relative merits Of medium light cAblo
one Of the lgn,es. possible construction, WIN b entire
set a. rest BY the ultimate success failure Of either
these two kinds OF rope will be mistaken, inasm much
The contract price allowed for the very light cable
insure The PRODUCTION Of the bess srsics OF ~ Una
the other hand with the cable 70 Gibraltar ali questo
OF cost have been considered ct tho Treasury ~ ent
material-the highest conditions Of mochsuicsl
electrical excellence which il 10 possible 70 secure |
money, toll or ingenuity. Both these cables, nevsrtl
Of ocean tekgraphy, and a. their sucoess-thouek 9
removed from the ordinary limits which SoveI
commercial enterprise-s likely TO influence in ths nd
Important degree the construction Of all future cablee
shall take occasion 70 give readers some insrht h
their chief peculiares None will require 10 bs M ~
sS.. nm 9h country matter Of the very last mporaa
sAneous Communication with Malta and Gibraltar q -
have now with Woolwich or Portsmoush. In ~
manufactured Thousands Of miles Of cabcs or evsyv
empire, should stu be entirely dependent on Consa1
overland and submarine lines for . means Of ooanur
fore next winter therefore, may hope % - De a
steps taken towards putting end 70 this yeyv unsa
state q hnss, and working telegraph sd Fo
England 10 6ioraar Before next year ID Out ~ Ar
line succeeaful, similar cable viii unite braltsr ~
naita whie before The cose OF 1862 the line from n
'sssr sland % Asxandr. and % on, via Sues aad
hed sea, to India ought 70 be complete tskjna Il Ia
.rsnsed that the Red Sea line continues in rood worki
me direct route from thu country TO Gibraltar vou
Ior me most part lie through what IN tsleersphic vor
would Dc called deep vaier-he from Brcsi 70 m
ssssfs and g on round The coast Of PI.ug, 81 con
: hole either LOCO more than 900 fsshoms B.A
ms cable Ia should have been the case WITH evsev
nas ever been made) the Contract with Glass M
Ior sopmerging IL successfully The depth of vsasr
.hch 4 viii ultimately be laid will, therefore. down..
course, to certain conditions Of the rovernms.s 49,
hall be sunk In water deep enoigh 70 keeo n ont ~
~ Any enemy either . ras or 70 break M
ince only In war time will attempts BE- msde 10 ntar~
ND 10 war time, above al olllsrs il aervtc.s
\ n '0nssy indspsn:sols to the county
IN reerence to the security Of the N
rom injury that some uncertainty va ars 60
ss'n exisss q 70 the best Of two places for "a
ne cable herc-Falmouth or the coast Of Ireland n.
the former being chosen the route mass 49, ~ \,
srsh psc u'n wsserly course, In order 70 give wt
Y nsats properly provided Win erapplns roos -
LEI f,,se or break the wire II . days notice. M
sssme brsst, however, The rope can always be ksps
20 eoundinss Of from 500 TO coo fathoms exesps
bout 900 miles across the osntrs q The Bay Of -
nserre where The greatest depth b nearly q ZOO
S,s saa wnsrs = no part for length Of 40 miles
recasely midway between this country ana Gibraltar,
'nuseeor can choose ther own dspsh and. We ps
x ssrs sdG al no % ,, nor.d as. ne ovsrs.s
send nor encmy can ever reach N M srsss =
mosi fatal objection 70 TIN rouis, q ocsrs,
: hnsh Of sssrly 500 nnss h . dspsh Of ~
,wnSrs breeding 200 faahoms, and gsnsraiy VIZ
ssoos ,ro. ss N. ,sssr.ph sagnsss no. shsl
ickneo. can eseher b raised or broksu-vtnsss ~
2, fracture by an empty Indisman Of one a The sss
q Holland By starting from Irsiasd, on sbs oeSs,.
70 or tnree miles from shore q onos puis the cshi
,a. go % sco faihcms Of water, . dspsh Il ~
what 10 size. There must always be sons - -
ING found By an enemy keeping clos h shora ~
~ ne pest plan, therefore, 10 submeres slo>9 -
ave vnere IL chances Of discovery are ths 49,
ofs, mere no vahd reason Why ihs sabls sSosId -
' ss - falmouth IN preference = any osbsr PHI
ne on me other hand, the rsasoas 1Dfs bsins brov1
nensd are % strcos - 70 make 10 almose Z nscsoS
azure az precauton.
Befose the form, weight, stresssh, and outer oover
eecn porucn Of The cable were resolved on Inc p
soos me utmost psns, BY consulting our Ct
ouonns 70 ASCERTAIN the kinds bes4 suitsd for ths -
= and Tor long endurance under water RseeSrsi~-
snese naiien have led 10 the adoption Of : osbIc
.fent nichncsees, veights. asd ssreneshs scoord1r
we aeptns o. the water under which Il VIII BE- ~
~es-be Whole forming one Continued subnayi
vnen, nos perfect In lie mechanical arrsngunG
nevershe'ess one which holds out hirh prcsosos
msse success ne core or CONDUCTOR b, a oourss q
ssne thickness and formation hroughous frua -
no, oeme formed OF seven No. 10 copper wirus, IN p
~ one eiehth OF an inch dAnc'er-shs khicksss CO.
sor TIA. has ever yst been made ~ne oopp0
nos o. thu, IN accordapcs viii Ne advice Of she -
ans have been very carefully selected and esssd -
oucene power, - even ths pursae copper wfre fro8
= unhnowu oause he been found 10 vary In electyto
Quoting power - much - forty pr osnt liz pow
'onducting beaa aso dinnishes or Increases Ia ~
q proportion Win ~ electrical scnsitiveness Y1X
'1h the oonducooF win 10 Insulating medium AZ gus
rhA - Alike diameter throushox,t a. r. n