The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-08

~ -. s3vernment have consented 70 gvo
nom naa Corfu s0 ca GOO OI usr anDum Tho
css making sne asug this cable win Be- about Gao 900,
compelled q ne Eos the sse us
preference shares Of eight per cent II cash were
me sosS q The line i ss sss ms lSs sa
be laid in 600 fstboms water while the steamers are
he restoration Of tbe Malta and Corn Dc. o. the ems
hat II successful they are to be paid IS 00 and not,
hat they to be entitled 70 one half Of the value Of %
much Of the old cable IS they recover The MAlSa and
1agliari line TO be treated upon similar Agreement
but, already ntimated, there probabnny Of sue
100 weak for the purpose for which IL was made some
u the governments q Australia have asrsea = gives
subsidy for submarine lines 70 connect Australia With
Of the islands in the Indian OCEAN and thus provide
} continuous telegraphic communication with THO
ms cable which is about TO be laid between 7ouon md
Agiers and that also between Oranto and Corfu,
much stronger and heavier than that have yet been
laid 70 ne Mediterranean, and the cable nanuactarcd
BY order Of the TO be laid In the East con-
tains many improvements those previously made.
1t the result Of the inquiries Of commission Of the
submeygencs and working are looked forward 70 with
great condolences The Chancellor Of the Exchequer aud
q sns Of Trade entertained grave douD
declined 70 sanction what they termed shrowns tho
public money 70 the bottom Of the Bay Of siscay b.
tween Rangoon and Singapore the water ID not Deep
and considered in many respects well adapted for .
with respect to the possibilities Of future success.
In laying cable across the Atlantic, tho experience
which has been already obtained cannot fail 70 be-
Of immense value 70 those who may hrsaftsr en-.
least, and these are most essential ones, there 10
now happily no difference Of opinion, for actual
ss the n.oss, q
sulatiOn Of - 6nductng wire. In the case Of tes-
.sos On pslss The electricity travels With he speed %
lightning; but when the copper wire u eneioeed
must be when subn erged in The sea or buried IN The
ments come into play me electric excitement Of The
vine acts by what ID called induction !" through NE
rc forcs q an opposs KIND nd there "a ne
wre and eecsictry In the thin portion OF water whicn
surrounds the cable these forces &C.
power OF the transmitted current Tho 1000 miles Of the
Atlantic telegraph became, BY the action q these rc
rather than pipe conducting the fluid between The
two contineuts the speed or the eectreitv Instead
duced % little more than oos miles in that time THIS r.
tarding influence would have bad serious cct upon tbs
working Of the line bad continued IN good order; proha
bly, not more than I've words minute could have been
sent along the line with the most improved code Of
signals II has been found that The electric fluid
euens decrease q IL insulating quaes Portions Of %
cable which have been recovered have shown, upon m
mute 70 have been .ssy seri'S.y
thoes parts where the thics Of the insulating nate
Mechanical injury, cavity hiss been formed in the sub
stance. The most minute inequality or irregulrty On
The :rtcs e e Ss oSysr Sd VII s0,d ~
do its work OF destruction, and eat burn for sef
passage out Of Us prison house. The rapd.ty Of 10
Of the currents Of electricity which are sent along the vire
the stronger and sustained the discharges the longer
conveyed with % much the more certainty viii The sis
icty operate upon any weak or faulty portion Of tho
line which Il is compelled TO travel Science may bring
lightning from the heavens and compel II 10 do work
Of ordinary messenger but far down In the depths of
the win take secret and terrible revenge upon
the line the more speedy viii BE- the SSs Of dsss s
for the lightning must be sent the Atlantic WITH
more than . two thousand fash power. whiie upon ;
shorter line proportonatsly ess degree Of reaisanco
has 70 be overcome The coaciuson arrived By Nr.
siemcns o. the earliest and most successfo a6orers
places arc allowed g remain II he su
Of submarine conductor, so long viii their insu alton
fail ey slow dssrees" such discovery - "a. woula
nent 70 the progress Of deep cabcs but jest tho
time when the untness Of gua psrcha for the purpose
possessing In every respect the qualities necessary FOR
complete and permanent insulation. Various mixtures
wire among others there ID what Is known g
"1batterton's MIXTURE which Is used In the Rapecon
cable With ntermed.se .yers Of susss perchs, and In
this case has been found that tho Invitation "a more
cable, which ms oaiy ordinary gutz psrcha In ~
under the inspection Of the governmeat and which
Is fully ten times more completely insulated than any
on % fear hat may aso prove failure. n Sa Ss
silent for some time past and may even now probs
y be added TO ts ss o. ths many xiarss Of dssp -
India rubber has been found posses greater .usuis.
ticn and less Of that inducsve capacity which s pro-
greater konosssy and more resisting power % u 81
,scss q 49, ssd sRpssrs 70 give prc@se q being
The Protean substance India rubber, may bs applied.
mods Of covering he css1SssisS wrs Win sSs ns,s
Ibe result Of gc number q epsrimeus MADE BY NJ
manner The amount Of rssissascs sSordsd Sv faSS
rubber - Insulating substance and IL rreas n
ssiorisy over The gutta percha series Of table, o.
ierscs snpsrssures We submitted No late messing
q she svitsh Associ.ioe: n nos cay % convey .
but assuming has the value Of guts percha = "a -
atr q ~ degrees Fahreubet rspratsd BY he dsoi.
nal 80 os asss - iran NJ snis ! thss N Lads
he cable nsas Tor 10 zsisnIc s.Issrspa a. ' q a.
% q 900 = o. s n ,s s. ssss
ueater and q " degrees The relative nsrts would -
sS' , y so . os2s, OR ssasv roshins .
Tss uss q India rubber Insulating msaun = -
cveisy ma nrst atemps o. subayine tslsgsaphy uss
lscsrc consuncssoos were sssassS.d Ssss... =
fa)essyr ships rQue ard BiAke, and across Rur1.
sss.s . y '. e s,s ~.
aish ms oAbe - insuiaisd vss not, howsvsr.
AID - msoacd, owing 70 the FrsDoh Gpvurnmmt knv-
% mns arrsnsemeass win oehsp PARTIES - ~ -
sleE.apo ous Portions q vsrc sssassgsd bsiwssa
inrm .c ana The Isle 81 wight, and hare ooutinusd IN
oo4 working order 70 the present tina otheg ppr-
Ions Of sbc cable have been ubjccted 70 pressure vary-
- nom 500 70 10 900 the inoh vtshout % The ssss r.
ecrg 10 rnsulason the ussng power Of III e.
eed wire IN Vie earlier attempts ~ coat the wire vsn
rda rubber considerable dincuies had 70 be oysruDo
oonssquence Of the nature Of The material used India
uoeer dos not become Plastic - low temperature aaA
vas round inpnosbis 10 draw u upoa ne wirs IES
or gusa peroha, and the ooy mode 81 naa
ulasing vas BY winding In thin ribbons spIraly
euna Ne wire Bat By Nh process mere wss wet q
chesoa In The overlapping parts and the coatisa vss
o somofssseus h IL chsrssser orsaia solysas were
pplkd lov ths pwpass u nIllsg up ~ gstsr-
Al, Bus ~ result Wa mol aivsys v b. g.
eads1 uPna ne Improvements nsds By neurs.
iiv~ o. ccness N - Altering ~ chwns4sr o. the.
,aiUh - 70 render u n0s only cohesive but solid ana
nioru, Without n NE least n)uring The vArAbje avail
ZEE Of Ne cncu1ehCuc Exnnnined under the mcrpsocs
usa psscha s0usd 70 - porous In it TEXTURE ssd en-
lins many gras Of decay and deoompositIcu while The
'diayubber gun amcst entirely free from the~s e.
cts, and when solidied viii resiss both and wassr
bder any sppaicasion Of pressure. he sxpsrim<ns
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