Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-06-26

Il Il eomethinR less than seven years
| s;s.r tr1ut Atlantic Cable wee laid sno
| mka at thl high II etwSh Hnr0pe
an" con ssrinr II ri}cumstssces n the last
ettemot with Che pfeseht thee Is sS .,nss
dant cause for expecting good 'orr r'' r n~
when before we had only ILL., Inc ICY
first question is, Of course. the capie 3; ~,
and the difference between the wv -.
difference between an awkward an ,,.
a.,a,,,,f ~ I; ouorance, aud the intelligent'
~ ,D,:,' Art 10 which ripe experience
ue,'.. devotion have contribut-
az. ~. ho.t resources The present cable
~ /, ' coo niles long. Its central conductor
...;... NJ S.ycu fine copper wires, twisted
;,,.., nse complete strand, and perfectly in
srla,cJ -Four layers Of gutta-percha in
,.lnee II each Of them insulated like the
CONDUCTOR itself This outer covering Is
protected by eleven strong iron wires, each
wound with strands Of hemp saturated
with tar. During the process Of manufac-
ture, the cable has been kept constantly
exposed to severe tests Of its conductive
BOWER and of il inhalation, having been
I'll the tine imnsrsed in wates and tn
ycrscd b. slectric currents Of such density
and force as to devsIop the weakness Of
the wires, if it anywhere existed. The diff
ference between the process of manufac-
turc Of the first cable and Of the present is
remarkable. Then, everything seems to
have been taken for granted now, nothing
is left to chance or theory. The strength
Of the cable. as well as its insularity and
conductivity," has been perfectly estab
lished. II will bear a weight Of nearly
eight tuns, and can safely be depended on
to support eleven miles Of its length in
water Instead Of being committed now
to two ships, rs formerly, the whole cable
is slowed on boasd the Great Eastern and
to that vessel, aided by consOrts which will
supply assistance but carry none Of the
wire, the great task Of depositing the cable
on the bottom Of the Atlantic is to I've in
trusted. II il slowed in three tanks, which
are respectively, 81 feet, SO feet in, and
50 feet in diameter, aud will bold . coil
the first Of $50 miles, the second Of $40
miles, and the third Of $50 miles Of cable.
The mechanical arrangements for its deliv-
cry are not materially different from those
on the Niagara and Agamcmnon II is on
the character OF the cable itself that the
company rest their chief hopes of more
permanent success than attended their last
experiment.
II would be unjust not to give credit to
the leading men in this enterprise for their
persistent faith in its final Success ana
their unremitting efforts tosccure it. They
have not refused to profit 10y the lessons OF
experience, but, in the mnutcst details as
we'll MS in the general scheme Of the pres
cnt undertaking, have sought to avoid the
errors which caused a failure before. If
this also should, from any cause that can
not be iorcsecn or provided against, be
necessarily abandoned, we presume the
same men will with the same zeal and
faith renew their efforts, aud continue
them till the two continents are pcrma-
ncntly united
1t is expected that the Great Eastern,
with its invaluable frcigh; and precious
hopes, will begin its voyage in the carly
part OF July-a time chosen purposcly
later than that of the first expedition in
1888. Capt. Anderson, who is to command
the Great Eastern, is an old officer in the
cunard service, and it is in accordance
with his mature opinion that the time of
sailing is selected. The voyage is to be a
slow one--the speed of the ship being
limited, except in certain contingencies, to
six knots an hour, and it is calculated that
the whole time consumed in Inc pas age
from Valcntia in Ireland to the Bay Of
Hearts Content in Newfoundland, will he
from II to 4 days. The English papers,
which have kept a much fuller record than
we have of the progress of the enterprise.
seem to be inspired with an undouhting
confidence that the present summer will
give us an instantaneous and permanent
communication between the two CONT
ncnts-N l. Tribnne