Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-06-30
Tho Atlantic Telegr. oh.

Nearly seven years ago, says eotcm-
porarv, an electric spark startled the ma
ton into wild cXultaton over tile achieve
mcnt, then supposed complete, OF binding
Europe and America with a tic OF intclh-
gcnce and in an alliance of closer and more
eonvenant communication. \ day OF lu-
bilec was spontaneously celebrated. Ed
itols got upon the stools of prophecy and
painted gorgeous future for the united
nations, whose wcdlock called forth such
hymcnial praises. The Compliments Of
; the season flew ..likc lightning between
the White House and Buckingham Palace,
and then the pyrotechuy of cloqueuee and
the fireworks of new born amity suddenly
] iizzlcd out, quenched in the brine of the
Atlantic. This time however, we are as
surcd, more care and attention have been
bestowed than before, a,,d the English pa
pcrs, having no civil war to engage their
notice have followed the progress OF the
great enterprise more carefully than We
have been able to do on this side of the
ocean. The following sums up the pres
cnt condition of things.
/ The cable is 1900 miles long. Its con-
trail conductor consists Of seven fine copper
wires, twisted into one complete strand,
t and perfectly insulated. -Four layers OF
/ gutta pcrcha enclose it, each one insulated
| like the conductor itself, The outer Gov
erins is protected by eleven strong iron
wires each wound with strands of hemp.
saturated with tar. During the process Of
manufacture the cable has been kept con-
stautly exposed to severe tests of It's con-
ductive power and of its insulation, hay
ing all the time been Immersed in water
anl ttaycrsed hy electric currents of such
density aud force us to dcyclope the weak
ness of the wires, il it anywhere cnsued'
The difference between the process Of
manufacture 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 'conductisity," has been
perfectly established. 1t will bear a
weight of nearly eight toas, and can safe
" he depended on to support 81 Ven miles
of its langth in water. Instead of being
committed now to two Ships, as formerly,
the Whole cable is slowed on board the
Great Eastern; and TO that vessel, aided
by consorts which will supply assistance
but carry none OF the wire, the great task
OF dcpositing the cable on the bottom of
the Atlantic is to be iutru~ted. Ii is stow
ed in three tanks. which are respectively.
81 feet, 80 feet g in, and IS feet in diam
cter, and will hold coil-fhc first of630
miles, the second OF 40 miles Of the ca
bic. The mechanical arrangements for
its delivery are not materially different
from those on the Niagara and Asamem-
non. 1t is on the character Of the cable
itself that the company rest their chief
hopes OF more permanent success than
attended their last experiment.
The Grca: Eastern under Captain An
dcrson, an old Cuuardcr. will start the
first Of next month, that being considered
by him the best time for the enterprise
| The steamer Will move but five or siN knots
an hour, and the voyage will occupy
twelve or fourteen days Times.