The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-01
Newspaper Accounts.
xLEcTRrCAL EXPERIMENTS ON BOARD TIE GREAT
EASTERN.

correspondence London Telegraph, July Ill
In the hurry Of departure there 10 not time TO enter
Unto Details but may briefly indicate the result OF recent
which have been tried with the cable since
itho vessel has occupied her present moorings These
have chiefly directed to testing the value OF dner
emit sending Instruments and the speed at which 1t is
possble transmit signals through the WIRE Practically
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and Mr.. Marley BY means OF this beautiful
INSTRUMENT q very much higher speed Is attain.
In use although its action appears at drs sight TO be
plicated, the alternate Of positive and negative
denections Of the ray OF light the mirror salvanome
Ger sharper than they would DO II obtained BY Of
s%ps fs
ssransmttcd through the entire cable Al aspeed OF 90
words minute, while the old fashioned sending insru-
mcnt only gave ~ words . minute. SO long as tho
cable lies In coil the magnetic induction seriously en-
sbarasses the transmission Of signals and rate OF nve
promises with certainty . speed Of more than olght
words minute when the cable lies 10 straight line
along the bed Of the ocean
CHANCES or THE SUCCESS OF THB cABLs.
Especial Correspondence Of the London Times
GREAT Enthusiastically noon
The last passengers and last stores are al on board
and In q few minutes the Great Eastern will DO
STAINING down the river Her course 10 70 be outside
the Goodwin through what is called the Gull stream.
Not much than eight miles an hour expected TO
DO made partly owing 70 the recent reduction Of boiler
power and partly 10 the extreme founess Of the vessels
oSSS 70 b. On rate or
Wednesday morning In case Of any adverse winds OF
strength sss 70 e. sD way .s: :s
che nearest shelter All the nautical authorities on
confidence which certainly warranted only by the
present aspect OF the Skies but also by the high state OF
ss the sns
and u the ship what she used 70 be In her early
days would puzzle the best OF the steam yachts now
around her keep her In sight for hour with
her twenty-five thousand tons on board The signals
Just taken through the cable show It's condition 10 DO
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both Of insulation and "conductiyity.s The most entire
confidence expressed by the naval and scientific men
that with moderately nne weather success Is almost GER
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PORTSMOUTH, July 10 1865
The Great Eastern passed ventnor at two p. NJ, hve
miles Oh land, under steam and sail; wind light
From the London Times, EDITORIAL
There Is fair promise that the reunion Of England
and America will this time be achieved The difficulty
,yal arc given and thanks to the deep sea soundngs
the path between them Is as carefully mapped out as "
u had bccu triansulated by the Royal Engineers When
a. half solved. long time may elapse before
ChInsy suciently perfect to lot US succeed in the
erakinq OF sending message across the Atlantic but
A. is clear that the feat can be DONE We know that
mechanical action at the end OF the wire can be re
pss'sd at the Other and We 'ne Mi. 70
successive experiments we must III the end secure
success
But there is good warrant for believing that we shall
be successful on this occasion Our FORMER tria
showed us the errors to be avoided ana the points a.
whichthe machinery was likely TO break down Every
effort has been made to prevent repetition OF former
mistakes. The cable has been manufactured with the
utmost care and has been severely tested Every inct
OF " has been the subject OF minute examinauon
may be almost pronounced nawcss n has been stowct
hway In the great ship whic carries II In such manne
bitch
Come Of the best mechancaus Of England on boar
The ship and they aided by the counsel OF men wh'
have made electrical science their especial study The
vessel sas at time Of the year which gives the farcs