The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-16

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ged strength and ducty. which mlneous in n i,se
II may be repeated that this year 49,, Of a.
outer protect ng wires affords Al tho security aga n,
while in the event Of unI ~ a n rn prS
caution and finding It's "" into the tank the chances
Us ssag 10 sns rope are sensbly diminished throus
~ sdhes,vs Antiy yielding instead OF gulinou'
Very graassT and regularly are the circles With
e ~ T No word is spoken as the rope slowl
story o % on guard at what We may eau NE 'n %hs 70
ngul.s below These march Slowly - yor NJ %,
grs S aosoendins ~"I .ouna handling ~
40 senaeriy as IA ofics
On guard below pass It to other white figures who w.
egua tenderness 1t 1t into and steady n in its
ginning wi' ,hs ng a,er ring Is formed each layer be
VIII tue large outer circle OF the tank itself and
sr me centre frame work Of wood which is ia
bup s1 sa. serves 70 and keep ali steady
Every ma gaita percha shoes provided s' BY ths
On sns sr% . through his work or cable stowno
under az Constant md yatchful supervision Of tried
and experienced officers.
continuity being ceaseessy put by the electricians
Nor these confined to this years. venture The old
cable on board Is for this purpose connected with the
new, and messages were transmitted on Saturday
through total distance Of 500 nautical miles. There
were then 49, Of these miles the after apk 757 the
main tank; and 267 In the fore tank; and to make the
test moro searching and complete Communication has
lately been established between all these and the Shore
An end from each tank IL brought into the testing
chamber on deck, Is there joined together 80 a.
70 make for electrical purposes one cable, while
another end IL passed over the ships side, laid
ness waters, in which the Great Eastern rides, and
landed on the stony slippery bank hedGug In the Shore
The portion thus running from ship land has been no
Gently added FOR the sole purpose Of proving Mr. Will
oughby Smiths improvements In the process OF testing
and do this has not been thought necessary 70
uss the completed cable. This particular succursal
the shin without other projection than
gntta percha covering, and runs 70 land and into the
cowheId's cottage where room has been borrowed, .
Yet unfair to work this bit OF core without
the ue galvanised iron and manila strands which
eminenty satisfactory. On Saturday messages were
sent from ship to shore and from shore to ship with
upon artificial faults being created the life like Indicator
betrayed them instantly and unerrngly This was
tried several times and in different ways, for through
the ends OF the different lengths passing up 10 and being
Joined In the testing chamber II Is easy to create
'fault" now a distance of few hundred miles, now
ali cases the eIqusitey delicate apparatus made instant
decided protest and the result Of tho experiments
proved that as 10 the forthcoming exposition nsuary
instead OF intervals heretofore messages may and
probably will pass TO and from vaentia and the Great
will DO as fully informed Of tho condition Of the cabe
those on board IL rs estimated that In the event OF
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out reversed 10 that Of picking NJ. within very few
minutes Of It's occurrence would DO difficult TO spak
highly OF the advance tho science OF Cable laying
these facts imply; and It Is impossible to inquire
tho plans OF this years expedition without being
impressed W.. tho care taken, not merely to guard
TSo whole machinery for both ayne ont picking
up has been repeatedly tested The after eptirey re-
fitted with two high pressure boiler. ana will now DO
strength OF the breaking weight whereas too
the extreme breaking strain In paying out Is ten
Inn and n smaller nine times that strain.
The mlshaps Of last year were susefa to rcmember
attributable to tho possibility OF picking up cable from
the bottom Of the Atlantic never having been contemp
lated. Neither ropes gear provided for such
contingency and those pressed into the service
Now, proficiency picking up At great depths is re,
cognized q necessity In submarine telegraphy, and
easy and safe on board the Great Eastern Last year
could only be done from the forepart Of the ship; this
year matters will be arranged that the cable may be
brought In as well paid out at the stern; and the
saving Of time and complications Ia obvious.
Passing from the Atlantic cable 10 the grand vessel
70 y !.
and that the divers reports show them TO be In good
sailing order. Considerable time and ingenuity have
been expended tho construction OF huge brushes and
scrapers this for the immense mass Of
weeds and dirt which had accumulated and hardened at
the bottom of the great ship made her cleansing no easy
matter, strong Impement, something Ike an agri-
cultural harrow has been constructed and by tho Md OF
this and other brushes constantly applied, 80 much I'M
podnaena has been removed that an addition OF two
knots an hour to heI speed IL counted on. This, II In
boped Will give power Of nine knots when fully Laden
higher than e needed for cable ana as :.
wind and adverse sea The Directors Of the icle-
graph Constrv cton Company have chartered the Med
way, ship OF s23 tons, 70 accompany the "eat East
ern on her voyage out
Tho Midway win carry some hundreds OF miles OF the
S ssoS 81 suecessiu VIII rsdssrgo This into the then
empty tanks Of the Great Eastern at Newfoundland
The Midway will then start to locate the spot where tue
broken end Hes TO nx buoye, may DO 70 commence
the picking up Captain Anderson to avoid taking tho
Great Eastern 10 the More this year VIII go direct 70
ssf With coal for tho voyage The length Of time be
occupied In expedition during which the double pro-
Of laying down one cable aud picking up another y
10 be Como through, IL necessarily estimated at much
higher rate than tho one Of last year, and some
seventy days arc spoken OF ns the period The Great
Eastern will be away Assuming her TO leave sheerness
from the Goth June 10 Sd July next three days viii take
her to Bcehaven where she win stay nine days TO take
In coal Allowing Ave days Tor waiting Tor iavosaDo
weather, for splicing with the shore end and hl"en
DAYS for tho passage TO Trinity Bay may look for
messages from America about the beginning OF August
next The Great Eastern will again supply herself with
coal a, Trinity hay and at once follow the Medwsy 10
the graphing ground this will take three days, and
eight more given for grappng and hye Tor returning
10 Trinity ay and laying the remainder OF the od cnne
This done the return Of the Great Eastern 70 England
win iAKo twelve days more and bring her home about
the second week In september In each case msrgh
must be given TO the foregoing figures hut they are
based on present calculations, and may DE- TAKEN ~
authentic w be seen ,ss Ht my s as ssSorss
series u problems having bcn drawn mp by authority a.
70 what would be the effect OF different caames or cas
uass should they arise the responsible leaders o the
coming enterprise have answered every supposiion salts
facsorly In writing Tho time alone can solve but
whatever NAV be ts result the the preparations
for the Atlantic expedition OF 1s66 known the moro
they will be regarded as marves Of forethought OF pre-
canton OF sklful analyses OF cause and effect ana o
logical deductions patiently, Iabcrcusy and courage
ously worked out
Miscciianeou Foreign Items.
In the hcnsh provinces OF Prussia the sagnation OF
trade caused by political uncertainty IN Germany "
forcing many manufacturers TO discharge their work