Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-04-07
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THE OCEAN CABLE

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THE OCEAN CABLE
-rbe view Atlantic Telegraph Elre---Ets
gu.erforfty over Efs Predecessor
The project Of laying a cable across
the Atlantic. from tie shores Of Ireland
TO the coast Of Newfoundland, twice al
TEMPTED and twice a failure, viii be
-pueyred in the month of July Of the
uresent wear. The work Of preparing
-ba new cable has now 50 far advanced
as 10 enable the New York Herald 70 lay
Iefore it's readers much interesting
information on the subject. Meet
furs recently held ia Manchester
and LIVERPOOL show that the conn-
deuce which the leading scientific men
of Europe and America have all along
manifested in the success Of the under
taking has been heightened by the eXpe-
rience gained from past failures
In consequence OF legal difficulties pre-
venting the old telegraph companies from
raising the requisite capital for the new
undertaking. another company has been
formed. mainly out Of the shareholders
Of The other corporations. The new COM
many is called the " AnglO-American
-Ta1erraub COmpsnvn Its capital is
l6l8U01 and by the terms of its incorp0-
ration il viii receive nothing if the cable
fails, but cl50,000 year, or twenty-five
Der cent. If il sucoeeds. There are Inus
Iiva companies interested in the under
taking. namely: The New York, New
foundland and London Telegraph Com
many. established in 1854; the Atlantic
Telegraph Company, established IN 1871
the Telegraph Construction and Mainte-
nance Company; the Great Eastern
Steamship Company, and the Anglo
American Company, above named.
The new cable now being constructed
by dessrs. Glass. Elliott q Co. closely
resembles that of 1850, bat differs from il
in these respects: The wires, instead OF
being Of iron, coated with preseTvative
compound, viii be galvanized, so as to do
away with the necessity Of the preserva- I
tive covering. This change gives the
wires greater elOngatiOn, and enables
them 70 accommodate themselves with
greater facility 70 the stretch Of the yarn. [
The tar with which the old cable was
covered has also been done away with. F..
The coating Of the new one viii consist F.
entirely of hemp. BY these alterations T.
much greater fieXibility is given to the f.
wire, which is now 50 1.-the az TO be capa- .
ble OF being twisted round man length .
like a rope. Nhilc its weight has been /
tons fifteen hundred weight per mile to I
eight tons twelve hundred weight, its
breaking strain has been increased in
like proportion, and the cable OF lo65
viii lift one ton weight more per mile
than the cable Of 1860.
THE CABLE OF lS5S-CONsTBUCTTON.
5aducf0r-A copper strand, consisting
OF seven wires, six laid round one, and
weighing l07 lbs. per nautical mile.
LlalatOr-Gutta percha laid on in
three coverings, and weighing 2Jl lbs. per
knot.
Eternal Pr0tection-Eighteen strands
Of charcoal iron wire, each strand COM
posed Of seven wires six laid round Onel,
laid spiraily round the core which latter
was previously padded with a serving Of
hemp saturated with a tar mixture. The
separate wires were each -! gauge the
strand complete was No. "a gauge.
Weight m Air-25 cWt. per nautical
mile 4
Weigh, - Water-lS.4 cwt. per nauti-
cal mile.
Breaking SYraia-s tons 5 cwt., OF
equal 10 ASS times its weight in water !
per nautical mile; that is to say, the cable
would bear its own weight in little less /
than five miles depth Of water.
Deepest Water to be Encountered )
2400 fathoms, or less than . nautical !
miles. n
The Contract .Sfr0ia-Xyas equal to 4.85 ,
times is weight per nautical mile in ,
water.
Length Of Guile Sbippod-zl74 nauti- :
cal miles. Il
THE CABLE or 1S85-CoNsTRUCTTON.
C9nductor-Copper strand, consisting
Of wires six laid round ] I, and weigh
ing 800 lbs per nautical mile, embedded
for solidity IN Chattert0u's compound.
Gauge Of single wire .O4S=o ordinary IS !
gauge. Gauge Of strand .l44=Ordinary
No. l0 gauge.
TgsWGtiO5,-Gutta percha, 4 layers Of ]
which are laid on alternately with four 4
thin layers Of Chattert0n's compound.
The weight OF the entire insulation is 400 I
it's. per nautical mile Diameter Of core
464, circumference Of core 1892.
ErtesaQl prOtectioIs-Tcn solid wires I
ofthe gague .035 No. Is gauge, drawn
from Webster and H0rsfall's hOmOgene-
Gus iron, each wire surrounded separately y
by five strands Of Manila yarn, saturated {
with a preservative compound, and the I
whole laid spirslly Mound the core, which y
latter is padded with jute yarn, saturated
with preservative mixture.
Weight iR Air-35 cwt. qrs. per nau- =
ticsl mile. ?
Weight in Hdter-l4 cwt. per nautical !.
mile. u
Breaking g,rain-7 tons - cwt., OF 7
equal TO eleven times its weight IN wa I
ter, per nautical mile; that is to say, the !
cable win bear its own weight in eleven Y
miles depth Of water.
Deepest Water tO BE- Enc0iWtered- I,
2i00 fsthOms, or less than = nautical
miles.
The Contract Strain Is equal to eleven I
times its weight per nautical mile in
water.
Leagth Of CaJJs .S7spped-28OO nauti- {
cal miles.
THE CABLE 0F 1s66-CoSsrRUCTION. a
C1adacfor-CoBper strand consisting Z
Of wires 6 laid round one, and weigh 7
ing 300 lbs. per nautical mile, embedded ( :
for solidity In Chatterton's compound. =
Gauge Of single wire .04s=ordinary Is Z
gauge. Gauge Of strand .l44=Ordinary 4
No. 10 gauge :
nstddt0H-Gutta peTcha, layers Of =
which are laid on alternately with four n
thin layers Of ChatteTtOn's compound. !
The weight Of the entire insulation 100 =
lbs. per nautical mile. Diameter Of core +
464. circumference Of core 1882. III
External Dr0tcctioH-Ten solid wires Of !.
the gauge 0-s5 no. Is gauge, drawn !,
from Webster 6, HorsfalPs homogeneous / =
ed separately 10y five strands Of white =
Manila yarn, and the whole laid spirslly y
round the core, which latter is padded +.
with jute yarn, saturated with preserve - -
tive mixture. y
Weight IN air-8l ewt. per nautical :,
mile. al
Weight in 'gater-l43 cwt. per nautical s
mile. y
Breaking Strain-s tons . cwt, or nj
equal 70 eleven times its weight in wa Il
ter per nautical mile that Is 70 say, the u
cable viii bear its own weight in eleven y
miles depth Of water.
Dcepest Wafer 10 be Eac03utered- =
2400 fathoms, OF less than q nautical =
miles. -
The Contract Strain Is equal to eleven a.
times its weight per nautical mile in u
Length Of OaJ5s 10 be Shipped to Cone y
ylefe Both Lines-2730 miles.
Meetings have been held IN Liverpool r
and Manchester, England, for the pur- q
pose Of hsving the prospects Of the under y
taking fully explained. At these meet =
Ings were present Cyrus w. Field, f
Viee-President and Director Of the v
New York, Newfoundland and Lon z
don Telegraph Company Mr. Crom- =
well T. Varley, the electrician Of the
Atlantic Telegraph Company, and con-
shifting electrician Of the Electric and 81
Telegraph Company; Mr.. 5
S. Canning, engineer-in-chief Telegraph
and Maintenance Company, D
limited, and Capt james Anderson, COM L
lnander Of the Great Eastern. We copy q
the following important observations: y
CYRUS ". FIELDS REMARKS. Io
Mr.. Field said he had come to Man Il
chester at the request Of those who were g
largely interested ia the enterprise in 4
London 70 explain the present prospects n
and position Of the company. IT had p
been thought by some Of the old share b
holders that the arrangements made by d
fbe directors Of the company with the 81
Anglo A American Company were very II
1aTd terms for them. The company n
we're. however, ia this position, that the n
a Aftorney-GenerRl Of England had given q
"a opjniou that they were not authorized tC
~ their acts Of Parliament to issue rl
9elve Der cent. preference stock. Il