The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-02

0EEJlN0 IN LlvEHIUUL.
Insuiation better Now Than When il
,ss ns1t r.,I rLrsi:nd"saRsrier Construction OF
The Anglo American Telegraph Company has been
established for the purpose Of executing In the course
Of the present year the enterprise q laying sub
a. 10 connect telegaphicaly the Old World and the
New, and TO raise the cable partially laid last year
An important meeting was hsId on the 18th Of March,
IN the Common Hall, Hackins hey, Liverpool, for
the purpose Of hayine the prospecis OF the under
ed BY some of the loading shpowns and merchants Of
the town. and BY the representatives OF the various tee
Mr. Cyrus ". FIELD vice presdsnt and director OF the
New York, Newfoundland and London Telegraph Com.
anic Telegraph Company ana consulting eIsctricsn Of
the Electric and International Telegraph Company Mr.
canning ensnsos.in. Tsleg.gh cOnstracon and
on lie motion Of Nv G v Z Pickering, Mr. Cyrus
" Field was voted 10 the char I ~rssss Z
Mr. v.s sn.Hf \. e. OF s,o. ~; 1A.Lsy :.as - ,.,
and t6z r06MbsiyInS sSssneDis, which contained .
letter from Professor VIM fhomson professor Of nsan,
sse that sSas gentleman, Who vas secosd 70 sossjn
mathemstisa engineering had gone ycSy carefully into
cpsson s laying and coyssr cs cables SpS s
tho fact thas the strain the cable was only fourteen
hundred .siss q dSns the operation q paying osi he
and ne n.a found sAss the csse i ''irS srS~ &.
The RESISTANCE which ' .spssased sc'ns ss'y p.,.ins sns
through the water sank 20 slowly that the cable
the ground followed incline extending over distance
OF no LEES than seventeen miles from the Of the
yesss' ~ other words the cable was nearly three hours
sssS.sa sss, The q friction IN n i nse
Ing the cable & through the water from .hs bottom The
q receiving would sss = pop% n pSS 1s
sred The feion unon Ss c.s & n' , :. sn
Of ehe we Weight ss e.S. s"Sa s
about Is cw. the friction cwt making Iois Of about
tons rs cwt would AZ once be seen that ,bsrs Va
large margin or strength The new cable be- was ss found to
over tons without any fear s and in asdon this eabe
instead Of being ~ owt 70 the knot was only al cwt
Hcar, heari solhat every the next expedition
Hesr hear The sample OF The now cabIe he held In his
hand flexible that could be twisted about more
twisted about their necks Capian Anderson and Mr.
Canning made q sassestou lsst sutnmn which bsa bssn
with the fact which profeso, Tbon had ~,
light cshlc wss seventeen miles behind The shin
that should snythx hropeu 10 ,he c,b m. shin would
be stopped ard lbe uelinr nm would ,ost.n,iv r,,o
mence and should he fault b. oyerboad e paving ont
plck d up from ne siern az ,he resse sishc,s ,as
ierring he CANE nom The ssyp ~ ,hs hor
mscbnery. and ihs, I..s source ar ne we ssm sS
DELAY s1,,reIv obv,s,.a 4. sdS,,,.o ~ ,ss a
Mr wiiovghby sunh. another s.nsiemsn Who's. ,r.,,
esty ike .bs, Of No Usnsps, bad prevented his
impro, ing ths msnafscinrs Of sa,,a perchs and also
the electrical part OF submarine cables had invented
syaem ior teslng heu and BY one Of hcss lucky hits
~hGn s,,. men maxi 70 their lifetime bad made most
Of testing the continuity and also the insusiIon OF
he eavse could be performed at ths ssms time. The
Apraais wa very simple bcsL IN n construction ssd
psAhipuiauoa; 10 st the czb}a or would be left
rom the sps vekssl rasl fron Valencia uEil she
srrved ~ Ns~icrndspd WITHOUT knoWledgQ kets3
obtained both 2R board and on s4xc lbAs .sss insus
IIon aud continuity we're comptSfS frlesr beari \
He woaId sxpislp how ri. v.s Gnu. ,sren.
always enqsIosl ip:s>tot permitted constant hut
very siiehl Heknn through A. aud va. condgetor Of
slecssscnH NE s,,onpt VA. a. e,ceedngix ,,I,.,s
snAi cSbls uanufsrfured ike the fsss eshs wond 40,
liver Nswloundand " p~t cen, o the cnr,e., semi
into a. Valencia and s,or rry,a The assa
leakage thoush one Ines ~ e.sIs eoaid hs ,"e,yssl~
measured Mr. smith s.ld ,ha, .u.po-iag ,bey n.,
mule Of The csble ss = IAN .. sh,. -, A.. ,-
end OF she kfI.ut,e ..be ,nra.yh gs,.nanas,a. ~ns
this insulated tu,le IN ~ir. tss ..,x.n, 49, -.
through the eabe frour IN. les,. h.,iess M a.,n 49,.
made shout 600 t'r,rs \, .ea.',lre - ,h., o h.sS -
ample ind cation namely snoat 100 aIy,.on. u,o, hs
sesie MT then o. h. the Ipo, OF esss 40 ,bn ooo
miles Of rsb,e ON bsrl ne .b,n 81, ON he h,,,, ar ia
o. ear order ,st oala .at. pa enshlc A F,~rrr ~.
on board he sbp bot Vet would sIve ,ha.s
on shore a pevfss4y clear .gnnf n, srdr.sn ,h.t AN.
tnrutst on Of the cshl. a. perfcf tn. Ln hs ye.,
log slightly the tension or oser Of m. hst,c,s ,...i
withou, DESTROYING ,Le Insulation ,s Ipforo ,S.- an
sbofr that the oonnaty was also perfect and The shore
by lncresst5S The ,ondvctina r.n.cltv of the
,,.~e os s.sit ON sSosS comgailncais eub ibe main