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


Hamburg to London were delivered At earlier date
than they were written at Hamburg tHesr. hear.l
OF Greenwich n Hamburg-at ali events i was not faT
out OF the line consequently, where the lines between
India and London were managed nearly - well q be.
tween Hamburg ana London, messages from Bombay
would reach london, instead Of nineteen hours, the
quickest time four days quick rate and four weeks
o'clock IN The day would reach London at eleven on
twelve O'Clock the same morning Near) THIS line,
snnu~ must be rsmsmSsred M that Ss foSsnnsns mss
ernmsns property: 2 that be 90 and the charge W.
CONNECTED the whole Of America net only With Great
Britain and Europe, but also in Asia and Africes Why
be six times greater VA b shcuEhs but posr sssi
mate Al the rates wondbs more than sig times greater
between amscs - sss ss Z ;nsy woS pss
s1Ssss much sss hsa osS Hiiliss sssIisi ~ snnnn
from the Atlantic cable pas then came the asswss.
geedf Fortunately science hse aeS bssn tds sues Tho
hrst Atlantic cable laid and the instruments that
eisM H~a a. quick a. As erdiaayy More insIasss.ls
scAicA w~d apon the Pevsfan 0wy cable This high
speed had been attained but not In the way q Il
IN the 1858 cable They increased their battery
power 70 considerable extent but had the present
instruments been used and such power not employed,
worked for At least twelve months not longer Hsar)
Professor Ihoms0n's rejecting galv0n0meter which
would es nssd Tor reading On ns % ~ :sss vas s % & sa
mirror weighing but one and fourth grains that an ex
ceedngly minute quantity Of electricity ample 70
produce suhcien detection OF rejecting ray Of hsht
nom the mirror 10 give signals with the necessary dis
tinctness and ability He thr Variety requested and
board order prior TO starting This last expedition that
under no consideration the battery power 10 exceed
two hundred cells From nfty 10 hundred cells were
commonly ueed In working from England 10 the Cont
neut, and IL with twenty cells distance OF two
thousand miles perfect and rapid signals could be at
tanned Il showed how great and satisfactory the
progress made in the science OF teleeraphy Appause
And further order was passed that, should there he
any indication Of defect the battery power would
they would get five or six words minute,
instead OF eight He did not know that he had very
much more TO say, but he might add that he certainly
had the greatest confidence that this occasion
would attend their endeavora (Hsar, heaE1 On ths
last occasion he the electrician OF the Atlantic Tee
and therefore he was able 20 speak with freedom
than Mr. Canning or Captain Anderson would like 10 DO
Bt although his position the representative Of the
Atlantic Telegraph Company did mot give him active
part In the operation he watched II with the greatest
ing In his time and he was firm bsIisver that success
would attend the next expcdition not only far lay
ing the cable bot e far as regarded the picking mp the
end OF the old cable WAS concerned (Applause.l
Al the request of gentleman In the room Mr. vAsrEy
explsined little boz Of cables which hs had broueht
ze.t nprovcsnsnx ths had bsen made " ths splicing
Of snss ne eSpH wire. Nd s.ps,cas covering Of 's
NJ. prRLD's KxvHsHxcs.
Mr. Cyrus W. Field said Il 20 happened that Hse
tweye yos ago that day since he hrs lett his home On
eiegaph businees few weeks aer his rst appearance
"a Isndon he sought the advice OF the greatest athor
that time was one hundred and ten mss and had bsea
Z zsSs As: rSSdssd sSss .Ss y:
niended in Great George strset London by brunei ihe
great engineer Robert stsphensou and sos Of hs rst
snyuseray talent in England and three houu wsrs occupi
tempt 70 lay cable across the ATLANTIC when he sft
s ":;.s .S b was d.s dssSe%psn,sd Ss \. s,~no
q engineers % '0Is EnsIaad about Iss laying % % ssss
about railway Srdss canals or steamships our sdsics
mind % s:v: .s.eiais ssP:ssse ami lose Two
lay cable across The Atlantic Now 70 the cable
70 BE- lad he lhr Feld had no more doam Of Z cable
going s % "a Ss' sis = s'S S @ Be &c Ss s
and never w reacn home pat tbe DEAN o. no one nah
sd "a men qe sssr o ssp sne e.Oe Sss
that ns, cable should se lad The great danger a. 70 The
@ ., ~ pens "a IN ,a'ow "A,er rns' ,no'ons
pos. and no anchor could ever iajars ,ss, Ne hopsd
, ,.a. pt.sen 70, ns Go'a urs sm ns,
'PP"""'
STATE OF rHg oLD CABLE.
the prescn, moment at the bo.som Of the Ainic, sud
he would like 10 hear from Mr. Canning whether " Il
was In proper conducting electrical state, ~ could he
used hereafter for q cable.
Mr. CAsNso would refer Mr. cill 10 Mr. vsriey He
could only say that from hs tests they had read
the cable Wa In the same condition u ss- IN when
was made.
Mr.. VAnLsr said since the cable submerged u had
b en- oen.saauy S TED fro~ vaienosa drd ,.ewed
change whasrey sasvefed obsuf fsar ifn>s irefi
a. rAen u ieff ~ hrd.cy ss the Gr ,of Easssw
Mr. PWKurse ssked " Mr. Canning would Tell them
" there Wa any chance Of getting hold Of the cable
again,
M GAMING replied that he believed hey would cor
,sinly gss the csb's sysin. when they unfortunately
ost the end on the 2ld August Insf fhsy ali naturally
boueht that u bad gone from hsm fqr eyer they rss
and shsass they had not appliances q the ..ms sas
sent fcs spsiss ssa srnEs! % the ssh, o the cable
TON - eern of zooo lsnoms they had smelen' buoy
Iope 70 buoy " up ssd cehe~e ~ ies,sohe bnoys
,r.n .trs.s o. .ss,hsr, they could and ihsss ss.'n
" 49, s.s,s .Ases up'e Efaprnnf Iov w. 'sey had
J" :n"y snanx tes esyle 500 ~ hSes'ng
~ .n.r wy utemw nv met ~Nn rs
IIrEs Eoc<e Ind snbenen usI 9n NE.
treat donoss about ever ksovny wWn thJ h20ked
The cattle, from the weight th1 6ftst YGssn, the
usss depth OF water, s19 her cable only bear.
nc the weight OF seven tons they houghi they shond