The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-07-30
The HISTORY or the CABLE.

the HISTORY OF the CABLE.
The persistence with which tho projectors or tho At
lantc cable pursue their object certainly merits success
The present is the fourth attempt which has made
and II is to be hoped Nat II will prove successful
ORIGINAL rRoJEcr
The project OF Atlantic cable originally con.
ceved In 1852 whom the magnetic telegraph had been in
existence but ten years. The original projectors
American captalsts and the directory OF the company
embraced such New Workers. Peter Cooper Cyrus w.
Field. Moses Taylor Marshal O. Roberts and ohors In
GLIDING Professor Morse. This company succeeded in
building the line from st Johns across Newfoundland,
and under tho Gulf Of st. Lawrence to tho main land.
They also obtained subsidies from the English and
American governments but these have since expired
CABLE OF 1851
Tho frst attempt TO lay tho cable tho Atlantic
made In 1887 On August the 9th the shore end
laid with imposing cersnoniss In yaena Bay Ireland
On The 18th OF August about four O'Clock n the morn
ing the cable parssd in over two thousand fathoms
The ~ the calamity the application OF
tho brakes At time when IL was almost fatal 70 U.s.
them.
There was yssoy heavy swell on and A. usual under
such circumstances the OF tho vessel was elevated
or depressed n she rose each wave. II was while
hsr Ners was down that The eKss we're put on, that
IN addition 70 .he strain produced By its Using san he
cable had bear additional strain Of three thousAnd
pounds 20 marked upon the indicator This was more
than could bear. and tho consequence was that IL
parted, has been stated. The moment the brakes
used the wheels sioppsA and when The stern
again they remained mmovssbIe, 90 that bstwssn the
strain brought upon the cable BY tho vessel aud that
caused by mo application Of tho brakes had % bear
than IL calculated 20 sustain The ndi.
Gator showed strain Of thres Thousand pounds but 10
- Impossible 10 calculate the strain By which u VS.
broken. Had tho brake not been applied, there 10
whatever that tho cable would have psr
feet the end unless very great scs Of weather had
rendered n necessary 10 cue H. Tho circumstance, 10
say the least Of IT, unfortunate but " the
tsrprse failed the expedition proved thing beyond
al poSapiny o. douut-tne pfarucao,hy on aging
submarine telegraph cable the Atlantic between
TmE CAM ov 1855
The success ailanso - 'ns nrss eaor although aos
following year the cable aecs Plymouth,
England, and began work In June TO yrsuceesful
snIrts made Juno rs and 90 ths li1s parting
On "a ne 70 the work was again resumed; one hundred
and forty i've miles paid out when sgan broke
fourth attempt y. then made and SUGGESTED The
cable laid from shore 20 shore the signals pro-
nounoed perfect and news was aetnsy transmitted over
the wires
OF August received the following day bat these
were the iasa They wcrc rcesved with tho Widest
over the nred fact Of the oentnryr and September
the citizens engaged ceisbrstion which bad bad no
parallel aud ~hch -ss almost eqss @ Zone o. The Dc
plays mad. during the The of1cer Of tho British
vessels Gorgon and indus Cyrus W. rtsh and The
ocss Of Niagara were the heroes Of The ccc.sscu,
and toasted and feted 10 Gothsn's grandsa myie
Imposing cerrmonie~ held AZ UNITY church, In
which nearly two hundred cl~rEymen participated and
an immense choir engaged Broadway dccors.ed ~
Brosdwsy never had been hundreds of
Thousands % notices Tho military the Trades,
tho professions o. N" city: soldiers ana .Aors tbn
cesSion. David Dadley and Cyrus W. Field and Mayor
remann made grand addresses In Crystal Palace but
49,
lie saaiy said never . word The people bsssa smell
. mica early IN september, and the press began 70 de-
the eabls would nos work and the press said much
AZ last De sanity forced to open his mouth, and
since the cable could not sAy ,er tell ?. wAs induced
esen received from vsentia sincs september ~ Every
sost restoring the Insulation failed and a. last the
,empt could he renewed tho American psopIs be-
ssraQed IN a whsh absorbed all their energy and
-, ,s,,s eass hsv. pos pssa watched With ihss IN
tense Interest whch ibey would otherwise have cam
handed
THIS failure served only 70 d.mpen the enfhusiasn
Of projectors o. tho cable they dd MOI abandon the
interest an the scheme ~ submarine cable The United
states pupIc could no, be expected 20 fully SHARE their
more Particularly the cid and o.
Atlantic cousins. and 10 ths Last project Engsnd has ths
lions and the controlling share 60,
During the year tso folio~ng the tslur~ ~ is3s,
great improvements msfs In The consructon, lay
lns and working OF submarine tssgrapbs, and " vas
ensi,y concluded by board which appointed % ln-
qure into an such york and improvements. that thsvs
wss no reason Why . caDls shond not Be snrr~~s
Early Isss comrplsfe. VI. appointed By TIE Lonsss
Board q Trade 70 inysstigs,e the sah1sci
They declared tbs scalrcs q ixytnr and wosk
ina vire had times been oTeustef, and snotbes
ssssmps vs~ resolved sron Tbs propostson - Gl.ss
kfioa Co 70 Manufacture ~wabs cAhs~ wzs s1rsp&
"a the copper oompsfsd ~ ~ayiy ~ April,
1sel ana tbs WORK ~ covering With ~ysm Of TstAa
pescka We b>xos on April ~ ne wss vss 90 coupel,
however until Juiy, 1ses, sad vss oniy sovsd %
the Gre~x Eastern about the middle u thas nonfh.
On July IL the cre~s E~s~vn sod her copvoys
rsDd~xv,u.sd II vsenf On the nd o. June The shore
end VS. lad and tho I'D spies made with The nAAa
csble on board tbs Great Eastern On The morsins q
The 2lsh the vessel fairy under vsy, vssn csfees
In the Insulation discovered ami abe hsf N hsni
sbou, eighty mile. u h- esbss 70 r-pslr On tbs roth
a July when seven hasfrrd miles u oshis had b~~a
stoppsd and .bs esiis transferred " The pseksnx 40 gear
With conu,cnc~d hsallnr W. After piesing up too
ssd quarter mile. u cabs tbs fsas foanf 70 bs
the prr.enes ~ rt0ai plsce ~ wifs wh<h had be~a
driven through The csbe Two snf q1sref miles %
cxbl~ we're from f"pth ~ nlnst@~n hnnfrsd
fsthoms rhs ssf.ri b~ing repaired ths wars ws 70
s1tn~1 and ooutlaaef With until Aaras a. whsa
sf~v one THOUSAND hfs~ handfed twslss miles hsd
been % oat ths lusulstlon again $4,000
ne ship wss sosn Aftervarns ropp~f sn< ths eabis
trwnrsrrvd 70 tn reklnK up T~r a The sows Tho
opsrafos u hsuing 10 conamsnc~d ny ths snrss
used ~ p4<knx ~ sggpp~i Tor wsns - 80
slsev~ias Tine T~s niles hal boa r~rsvsr~d sn6 ths
rsbls 90 cut b, ~hssbsr tss fsnit b.a
board. A sbsas bar p.s tw-iVs y "a c~ias e.srhs
Ant ehsfed tas ulsush n ths 7hOvN@ pr So wM
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