, 1866-09-02
a NEW: SUBMARINE, TELEGRAPH.
TTnns-Atlnntfe. Telegraph Wires to be
Ia 49, 4;h,,ry '-v.@.f- II tec~+un~1

rrnans-Atlantie Telegraph Wires to be
+. Laid ironi- Sew Eek to Portugal,
vim 'Capc Charles, to the Azores,
Thence to- Lisbon md the ContInents
From the Eew York Tribune. August an1 /
:. This t., new and gigantic enterprise has been
sRdsr H. Title u Fha y: ss paf AR
a11esdy been incorporaf9tat e. = -zRlsh hes.
passed Anril u, 1915, for the incorporation
and regulation Of telegraph companies. The
shares are placed at 500; one hundred
thousand Of which foEns .asa capital
stock. -Four persons e. may tt1Se sl oae
share among them e. zee wee the % ain Of
providing for cheaper, more speedy nna
frustWorfhy communication betWeen the
|. United States and all Europe. A. the ina1-
enca Of the elements and tho action or elec-
sit furnished the necessary means to accom-. T.
plish ipter-oceanic communication an9 te
hrinr It into successful operation. Ameriea9
| TeleR1pph Engineers have: been remarAAoly
successful in laying cables n he eve.y hs.1 nrncri,
enced. The Telegraph is essentially ana es; =
! pecfally an American invention and an IN
4 dependent American route should he tnTol:
ably received BY the American pnoaeti ationtic. IT,
o9te selected y eompan9 so1 Is rom The
caSttp sonat ~ Nh .the United. states--ria Cape
CHARLES. across to the Island OF Ber.
muda; passing through that 5 coast ss;a;
the ~ ASsss sstern es seaas aSd e% shenes
!diIect to Lisbon. the capital Of Portugal :. a
man Of the projected cable, which lies be;
forn Us. fully explains the route and the teast
fbIlity Of the plan, The cable Will be laid ~
three sections, the first and third Of which
ond crossing mfd-ocean, is Just double the
distsnce Of he third. In the event. Of any
casualty, no matter how serious, to either
Of the sections, the other two would, as
matter Of coursc, remain intact, where's az
be the result Of any accident, no matter how
trlaing, to the present company's route from
.Valcnfia to Newfoundland: 'Thls route
was suggested BY Mr.; W. 8. Wo1l
the PRESIDENT th'f q enS,e tnS coqRainsb REi be
: | ereat and, beneficial service to the commerce
Of both countries, by establishing In the At
lantic Ocean TWO shipping stations, one q
the Island Of Bermudn and the other at In
! Azores, whereat the outward and home
: diAtclY placed in direct communication Will
: the owners, in case Of any e1igency arisln
9 out Of accident Or other perils Of the seo
The question Of keeping these Two station '.9n
! connected with the main land Is so!ts ae &
s world are working much greater 'dlslanc
! than that which exists between New f9r @
= and Bermuda, or the Azores and Lisoon. In
z construction. Of this cable Will oe
: perfect insulation: The company hay
le been collecting, for the past two year
,e ali the necessary data and surveys, togetht
,Ee E with charts Of tides, c9r1snts, winds, soan. @
:; operations At an eatly period. They ha,
q q made an application to;the Congress of Il
z United States for grant, and other aid ne
y essagy, aud have also applied to Great 81
y ~ ain aud Portugal for grants and the fights 8
t;oyerument has addressed the following II
st to the President Of the Company: =,
y; y; "s1R: 7, viii cheerfully aPprtse HIS M
q ~ esty's Government oY your project, and
=. ! not hesitate IN believing that every reason
ID. o41 tD~-' MuE ETudAN1EHEm MoRAs.'