The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-03

you srs obliged 70 90 half ths distance on your own
feet-iess than thirteen miles long. But the pos
sesses some unique characteristics, among thsm q
strange aggomsrssIon OF Ainty macadamized uphsayas
and once safely over ~ spirit Of shsnkialnss. and
have aoesmpssa With sHl % H s personal fatigue S OF
damage.
IN HEARTS CONTENT.
must surely md repose here But time precious. and
ss psfsakins Of little rereshmen We hasten 70 view
one Of the principal objects Of journey, namely
- THB CABLE STATION.
Ihs building 10 spacious and admirably susd for The
purposes ior which II 10 occupied at any rate In the
ceive the summer bres.es whatever may BE- its con-
Mon 70 Withstand the wntry blasts and II should bs
The two hers very great difference between
wdtn OF the building separates cable operators from
70: and ne operators After the reception Of messages
ID no csoe room they are handed through slide In the
partition into tho land ROOM where the hour Of their re
cepuon both in London and New York tims) the date
words &C., all carefully recorded Every precaution
y taken 70 secure the utmost fidelity and accuracy
10 this end the most accompshsd and f.nSsmi 9ns.
ratoTs both IN England and America are employed for
the services is no disparagement to the shore staff
from abroad who are we'll educated of refined manners
and a. al times courteous in their demeanor
pleasure to witness the harmony tina. prevails between
me TWO STAINS each seeming 70 rival the other in acts Of
uIsaniy and hospitality. This friendly feeling
tributes greatly to the despatch with which the cable
business lie executed at this station portion Of each
stan constantly ON duty, day and night THIS in
place. the temporary nature Of their accommodations
being difficult TO boil kettle OF water over hot nro
ID .ns depth q winter 80 poorly protected are their
procuring supplies OF fresh provisions will show that
their occupation 10 no bed OF roses. AZ there Ia
costs SO little to work Is the cable, the COM
pany ought to be liberal with their employees, and
mot oblige them TO i've at tue outposts or creation
in buildings not even plasiered They ali seeu,, how.
ever 70 be happy and contented set aud enjoy their
modest mess with an junction tina. you will rarely meet
cable staff is Mr. Weldon, who well known in Europe
IS an electrician having calculated the locality OF faults
curacv. The rest Of tho cable mess are Mr. Dickinson
electrician and mechanclan, Msssrs Charles Trippe
woodcock, George Uncun, John Sullivan (book keeper)
Mr. Cnareton, an old and useful cabepan understand
ing al cable work. splicing &c The American or land
thew DAWN and Saunders, operators; Smith, Tpio and
Hutton The American operators have eight hours on
and eight oil, and the line, when uot interrupted by
the aurora or other works fast between Hearts
Content and Port Hood as the line between Washington
cable premises, now let us take
PEEP BEHIND THR CURTAIN.
Looking under curtain into darkened apartment,
say some two feet wide by six long, your eye will be first
attracted 10 small perpendicular ray OF light upon
strip Of white paper about inch wide. 10 give you
place il before small aperture leading to dsrkened
room, and you will observe the light reflected upon
wn.eneu wal opposite, only that IN tho FORMER
Uas0 mo nsn. rs .uc rehecuon OF Ienectlon, as
NJ, VII. preSonuy snow. fou VIII observe tnas TINS
sH ray =. nsntEMe mean 'Lat ~ 'ne caDIs apart
,oi mo Ie periscty STEADY iou see notning
~ paucu!a! out near tne mahipuaSor AZ the sending
W ns u,en' near =. manu- IaIsmitung message 10
Na,eh.a. Suuucnly ana as IL Dy magc--ihueeu, llst
% ~ you, yo'u YOU lave enjoyed tne Illusions o. me
,a's an ulselVe tnis .te ray OF lsnt sKp-
ppB aoou. W WIG gut ana ie az u were AFRAID 70 no.
nsin an hstan. upon = single spot, hEe frightened
canary IN his cage-which, by the way might be good
Term oy whcn 10 designate the darkened cable apart
MEM. Wnat does an this qulVeflng mean 10 quiet
ana you wh near ID moment voice which, Ike Bot
ION you cannot "see feao Out, IN clear and mea-
surea ZONE . ~
- compliments OF Mt FITZPATRICK 70 MI ana Mrs.
nlodhg tlcnn coruiai welcome from Nalensia
70 heats Coh'ent
Ana inc Msg OF the eab.e speak again
rear Content says "Wo nave gwen three cheers
LOT hr ana mrs -
.aientla instantly replies "Three more from Vaienta
AS u TWO persons "crs conversIsg size by SEQ IN
roo instead vi Deng separated Dy the sea Two thousand
miles, But you ust remember the electric spark lin
sor not an on ts passage upon tho cape through
the caverns Oh the ocean certainty you VIII say ms
IL lnlracuious Ay Mnlo5t rs MIRACULOUS as Scrptural