The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-04
THE CUBA CABLE.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE or THE HERALD.

Arrival Of the Narva with the Cabie-The
Key West End TO he Laid Down First-The
Old and New Theories Of the CURRENT
Proper Tests TO be RIade Before the Ends
Of the Gable are SpIiced.
HAvAnA, July 81. 1867.
Ths steamer Stars and Stripes leaves this evening for
Philadelphia have other steamer TO avail or the
Virginia not having yet arrived from Vera Cruz
QUIZ CABLE.
The steamer Narva bearing the cable from England,
arrived or this port yesterday morning Tho moment
she was sgnalled by the MORO Castle the outside pilot
proceeded alongside and delivered the necessary drec
tons to keep on and and ordered her not to enter
the port on any account Whatever The Narvs had q
pleasant passage, but rather long She Ia vessel
and came along the southern coast Of the island round
the cape. All board we'll and In the best Of spirits
She has full complement Of officers and men, Among
the officers or the company two engineers and two
elect riciana
As stated in previous letter. It decided that the
Key West end OF the cable should be laid down FIRST and
therefore the Narva proceeded accordingly the
OF the afternoon, for Key West. General Smith, Mr..
Everitt and Senor Aranave have gone also and OF
course your special correspondent ikewjse who will
give you full report they proceed In this allimport
ant undertaking understand that there three dis
nct sizes Of cable to DO laid tho thickest the Key
West shore and the thinnest the Chorrera Cuban
end Tho reasons seem obvious. Where the water Is
shallow the will DO troublesome and this
appears to be the Key West where the slope Of
ground is quite gradual whereas this side the depth
of water the shore is from nine fathoms to two
hundred and Eve at distance Of milo, when it
mences TO fall gradually about the CENTRE where
II eight hundred and fortyfvo fathoms whence the
slope OF ground commences TO rise again, just whore
the Gulf Crosses and the cable then will rise very slowly
almost in even proportions Of distance. The old theo-
ries about the currents in the Gulf stream, believe,
almost irrelevant here, and the modern not
much either; at all events appears from all have
heard since the surveys were frs, set aoo that no posi-
tive law yet been recognized respect the
course between this port ana Key West sometimes tho
are one way and others quite the contrary
How much this may depend upon the under currents
l cannot say, and think one knows correctly. l
understood that the cable be splced and laid latter
West to certain extent Of distance and then be at
tached to buoy The Narva will then return and get
the other end spced 10 the Ch0rrera ne and paid out
In similar way as far out as may DO deemed best with
buoy attached and after the necessary tests made
to continue the cable until it Is finally spl.ced TO the
American buoy The contractors have fifteen days al
lowed them necessary, for testing and proving; but It
Is hoped that after the last splice is made the COM
muncaon will be complete and perfect; II so,
you will probably receive the first telegram hence
IN week or ten days from this date; although
you will receive several from your special travelling cor
side Ia effected The weather has been very quiet for
days past the breezcs which refresh the
TO continue for several days although we may have
shower occasionally. The sea Ia quite tranquil and
smooth The Thermometer seldom rises above eighty
six degrees In the shade though the temperature Of tho
exceeded 1t yesterday.
Once the teegraphc communication Ia fat accomp,
1t will make an extraordinary revolution Cuba, and
also in other parts OF this hemisphere People will have
TO sleep less, and "keep the eye the weather gauge
they will have to from the lethargy to which
they have long been accustomed and they will not
only be better for IT, but will become visor by IT, Com
merce and industry must be the prime levers Of the
world Armies must help to produce Priests will have
TO consume less and utilize their Free trade will
become the best diplomat and politicians will get az
such large discount that in times they will
yamose Altogether.