The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-09-05
The --latest Bnterprise---Tunnel Under the
Atlantic.

Atlantic.
The Church Union gives the following
particulars of Q wild undertaking-th Of
running a tunnel under the Atlantic Ocean
in order to connect the Old and New Worlds
together by means of submarine railway.
Is it a joke!
The most eminent engineers, both in Eu-
rope and America, have been consulted, and
they draw up a report which represents
that this stupendous scheme is perfectly fea-
sible and only requires time and money to
carry it out, while the capital, although
stupendous, will be forthcoming. So far as
calculated approximately, it will require five
hundred millions dollars. Plenty of Capt.
talists are ready to engage in the marvellous
undertaking, and as soon as the plans are
arranged the money will be advanced. The
proposed plans are in themselves the won
der of this skillful age of engineering sci.
ence. To relate them i'll detail would be
simply impossible at present; but few of
the leading points may be glanc ed at in or
der to give the reader an insight into the
wonderful results already arrived at. This
undertaking will occupy one hundred thou
sand men--half at each end of the terminus
and suposing the obstacles to be of such a
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thirty years to accomplish the work.
When complete it will take about six days
for ordinary trains to travel between both
pointe, and three days for express mails
| The system to be adopted for tunneIIine
will be of the latest Improvement in drilling
rocks, each advance of the driIIers being fol-
lowed by shields of various dimensions of
strong cast iron, aud each succeeding one
+. being tirmer than the last. Powerful steam
engines will push forward these shields as
the boring advances, until at last the Iarg.
est and most perfect tube will be placed
with rails properly fixed for operation 1t
is proposed to light the cars with the mag
nesium light, while powerful engines will
drive the air through the tunnel, inducing
free circulation, the supply being regulated
by various contriyances at certain distances.
The electric light will be used at intervals
on the track.
Deposits will not be required, as there
, will be no stoppage The points of union,
both In America and Europe, are in course
of debate. 1t is generally conceded that the
shortest route will be the cable one, viz: be-
tween Newfoundland and Ireland. The
soundings already taken to lay the cable
telegraph are Of the greatest use, and have
enabled the operators to lay out there map
of the bed Of the Atlantic. The wire will
be laid through the tunnel, and experiments
are in progress to connect the coInmunica-
ton between the running cars aud the fixed
telegraph, by which means immediate in
formation can be sent to either continent by
the passenger while travelling, Thus, while
the pillows roll above and the monsters of
the deep are sporting or fighting, as the
case may be, men, women and children will
be rolling rapidly underneath, and after a
brief trip, will find themselves on the shores
of other nations, without the danger, fatigue
and sickness of long and dangerous sea
voyage.