The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-22
THE NEW OCEAN CABLE
Arrival of the Kangaroo in the
Harbor.
The Shore End Laid at Halifax-The Line To
Be Carried Down to Hog Island, or
Long Island-Improvement in the
New Cable-The Great Eastern
Again in the Service

At an early hour yesterday morning the well.
known old Inman steamship Kangaroo, now in the
employ OF the Telegraph Construction and Main
tenance Company, OF London, came to anchor in
the North River, having arrived from Halifax,
where she had successfully laid and buoyed the
two shore ends Of the new Atlantic cable In Fresh
water Cove, situated In Halifax Harbor, on a piece
OF land In the possession OF the War once,
by which leave to use the cove had been
granted. The two shore ends in question are
to be attached on the one hand to the deep sea
cable which Is being brought out by the Great
Eastern and belongs to the Societe du Cable Trans
atlantique Francois, which have another line at
work running from Brest, in France, to st. Pierre
and on TO New York. or, rather did have till yes
terday, when news was received that a break had
occurred which Is located by the electricians at
about two hundred and thirty miles from Bresr.
The other shore end Is for adjustment on the Long
Island branch.
THE PRESENT OCEAN CABLES
The first ocean cable was laid and broken In 1855
picked up and competedin 1866, and the second
was laid in 1866 from valentia, in the county Of
Kerry, Ireland to Newfoundland, belonging to the
Atlantic Telegraph Company. The third and French
line. alluded to above. was laid in 1865 and the
present one about to be laid is also the property Of
the latter company but the largest shareholders
are said to be English.
should both leave and enter British soil. The point
ofdeparture In England Is place called Germ0e, on
the north side OF Mounts Bay Cornwall, aud In
close proximity to Lands End. This part Of
Mounts Bay is sheltered from all the heaviest seas,
and is indeed protected from twenty-five points
OF the compass. Forty fathoms OF water are found
In four miles. The descent into the two thousand
coast Of Kerry, and there Is no deeper water
across, this track, than in that OF the cables Of
TIE LANDING AT HOG ISLAND
As soon as the cable has been spliced to one OF
the shore ends at Halifax. another steamer either
y the Hibernlan or the KangarOo) will be entrusted
with the mission OF laying the continuation to Long
Island, which will be splced In similar manner to
The point chosen in Long Island Is Hog Island,
where cable house. for making tests
already been erected, and here, as soon as "od
Probabilities" gives guarantee that fine weather
port and lay the corresponding shore line
The representative OF the Telegraph Construction
and Maintenance Company and Captain Manning,
OF the steamer Kangaroo. who are now both
ssss u: y As'S Ssss 'sas 81.
ments for the final laying or the third
shore end. and which they hope win take place
cable win be brought over to the mainland or Long
| Island and then proceed to Rockaway, striking
the southsde Railroad at Pearsalls Corner, and
following 1t to Brooklyn, where 1t Will cross the
East River in the neghborhood OF Grand street
ferry and 1t win thence be brought down town to
p''-'' : 4 REDUCTION OF RATES.
Mr.. Ward, at the office OF the company just men,
toned states that no opposition will take place on
account or the laying OF the fourth CABLE or 'dupl
cate French Onen he terms 1t, and states that 1t
has been resolved by the three lines to reduce the
tariff on the LIST OF May from 81 to seventy-lve
cents q word for Great Britain.
THE GREAT EASTERN AND THE CABLE.
This levtathan OF the deep and celebrated ocean
cable layer is now lying IN the River Midway, near
Sheerness. almost abreast OF the ancient town
of Queenborough, and has received on board the
whole Of the deep sea section OF the new cable.
| The new cable differs somewhat from any hitherto
| laid, either in this country elsewhere. 1here
are seven No. Is gauge copper strands twisted In
spiral and weighing about three hundred pounds
| per nautical mile, and these, in their turn, are
| coated with gutta percha and thin layer or
| Latiner Clark's compound. The diameter OF tho
strand Is 0146 inch, and OF gutta percha and COM
iron wires, each wire being encircled IN five
yards OF Manila hemp, laid In sDiray, with tarry
compound to preserve 1t. The cable Is not dis
similar to those OF 1865 and 1866, and Ia almost
Identical with that OF the French cable OF 1861 but
II is sensiDly larger and the difference Is owing to
the two servings OF jute yarn wound In contrary
directions. The cable is coied down under water
in the same tanks which have thrice done duty
across the Atlantic.
THE TESTS GOOD.
During the coiling OF the cable the electrical
tests which have beer made throughout have been
excellent. When the Great Eastern starts on the
LIST OF June, earlier II possible, she will nave l46
hands in the sailing department. and 500 hands all
told, including electricians, engineers, cable
hands, &c. Her old chief olfcer, Mr.. Thompson,
late in command OF the Egypt, of the National line,
will return to her for this voyage. Mr. J. G. Laws
Will be the electrician in charge on board, while
Captain Halpin will not only command and navt-
gate the ship but Will act as engineer Of the cable