The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-04-10
TIE NEW ATLANTIC CABLE.
Another Link Between the Continent

All remember what a thrill of re-
gret and disappointment ran through
the civilized world when the first At
iantic cable broke, and how many
there were to predict that no such un-
CeTtakinS would ever be successfully
carried out. Seven years have passed
since then. There are now three ca
bles under the Atlantic in successful
operation, and in three months, if all
goes well, there will be a fourth. The
Great Eastern, which is lying in tie
Midway, has now on board the whole
Of the deep sea section of the new ca
bic, and it is expected that the huge
ship will start in May to lay it. This
line, like that from Brest to New
York, belongs to the French COmpa-
ny, the Others being owned respect
lively by the Atlantic Telegraph Com
pany and the AnglO-Ameriean Tele-
graph Company. It is hoped, if all
goes well, that the new cable will be
working through to New York by the
10th of June; and in that case positive
assurance would seem to be afforded
that telegraphic communication be-
tween Europe and America will never
AANA NeAANIA bC AuNlNEus
The new line is to start from a new
place. spot called GermOe, on the
coast of Cornwall, having been select
ed for the purpose. Its advantages
are, that the bay on which it is situa-
ted has exceptional protection from
the sea, and that very deep water is
reached by regular descent at no great
distance from the shore. The cable is
intended TO be laid down to Freshwa-
ter Cove, in Halifax HarbOr. Thence
a branch will be taken to Hog Island,
near the end of Long Island, connect
thereafter, We suppose, with Sandy
Hook. Much confidence is felt that
the cable will be successfully laid, for
several apparently good reasons. 1t
is said to be stronger and better pro-
tected than either of its predecessors,
and the shore lines are likewise to be
stOuter and, it is claimed, more dura-
BILE.
The cable consists first of seven No.
is gauge copper wires, twisted in a
spiral and weighing three hundred
pounds per nautical mile. These are
then covered with four coats Of gutta-
percha, with thin layers of Chatter
toms compound. BY this time the
''cOre" is about half an inch thick,
and weighs some four hundred pounds
per mile. 1t is then ''served" with
hemp, and the hemp is subsequently
protected by ten wires drawn from
homogeneous iron, each wire being
swathed in five yards of Manila
hemp laid on spirally, with 8 tarrY
compound to preserve it. Then there
are two Servings" of jute yarn wound
on in contrary directions, and envel-
Oped with two coats of preservative
invented by Latimer Clarke. When
entirely finished, the new cable weighs
some two hundred pounds a knot
more than the previous cables; but it
is declared to be even stronger in pro-
portion, and to be calculated to last
twice as long under the same eOndi-
tiOns.
So great is the weight of the cable
that the shore ends, as well as the
line from Halifax to Hog Island, have
to be taken by other vessels, namely,
the Edinburgh, of 5000 tons, the Hi.
bernia, of 1000 tons, and the La Plata,
of 800 tOBs- All these are to be
ready as soon as the fit season shall
arrive, and the work once begun will
be dispatched with the utmost pOssi-
BILE celebrity.
The Great Eastern is said to be in
splendid condition, and when she
sails will carry five hundred souls, in
Guiding electricians aud engineers.
The captains and officers of all the
vessels have had successful experience
in ocean cable-laying, and there is
thus good reason to look forward with
confidence to the thorough perform
ance of their share of the work. 1t is
probable, all things considered, that
nothing but a great storm or some
other untOwaId and unforeseen Cir
eumstance will prevent the two con-
tinents from being linked together by
four unseen bonds of electrical COM
muniOn by next 4th of July.-NelO
York Times.