The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-10
ANOTHER ATLANTIC CABLE

The completion yesterday OF the new direct
Atlantic cable from Ireland TO America forms an
other link which binds the Old World 10 the New
In this connection q brief resune OF the history o.
the company, the difficulties they have been COM
pelled TO undergo and tie various prominent
events connected with The successful laying oftne
cable. will be found OF interest. The Direct United
States Caolc Company IS an English corporation
with capital stock OF IS 900 shares at eco eacn,
or a total OF El, 900. The directors I'd.
ward Hartford Lushlngton, chairman: YlscOunt
Bury, deputy chairman; Charles John Gunther,
Frederick Aers hankey, Henry Labouchere ana
Joseph sebay. The manager anu electrician Is
G. Won Chauvin. lhs direct cable Is intended
really TO be an opposition TO the Anso-American
and other companies which, II ID claimed, ara
combination mooopoIles. On the 10th OF May,
1874, the steamship Faraday left the Thames Tor
the United States TO lay the New Hampshire and
Nova Scotia section OF the cable. Owing
10 lopgy weather the laying ol THIS part
was not competed until tins l5tn OF July.
Tho Faraday then proceeded 10 Nova SCOTIA
Tor he pui pose OF supmerging the main cable TO
point on the coast oi Ne xfoundand. On the 26th
OF July he cable rad been laid from Nova scotia
TO this point ana was ouoyed in Conception Bay.
The Faraday then returned 10 England 10 take on
20tn OF August the Dacla landed the IRISH snore
end Of the main cable III Balilnskelligs Bay, Ire
land, and on lac "a OF septemDer the Faradsy
deep sea cable, and commenced paying out
toward Newfoundland. On the 4th OF September,
d fault haviag been discovered the caDe was
hauled back. but parted during the operation.
Tne&aole was recovered, however, IN the Otn,
and the laying vas proceeded with until the lOth,
when the cable again broke wnile Den2 taken
back for iault. Alter many unsuccesslnl al
weather. the SIPS returned TO queenstown mar
boz ON the ID oil October Tor the purpose OF rent
ting ana taxing ia coal and supplies, and pro-
ceeded again 10 sea ON the 23d OF the same mouth.
| GA the "a OF November the cable was picKed up
and spnced, anl paying out was resumed .owara
\ dam
G Sat1i The SIN OF November, when another
iault was observed, ara the cable Waa
ever, owing to the heavy sea, lated;
| ana rs the weather showed no signs or moderat-
Ing the SHIPS made Tor HarDor Grace, \. T. After
! q snort delay they proceeded again TO the Crap
! ping ground, where they arrived on the lolh oI
November. ON the 24tn, after the cable had Twice
been llited and agaiu abandoned on account OF
the severity OF The weather the cable was Drougnt
up and eight miles OF 1t taken back inc iauit Vas
however, still prevailing, the cable mad TO DO
buoyeo, AND on being taken up again on the zotn
II parted white beng raised to tue surface 80
After several attempts to recover the cable,
winch were frustrated 10y the severity OF the
weather, the ships, running snort OF COAL pus
into ST. Johns n. f., on the 7th OF December. ana
lett again on the 1otn. Inc Faraday now TOOK up
the Newfoundland end or the Nova Scotia and
| Newfoundland section, made spnce, and, after
after IaJlng The shore END and Intermediate sec.
I lions toward Ireland, again proceeded 10 grapple
Tor the other END on the 10Th OF December.
The weather, however, became so violent tnat
alter the snips nad Kept to their Work UNI, Tue
TO England ior repairs ana new stores. ABOUT
two months ago the Faraday returned aud COM
peted the task winch nad been oeset wish so
many cares and difficulties. Although communi-
cation Is an accomplished TACT II Will De ~ lsast
fortnight before the company VIII oDcn rhor once
Tor actual business. No congratuatory messages
nave passed o. yet, the managers desiring 10 thor
ouguly test the cable nrst One oil toe adVan'
taRes Claimed for the new caple VIII De
that messages will be sent direct. Two wlres
have been leased from the Franklin line, from New
Yolk TO Rye Beach, Tor Term OF years. These
wires run into the company's ONCE mo. 10 Broad
street me tolls Tor messages nave not yet been
fully determined upon, but Mr. L. Ohpnant VINO
represents the company In America, aud Mr. IT, L.
Ward. the superintendent, wnl give schedule OF
rates 10 me pubic soon as practicable. AT all
events the competition cannot fail 10 De OF benens
10 the public.