The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-05
BROKEN CABLES.

EIGHT FAILURES IN OUR TELEGRApHIC CON-
MUNIcATIoN WITH THE OLD woRLD-RUsH
OF BUSINESS By THE DIRECT CABLE COM
PAxY.
Great confusion has occurred in business circles for
period Of forty eight hours owing TO the breaking OF the
three cables controlled by the Western Unos
and Anglo American companies and the French cable.
the latter having broken April 20, 200 mes west Of
BresI Ono Of the cables OF the Anelo-AmcrIcan Com.
pany has been broken 1873 II is stated. how.
ever by Vice President Green OF that company, thai
the cable the Western terminus of which is ST. Pierre
Newfoundland, and which was broken three days since,
has been found II tho break and that before this
ing splice will have been made Of the two ends,
thus restoring communication with Europe by tho
Anglo American cables. Last night the company's
other line failed
"One mans meat Is said to be sanothcr mans
poison and the Direct Cable Company, which is alto.
gcther owned BY English capital and which has for III
President the Right Hon. Mr.. Lushington Secretary
for India, Is now, default OF the other lines, doing all
the business between America and Europe, and the
pressure on its sngle line Is really tremendous De-
spatches have TO watt and the Western Union Company
and French Cable companies have been forced
Direct Cable COMPANY. Acting Manager Ward Of the
Direct Cable Company, stated that they were over
whelmed with business and, owing to the fact that
the business OF the other cable companies had been
transferred 10 them, messages at the first hours VI
the breakage had to lay over. The Direct Cable u
to-day being tested by experts TO ts fullest capacity.
Mr.. Cyrus w. Field yesterday stated that the Anglo
American Company has splendid apparatus for Crap
pllDr, and he felt confident mat in short time COM
munication would be resumed with Newfoundland and
iis vicinity. At early hour yesterday morning tha
cable which from Prince Edward Island to Nova
Scotia discovered 10 be unit for use, having
been broken several places Mr.. Field
stated that no did not 20 make
charge AGAINST any rival company, hut he
could not help but think singular that tho Anglo.
American Company should have no less than eight
separate cables broken the present time The Great
Eastern has already been tclceraphcd through tbs
Direct Cable line to sail from Liverpool at 10
pair the French cable broken near BrcsL
Grave suspicious, 10 " said entertained by many
persons connected With the telegraph companies In
this cty rs 10 how these cables have been broken.
Some persons declare that IL Is merely the result Of
accident The breaks may have been caused by fishing
scbooners drawing scincs or steamships dragging
their anchors Others do not hesitate 10 declare ths
breaking OF the cables the work Of prcmcdatcd design
with the Intention OF incrrupting the communication
of two hcmsplcres and To iniure rival conpanyt
business. II u declared by persons holding tht
opinion that crime like this should be Indicated a.
one OF the highest magnitude aud shoud be punished
with severity. IL Is an extraordinary that
eight cables should be broken at once aud all by
dent Vessels are working With their OH 81.
Pierre. and considerable progress has been made w
that this one cable may be In working order to-day
hut the remaining cabes may not be ready for tln
transmission Of messages In a shorter period thar