The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-31
OUR NETWORK OF WIRES.
NEW YORK ENCELLTNG Am CITIES IN
TIfE LIGHTNING BUSINESS.
wonder. or the Western nton Gables Under
the Rivers and over the Suspension bridge
The Atlantic aud Pacific Domestic aud
Private f.iues-Irtroducing the Telephone.

lection OF us ttlesrapnl' tarllltl'S'
Among the telegraph limos in the city thnt of
the Western Union Telegraph Company stands
first both in length Of line. AMI wealth Of equip
ment It has no loss than son miles Of wire
running over 5000 poles which extend over
n distance of seventy miles. 1t has also SOB
feet of iron ripc running under ground from
tho Broadway building to II Broad street and
the Cotton IN hangc. through which run iODo
foet of cable. containing twelve insulated rop-
per condu tors. This pp' was laid about two
years ago as an experiment and. far has
been successful. Two similar pipes run from
the main building 20 Pier Is. on the Hudson
river. through CortlHnlt street. They are each
2.O32 feet long, AMI carry two cables measuring
2.l3O feet each. and each with thirty conducting
wires.
The connection with Brooklyn Is made by
means Of ulmnfine cables crossing the East
river at two different points. There are ihr-
teen cables with four conductors each running
from the foot of East finy nth street to tho
Long Island shore. crossing Blarkwelrs Island
on their way. one cable with the same number
OF conductors rum from the foot NJ East 10th
street ;o the same place. via Wards Island.
Tho aggregate Length II the last river cables j.
1000 feet
On thcwcst side oi tho city. crossing tho Hud-
son to Wc"hawknn. on the Now Jersey Shor
tfff are Ili| fIHn filliif~ WIN tufff NNllN Tors
each. measuring in an CD $3.50 feet; one. with
five conductors. Of 51s0 feet. ana three. with
seven condu tors each. with an aggregate
length of 1880 feet. Crossing the river from
the foot of = Nly.fnur'h street un the same side.
with a ron'l irn.fh II 7l2D lort: one. with
five ,nuiti. tors cot 4 Suu i'..t: mud four with
seey.s.n. goniu, ,ol~ eacan.wlh a teal length Of
cahlrs win Ven '0nlu ter~ ea'h. measuring
III ill 2olul f'ot. rro-- tl,r Hudson.
fl ID ID |.tl fttf ia - Ia on
bc-. with thr'r cuudut.,- each with a total
length of 5000 f""t. and one Cable. with -cven
Mott Ia, n. TDcre l. also a singh cable.
25.nOO feet long. running tu staten Island.
These cuhIo- Nr' 40 frequently damaged by
them 'nnr- of M" N., l- ly M on tho rivers
and the bay i"t it has ''il found necessary 10
Keep "a siuN.l ~ llrrl ' " imam VrtNn, con-
stantly rn uoyrl in Watching them and keep
Tho wr-trn Union las al-e 10 27o fee, Of
bras pm uWftI. Tubes running iruiutus Bro1d-
WAY NM llnG 90 II Broad street ana the Cotton
ENrhanlc. ~ means " which kilograms are
sent anil from tlr main olire.
hulliug fll. r- tr. n0y ui. nj 500 -it- Of in-iru-
ncu'- iu l,.Is u-H nni in~ operators urr cni-
for ility others. u N'f.--urv. Ia tN' cfy There
az ulu"'r-u Dr. Nrul % OH - with un average
OF Tire" 4 i- Ut INSTRUMENTS 'a. %, or about 800
u ui. ,' MfN.r i.un''r ol Wrcs entering
H., main iuIidi0g IT, Az:
Tue lntF Poet; ny in the Broadway huildlng
consists o' 1i.+ cells ~ Gravity h4r nr,. ami 6ll
coils of cartoon. sr Nlr. trou0iNn.' battery. ant
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