The New York herald., 1878-03-30
THE CABLE SERVICE.
INTERRUPTED FOR SEVERAL HOURS YEsTEG-
DAY-A FEARFUL STORM BREAKS DOWN THr
BRITISH LAND LINES

INTERRUPTED FOR SEVERAL HOURS YEsrEI-
DAY-A FEARFUL STORM BREAKS DOWN THE
BRITISH LAND LINES.
The early morning hours among the business com :
muniy OF New York were hours OF anxiety yesterday
especially among those engaged IN stocks and pro-
duce, "no regulate their transactions In accordance
win the quotations on the English markets. The
reason Tor this anxiety found IN tho absence OF
the ordinary cable kilograms tho very morning
when they were most wanted. The calling out of the
English reserves and the resignation OF Lord Derby
not having been known to the London m .rkeis on
Thursday afternoon the effect OF these warks move
ments was expected to tell on yesterdays opening
quotations. which New York merchants were exceed
ingly anxious to ascertain. The early hours passed
without the least Information being received by the
general public; and the first editions oi evening
papers, which generally receive their cable
half-past nine a. NJ, were published at one p NJ,
with the following informaiion:-
~ ASSOCIATED Pass OFFICE March % 80 p. NJ.
NO dispatches have been via
ins lar to-day We have heard that the trouble
Telegraph office. whore President Orion informed HIM
that there was break on the Atlantic cables but
that fearful storm was prevailing Ireland that
only ono wire was working very slowly from Valcnta
70 London ut nine O'Clock in the morning. No through
dispatches had been received as far a he knew,
though OF course. he continually informed
as to the state of the cable service.
WAS THE STORM ENGLAND OR IN IRELASpY
Superintendent Hinchman, OF tho Western Union
lines, when called upon sent for Mr. Leslie, operator
OF the Atlantic cables, and tho opinion was at once
advanced that the storm could not be connned Ire.
land, but must have extended TO England, as in the
case OF any disarrangemen OF The Irsn
would be haa at once to the land lines Of the French
cable which ands at BresL As great difficulty had
over The land lines properly belonging TO the Anglo
American Com paDy $50 over TO he
oid French Caoie Company both which concerns are
now working IN partnership IL evident that the
storm must nave been elt Ia England as well as m
Ireland Us the French iand wires IRON Brest 10 Lon
aon were Certainly lyug OUTSIDE oil the track OF tho
Deen received IN good order throughout the morn ing,
Us tpey 30 direct from Brest 70 this country, the
cable landing al ST. Pierre on the Atlantic coust.
Nevertheless since three O'Clock Qt was four O'Clock
when the reporter called) the had been iii-
proving over all the lines, and II evident that
accumulation OF messages the European side hua
delayed the American press dispatches during the
morning.
Mr. Leslie stated that he feared the ordinary Lon.
doh market quotations had been considerably delay cd
owing 70 the causes explained above. some tour
hundred private messages had been received,
press despatches-usualiy on hand In New York be-
lore ten A. M-were, no doubt, die In Lonaop but
perhaps delayed there, owing to the press OF busi
ness.
While at the superintendents office the reporter
was permitted to cory the following telegram
vALEsrIA, 80 +. NJ.
There was Interruption between vaienti. nd London
this morning One wire working. and that gave out
duplex Instruments Business only an hour behind
As It was about four O'Clock when the reporter
copied this DESPATCH and the daorsnce OF Lme--ave
hours, moro or less-beng taken INTO consideration
the Valena despatch oil 630P NJ showed that ut thai
hour, NJ least everything was working right again.
THE DIRECT CABLE NOT AFFECTED.
AS the Angio-A merlcan aud French Cable comma
MES bad experienced SO much difficulty In getting
their dispatches through during the early part the
day The reporter next called upon AIR. Ward supsrn-
tendent OF the Direct Gable Company which has
Its offices IN Broad street. Mr. Ward stated that they
had met with no obstruction during the day, their
business had come through all straight; II anything
they had receiveu more than the usual average ol de-
spaches. ln lact, little delay there D,en That
wall street urn succeeded in sending despatch
obtaining an answer from Loud0n during the day in
twenty hve minutcs He said Bainskeliigs. the
landing place Oi The direct cable, about Ten miles
southwest oi Valenta, where the Angio-Americun
cable land lines start from that tue lines
also go through Dublin, then cross the Irish Channe
10 hoyhead and SO on 10 London and that they had
not heard Of any storm Whatever Affecting their land
lines, which run almost parallel with those tho
g0-American
at Kernan's Agency. where cable dispatches are
received continuniiy throughout tho day. IL
tanned that London aespatch Oi 80 r. Al. usually
due here al 9:l5 A. NJ, eived by drecl cable
at9:30 A. M-only fifteen minutes late. A London
Up. NJ despatch Was received by direct cable before
London II 80 4. M. Reached hero via ngio-Ameri-
Can Lonuon 4 80 +. Nj. aespatcn, usually due here
at II 10 T. NJ, was received Dy Anglo American al
2l2 p. NJ. The London s r. M. prices reached hero
by direct cable AZ the usual hour o. 215 =. Al.
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE CONFUSION
Among tue incaents Uf the delay In the ordinary
cable service yesterday was generally reported that
number oi German brokers proIessod special
dispatches announcing rise In American securities
abroad, while everything else was tunblipg ! the
London market conse equent upon the there.
IL was soou ascertaIned, however, that American
bonus had shared the late OF Other securities The
London stock Exchangc, and tue disarr angemept OF
the cable service dd hot turn be that great
source OF profit which they had anticipated.