The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-11-19

The Line OF the New French Company
which Comes to Cape COd-ConnsctIOn
with the American Union Wires-The
First Messages Exchanged.
BosroN, November l7.-0pposition TO
the Western Union Telegraph Company
is developing powerful front by the lay
ing Of the cable OF the French company,
which was organized only year ago. The
steamship Faraday has reached the inner
bend Of Cape Cod, bearing with her the
new=cable which is to connect with the
American Union line and make rival
cooperation to the Western Union be-
tween the chief business centers OF the
country. A company OF American Union
officials went to-day to North Eastman 10
wait till the Faraday arrives. The coun-
try there is sandy and cheerless, and they
will live in restaurant car till the shore
end is safely landed.
The officers who are now at North East.
ham, are N. George Won Chauyin, Chief
Engineer OF the Pouyer Quertier Company,
las the new organization is termed), who
was formerly managing director Of the
Direct Gable Company; the Hon. D. H.
Bates, President Of the American Union
Company; Mr., Thomas Roche, the New
England Superintendent; Mr.. VIII Fair
bank, Superintendent OF Construction;
Count Doenhoff, Secretary OF the German
Legation at Washington; and Baron de
Cambourg, NJ. Chauvin's Secretary. At
North Eastman the cable will be Joined
with wires to all the chief points OF this
country and Canada, and . reduction OF
telegraph tolls Is predicted. This Pouyer
Quertier Gable Company its real name is
"Compagnie Franzaise du Telegraphe de
Paris New York") has been in shape for
business only about year. The necessary
grant from tho French Government was
not obtained till last January, and it is
less than three years since Pouyer Quer-
tier, the well known French statesman,
conceived the scheme Of this cable. On
November s, 1878. the company obtained
permission from our government at Wash.
ington to land its cable somewhere on the
eastern shore OF Massachusetts,. An i'm.
portant condition in this permission was
the following: "That the company shall
not consolidate or amalgamate with any
other line, or combine Herewith for the
purpose OF Regulating rate" !" Both French
and American stockholders are interested
in this company, but the former hold a
majority OF the stock. The paid up
capital.now amounts to A., ,000, 900 francs,
and 100000 more will be paid in
January. Siemens Brothers, OF England,
who made the cable used BY the Direct
Company; made the new one also, but it
is believed 10 be more durable than any
ocean cable yet laid. Inside Of every.
thing is q copper wire. About this are
ten twisted copper wires. Outside Of
these wires are three envelopes Of gutta
percha. Then comes wrapping OF
MANILA hemp, saturated with water.
proof solution. Outside Of this Is an
armor OF steel wire to strengthen the whole
cable and make any breakage impossible.
Outside OF all this Is another hemp coat.
ing treated with chemical compound,
to prevent the wires from rusting. So
that the strength and durability OF the
whole Is very great, probably superior to
any ofthe cables now lying on the floor Of
the ocean.
The Pouyer.Q Quertier cable will extend,
when finished, from Brest in France, TO
St-Herre on the Island OF Miquelon, on
the south side OF Newfoundland, aud from
st. Pierre TO North Eastman. The line
between Brest aud St. Pierre has already
been laid, and the Faraday has laid the
line from the latter place, which was cut
and buoyed on q previous expedition.
When the American end Is made secure
the Faraday will lay line from Brest to
Lands End in England. Next year, Il Is
reported, the. company will lay line to
st. Pierre from Lands End, making two
ocean wires owned and operated blythe
company. The position Of the Faraday
was constantly ascertained by messages
sent to her from Brest. She met with one
severe cyclone in mid.ocean, but 1t did
not interfere with her paying out the
cables and 50 she arrived In good condi.
ton. She started out from Halifax on
this trip and picked up the buoyed end o!
the cable about 400 miles off North East.
ham. This Is the third expedition she has
been engaged upon upon in connection
with the cable. The leading place wal
near Nauset light, where the shore 10 yery
sandy. The sand soon drifts upon Rnc
covers anything thrown upon 1t, and It i
expected 70 make a good protection to thu
cable. aZs5fi ~ r. "
The cable was landed at North Eastman
to-day, aud communication was estah
lished directly with France. It d. pre-
dicted by the friends Of the new enter
lprise that In consequence Of its spcces