New-York tribune., 1879-03-11
FRoM THOMAS ALLEN.
HISTORY or THE CABLE.
HOW THE WORK WAS ACHIEVED.


HOW THE WORK WAS ACHIEVED.
SUCCESSIVE DEFEATS INCUUNTErED BY NH. VI Id
IN LAYtNG TIn. CABLK-CDN NGEATULAiiONS OVER
TIRE FINAL. viCroEY-RtPIp GROWTH OF SUB
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p.r!of m Cramorcy P@Ih %hd eA'eIeH lo TUE P'J''"
They were Peter copper AO''S -"y w d"i ''" -
Roberts. Chandler "nlte "hd cyrus W. f'eIi' Ie'o'
Cooper became president or the a'5ot-a''"' lI 'e
subsequently died, aud Wilson q. liant took MS
place. The association Was called I'm" Ne"-l'fS'
Newfoundland aHd London lr' -Trh C"'hl"tI''
Il took more thah t"o years 10 p"l'u .i' ANA Hn'
across Newfoundland @HI cape bte''h lSi'uu " ""H'
tA.s was hei"g dona Mr' f'e" "e"t 10 4'"'' anu VI
cred submarine cable 10 c"hh.c1 Gap, i'J ana O"e
Breton. TINS was sent Out N 1907 ana was o'l III
gale m an attempt 10 lay IL acros: the cur OF - Law
renee Thc attempt Was successfully renewed ia 1886.
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III tih year 4h'' i'ct4 "h"''' "''' ~ ~
caHiZcd he Atlantic Telegraph company 10 carry TIE
In, ,os tr, oc.,u A, An ryia.ucs OF hi, confidence
| - .fr E.oId su,scri,eI f,r onc-fourtb of the
IA Ice Suct''s' ii' f'''" '"'''' '' Ava ~ ~ ~ "
entire gapi al stock OF th- company. lie secured RON
,t orftis, and American t;oyernm.nts AID in shps
''' ni''i' i' ar,o,t,,,. ,b,cn s,icd Ira,
ana ne accompanied ihc cAPo'''1Oa WIN" ''1 ''""
Eugd IN 1857 and lSJS, the purpose OF laying the
o"o'e a''oH' ~ - nI ain i'm 1sIs
attempt lHheu 'H Ao''' ANU "7'''' ''
Tie third attempt proved suece'''"' anu III
1898 'J'N,"r-i'' t,,,a,o, rhe n,.g ,,,iIjc ,,,e
tween Eh~l'hu an - -, - -
aaSes were c"hg'"' 'i''''i7 '''"''' <' ~ ~
President Buchanan, "hich occupied III t'IShlS'l"h
AZ .fuu 81. p4c. 80 l1cr,!u OuS was the pubic that
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pt.c.c-, and only WGcu Dispatch conveying tAc action
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hru '' man t"" "'."' "'''' ''''' "'' en- ~
patches -ccepted di real
f., f,, weeks tue ca bic ceased t1 wort and t was
"-'iH !'A'''''''' ~ '
made frequent trp- 10 Europe 10 reSd"cildte the
r,uiuauy. Ils civil broke ont IN the mcautino,
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ana HV' "''" i''' '''' M '''
| submarine tclegfAuhy had been greatly improved, Il
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L-sirIH 100" IL on '"t'd III" 7i' l"I ''' N''Iio'u
coast. over l,2OO miles Of cable Lad been Hd, when.
| ny a sudden .urrh u, ia. vessel, the cable
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was aged Tor d5s Ih seaich OF l'e O!o.'H thd
aud TIE cAuceItl re iurecl 10 EngiHd In 1866 The
Ir E...rl a.slin ,.4ed with u irrsu cable, amt 1000
m,.s, II Mrc we're safer, stretched he ocean,
aud Tf. communication perfected July y, lSG6.