, 1881-01-25
UNDERGROUND WIRES.
The Lesson Of the Recent Storm
in New York.
Expense md Defects Of tho London
Underground System.
Tho Electricians Eager 10 Find a Lasting In
suiaior-Atr Cables Suggested.


Hse'. W. ,''. ~ ~, -, ,s,.,,s 1.,',,, NJ.
,, ~. ~ ~, .'.., ,.lnI,",. .ms,,i,. ~ trn
.sa..., @ nr,,, .l.,"t ,ntoi lin ylrrs
With leo to tho thickness Of soverni inches, a.,d
Unable tIcnr the enir'h,Ns 'ncrPnsc Of weight
wires. potcs, n,,l everything co''nse!ed VIII
t''oh Moeu,nncM "a .no s.o,: .u'uk'"ro
communication was i''scrscrcd win snasl a'nf,a-
,'.s,,,e,l @ % reconstruction nj un cxponso Of thou.
su,nIs nr ,lot,ars, ~ " WV
y" ono WIN llas slvcs, tho r'atter my thought
tho !iea probably suggested Itself ei't mo
sturt,'s work would Eyu m iucruHscd impetus
IN t,,n ,,nn.tin,, .,r
Wv '..'..,i'., .uu,,, ~, ,,,,,,,s ,,,,,
nm uNnEla'l1ouSp SahtHA oF "4Hft7 Ho''
~, CITIES
rclnttve to which thorH nus heell t1tiGtt utscua"
s ny, ii mnE 1s rs,,.,+r a ynsir,ny m
w Wmum 'r, ,,, ,ff rf"ta,,. nd shn
ai'ieas t i shs is!sssph as'! te!srSaIq;S so,a:
'|m'l5 Ho psn 81 f Il 'is VII Is fs' 10 uts lie r.t tpo
nsI fn ics iss. r I'M s, acr I'm Een ma fS ey
sraw ts,.t 'a1 nny w!nicr ii, wax linbi" t, brs i
rcietsion of ii,o 'ssstr.,s oeciirrn',ea ley
XIII. sI.'r a -" y.is ,"yir.I Ina teur1p, wlrcs
Viii, so,i c. M s"ei1 n, "xtct tus tiiey
nsss te ~ s"!sa5 q.'sHfI,,i a[ Ser stt oes
sx tisy .t hn 9 f % ns , Or e! l' ha rsi
es waa @ 1nr nSet "e ,x "" ""
oS'sds 's Ss''s World: s~'"'''' ''''''''"''D'
wsy p?'etsei ,.%.sryrsue4 sys,s!s + ,!syIga: =;
grltnci as,d wUathor.statneI Telegraph poles
i. ti,e heart of cily-nns4ghsIy s''cctres pro-
r iHost attraetivo abjccts ii tho world; an!. IN:
ofiior lllng, Tic wnliicrfnl inercnan III clllcs of
ciectr!cnl NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. telu.:
nllnnc, Tire mn, police uIArsll-iihs thrcnJeA
| tho ,tIr with II uutwnrk pf wires
witcl, ,at nniy Interfere witt, each otI,or, l,nt
fhasu facilities increases nlpllls ihtlt tFles
lId tMcnea !u't III shdenVnfinE ~, 10 cn,,tems .
,t,ir" M1 ~, ~ ~ ' ,,mi'su ~ to III srt ""i,
e. anivc ii:ns u II -" w,,nrr htImt thts ust
s; ~ 15,,t ms H. t.. H. ~ ti,n ~, ,,r.,,Isrs
''e''"7 ~ -. .s. ~, ,'. " ,'~,,,,x mn, ~
at,t, othor OF tho ,w,,cipug E,,rupenn cities tho
NnnsrKro,id syst,sn 4 N ,se, alil, nron Ie'r,l- n
hres 1ave w Wn t % 'cIesnpSy own ID ~
na Go'it h ttis country Us they ',axc pysr e,
f w s ' ~ vs;ais sssHsiSs yf''SSs"$w wss,st * ri
e"pIs bsfe o ;9sh HoW sWha, I'll thsv s' aro tHs
niuitt when tI,ey ask such questions rs thu.
rsso T ~ s nr !. oi st " ns l9n sM,
itthis eo1,n,ry. W. hive thousands 9,.,ra lalles
elites wi,uru London lislH Dnly tWt, or ttltru.
Why. lii ills city, INN cnn stunt, tho pnr
,s a 'e'.' on tic M 1o or u pf"o the ssYS Sew York
I,our aua get Ills .nswor IN
frnn, onc to thre Notwithstanding
Fl prin!%a 'lss !! as ' S;s!.
u s,ow I ,eTa ri They s' havo a o'lces, lit ,er
Sess s ar og sans . y t s1s sis, q
tho delay Of th!s systau1. FurtIcrinnre, tho
Ch!er E!ectriunn Or tho London CMnn,sly. WIN ws,o
System, tOi mo tilnt
r1,. . ,.yrnysety ; ~ tospos WAS Esou,tous..
md that II ct'1l!H nny be snatntiet! y. ttn uov
er,.tnem, ni mhat would o = w u snsy ~ Ha, ,Is "
k ra ss ssy I,fs II r S M' s" s "t ~ @
hco,,lss there !ha wires Aro s!,nlly hung 70 thu
ws Ills II te Uty n,.,1m 70 S Ws liz
t'ltsliels IN London thc wires aso i1,sulntnu, m
, ~ roy es ', M ,1 at' m!Mnt s t% 1eet 'va aasi n
s, out M iS II. e 1 1Icr , q wIrcs ssa II Mn
pipe and the n,mns of pipes yn!yinE, ~!
tnGS ; 3u ~. IT,, 'f'" +" ,,s.i in e,.'" nn,if"s m
sy.o ;'S rs Ths % ,,,5;sppsiss sxpsis
i,nnrMrtinnl9tn. Tia Virus wjIf b,r,, titt. n,.'
ti,or il..s nns yot Deu ,,iserorct % ny @ s'Ilasor
tm Gn oecl vii 's Mson of to %ctrr .,l.ront o
wres t iava to % bu drswii RI III tt Of ,h., rips md nd
snnpie3d wIth rev S,alMsr n1n crhaEs nnlf
'GM vtHr r''s II, aanmniis III. tnsr IL :"
- or.rw hi mi Tim,, antIs, nf liz, ,,htt, -;
Wirrs 4 feet Lang II tlr,tw ant nr thu ptre Int
m u,nIi- -hoiu, tho further ena ,lrst having nj
tuehGl to 1t II new Bertton u eMe nf the slti1it
lri.Kth; 80 tllut rs the old unc ts drawn u,
or tho pIpo into nuu nin,l.lIuln 10 liz
! cqrteI mWsty tho nav ul,u il tlrl,wn Intt
! iito ripo fvnin tho other in.ll -hulo. Tho nrN
Eg f = wE aR a tt, s tue Mfes y,, 'st
ic tnnjE constantly, ar1tl tic expense Hr thls
systcIt, Oyur tlD rtjt system " ut tcp lptNst,t
irom ~ 'nsalaluy lfes.,Hs @ M ,,, !; ; s,.! r.. %,