New-York tribune., 1899-06-12
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES CABLE.
THE BRITANNIA IN. AFTER NEARLY COM
PLETING SURVEYS FOR THE
NEW LINE.

The cable-laying steamer Britannia. Captain
Woodcock which came into port and anchored
in the Upper Bay, off Liberty Island, yesterday
has almost completed the work Of surveying for
the new submarine cable which will connect
Germany with the United States by way Of the
Azores. The Emperor OF Germany is greatly in
terested in the new cable. and as permission
was granted some time ago by the United States
Government for the landing OF the cable on this
side, George G. Ward. vice-president and gen
eral manager Of the Commercial Cable Com
pany, went to Europe short notice by the st.
Paul few weeks ago. and is at present consult
ing with the Emperor on the project. report
of the soundings made in crossing the Atlantic
will be given to the officers Of the Commercial
Cable Company here this morning This COM
pany has charge of the construction and laying
Of the cable and the German Atlantic Telegraph
Company will operate it.
The proposed cable line will start at Emden,
Germany, and touch at Ponta Delgada, Azores
and the final landing place of the American end
will most probably be at Coney Island. The
line when completed. will cost nearly SoOOOOOO
and the German hackers OF the enterprise are
the firm Of Feltner & Guilleaume, of Mulheim
the Schaafhausen Bankverein, the Darmstadter
Bank the Disconto Gesellschaft. the Dresdner
Bank, the Messrs. Bleichroder and the Land and
Sea Cable Company, of Cologne. The CONNER
c,al Cable Company, Of this city, is reported to
have a financial interest in the new ocean tee-
eraph line and its interest in the German cable
will give the American corporation direct wire
connection with the chief cities OF Southern
Eurone including number on both sides of the
Mediterranean.
Tho longest stretch OF the cable. between the
Azores and New-York City, will measure 22I9
miles At present the Azores can be reached
from the United States only by way of London
and Lisbon, and another point in Portugal. The
American companies interested in the new
cable scheme have agreed, II Is said, to use the
line for transmission Of their dispatches to and
from Germany, and the German Postofice has,
It is understood. as a sort of subsidy. guaran-
teed the transmission annually OF a certain
number OF words. This. 1t is said nsures the
profitable working Of the new submarine line
The Headquarters Of the German branch Of the
cable syndicate nre at Cologne
The new cable will do away with the COM
plants made by shipping agents here OF the
great delay In getting messages between Amer
lea and the Azores. Disabled passenger vessels
az q rule head for 81. Mchaels. in the Azores
but It sometimes takes days aiter tnelr sate Su
arrival there to get the news 10 New YORK. Inc
submarine line will doubtless be great stimu-
Ius 70 trade relations between the United states
The steamship Britannia left Fayal for this
mort ON Nav H. The continuation OF the sound
ines from Emden was taken up al Ponta Del
nSa The officers of the cable ship declined TO
s.eIE about the trip or discoveries mace while
sdmndine the bed Of the Atlantic along the pro-
nosed route until they made their reports 10
the agents Of the Commercial Cable Company.
Refore sailing for Germany Vice-President
uord said: Emperor William has expressed
The wish that the cable be laid as quickly as
nnssthie believing that II will be the means or
promoting goodwill between the two countries
and I shall expeoIte the work as much as pos
THE new cable will be laid and in operation
nv October unless the present plans fell through