Year: 1865

Yesterday the somewhat tedious process was COM
mcnccd Of shipping portion OF submarine cable which
bas been made for this great undertaking from the works
at Greenwc on board the hulk rs for rsnsfercncc 70
the Medway and final stowage IN the tanks Of the Great
Eastern The shipment was began early in the morn.
jnr and will continue without iniermssion now until
nearly the end Of May by which time Is hoped all win
Fl P6s cI,Sd tos quantity * 2ope 10 Connect vaens
with Bulls Bay Newfoundland allowing FOR tho ''slsck"
which murt run out TO prey ont TOO gr at strsin On
the cable Is about thousand hreo hundred nautical


or nearly two thousand seven hundred statute mieA
with this length q liberal margin is given OF nearly SIX
hundred statu les Of rope Tor slack ssusod by cur
rcn,s poseibIe rough weather. and the avoldsnce
OF anything like unusual strsn the cable In the
deepest water Over ono part OF the route the depth
a. great from two thousand W two thousand nvs hun
dred fathows or nearly three statute m Ies depth,
hoIey,f which 10 only consdre OF moment In case OF
rough weather In pay ns out ths mere strength q the
niles OF still In this respect, as indeed In all
Others the cable has enormous superiority over
the old and uscd rope which rst laid and which,
10 The amazemont Of all those who knew s real oond


tion nevertheless remained In fair working order for


fcw days II such unexpected results were obtained
from the old cable which the advancement OF electrical
science since then shows 70 have been thoroughly ILL
adapted for It's purpose u is not over sangune 70 expect


far more favorable conclusion 10 the present enterprise
s,ep In tho conduct Of which has been with
the most Jealous care not only 10 guard against the dan
gers known exist but against othcr emagcnces which
experience shows may arise, but which five ago
were unknown In szc In strength IN better condition.
better insulation, and better outer covering, the new
rop less than three times a. good tho old one
willie In many cases. aud these the post Important ts
superiority Is four of Eve times greater Though much
larger cable ia weight In water per e lcss than half
that Of lis unfortunate predecessor s breaking strain ID
seven and three quarters tons against throe and
Ter tons the maximum STRENGTH OF the old rope. The
method of joining up tho two milclcngths which V
constructed also great improvement upon the sol
dcrcd Joints In the wires Of hs nrst cable while the
standards for Insulation and 'conduttiyity" high
AS those dyis for the Persian Gulf cable and the tcss
arc continuous IN every portion Of the manufacture.
Nearly nine hundred miles OF tho cable have already
been made and beautifully oocd away In the large
tanks In the Telegraph Construction Companys works
dred nautical milss have yet TO DO manufactured u
complete the tale, exclusive Of the shore ends which
will be most massive, and In length thirty miles
The factory now turns out fourteen miles day OF eo


plecd rope, which n four months tine will give one


thousand three hundred and nifty miles, al tho present
rate OF working though, OF course, "a tho days grow
longer 80 ploport will the hours Of labor II Is con


therefore that the work would be well advanocS