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The reels of gutta-percha-covered conducting-wire conveyed into tanks at the works at Greenwich |
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Valentia in 1857-1858 at the time of the laying of the former cable |
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Trinity Bay, Newfoundland: Exterior view of Telegraph House in 1857-1858 |
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Telegraph House, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland: Interior of messroom, 1858 |
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H.M.S. Agamemnon laying the Atlantic telegraph cable in 1858: A whale crosses the line |
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Coiling the cable in the large tanks at the works at Greenwich |
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The cable passed from the works into the hulk lying in the Thames at Greenwich |
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The old frigate with her freight of cable alongside the Great Eastern at Sheerness |
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Paying-out machinery |
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Coiling the cable in the after-tank on board the Great Eastern at Sheerness: Visit of H.R.H. The Prince of Wales on May 24 |
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Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, looking seawards from the point at which the cable reaches the shore |
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The cliffs, Foilhummerum Bay: Point of the landing of the shore end of cable, July 22 |
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Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, from Cromwell Fort: The Caroline and boats laying the earth-wire, July 21 |
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The Great Eastern under weigh, July 23: Escort and other ships introduced being the Terrible, the Sphinx, the Hawk, and the Caroline |
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Chart, showing the track of the steamship Great Eastern on her voyage from Valentia to Newfoundland |
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Splicing the cable (after the first accident) on board the Great Eastern, July 25 |
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View (looking aft) from the port paddle-box of Great Eastern: Showing the trough for cable, etc. |
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The forge on deck; Night of August 9: Preparing the iron plating for capstan |
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Searching for fault after recovery of the cable from the bed of the Atlantic, July 31 |
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In the bows, August 2: The cable broken and lost: Preparing to grapple |
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Getting out one of the large buoys for launching, August 2 |
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General view of Port Magee, &c., from the heights below Cora Beg: The Caroline laying the shore end of the cable, July 22 |
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Interior of one of the tanks on board the Great Eastern: Cable passing out |
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Launching buoy on August 8, in lat. 51° 25´ 30´´; long. 30° 56´ (marking spot where cable had been grappled) |
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Forward deck cleared for the final attempt at grappling, August 11 |
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The following is a list of the Gentlemen connected with the project for the year 1865
NEW YORK, NEWFOUNDLAND, AND LONDON TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
| PETER COOPER, Esq. | President. |
| CYRUS W. FIELD, Esq. | Vice-President. |
| MOSES TAYLOR, Esq. | Treasurer. |
| Prof. S. F. B. MORSE | Electrician. |
| DAVID DUDLEY FIELD, Esq. | Counsel. |
| DIRECTORS. | SECRETARY. | |
| PETER COOPER, Esq. MOSES TAYLOR, Esq. CYRUS W. FIELD, Esq. MARSHALL O. ROBERTS, Esq. WILSON G. HUNT, Esq. |
—NEW YORK. | ROBERT W. LOWBER, Esq. GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT. ALEXANDER M. MACKAY, Esq., St. John’s, Newfoundland. |
| ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY. | ||
| DIRECTORS. | ||
| The Right Hon. JAMES STUART WORTLEY, Chairman. || CURTIS M. LAMPSON, Esq., Vice-Chairman. | ||
| G. P. BIDDER, Esq. C.E. FRANCIS LE BRETON, Esq. EDWARD CROPPER, Esq. |
SIR EDWARD CUNARD, Bart. SAMUEL GURNEY, Esq., M.P. CAPTAIN A. T. HAMILTON. |
EDWARD MOON, Esq. GEORGE PEABODY, Esq. JOHN PENDER, Esq., M.P. |
| HONORARY DIRECTOR—W. H. STEPHENSON, Esq. | |||
| HONORARY DIRECTORS IN THE UNITED STATES. | |||
| E. M. ARCHIBALD, Esq., C.B., H.M. Consul, PETER COOPER, Esq. WILLIAM E. DODGE, Esq. |
New York. New York. New York. |
CYRUS W. FIELD, Esq. WILSON G. HUNT, Esq. A. A. LOW, Esq. |
New York. New York. New York. |
| HOWARD POTTER, Esq., New York. | |||
| HONORARY DIRECTORS IN BRITISH NORTH AMERICA. | |
| HUGH ALLEN, Esq., Montreal, Canada. WILLIAM CUNARD, Esq., Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
WALTER GRIEVE, Esq., St. John’s, Newfoundland. THOMAS C. KINNEAR, Esq., Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
| CONSULTING SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE. | |
| WILLIAM FAIRBAIRN, Esq., F.R.S., Manchester. CAPTAIN DOUGLAS GALTON, R.E., F.R.S., London. |
PROFESSOR WM. THOMSON, F.R.S., Glasgow. PROFESSOR C. WHEATSTONE, F.R.S., London. |
| JOSEPH WHITWORTH, Esq., F.R.S., Manchester. | |
Honorary Consulting Engineer in America—GENERAL MARSHALL LEFFERTS, New York.
Offices—12, St. Helen’s Place, Bishopsgate Street Within, London.
Secretary and General Superintendent—GEORGE SAWARD, Esq.
| Electrician—CROMWELL F. VARLEY, Esq. | Solicitors—MESSRS. FRESHFIELDS & NEWMAN. |
| Auditor—H. W. BLACKBURN, Esq., Bradford, Yorkshire, Public Accountant. | |
| BANKERS. | |
| In London—The Bank of England, and Messrs. Glyn, Mills, & Co. In Lancashire—The Consolidated Bank, Manchester. In Ireland—The National Bank and its Branches. | In Scotland—The British Linen Company and its Branches. In New York—Messrs. Duncan, Sherman, & Co. In Canada and Nova Scotia—The Bank of British North America. |
| In Newfoundland—The Union Bank of Newfoundland. | |
THE TELEGRAPH CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE COMPANY
(Uniting the Business of the Gutta Percha Company with that of Messrs. Glass, Elliot, & Company)
is constituted as follows:—
| DIRECTORS. | |
| JOHN PENDER, Esq., M.P., Chairman. ALEXANDER HENRY CAMPBELL, Esq., M.P., Vice-Chairman. RICHARD ATWOOD GLASS, Esq., (Glass, Elliot, & Co.), Managing Director. |
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| HENRY FORD BARCLAY, Esq. (Gutta Percha Co.) THOMAS BRASSEY, Esq. GEORGE ELLIOT, Esq. (Glass, Elliot, & Co.) ALEXANDER STRUTHERS FINLAY, Esq., M.P. |
DANIEL GOOCH, Esq., C.E., M.P. SAMUEL GURNEY, Esq., M.P. LORD JOHN HAY. JOHN SMITH, Esq. (Smith, Fleming, & Co.) |
Bankers—THE CONSOLIDATED BANK, London and Manchester.
| SOLICITORS. | |
| MESSRS. BIRCHAM, DALRYMPLE, DRAKE, & WARD. | MESSRS. BAXTER, ROSE, NORTON, & Co. |
| Secretary—WILLIAM SHUTER, Esq. | |
| Offices—54, Old Broad Street, London. | Works—Wharf Road, City Road, N., and East Greenwich, S.E. |
THE following will be some of the Improvements in the Picking-up Machinery and in the Vessel to fit her for her next voyage, and it is believed that the Great Eastern will be as perfect and as admirably adapted for her work as human hands can make her.
The whole apparatus will be strengthened and improved by grooved drums, and more boiler power added, and other drums will be provided for lowering away buoy-rope when grappling.
The paying-out machinery will have steam-power added to it, the spare drum fitted on the machine will be used for picking-up in connection with the paying-out drum; an extra drum and brake-wheel will also be placed near the stern for the purpose of paying-out grapnel lines and buoy-rope, in case it is found more convenient than at the bow.
The grapnel-rope, with shackles, swivels, &c., will be made sufficiently strong to lift or break the bight of the Cable in the deepest water. The hawse-pipes and stem of the ship will be guarded to prevent the Cable from being injured. A guard will be placed round the screw to prevent the Cable and buoy-rope fouling.
STATEMENT OF KNOTS RUN AND CABLE PAYED-OUT PER DAY.
Sunday, July 23.—Left Berehaven at 1·45 a.m. Passed Skelligs at 8·0 a.m.; bore away N.W., and came up with Caroline at 8·30 a.m., about 25 miles N.W. of Valencia. 10·30 a.m., End got out of afterhold. 11·0 a.m., Terrible and Sphinx came alongside. 12·35 p.m., Caroline got up end of shore-end Cable. 12·45 p.m., passed end of deep-sea Cable to Caroline over stern-sheave of Great Eastern. 5·20 p.m., splice finished on board Caroline, and bight of Cable slipped. 6·50 p.m., took hands on board from Caroline. 8·0 p.m., paddle and screw engines started.
| Date. 12 Noon. |
Made Good. | Lat. N. Obs. |
Long. W. Obs. |
Distance from Valencia |
Miles payed-out. |
Slack per Cent. |
Heart’s Content. | ||
| Course. | Dist. | Bearing. | Distance. | ||||||
| July | ° ´ ´´ | ° ´ ´´ | ° | ||||||
| 23 | Splice to Shore end. | 51 50 0 | 11 2 20 | 24½ | 27·00 | -- | N. 80., W. | 1638·5 | |
| 24 | Picking up Cable | 52 2 30 | 12 17 30 | 73·1 | 84·791 | 15·99 | -- | -- | |
| 25 | 51 58 0 | 12 11 0 | 68·5 | 74·591 | 8·89 | -- | 1596·5 | ||
| 26 | N. 79., 20. W. | 111·5 | 52 18 42 | 15 10 0 | 180 | 191·96 | 6·64 | N. 24., 21 W. | 1485 |
| 27 | N. 81., 30. W. | 142·5 | 52 34 30 | 19 0 30 | 320·8 | 357·55 | 11·45 | N. 87., 39 W. | 1344·2 |
| 28 | N. 86., 30. W. | 155·5 | 52 45 0 | 23 15 45 | 476·4 | 531·57 | 11·16 | S. 88., 35 W. | 1188·6 |
| 29 | S. 87., 40. W. | 160·0 | 52 38 30 | 27 40 0 | 636·4 | 707·36 | 11·15 | S. 84., 54 W. | 1028·6 |
| 30 | S. 70., 0. W. | 24 | 52 30 30 | 28 17 0 | 659·6 | 745·0 | 12·94 | S. 84., 48 W. | 1005·4 |
| 31 | S. 81., 0. W. | 134 | 52 9 20 | 31 53 0 | 793 | 903·0 | 15·13 | S. 82., 20 W. | 871·9 |
| Aug. | |||||||||
| 1 | S. 83., 45. W. | 155 | 51 52 30 | 36 3 30 | 948 | 1081·55 | 14·09 | S. 78., 22 W. | 717·1 |
| S. 76., 25. W. | 115·4 | ||||||||
| 2 | Returned 2 miles | 51 25 0 | 39 1 0 | 1063·4 | 1186·0 | 11·56 | S. 76., 17 W. | 603·6 | |
| before Cable broke | |||||||||
| DR. | |||||||||
| 3 | -- | -- | 51 36 0 | 38 27 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| OBS. | |||||||||
| 4 | -- | -- | 51 34 30 | 37 54 0 | -- | -- | -- | End of Cable. | S. 76., W., 44 M. |
| 5 | -- | -- | 51 25 0 | 38 36 0 | -- | -- | -- | “ “ | W. (true) 15 M. |
| -- | -- | OBS. | |||||||
| 6 | -- | -- | 51 25 0 | 38 20 0 | -- | -- | -- | “ “ | W. “ 26 M. |
| 7 | -- | -- | 51 29 30 | 39 4 30 | -- | -- | -- | “ “ | S. 23., E., 5 M. |
| 8 | -- | -- | 51 28 0 | 38 56 0 | -- | -- | -- | No. 2 Buoy | W.S.W., 3 M. |
| 9 | -- | -- | 51 29 30 | 39 6 0 | -- | -- | -- | “ “ | S. 38, 6 or 7 M. |
| 10 | -- | -- | 51 26 0 | 38 59 0 | -- | -- | -- | End of Cable | S. 56, W., 2 M. |
| 11 | -- | -- | 51 24 0 | 38 59 0 | D.R. | -- | -- | “ “ | N. 50, W. 1¾ M. |
TEMPERATURE OF THE SEA-WATER.
| Date. | Time. | Degrees. | |
| 1865. | |||
| July | 26th | Noon. | 59 |
| “ | 27th | “ | 65 |
| “ | 28th | “ | 56 |
| “ | 29th | “ | 55 |
| “ | 30th | “ | 53 |
| “ | 31st | “ | 56 |
| August | 1st | “ | 59 |
| “ | 2nd | “ | 59 |
| “ | 3rd | “ | 54 |
| “ | 4th | “ | 55 |
| “ | 5th | “ | 55 |
| “ | 6th | “ | 55 |
| “ | 7th | “ | 54 |
| “ | 8th | “ | 59 |
| “ | 9th | “ | 55 |
| “ | 10th | “ | 57 |
| “ | 11th | “ | 57 |
| “ | 12th | “ | 54 |
S. CANNNG.
THE FOLLOWING IS A TABLE OF THE CABLES ALREADY LAID IN THE SEAS AND OCEANS OF THE WORLD.
| No. | Iron. | lbs. G.P. |
Copper. | Length | |||
| Weight. | Length. | lbs. | Length. | ||||
| 1 | Dover and Cape Grisnez | 13,230 | 3300 | 30 | 30 | ||
| 2 | Dover and Calais | 314,600 | 260 | 14,820 | 7060 | 104 | 26 |
| 3 | Holyhead, Howth | 156,480 | 960 | 11,400 | 5400 | 80 | 80 |
| 4 | Portpatrick and Donaghadee |
316,200 | 300 | 20,312 | 10,125 | 150 | 25 |
| 5 | Denmark | 164,748 | 162 | 5400 | 2052 | 54 | 18 |
| 6 | Dover, Ostend | 1,138,320 | 1080 | 73,125 | 36,450 | 540 | 90 |
| 7 | Frith of Forth | 77,800 | 200 | 8180 | 18,520 | 20 | 5 |
| 8 | Italy, Corsica | 1,597,200 | 1320 | 104,940 | 44,550 | 660 | 110 |
| 9 | Corsica, Sardinia | 145,200 | 120 | 9540 | 4050 | 60 | 10 |
| 10 | Holyhead, Howth | 295,640 | 760 | 15,504 | 51,300 | 76 | 76 |
| 11 | Do. | 295,640 | 760 | 15,504 | 51,300 | 76 | 76 |
| 12 | Portpatrick and Whitehead |
328 | 848 | 312 | 22,280 | 10,530 | 16s 284 |
| 13 | Sweden, Denmark | 137,020 | 130 | 5558 | 2633 | 39 | 13 |
| 14 | Black Sea | 56,763 | 24,098 | 357 | 357 | ||
| 15 | Do. | 70,584 | 2076 | 24,652 | 11,678 | 173 | 173 |
| 16 | Prince Edward’s Island, New Brunswick |
46,512 | 144 | 1905 | 1134 | 84 | 12 |
| 17 | England, Hanover | 807,680 | 3360 | 66,360 | 30,240 | 2240 | 280 |
| 18 | — Holland | 2,439,840 | 1366 | 110,976 | 78,336 | 544 | 136 |
| 19 | Liverpool, Holyhead | 161,400 | 300 | 5925 | 3376 | 50 | 25 |
| 20 | Channel Islands | 450,306 | 837 | 14,787 | 10,230 | 93 | 93 |
| 21 | Isle of Man | 193,680 | 360 | 7344 | 2430 | 36 | 36 |
| 22 | England, Denmark | 2,734,200 | 4200 | 124,425 | 6700 | 4200 | 350 |
| 23 | Folkestone, Boulogne | 429,120 | 288 | 20,520 | 7776 | 576 | 24 |
| 24 | Singapore, Batavia | 564,300 | 9900 | 112,200 | 86,350 | 3850 | 550 |
| 25 | Sweden, Gottland | 248,064 | 768 | 10,176 | 6048 | 448 | 64 |
| 26 | Tasmania | 933,600 | 2400 | 38,160 | 16,480 | 240 | 240 |
| 27 | Denmark, Great Belt | 203,280 | 168 | 13,365 | 5628 | 84 | 14 |
| 28 | Dacca, Pegu | 119,016 | 2088 | 21,228 | 18,096 | 812 | 116 |
| 29 | Newfoundland, Cape Breton |
290,700 | 900 | 13,515 | 8500 | 595 | 85 |
| 30 | First Atlantic | 5,140,800 | 428,400 | 748,000 | 340,000 | 23,800 | 3400 |
| 31 | Sardinia and Malta: Dardanelles to Scio |
3,326,400 | 12,600 | 111,300 | 70,000 | 4900 | 700 |
| 32 | and Candia from Athens, to Scio and Scio |
631,104 | 8304 | 82,521 | 51,900 | 3633 | 519 |
| 33 | Sardinia, Bona | 707,000 | 1500 | 42,750 | 80,000 | 500 | 125 |
| 34 | Red Sea and India | 6,126,714 | 63,168 | 743,908 | 547,404 | 24,563 | 3509 |
| 35 | Sicily and Malta | 499,100 | 700 | 10,080 | 7000 | 490 | 70 |
| 36 | Barcelona, Mahon | 538,560 | 2880 | 25,920 | 16,740 | 1260 | 180 |
| 37 | Iviza to Majorca: St. Antonia to Iviza |
639,900 | 2700 | 31,800 | 18,000 | 1200 | 150 |
| 38 | Toulon, Algiers | 465,600 | 4800 | 93,600 | 44,640 | 3360 | 480 |
| 39 | Corfu, Otranto | 427,800 | 600 | 11,700 | 5880 | 420 | 60 |
| 40 | Toulon, Corsica | 189,150 | 1950 | 39,000 | 18,135 | 1365 | 195 |
| 41 | Malta, Alexandria | 5,829,930 | 27,630 | 10,745 | 532,645 | 10,745 | 1535 |
| 42 | Wexford | 687,204 | 756 | 36,288 | 23,436 | 1764 | 63 |
| 43 | England, Holland | 2,439,840 | 1360 | 110,976 | 78,336 | 544 | 136 |
| 44 | Sardinia, Sicily | 223,100 | 2300 | 42,400 | 36,000 | 1610 | 230 |
| 45 | Persian Gulf | 9,677,544 | 17,988 | 357,500 | 292,500 | 1499 | 1499 |
SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH CABLES
Now in successful Working Order, the Insulated Wires for which were manufactured by the Gutta Percha Company, Patentees, Wharf Road, City Road, London.
| No. | Date when Laid. |
From | To | No. of Conductors. |
Length of Cable in Statute Miles. |
Length of Insulated Wire in Statute Miles. |
Depth of Water in Fathoms. |
By whom Covered and Laid. |
Length of time the Cables have been working. |
| 1 | 1851 | Dover | Calais | 4 | 27 | 108 | . | Wilkins & Wetherley, Newall & Co., Küper & Co., and Mr. Crampton. |
14 years |
| 2 | 1853 | Denmark, across the Belt |
3 | 18 | 54 | . | R. S. Newall & Co | 12 “ | |
| 3 | 1853 | Dover | Ostend | 6 | 80½ | 483 | . | Newall & Co., and Küper & Co. R. S. Newall & Co. |
12 “ |
| 4 | 1853 | Frith of Forth | 4 | 6 | 24 | . | 12 “ | ||
| 5 | 1853 | Portpatrick | Donaghadee | 6 | 25 | 150 | . | “ “ | 12 “ |
| 6 | 1853 | Across River Tay | 4 | 2 | 8 | . | “ “ | 12 “ | |
| 7 | 1854 | Portpatrick | Whitehead | 6 | 27 | 162 | . | “ “ | 11 “ |
| 8 | 1854 | Sweden | Denmark | 3 | 12 | 36 | 14 | Glass, Elliot, & Co. | 11 “ |
| 9 | 1854 | Italy | Corsica | 6 | 110 | 660 | 325 | “ “ | 11 “ |
| 10 | 1854 | Corsica | Sardinia | 6 | 10 | 60 | 20 | “ “ | 11 “ |
| 11 | 1855 | Egypt | 4 | 10 | 40 | . | “ “ | 10 “ | |
| 12 | 1855 | Italy | Sicily | 3 | 5 | 15 | 27 | “ “ | 10 “ |
| 13 | 1856 | Newfoundland | Cape Breton | 1 | 85 | 85 | 360 | “ “ | 9 “ |
| 14 | 1856 | Prince Edward’s Island |
New Brunswick | 1 | 12 | 12 | 14 | “ “ | 9 “ |
| 15 | 1856 | Straight of Canso. | Cape Breton, N.S. | 3 | 1½ | 4½ | . | Nova Scotia Electric Telegraph Co. |
9 “ |
| 16 | 1857 | Norway. across Fiords | 1 | 49 | 49 | 300 | Glass, Elliot, & Co. | 8 “ | |
| 17 | 1857 | Across mouths of Danube |
1 | 3 | 3 | . | “ “ | 0 “ | |
| 18 | 1857 | Ceylon | {Mainland of India} | 1 | 30 | 30 | . | “ “ | 0 “ |
| 19 | 1858 | Italy | Sicily | 1 | 8 | 8 | 60 | “ “ | 7 “ |
| 20 | 1858 | England | Holland | 4 | 140 | 560 | 30 | “ “ | 7 “ |
| 21 | 1858 | Ditto | Hanover | 2 | 280 | 560 | 30 | “ “ | 7 “ |
| 22 | 1858 | Norway across | Fiords | 1 | 16 | 16 | 300 | “ “ | 7 “ |
| 23 | 1858 | South Australia | King’s Island | 1 | 140 | 140 | 45 | W. T. Henley | 7 “ |
| 24 | 1858 | Ceylon | India | 1 | 30 | 30 | 45 | “ “ | 7 “ |
| 25 | 1859 | Alexandria | 4 | 2 | 8 | . | Glass, Elliot, & Co. | 6 “ | |
| 26 | 1859 | England | Denmark | 3 | 368 | 1104 | 30 | “ “ | 6 “ |
| 27 | 1859 | Sweden | Gotland | 1 | 61 | 64 | 80 | “ “ | 6 “ |
| 28 | 1859 | Folkestone | Boulogne | 6 | 24 | 144 | 32 | “ “ | 6 “ |
| 29 | 1859 | Across rivers in India |
1 | 10 | 10 | . | “ “ | 6 “ | |
| 30 | 1859 | Malta | Sicily | 1 | 60 | 60 | 79 | “ “ | 6 “ |
| 31 | 1859 | England | Isle of Man | 1 | 36 | 36 | 30 | “ “ | 6 “ |
| 32 | 1859 | Suez | Jubal Island | 1 | 220 | 220 | . | R. S. Newall & Co. | 6 “ |
| 33 | 1859 | Jersey | Pirou, France | 1 | 21 | 21 | 15 | Glass, Elliot, & Co. | 5 “ |
| 34 | 1859 | Tasmania | Bass Straits | 1 | 240 | 240 | . | W. T. Henley | 5 “ |
| 35 | 1860 | Denmark | (Great Belt) (14 miles (14 miles |
6) 3) |
28 | 126 | 18 | “ “ | 5 “ |
| 36 | 1860 | Dacca | Pegu | 1 | 116 | 116 | . | “ “ | 5 “ |
| 37 | 1860 | Barcelona | Mahon | 1 | 180 | 180 | 1400 | “ “ | 5 “ |
| 38 | 1860 | Minorca | Majorca | 2 | 35 | 70 | 250 | “ “ | 5 “ |
| 39 | 1860 | Iviza | Majorca | 2 | 74 | 148 | 500 | “ “ | 5 “ |
| 40 | 1860 | St. Antonio | Iviza | 2 | 76 | 152 | 450 | “ “ | 5 “ |
| 41 | 1861 | Norway across | Fiords | 1 | 16 | 16 | 300 | Glass, Elliot, & Co. | 4 “ |
| 42 | 1861 | Toulon | Corsica | 1 | 195 | 195 | 1550 | “ “ | 4 “ |
| 43 | 1861 | Holyhead | Howth, Ireland | 1 | 64 | 64 | . | Electric & International Tel. Co. |
4 “ |
| 44 | 1861 | Malta | Alexandria | 1 | 1535 | 1535 | 420 | Glass, Elliot, & Co. | 3½ years |
| 45 | 1861 | Newhaven | Dieppe | 4 | 80 | 320 | W. T. Henley, laid | 4 “ | |
| 46 | 1862 | Pembroke | Wexford | 4 | 63 | 252 | 58 | Glass, Elliot, & Co. | 3¼ “ |
| 47 | 1862 | Frith of Forth | 4 | 6 | 24 | Electric & International Tel. Co. |
3 “ | ||
| 48 | 1862 | England | Holland | 4 | 130 | 520 | 30 | Glass, Elliot, & Co. | 2¾ “ |
| 49 | 1862 | Across River Tay | 4 | 2 | 8 | Electric & International Tel. Co. |
3 “ | ||
| 50 | 1863 | Sardinia | Sicily | 1 | 243 | 243 | 1200 | Glass, Elliot, & Co. | 2 “ |
| 51 | 1864 | Persian Gulf | 1 | 1450 | 1450 | 120 | W. T. Henley and Indian Government |
1 year | |
| 52 | 1864 | Otranto | Avlona | 1 | 60 | 60 | 569 | W. T. Henley | 9 mths. |
| 53 | 1865 | La Calle | Biserte | 1 | 97¼ | 97¼ | Siemens Brothers | 3 “ | |
| 54 | 1865 | Sweden | Prussia | 3 | 55 | 166 | W. T. Henley | 1 month | |
| 55 | 1865 | Biserte | Marsala | 1 | 164¾ | 164¾ | Siemens Brothers | 1 “ |
A great many Cables of short lengths, not included in this list, are now at work in various parts of the world; and other Cables, the Wires insulated by the Gutta Percha Company, have been laid by Messrs. Felten & Guilleaume, of Cologne, during the last eight years, amounting to over 1000 miles, and which are now in working order.
ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
Report of the Directors to the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate Street, on Thursday, the 14th day of September, 1865.
12, St. Helen’s Place, London,
13th September, 1865.
The sensation immediately consequent upon the recent accident to the Atlantic Telegraph Cable was one of profound disappointment, but this has to a great extent disappeared before the important and encouraging facts which were found to have been brought to light and practice during the expedition.
Not only has the future permanence of Deep-sea Cables been much enhanced by the greater convenience and safety with which they can be coiled and tested and payed-out since the Great Eastern has shown herself so well adapted to the work, but it has now also been proved absolutely that in the event of injury to the insulation, even after submersion, and while sunk in the deepest water, electricians are enabled with ease to calculate minutely the exact distance of the injured spot from ship or shore in a Cable 2,300 miles long.