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E F G H I J 1 1850 Dover Calais 1 25 25 30 .. 1 day. 2 1853 England Holland 1 360 360 30 2.00 5 yrs. (Three Cables) 3 1854 Holyhead Howth 1 75 75 70 2.00 5 " 4 1854 Nantucket Cape Cod 1 25 25 16 .. .... 5 1855 Varna Balaklava 1 355 355 300 0.10 9 mos. 6 1855 Balaklava Eupatoria 1 1 1 .. .. 9 " 7 1856 Martha's Vineyard Cape Cod 1 5 5 15 .. 2 wks. 8 1856 Newfoundland Cape Breton 1 85 85 360 2.50 9 yrs. 9 1857 Sardinia Bona 4 150 600 1,500 .. 3 " 10 1857 Varna Constantinople 1 170 170 .. 0.75 5 " 11 1857 Cape Cod Naushon 1 1 .. .. .. 2 " 12 1857 Martha's Vineyard Nantucket 1 30 30 16 .. 4 " 13 1857 Sardinia Corfu 1 700 700 1,000 0.90 1 " 14 1858 England Channel Islands 1 102 102 60 2.50 3 " 15 1858 Ireland(Atlantic) Newfoundland 1 2,500 2,500 2,400 1.00 23 ds. 16 1859 Singapore Batavia 1 630 630 20 0.04 2 yrs. 17 1859 Suez Kurrachee 1 3,500 3,500 1,910 0.94 6 mos. (Red Sea & India) 18 1859 Spain Africa (Centa) 1 25 25 .. 1.00 1 yr. 19 1859 England Isle of Man 1 36 36 30 2.50 3 yrs. 20 1859 South Australia Tasmania 1 100 100 60 2.00 1 yr. 21 1859 Liverpool Holyhead 2 25 50 14 3.10 1 " 22 1859 Syra Candia 1 150 150 .. 0.89 3 yrs. 23 1860 Across the Mersey .. 1 3 3 .. .. 1 yr. _____ _____ 9,053 9,527 TABLE III. _Submarine Telegraph Cables Which Are Total Failures._ Column A: No. Column B: Date when laid. Column C: From Column D: To Column E: Number of conducting wires. Column F: Length of cable in statute miles. Column G: Length of insulated wire in statute miles. Column H: Maximum depth of water in fathoms. Column I: Weight in tons per statute mile. A B C D E F G H I 1 1852 Holyhead Howth 1
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