The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-14 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 14, ISSB.

Skiddau. After an interval of about an hour
the strain and rate of progress of the cable
.
again increased, while the increase of the ver-
tical angle seemed to indicate that the wire was
sinking down the side of a declivity. Beyond this
there was no variation throughout Monday night,
or, indeed, on Tuesday. The upper deck coil,
which had weighed so heavily upon the ship, and
still more heavily upon the minds of all during the
past storms, was fast disappearing, and by 12 mid-
day on Tuesday, the 29th, 76 miles had been paid
out to something like 60 miles' progress of the ship.
All seemed to promise most hopefully, and the only
cause that warranted anxiety was, that it was evi-
dent the upper deck coil would be finished by 11
o'clock at night, when the men would have to pass
in darkness along the great loop, which formed the
communication between that and the coil in the
man hold. This was most unfortunate, but the ope-
ration had been successfully performed in daylight
during the experimental t rip us the Bay of Biscay,
and every precaution was now taken that no acci-
dent should occur. At 9 o'clock by ship's time,
when 146 miles had bees payed out, and about 112
miles' distance from the rendezvous accomplished,
the . last flake but one of the upp.ir deck coil
came in turn to be used. In order to make it easier
passing to the main coil, the revolutions of the screw
were reduced gradually by two revolutions at a time
from 30 to 20, while the paying cut machine went slowly
from 36 to 22. At this rate, the vessel going three knots
and the cable three and a ba'f, the operation was c3n-
iinued with perfect regularity, the dynamometer indi-
citing a strain of 2,100!b. Suddenly, without an in-
stant's vrarnieg, or the occurrerce of any single inci-
dent that could account for it, the cable parted. The
gun that again told the Valorous of this fatal mishap
brought all on board the .Agamemnon, ru,biog to
the deck, for none eould belie‘e the rumour that
bad spread like wildfire about the ship. But there
a ood the machinery, silent and • motionless, while
the fractured end of the wire bung over the stern wheel
swinging loosely to and fro. It seemed almost impos-
sible to realise the fact thre an accident so instantaneous
and irreav-diAle should have occurred, and of course a
variety of ingenious suggesti. ns were instantly afl'at,
showing most satisfactorily how the cable must and
ought to lave broken.

Immediately after the mishap a brief a insultation was
held by those ,n charge on board the Agamemnon, and ; a
it was shown that they had only exceeded the distance
from the rendezvous by 14 miles, and that there was still
more cable on board the two vessels than the amount with
which the original expedition last year was c•tnimenced,
it was therefore de t-rmined to try ter another chance and
return to the rendezvous, sailing the a of °Gum., for Mr.
Brown, the chief engineer, as ultra zealous in the cause
as a board of directors, guarded the coal bunkers. like a
very dragon, lest, if we came to paying out cable
again we should be short of steam, and so endanger
the euccess of the whole undertaking. For the fifth
time, therefore, the Agamemnon's head went about,
and after 20 days at sea she again began beating up
again-t the wind for the rendezvous, to try, if possitle,
and recommence her labours. The following day the
wind was blowing stre,ngly from the tee-west, with
mist and rain, atcl Thursday, the Ist of July, gave
every one the, most unfavourable opinion of July wea-
ther in the Atlantic. However, the upper deck coil of
250 tone being gone, the Agamemnon was as buoyant as
a lifeboat, and no one cared how much ebe took to
kicking about, though the cold wet fog was a miserable
nuisance, penetrating everywhere, and making the ship
as wet inside as out. Friday was the ditto of Thursday
—and Saturday worse than both togeAttr, for it almost
blew a gale, and there was a very heavy sea on. On
Sunday, the 4th, the Agamemnon reached the actual
rendezvous, and fell in with the Valorous.

During the remaindrr of that day and Monday, when
the weather was very clear, buth ships crui ed over the
place of meeting., but it is needless to say that neither
the Niagara ncr Gorgon were there. It was evident
then that the Niagara had tut most uuf rtu-
nately, adher,d to the mere letter of the agreement re-
garding the 100 miles, and after the last fracture had at
once turned back for Qcoeust ),vr. Oo ueiday, the
6th, Vierefore, a. the dense fogs and wicels set in it was
agreed I etween the Valorous and Agamemnon to return
only once mcre over the rendezvous. But as usual the fog
wee so thick that the whole American navy might have
been cruizing there unobserved, so the search ii2u Riven
up, and at S o'clock that night the ship's brad was turned
for Cork, and under all rail the Agamemnon at last stood
homewards. Tho voyage home was made with ease and
swiftness, considering that the wind was light, the trim of
the ship, and that she only steamed three days, and this
morning, at 12.30, the Agamemnon cast anchor in
Queeustoa n Harbour, having met a ith nit,re dan-
gerous weather, and encountered more mishaps, than
often falls fts the lot ( f anyahip in a crui9e o, S 3 day.. Of
worse it :3 yet too soon to say what cunree of action has
r,•-aiiitively decided cn by the company, but as there
is still mare cable It ft than is actually necessary for the
undertaking, there seems no doubt but that the Aga-
memnon and Valorous will immediately fill up egain
w th coal, and leave here with the other vessel. on Sa•
tutday n xt, for the final attempt. Of tb, se arrange-
mentF, however, and the rules which way be dec!d, d
on to guard against future accident, it is almost prems-
,
turn to apt air, but iu the course of another day or so our
readers may depend ( n fu:l. informed.

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