The Sun.
London, England, 1866-09-10 00:00:00

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• Wednesday, Aug. 15.—From noon Tuesday and

and all during this day we had thick Newfoundland
weather. About 10.30, ship's time, the wind became

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more favourable for grappling, and at 12.25 the
gqipuel was let go three miles south of No. 2 buoy.
After paying out 600 fathoms the strain on the
dynamometer was about 2f tons ; at 1,100 fathoms
it was 3 to 4 tons ; at 1,500, 4 to 6 tons ; and at

then we shaped our coarse to the eastward, having
600 miles to run to meet our fellow-labourer; the
Albany and Terrible.

Friday, 10th August.—The big ship bowled
along all night at 8 knots, and to-day, at noon, we
had gone 188 miles. The weather is calm, but
foggy, and one's cars are pierced with the constant
shrill of the fog whistle. Anything but fog for a
sailor. No matter how it blows. he feels himself
comparatively secure, but he hates going blindfolded,
which is practically the case when navigating in
weather affording an opportunity of seeing about
half a ship's length, and many a time on this coas t
and bank of Newfoundland scarcely your hand be-
fore you.

1,900, 6 to 8 tons. Orders were given to stop pay-
ing out for a short time. This gave a steady strain
of 71 tons, rising to 81 and 9 tons by the motion of
the ship. When 2,200 fathoms of rope were paid
out, or about 21 miles, the strain indicated was the
same as at 1,900 fathoms. At 1.45 the grapnel was
on the ground, and we hoisted the ensign on the
fore to show to the convoy that the grapnel w 2,5
down. At 2.20 Medway and Albany came close to
us, and at 3 the Medway went two miles west to
grapple, and Albany was signalled to stand by buoy.
At 6 p.m., the strain being 82 tons, at 7.15, 91 tons,
Mr. Canning felt no doubt that he had now hooked
the cable. Knowing, as Capt. Anderson and Staff-
Commander Moriarty do, the exact line in which
the cable is, having marked it carefully and accu-
rately with buoys, the ship is brought within three
or or four miles of the north or south of it, accord-
ing to the wind, and, drifting broadside on, the
dynamometer tells its own story immediately the
grapnel lays hold of the cable. It was now deemed
expedient to pick up, and at 8 p.m. the drum com-
menced to revolve. By 10.15 600 fathoms were on
board, and the average strain from the 1,600 fathoms
still out was 9 tons. Preparations were then made
to get one of the largest buoys out—a monster
weighing 34- tons; the capstan bars were manned,
and in an hour and a half it was lowered over the
side by the derrick ready to let go. Just at this
time a severe thudding shock was felt in the after
part of the starboard sponson, and a crowd rush-
ing aft to ascertain what was the matter, learned
that it was No. 1. mark-buoy which had been
put down by the Albany about 21 miles from
the end of the cable of 1865, to which we had
drifted with singular precision. This inconvenient
and dangerous collision (for it might have fouled
the floats or screw, or even, as Captain Anderson
said, " bump a hole through her iron sides") was,
what Captain Moriarty expressively described as a
" victory in nautical astronomy—cable caught, our
mark-buoy touching us at the same time." A thick
fog prevailed while we were getting rid of our after
all not unwelcome visitor, and we burned a blue
light to see the direction in which it floated astern.
At 1 o'clock a.m. everything was ready to let go
the large buoy, with the veering rope attached to it,
when, unfortunately, the first disaster took place on
board the Great Eastern in her picking-up expedi-
tion. The splice between the grapnel-rope and
buoy-rope drew, and passing along with terrific
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velocity over the wheels above the platform to the
V-wheel in the bow, plunged into the ocean. For-
tunately no one was hurt. During the night we
steamed to the N.E. and drifted. At 5.30 steamed
up S.W.—wind, E.S.E.—passed the Albany. At
noon to-day (Thursday) our latitude and longitude,
as also those of No. 4 buoy, were N. 51 deg. 29
min. 40 sec., and W. 38 deg. 49 min. 30 sec.
Friday, Aug. 17.—Just 12 months ago, Aug. 17,
the engines of the Great Eastern were stopped off
Crookhaven, on her return to Sheerness, after her
memorable attempt to lay the Atlantic cable of

Saturday, Aug. 11—From noon yesterday to
noon to-day we ran 192 miles, our position then
being by observation lat. 50.12 long. 44.30.
Heart's Content distant 380 miles, and the end of
the cable 226.3 N. 71.10 E. Weather moderate,
but looking as if it was gathering up for a blow.-
Sunday, Aug. 12—During the night the wind
increased, and the ship got the full force of a heavy
sea on her starboard quarter, causing her to roll a
good deal ; but rolling in the Great Eastern is not
the same as rolling in any other ship. It is a long
measured movement, unlike the rapid action from
side to side in a smaller vessel ; but roll she did,
beyond all doubt. She could - not prove herself
insensible to a strong gale from W.S.W., which the
navigators set, down at the force of 8, raising waves
at least 25 feet in height from hollow to crest. By
noon we had. run 206 miles, having carried canvass
during the night and morning, which added about
a knot to her speed—were 586 miles from Heart's
Content, and 25 from the end of the cable. At
2.18 ship's time, we made out the Albany bearing
E. by south, and at 2.30 the Terrible. At 6
minutes after 3 a buoy was on our port beam, bear-
ing east by compass, and distant about one mile.
The sea was so heavy that we could scarcely expect
either the Terrible or Albany to send off boats, so
we spoke by signals, and learned from the latter
that she had placed the buoy (which we had just
seen) in lat. 38.57 on Monday last, and another
buoy on the subsequent Wednesday at a distance
of 15 miles from it in 38.50. We also learned from
Mr. Temple that he had been grappling, and had
hooked the cable. Ile used-the largest grapnel with
a Finch mooring chain, which unfortunately broke
35 fathoms from the buoy, thus losing about two
miles of grapnel rope. We shall have more par-
ticulars to-morrow. The sea still very heavy, but
the wind is inclined to go down. During the night
it shifted round to the northward and eastward, and
and there was less sea.

Monday, Aug. 13.—At 6 a.m. ;the Terrible was
close under our stern, the Albany away 4 miles to
the southward, and the Medway right ahead. At
9.15 the Terrible sent her cutter for the letters we
had for her by last mail. Lieut. Elliott brought
Capt. Moriarty from the Albany and also Mr.
Temple. The following extracts from Captain
Moriarty's log will explain what the Albany had
been doing since she left Heart's Content at 7.30
a.m. on Wednesday, the Ist of August :
Aug. 2.—Some sea.
Aug. 3.—Rough sea.
Aug. 4.—Rough sea, 42 miles from end of cable.
Aug. s.—At • the end. Two p.m. the Terrible
joined company.
Aug. 6.—At 10 minutes to 1 commenced lowe►ing
anchor for buoy lat. 51 deg. 26 min., long. 38 deg.
57 min. 3.40 p.m. let go buoy ; position 51 deg.
25 min. 45 sec., long. 38 deg. 57 min. 15 sec. Steamed
E. N., 5i miles, lowered grapnel 31 miles from
cable.

1865. A despatch was sent on shore embodying
the practical conclusions arrived at by those engaged
in various capacities in the expedition, which was
speedily given to the public by telegraph. One of
those conclusions were that if the ship was supplied
with sufficiently strong tackle and hauling-in ma-
chinery for depths of 4,000 to 5,000 yards, there
was little or no doubt that the lost end of the cable
could be successfully recovered. There were many
however, who differed from this opinion, and scep-
ticism prevailed largely as to the possibility of rais-
ing it from a depth of two miles. To-day all
doubt and uncertainty has been set at rest for
ever, for the great fact has to be chronicled—and a
great one it is in every sense of the word—that the
lost cable of 1865 has been brought up to the sur-

Aug. 7.—Wind S.W. by W. North of cable 34
miles. Steamed to the south. Strain on Dynamo-
meter 10 to 12 tons. At 6 there was a heavy swell,
commenced heaving up, distance from cable un-
known.

Aug. 8.-1.45 a.m. grapnel up, rope uninjured,
2,300 fathoms out, 200 had been on the bottom.
Mud brought up very fine and soft, like putty, full
of minute shells, one stone the size of half an almond.
9.40 a.m., took sights at No. 1 buoy, and proceeded
eastward. Noon, lat. 51 deg. 26 min. 52 sec., long.
38 deg. 57 min. 45 sec., wind W.N.W. At 12.20
commenced lowering anchor for buoy. 2.40 let go
No. 2 buoy, black star over red ball. Lat. 51 deg.
28 min. 45 sec., long. 38 deg. 34 min., distance from
No. 1 buoy 15 miles, and close to line of cable. Re-
mained until 5 p.m. to ascertain its position ; found
a trong current to the eastward. Returned and
spoke Terrible at No. 1 buoy, W.S.W., some swell.
Aug. 9.-3.30 a.m. steered W. by N. in quest of
buoy No. 1. 5.5 shaped course for No. 1, S.S.E.
half E., 5 miles, and stopped at 5.45, 2f miles south
of the line of the cable. Noon S.S.E. lat. 51 deg.
27 min. 52 sec. long. 38 deg. 17 min. on north side
of the cable, one mile. Terrible, N.W. by W.
Buoy No. 1 supposed to be out of position. Com-
menced paying out again. 1.44, grapnel on bottom.
Position, lat. 51 deg. 28 min. 50 sec. ; long. 38
min. 46 sec. 20 sec. A set N. 23 E. true, 51 miles
in 8 hours, nearly calm. 8 p.m., held on and kept
guard for the night, supposing we had hooked the
cable ; mean strain on the dynamometer, 11 or 12
tons.

face from its oozy bed at the bottom of the Atlantic
Ocean. Attached to the flukes of the grapnel, it
made its appearance at a quarter to 11, ship's time,
and was welcomed by a spontaneous, earnest, and
heartfelt cheer, which will never be forgotten by
those who heard it. The sound of the cheering,
however, had scarcely passed away, when the fact
became known that the cable had noiselessly parted
from the grapnel, and left those who witnessed this
fresh disaster more depressed from the "slip" which
had taken place between " cup and lip." 'The de-
pression, however, was only temporary ; we all felt
that a great feat had been performed, and that wo
had now only to try a few more times to ensure suc-
cess. Dealing thus with the main incident of the
morning let us go back to yesterday, and see what
the chief engineer had been doing. At 1.50 p.m. he
gave instructions to pay out the grapnel rope, which
was on the ground at .4.49. About 7 p.m. they com-
menced to Leave it in, at 9 had hauled in 100
fathoms; about an hour afterwards had paid them
back again, and then hung on by the rope until day-
light this morning, when the heaving-up when on
continuously. At 7 a.m., 1,100 fathoms being in,
there was a strain on the dynamometer of 10.4,
and but 300 remained to come in, the instru-
ment indicated 8.2, with a calculated strain
of 6.7 on the electric cable. We signalled to the
the
now cable
Terrible to send us boats, and, her two cutters came,
into each of which Mr. Canning put a leading hand,
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and the boats took up their position, the one on the
starboard, the other on the bow, so as to be ready
to
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come up. By 10.30 a.m. 2,300 fathoms of grapnel
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lifted but 15 fathoms of the 1- chain attached to
the grapnel. Nearly every one on board the ship
crrowded to the bows to see it come over water, and
I have already endeavoured to describe the effect
that occurred. On the appearance of the cable we
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were all struck with the fact that one half of it was
covered with ooze, staining it a muddy white, while
the other half was just in its state as it left the tank
last year *ith its tarred surface and stands un-
changed. The strain on the cable gave it a twist,
and it looked like a pole painted spirally white,
black, and white. This disposes of the assertion so
often made that we should never be able to pull it
up from the bottom in consequence of its being
buried in sand, and those who advanced this theory
appeared to forget that the particles of ooze are of
greater specific gravity than the mean specific
gravity of the cable itself. Professor Thompson
has just shown us a diagram by which he calculates

Aug. 10.-4 a.m., wind S.W., a long swell from
N.B. 6 a.m., wind W.S.W., commenced heaving
up, raised grapnel 100 fathoms from the ground ;
strain 11 to 15 tons. 8 a.m., wind west, lowered
grapnel to the ground, buoyed. 11, let go large
buoy. Noon, lat. 51 deg. 28 min., long. 38 deg.
49 min. 40 sec. ; supposed buoy to be adrift by its
floating so highly. At 4.35 p.m., by sights we had
drifted 14 miles ; remained by it, placed a lamp on
it. Terrible went to No. 1.

Aug. 11.—The buoy at 6.22 a.m. had drifted 81
miles, and in 22 hours had drifted N. 32, E. 17
miles. 7 a.m., commenced picking up buoy, hoisted
it in and found a link of mooring chain broke,
10.40, proceeded to No. 1 buoy. 2 p.m., stopped
at buoy.

Aug. 12.—Britannia steamer passed to N.N.W.
At buoy all day. 3 p.m., Great Eastern and Med-
way joined.

Mr. Canning and Mr. Temple having consulted
for about an hour, the latter left for the Albany
Capt. Moriarty remaining on board the Great
Eastern, and Capt. Batt returning to the Albany.
Preparations were now made to commence grappling,
and at I after 4, ship's time, the grapnel Was let
over the bow, the huge grappling rope being paid_he
out by the new machinery with great ease.
weather is as favourable as it can well be.
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sufficient wind to drift the ship over
the line of the cable, the rope being nearly up and
down the stem. At 10.48 p.m. (Greenwich), Mr.
Canning gave orders to heave up, and at 11.10 the
engine was thrown into gear. At 11.40 the ma-
chinery went continuously, and at 3.2 a.m. the
grapnel was over the water. Mr. Penn would have
been glad to have seen the admirable manner in which
his trunk engine worked. The rope comes over the
5-feet drum as smoothly as possible, every revolu-
tion bringing up 3 fathoms. It is then passed into
the foretank where it is coiled. Of this rope, 20
miles were manufacturod at Morden Wharf, Green-
wich, 7i of which were on board the Great Eastern,
71 in the Medway, and 5 in the Albany. It is 6
inches in circumference, and consists of 7 by 7
strands of No. 13 homogeneous wire galvanised-49
wires in all. Each strand is served with Manilla,
and the breaking strain is 29f tons. The similar
ooze was found on the rope as we
got last year.
This morning the wind was strong from the E.S.E,,

the number of miles of cable which the grapnel had
in suspension during the five minutes it remained in
sight. Upwards of nine miles were lifted off the
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the two curved slants of cable from the grapnel to
bottom were each 4i miles in
where -these met at the grapnel was 87 degrees.
The length along the bottom, being the space from
where the cable was raised, was 8 miles. The
strain at each side of grapnel amounted to 41 tons,
being equal to the weight of nearly six and a half
miles of the cable in water. This calculation was
made from the following data :-Ist. Weight of
cable in water per mile, 14 cwt. 2d. Depth of sea,b
2 miles. 3d. Whole vertical strain, as marked
dynamometer, with weight of grapnel and chain
deducted, 6i tons. The scientific world will tell us
that there has never been such an example of the
catenary curve as this ! Mr. Canning is in capital
spirits, and has let down his line to fish again, with
the certainty that he will
crc
long get :bite, and
bring the prize
with the full confidence that he will
on board. The Albany and Medway are near us,
with instructions to g
ripple according to the pro-
gramme.
Saturday, Aug. 18.---Captain Anderson and Mr.
Canning, as they stood at the bow yesterday, had
the best opportunity of seeing the condition the
cable was in when it came to the surface, and dur-
ing the brief moments itiemained in sight. They
I both remarked that the strands were going, and that