The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-09-11
The Atlantic TELEGRAPH.

Inv u1tciHP' W lay thc LAtiahtlc leleSraplllc
Cable between Ireland and America has
proved failure yet the very failure hns been
accompanied with proof of the certainty of
ultimate success. Science has been bat,led, not
defeated, and the hopes Of the enterprise have
only been postponed. The cause of tile mis-.
h"r' was inomcntary neglect, and the expert
ence gained will sli ow the way to av old errors
and escape future accidents
The directors Of the Company. are now
holding duly sessions in London, and entertain
no doubt of the future success of the enterprise.
Tic flcxiblity of the cable, renders it cnpable
OF adapting itself t" every inequality Of depth,
and its action SO fnr from being impaired, is
materially improved by being sunk in deep
water.
Charles T. Bright, the Engineer of the At
lnntic Telegraph company. has made an Off
cinl report, with regard to the late unsucccss.
full attempt from which we mike the following
extract:
had up to this time attended personally to
the regulation Of the brakes, but finding that
nl wns going on we'll, and it bel ne necessary
should be temporarily away from the machin 9
to ascertain the rate of the ship and to see low
the cable was coming out of the hold and also to
visit the cectrician's room the machine was for
the moment left in charge of n mechanic Wis
had been engaged Mt the first in its construction
and fitting, and was acquainted with its opc-
ration. was proceeding to the fore part of
the ship when heard the machine stop
Immediately called out to see the brake and
reverse the engine of the ship, but when had
reached the spot tho cable was broken.
On examining tho machine which was other.
wise in perfect order found that the brakes
had not been released. and to this or the
hand wheel of the brake being turned the
wrong way. may be attributed the stoppage,
and the consequent fracture of the cable.
When the rate of the wheels grew slow Us The
ship dropped her stern in the swell, the brake
should have been eased This had been done
regularly before whenever. an unusually sud.
den descent Of the ship temporarily Withdrew
the pressure from the cable in the sen, but ow.
ing to our entering the deep water the previous
morning, and having all hands ready for any
emergency that might occur there, the CHIEF
part Of my staff had been compelled to give il,
at uight through sheer exhaustion, and hence.
being short-handed, was obliged for the time
to have the machine without rs 1t proves, suf.
ficient intelligence to control 1t. I perceive
that on tho iiext occasionrit Il will he ,.ueedful
from the wearing atrtl sanxions nature, of, the
work, 10 have three seperate relays Of staff,
and to employ for. nttehtion to the brakes q
higher degree of mechanical skill The or gjns4I
the accident WAS no doubt The afiout OF sfgtas1z
ing strain put upon tite cable, but had thv,Hps-
chino been properly manippiuted Mt the time,
it could not possibly haSe takens place.
do not perceive in our present position d ny
reason for dfscouragement:r butt have, Oh the
contrary, greater confidence than ev6rin tie
nndsetaking. 1t has bson proved beyond q
doubt that no obstacle exist to prevent our
ultimate success. aud ! see clearly how every
dditfichlty dt which has presented Itself in titfs