The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-31

very light cen, anc looking closely ct the
gu face disco sered tina. s~ trewsd viii al
neoua For miles ard nies Iassf5 through thee,
would donbteW have cort,rueo 10 them hsd ee
ret prevented by the fsrsueH Of p,Rnt Arober
y,, 10 he coil and Tho Telegraph once beso gsug 10 he'd
raI1ed hat the cable wa Going out In tne st. e AID
hat the con inuty vss perfect That VOID "cntuuiy
hsd become quite ret IN eoarc, atd II anything went
wrong sh the cable, TIRE hts question wac u saSs OF
in regud 20 it's ssfev, aid the next rs 20 the c,o
unuity bepg all right Once at both thsse poo.
Every slsrt more soaroy BIT the molSsnt the slight
GO, bresh vac whisSrei OF ANYTHING wrong with eihs
he grsssst anxiety manifested iii the cheering intel
eenoe va, given wob wa, going on successfully
II tho "od coffee ml' rso med fer minute, all hank
IN the cabin and wsdroom were on deck 70 knos
he cause If IT, end revey vent below again I'LL |, went
before The "eofee mi'' thu name given 70
the paying out machine. from the peculiar noise made
Vance TO that vhch might be >posed would be pro
duced bv mill for grinding coffee the sound became
We heard we knew that everything was sa5e-ha is,
that the cable which wss everything to was xonr ont
without DIN rulty The ir.t thing beard 10 the MON
rf was The paving out machine grinding away above ou
heads and although made what some might ,nsider .
dsasresole racket TO us was more pleasing than tue
best era ever prodr ei by Italian German or sry onsr
eonpoeer This right, particularly It 'eems more noisy
ban ever, but instead Of interfering with our rest, viii
only make % sleep the sounder.
IopRrH pAY-AUGUsr 8
The now familiar sound Of tn. paying out machine,
-hch except when there something wrong
with the CABLE KEEP. through the whole night without
interruption, and the nrst thing that greeted cur
waxing senses. We doing wonden aud 90 long ~
brakes not appiad the mach ne showed no sign
OF hAins in a work AT table was the prin
opal subeN OF conversation and al we're Of the opinion
rhat the syrg Of cable the Atlantic was not only
feasible but that 1t would be accomplished In this present
mouth Of August and by the ships Niagara and Agamem
There some, lie true who thought that here
might be difficulty when TO the great depths,
ard that the increased weight and stain which would
- IA L. wSx thA ktuH md
rolling Of The ship In heavy sea, might be more than II
uld bear but aer al there was little dagger TO be ap
pretended from this IL the brakes not put on,
for Was observed hst when they employed for
The purpose Of It's speed they very freq ,ently
stopped the wheels from turnins, and brought upon
the strain produced by the speed Of the vessel
as parted The Il ore cable but few days ago and ou1
short time After got Of Douus Bay. Those brakes,
. are me only nDs' .s Ne n,Ts 70 dread sSs II
experience has yet In the way Of the sucoenfu
accomplishment Of ibis enterprise.
We IN high bunor at the progress we have already
made a. the nne weather we have hid and being
the seccna coli Of the deep Sa line which wss put on
the berth dsck locking IL ward TO the time when
we ,baU re, rid Of The coil which had bsen
formed he deck, and the last mile Of which was
one hundred md thirty miles which, with The ten mi en- Of
heavy shore cable made hundred aps forty or aNout
enc ninh OF the while "a odnt on board was kno IN
last evening that accident occurred we would ach
| The 'ors main Geek coil some time tbls rorni' g,
and - toe critical moment arrived ell who
| could up on deck 70 sec the spl,e by which
the two connected 60 the stern THIS nent
looked forward &, with considerable interest
iey wa though, that the strain produced by the
cbtney the joint, which Is not cera My strong
the other pArw Of the cabs would be too much for II,
and that u would give on being paid ont Every precau-
tion therefore taken 10 such occurrence
The speed Of The ship recuced TO mile al hour and
the spiced portion owered gently from tue stern About
thirty stationed ABOUT the coil and at the
chnery, while dozen stood the al ready for
any emergency that might arise Sanding by the circle
nini.ned speed we vsobed f,ie after a.xe and ;urn
If turn unwound from about the cone, until the
up to the msahnery, saw pass safely over the ave
wheels ard down into the water 10 half hour more all
Danger Va. over; few more revolutions were given 70
the propeller end were soon going Ut the rate OF rec
milss hour towards Trinity Bay, New fouDdand. This
speed Increased 70 three and . half, aud before
bad reached ycs The rcss Of the sausdroo were some
vhat asonshed having graduated their speed by what
6sy BEGIN 70 fd stern very rapidly FOR Two or three
hours They soon found out the cause, however aud put
I Ss 70 . ~. oSs .
vDceo oil OF the praccabnty Of continuing with perfea
success and with such favorable weaher - had sstcnd
ed the enterprise This umc Of laying the cable insde
OF s1teu days All thai wn neocn1v WIS 70 looh ont
for the spices reduce the speed 81 the proper ae and
especially the OF the brakes sept when mpe
rsveIy ncoesrary me uul.on Of in he grooves
or shsave. was feared might have tendency % throw
again BY the cable almost n quick ~ u gathered, little
attention was paid toll
oeebr.aed, the TIE captain perormns NJ II. dutie. q
chaplain There Vas not, however, any tnterrup
And mlnSed "ih The cspsns W Ice was the din Of the
machinery At the cose the for the OF the
expedition which read at the celebration or the land
'ng OF The cable, repeated and the earnest anon
which follow cd fhowet hoe eeep An interest ever ono
felt init
The greatest depth over which hat passed was four
hundred fatboms but to expec; be pay ing
cable cut int two ID ,usAnd fahoms Of water
what over two miles THIS Will test the prActcabihty Of
cat me
serious questions to which this enterprise has given rise
supposed ~ some 10 oppSs 70 me "'ee.rs ph ps
instead Of being Of uniform level between Ireland and
Newfoundland has the same depres,ions aod heights, The
ssuo abrupt deslvues and mountain ranges, with are
70 De found upon the surface Of the earth.
The .cundirgs Of Lieut. Berrynan OF the United States
navy, ard COMMANDER DAyman OF the Bfish ~ have
roved the existence OF this plateau; but sn urged
ha, ,hcsc sounsings we're taken at Intervals Of nrty,
Of be bed Of the from them, to form uythns
than speculative opinion 10 regard 10 the subjsh
The lsyDs there ore o. ois cable sil do muc1 towards
yuiiI end TO all doubts ~hsever regarding IT, 40 well
towards proving the prsccsby of tue present enter
prise One oftbe eat difficulties which NJ. Brett had 70
contend with In ing cable scros tbs Mediterranean,
caused by the great desih of water Which 10 paru
tquN deepest sount ins found on tue tlsgrspsc ps
vs,, .e ' .hsr bsv. We Iii no, be .l.rmcd Sy
any Of uoss rapid runs OF the cable that
threaten destruction 70 Gil |. r., sy Tor iae
trsn thousand feet - the mile, whe tue viii
te psrhsIs about IN zee hundred This 10 cor aln si
| y tnfnf, ho " ue pfomRe noius tVVu anu me NsVo
dcn psr We may have an opportunity OF realizing Il 70
| morrow
Ou-g me day s'gpaIled the squadron By smsi Tags
tia, cali wM rsut" ~hicb mean, that the cable vas
soing out ,aey, hat ths continuity perfect, and, 10
word, hat getting along ~ veil, n not better,
ih.r could srpe ted they saurded and during
the remainder ~ the day keps their westward course
without nierrrptp, while pursaed steadily pay
the cable I'll The rate n from Owe 70 r mlcs per
hour The electricians said he csbc Ia good work
rg order and ~tre zen, through 20 America
By TIE officer, of The N-sss friends and relatives
all OF M QOub Ia we'd d before
reach ibe oher side OF The AJsnuc There evioenty
deter mnator not Yet remain idle Tor vant ~ vort and
III cpsore have 10 ey get through tbs pile
OF msuuscrp, which hes their derk before morning
FIYTH DAy-Auarsr 10.
| There pretty heavy durb g she whole OF
ihs Day, and wS evident lhs, h,re hal been esA
somey here In the immediate vicinity, judging from the
,i,e CT he waves The RAE OF paying out varied from