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

perfeca a. could be drrires, but must be observed
% ' ss, Gu rem, , S 6 oos bussrea and forty miles,
consisting ef The coil o the cable and spAr deck
coil Of tie deep e. hDe ,, s,cs ar ',ss AID
aU diane or ard wsghs alb out seven tons to ae mne
. rather bculi operation AND aVended Win cons
cersbe r,k Willie the deep SEA line rem rksbla for
i eres nexbl Nv this po'liou Of tbs cable as much TIE
reverse as is sibe 10 cohesive IL wea made sita
che o. resisting all the etrsn 10 which might he
subeied by the u ing Of anchors other vse aud the
wires Of which the cutter O. erng protection com
posed each shout eli nth OF inch In disme'er
whis therefore, great strength was oh s,ved Il vas i'm
possible ~ the time TO have the additional advantage
ofgrest nexieilry and the cou,equesce tha' when
came TO be wound round the wheels for tue purpose Of
rsy,rg out II coui not be made "A clear into the
ehesves but wSs Constantly bulRiuE out ~here re
wors men prevent rop running of sl,ogether "a.
icugh the q one Of thu has been stated hN
.ecoSd e Has nc we loo0sa J. zee he las, yard
OF overheard and the process OF paying out the deep sea
tine commenced We felt confident, from II. phsoitiy,
that there ould be little dcnly experen>e d 10 ":
manipulation that Tits scc'uut t'uarfy thee wo
ne no danger OF m running of the sheaves and nA s:e
power Of the brakes could be 80 nicely graduated 70
bring ie II spy strain upon II Had we Il once safely
down sdent that favored With AIR wes'oer,
We would be able to pay out our twelve hundred And n
mile successfully
TIE SECOND pAy-AUGUsr 7.
This was In reality the tbi;d day which The work Of
ying cable continued but as the mere landing OF
che shore portion OF cannot fairly be entered to the
account OF paying out should more properly be
called the second It's therefore, in this order thai 1t Is
recorded and Tor this that the process Of
Landing not included In the regular minutes Of the OF
peditor, which may be- sa,d to have commenced only
when the hp herseR under way and paying out the
Gable over her stern. After all, however, this may be
regarded an imms,eral point, although may be we'll
DO state 1t this connection, II for rohing else than the
Gake OF accuracy.
Tho work commenced about half past ave O'Clock
sn the morning, when the Willing Mind, which played
such conspicuous part In nearly al the preliminary ope
rsuons 10 snd about This place, proceeded, with number
OF workmen ard to tie buoy which marked the spot
where The cable lay She accompanied by two boats
from the Leopard and Susque hsnpa each OF which had
Stropg force aaisa they might be req aired
For three or four hous during shch they WORKED with
might and main, they endeavored 70 rase It, but finding
reasonable time. ,hey copciuaed to underrun /,
once more from he shore About an hour was
be done va. TO pboe end ard the Niagara WITH
that which had b. recovered The Willing Mind start
boat Of The su,quehanns and Leopard, which were lying
under The lee Of the bnd, and where tue work Of spcng
could be red on With ss r,k and greater despatch
We could them ON the deck Of the Niagara working
hard and iast and during the ~o or three hours sney
were employ IN tns tay they ~ere objects Of the mort
eager curiosity The sprcep were surrounded by por
lion OF the Of both boa and almost concealed
from our view 60 thai We had chance Of seeing what
was going At iast, aer three Of what appea ed tbs
ougeh hours the viii NJ Mind and the other boats part
CON papy reuI ming 70 their separate ships
THIS vas proof positive tina. The c.os had NOT on
iy been spnced, bit that the sphced portion had
been laid By seven O'Clock the anchor Vas
mp, and We were once more under way paying
cot II nothing had 70 interrupt progress
For The nrs ave minuts machinery did
well rs could be wished, and AtbumpDe sound. thai
cited the mos ~ pleasant tensibon wst made by e pas
sage the wheels But tie ear SION became socas
toned TO hts, and 50 long . pase1 safely into the
vas paid ont In The fortpat ship, within 70
feet The or CASTLE and as the distance from that to the
stern vas nearly Der whole length. number o. men we're
pone, 10 see that every foot OF 1t reached its dedi
patton In safety Everything that oould be done
continued to hump away st the machinery and before
che part OF n LETT the shp crested such excite
board that al had previously gone through In
ehsi line med uning In comparison me par, where
che shore cab 10 ynei 70 the deep line gave way
was pas,ips over ore Of the wheels, and 10 minute
more The broken portion would have been out over the
stern, and o hey ood all hope Of recovery II least In time
Co permit Of the sessooable prosecution Of the work this
year TINS the most crircal moment Of the enter
prise thus fer; and had NOT been for the wise foresight
and pstcAuion OF Captain Hudson there 10 no doubt that
cd then The p DIVISION which mace for suct
sency avid II, and the admirable management Of the
oess OF splicing worthy Of praise The captain hal
ordered strong bAwseY, OF sufficient length N be placed
moment, spd then awaited vita no small degrees OF
anxiety The ne when 10 should be announced mat they
were ready 10 pay out thai portion where the two cables
joined Al last reached and the speed OF the
veesel be b~en reduced 10 raouoo Of mile, that
she could only be said 70 be moving through the water, II
passed tn ougd the hands OF the men ~ carefully IS
the tender fabric In the world and hsd Just
gone Of the vheeh when II observed giving
way . the int The captain Vas 81 on on the alert,
aud in q moment had nrmly secured 10th havser M
Everett the chief tng'neer OF the ship his post By
the speaking tube which ex ends from the 20 Up 20 the en-
gne room and the der 20 stop uork tbs
when became APPARENT that there Was strain upon the
cable The aoc lent occurred 81 hspu. eleven, and the
sblp about miles from the point fro which she
started afternoon The vessels OF could
ut have beer aware OF is exact nature, bat toey
sSsr. vas .omsshns " wrong %sseyer may p bsVe
been their anxiety during the Ing snd weary hour
and half Oh to- 10 the splice noertanly did
EXCEED what We felt during that time Not word
spoken exce by those In command and the orders we're
prompts ara qsely oeeyed Those Who could Jake no
part in the work lockei with netnng Of the
feel ng ~i;h whch awaits the result OF chauoe
whcb hi veI! lie may eepud Many an inquirfns look
directed ortion ~ the caoe that hung
the stcrn, and ~ the Who employed q, the work
OF fphcps II SCI med % would never be ouished al
,nnsb dsne,S'd on ,hsi, al ,.,sosmoS !, 4,
bal the time that would be given W II upde, other crcum
stances The hemp serving and guisa pe-ohi Insulation
cut Of Leaving both ends Of TIE wire
ductor perfectly bare Tbn Wa done 10 almost less time
stan takes 10 late the Circumstance The t-o cJnduo
tore then aid together boupd Win asingle vire
and tie whole oce ed inseiher Afe tn, the percbs
psoed tbs conductor In pe folly paste state,
strand, we're tewed UPON n toe iron pro Getting cir. or
erieinl amor Ised over that sx.in, atd the whole
securely eontd vi,H,uops hemp. Hwfes been spiced
n ths Il 10 sered down cantony the stern
by Tho same hsv'er that there little strain
brout b, spon a. sed ia less than half the
chip W. o. her ooune going ha ran Of from two 70
thret miles an hour
have tsid lbsi this the most trying and anrous
Zinc hsd 70 this point bu, de.cri pou OF the
isen viii convey better sni oct idea 81 tue
&C taan any sisemtn, that could be male
The moment the cable parted Captain Hudson, -ho
ctoos upon the poo9 from which be ud zoe the whole
operation and tbe movements o. every one gave orders
30 have n sitac bed with the hs
Rack A. rack my man, aud be quick about
a." rsc he 70 the sailor Who IVES securing
with the cable "Brinf along some hemp aud
bold hard 10 your hsvser," he sdded, while
the man. obediept 10 the order, Old bold With
Tcdoub cd rgth and with such terrible tenaciy
thai The ro,e had zone overheard be wouts have me
with Il
The beup was byough ard hsvser sound, rscked
a. The nAut ual phrase 10, frmly 70 the cable.
"Oume, be alive tbe'e, M p-loos sharr there" the
Cp,n again ors he gives The orders % Of the
hands assist the tn binding the hawser and 10
hcle ING 70 me cable Ill the splice could be made