Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1857-09-05

blessing, nothing can prosper OF s1cceeu' VIC
humbIy commit this work, and all who are en-
gagged in il, to thy care and guidance Ley II
please thee to grant 10 US thy servants wisdom
and power. to complete what we have been led
Nv thy Providence 10 undertake that being
begun and carried on in the spirit OF prayer,
and in dependence npon the, It may tenc 70
Inv glory and to the good Of all nations, BY
promoting the increase OF uEity, peace ana
concord.
Override, we pray thee, every obstacle, ana
remove every difficulty which would prevent
n. rom succeeding in this important under
taxing. Control the winds and the sea by thy
Almighty power, and grant US such favorable
weather that we may be enabled TO lay the
cable safely and efeetually. And may my
hand of mower and mercy be 80 acknowledged
by an. that the language Of every heart may
Be, . Not unto us, o Lord, not unto Us, out
unto thy pane give glOry" that so thy name
may be halloa ed and msgnihed IN US ana y US
Finally, we beseech thee TO plant within US
a spirit OF humility AMI ehildiike dependence
upon thee : and teach US to feel as well as 70
say. @If The Lord will We snail do thls OF
that.o
Hear us. o Lord, and answer US in these our
petitions, according 10 thy precious promise
for Jesus Chrisi's sake. Amen:
This was received in deyout silence, and tnsn
The Lord Lieutenant delivered an GRAFTON full OF
fervid eloouence. Cheer upon cheer followed
His Exceilency's speech. Cheers Tor tne
Queen. cheers for the President, for the Lord
Lieutenant, for Er gland aud America, Tor mr.
Field, for the . Kerry Boys" and knally FOR
- Ould Ireland" Tearfulness and Joy strug-
gled for sscsndsuey, aad the claims OF nature
superseded all refnenents and pretentlons OF
rank.
soon after dav-break on August 8, we hove
M our anchor. and found one arm broken OIL.
Then we commenced paying out the shore-endi
but hardly a mile had passed before It New on
The controller, got damned and parted IN thlTty-
two fathoms water. The Wiiliag Mind drag
ged for it, and, By the aid Of boats, got three
buoys on il, two miles and a-halt from WHITE
strand. There was too heavy a sea, however,
then to be able to raise i, and we were Obliged
10 come to anchor for the night. Next morn
ing FRIDAY, the 7th) we got to work again,
/ and were occupied ali day before the cable was
recovered. Then we proceeded, trailing II
along very slowly out 10 sea. At II P. N. the
shore end was nearly exhausted, and Captain
Hudson gave orders to get on a strong haWser
TO lower 1t By. This proved to be a prudent
precaution, for the splice with the main cable
turned out to be imperfect, and parted IN the
grooves OF the controller. The nicest manage
ment Of the ship was Necessary to save 1t, but
we sDliced it again, and fortified it with a strong
bride. The ship now steamed ahead again,
paving out at the rate Of three knots an hour.
Al noon next day we had made in distance
thirtv-nine miles from Nalentis, and laid out
forty miles and a-half Of cable, demonstration
OF continuity being meanwhile maintained by
constant messages from Valentia.
On Sunday, at noon, our observations gave
52s I2f north, 10 or west siXty-four miles OF
distance since yesterday, and ninety-hve miles
OF cable expended-proceeding during the day
at 81 to 81 knots, and in the afternoon up to :
knots, with evident relief to the cable.
Monday, Aug. 10. thick, rainy weather all
night; barometer falling; wind southwest
ship going steadily Al to ) knots, aud the cable
paying out favorably. During the morning thu
weather cleared, and at noon we aseertainec
our placed, in lat. 520 80 North, long. To- 90
West. At P. NJ. the cable was thrown out o.
the controller and heavily strained at S;4'
the same accident befell il, and, for two hour
, afterwards, the electricians received no signals
, Then came a current to reassUre US but oul
; confidence die not last long. for at 3:45 A. n
! on Tuesday, August IL, the machinery stopped
and, with the strain, The cable parted.
The pressure applied at the time Of the ruP
ture was about 3 600 pounds This great straii
was applied IN consequence Of the apprehen
r sion that the cable would be exhausted at ID
rate it was then paying out, before the ship
? could reach Newfoundland The immediat
! cause Of the disaster seems to have been IN
! omission Of the brakeman to allow for tn
) pitch Of the vessel. The stern Of the Magyar
was still in the trough OF the sea when To
2 strain was frightened, and her sudden rs
! proved to be too much for the tenacity OF th
2 cable.
Having thus irretrisvably lost three hundrs
. and forty four miles of telegraph wire, nothint
4 was left but to return to England. On the va.
. to Plymouth, we Joined cables with the Aga
memaoH, for experiment; she immediatel
: parted, and we failed in the attempt to win
4 back. .
On Friday, August "A, Captain Hudson pub
4 iiely read the following letter.
AT SEA-0N BOARD THE NIAGARA,l
: Thursday, Aug. Is, 1851.
+ SIR: | feel it my duty before leaving the NJ
4 aFara, to state that / do not attribute the frac
! t1re Of the cable to be in the least degree at
A tached to any one connected with the ship o
the contrary, / must take this opportunity Q
: expressing, on the part OF the Company %
great obligation which we are under to your
: self, your officers and men, and shall esteeI
= it a favor if you will thank them, on our be
i half, for the never-failing zeal and attentiO
which has been so universally displayed in GU
, cause. an, Sir, &c, &c, SC,
(Signed,0 CHARLES 7. BRIGHT,
Engineer 10 the Atlantic Telegraph Co.
To Capt. HUDsoS, U. S. N, &c, &c.
The Niagara and -~4gamemnon, aeeompanie
s by the SasqEehaaaG, arrived at Plymouth, o
n Friday afternoon, August IA and here y
await ORDERS from the Navy Department, {
.e further instructions from the Directors Of ID
,e Company. It is a~pprehended the cable no
aboard, would be damaged by laying in u
.e hold till next year and there can be no doui
IT that the delay must be attended with great E,
Z. pense and loss to the stockholders. There al
d arguments for making another attempt in o.
le tober ; that proposition meets with but lit
favor, on account OF the uncertainty Of Il
le weather at that season. Besides, our late e.
10 perience amply demonstrates that, to lay Of
ID the cable at sea, without endangering it B
a checking, an excess Of at least fifty per cen
it should be allowed and it is doubtful whethI
Of that quantity could be prepared, and take
aboard even by October. The ultimate suceeI
of this great undertaking may be considers
certain but it can be accomplished only }
extreme patience, and Nith plans thorough
mstuTed,
lie LOSS CONSEQUENT UPON THE FAILURE.
IA Prom the London Star
d, The real cause Of accident to the Atlsnt
D cable appears to have arisen from some wa
re Of skill on the part Of the man in charge
the break. There were two men on board u
/ Niagara who had charge of the breaks in tur
at under the superintendent Of Err. Bright, Il
ed engineer. The first and best breakmsn had r
y, tired from his task, and the man who succeeI
~ AAAA 4A1 lAAaE~E1NNN 49, E
ht Of the vessel and putting the "dead nip o
al and when the stern Of the Niagara was in TO
trough Of the sea, the suddenness OF the reco
broke the cable. 1t is now thought that,
any future experiments, relays OF breakmI
will be necessary, so as to avoid the chance
pa their beiRg oYerWorked or becoming exhauste
Il is estimated that the outside loss the cor
d panV will sustain in consequences Of the failu
no will be cps 900. The experiment, as an e.
er pertinent, has given general satisfaction. It
n fully expected that at least one-halt Of the 8
pc miles now in the Atlantic will be recovere
All that is within 800 fathoms will be gsti'
ID up, but that part in the deep sea at Ii
e fsthoms will in all probability not be r~ecovere
as as it is considered that the strain put on by Il
C. friction OF the water will be greater than Il
III cable in the deep sea could bear. This cab
iy will, it is understood, be forthwith hauled U
On CAUSES AND INCIDENT OF The ~FAILURE-sA
Of GUINE HOPES.
From Tie Loadoa EsEs, Aug Is
The first attempt to connect the New Wer
Is with the Old by means Of the Submarine Tel
of graph has proved a failure. Ia this resi-
at there is much cause for immediate regret
ut, none for permanent Encouragement. The a
&c lantic vfl not Be aHaihiaisd this year, bat {
success Of the great experiment Is only PostPon
in for q season. Our readers will remember 4
", elaborate accounts, with which we have fro
le- tins to time presented them, Of the msnufa
/ a ture and stowaes Of the tEo thousand five hu
,rd bred miles Of the cable destined to street
IS from shore TO shore along the bottom OF I
d Atlantic main. They will not have forgot
to the report Of that characteristic meeting
Yalentia under the genial presidency Of Le
sr- Carlisle, when every topic Of ~allusion and a
nts plifcstion that could possibly be pressed II
at the service was lsYishly deFoted to the pl
he pose Of speeding the great enterprise on
he way with appropriate rhetorical embellis
a meuts. The original plan Of laying down {
,ad cable had been that the .HgamemaOn ard NiG
,E- ara, each with half the length Of cable
board, should proceed te an agreed point in
i've mid Atlantic, effect a junction between the T.
en- detached portions Of the line, and thence stei
Il; 10 opposite directions, eastward to Ireland a
In westward to Newfoundland This plan "
int abandoned and it Was determined that I
he entire length OF the vast coil should be spre
ell along the ocean bottom from west to east
er- one continuous operation.
of From Valeatia hsrbor the great ships
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