The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-03
TIE ArLAyrIe clBLE.


OmcIaI Report OF the AccSdens-Meetings Of
or shc Darscsors-Ths Arrangements FOR she
Eptaye. Ac.. &C., Ae.
From Tho Loadoa Tines, Augra %
meeting Of he drscsoss Of hh company took psos -
her o1cs Broad sHees yestsrdsy o reporter applied
fog sdmssion, bat rsfused The gronnd thai the
meeting wSs limited 70 dYectsss only Zee following
port hiss been Forwarded for publication by the
rsary, Mr. George sAwrd and pto.esssa 70 give he sub
stance Of wna, took place e:-
TO Bs rnIcToRs or TIE ArAsno rnrekayH ooxrASr.
Josnox, August Is, 1857.
GruIsr-l forwarded by the Leopard brief state
OF the circumstances attending the frac'urc Of t,c
cable on the morning CT the ltn inst ard have 10
lay bsore yoa tho un particulars connected Nth hc e.
pcdl,ion.
paying ont or tho cable from the Niagara prcgened moat
sasisfsckr rly Bn..i Immediately be'or. the mlasp
Al The junction bets the shore and The smaller cable,
70 stop 70 renew the splice rhs su successfully snected
and tie end CT the heavier cable lowered by ha
s.,spee srs, no 70 maze t,s psoo If union
Ry nosD Of the th had paid out 10 miles Of cable
pcncipg ioc heavy shore end, oar exsc, position q that
tine being n lat 81 deg 80 min 20 SEQ ", long III deg.
~ min Is ,eo " tho dertn OF water, according 70
he soupdpgs tAfen by the Cyclops, whose course We
UpiDaP. N on that day he egrcss OF ,as cable had
been tt cen- retarded by he power usoessay 70 keep
The ma hpe'y % motion a. ratio i''lc fArsey than the
oesay 70 place further restraint upgn by Applying
pvcssure the frict drums conpecioo -th the pay
ner,~.a from lime /, tine n speed of The cable, c.ui
pared With that Of the vessel and the deph Of the soand
ny pidr ss, IS mites "a been safely .d tie dsyts u
vs'ev beisr then 9 Etsre moro than 200 fshoms
At Sin he mo- p.rs Of The OH We bad hashed The deck
cot 10 the sfsr part OF the shr having paid oat 10
niles. me charge 70 b. col se,sesn secs harvard vas
ssfe made
t.s,r rsssa Rs' @ s. 20 %ss orr aS ss
dtp'b Of v,ier having ipors,set 20 40 sstboms.
In tho everrg toe ,pced fine vsssei raised 70 nve
cm ihree q four Knots r the small c,olo sai two rr
he heavy sbd next the shore, vlbpg 70 get
mschrery well a. -orS prior 70 attaining tee speed which
BY midnight $50 miles bad beos laid
AZ four O'Clock IN he morning OF me ION The depth of
wser began ns rapidly from $50 athoms l55o
10 ss'.rcc Of eight niles Cp 10 this tine cw strain
ucsf Keep rate OF The cable near enouSn 70 hat Of
,pesd Of the cable advanced, and vas rscssssry %
sugnept the pre,surc oy degrees until in mo dcpth or
l,oo tateomr The Indicator showed strain of 10 c~t
While ne cable and ship were runnng sx and knots 70
4, noon on the ich We had paid ou, 7m miles Of cable
The vee'ei having made ia miles from shore beng
10 lat So deg ,7i min 20 sec. NJ long 10 deg 90 min
bteo W Al this rms No expcytncsd m Increasing
'Ts aoS,,a s,sr !. p. Day ~ ;vs1s s,sszs
vas neceesary 10 increase the strain ton BY which
We rste Of The cable vS maintained In due proportion 70
Al 10 the svep'pg scme daruliy srose through ne
cabe getting Of the shesvcs OF the %, og out ms hne
o@re the TAR end piicn hardening The grooves and
spice Of large dimensions passing over them This
rect'ned By firing additional guards and soening the tar
with oil.
was necessry to bring up the ship, holding he cable
BY soppers until again properly disposed around
the puileys some importance 10 due 10 this event, -
showing that possibe 70 lie 70 In deep waiey without
continuing 70 pay out the oabca point upon which doubts
nave been freqceutly expressed.
shortly aner this the spced Of NE cable rsned oons
deranly spcn that Of the ship and 70 o'clock, while
the OF the latter vas about knots by the log the
cable running out from " 70 5'4 knots per hour
rhs strain Then raised % bot, wind and sea
ncYeas,pr and curren, 81 the same time carYyins ,se
cable srse from the direct line OF the ships course
found sofBcssns 70 cbecs the cable which We
midnight making knots above the speed OF the ship
and somsrmes mpe,iine the safe uncops in the hols
The rstrdinr force therefore lrcresscd Il o'cIooH
equivalent 10 10 cvt aud then axa,s In cnr
sequence Of The speed oontnuirg 10 he moro than Il ond
have prudsnt peymit 70 20 cwt ~ this Inc rsss
OF the cable byovght 10 hnle short OF Ave knos. !.
which continued sAadly until 45 when n unyad Ia
length raid out ~ hst time being as miles -
had 70 This time attended personally "a The regu,s
h,n c the brakes. but finding thst ali was eope ON veil
and thst being necessayy that shouId be tsnporsr,lv
away from she machine 10 Mcersiu The rate az The sh,n
and 70 see bow the cable coming out OF the hols and
also " visit the ectican, the Sschgue vss fcr he mo
rert en 70 charge Of mechanic who hsd been engaged
frcrn we nr 70 u oon nvucson ard Halng and was &C.
qusnied with hs operation.
-. prcceedius 70 he fore part 0, The shsp when
pe@d NE machine sop inme'nAsey called out sAes