Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-08-14
THE WAY THE CABLE WAS LAID.
SYNOPSIS OF CYEUs W. FIELD DIARY REGARDINd TIL
EXPEDITION.

EXPEDITION.
TRINITY BAY, August I, 1858.
The following are extracts from the Journal OF
Mr. Field in relation 10 the Atlantic Telegraph ex-
pedition:-
SATURDAY., July 17.-This morniugthe telegraph
feet sailed from Queenstown, Ireland, as follows
The Walorous and Gorgon at elevenA NJ, the Mag
ara at half past seven P. M, and the Agsmemnon
few hours later. All the steamers are to use coal
as little as possible in getting TO the rendezvous.
Up 10 five P. N. clear weather and blue sky; from
five TO nine NJ overcast, threatening weather and
drilling rain from nine to twelve P. NJ overcast
bazy and squally.
Clear in the mornings wind varying from west, by
west northwest; heavy atmosphere; cloudy and
MoypAr, July I0-Wind varying from west
TO northwest hszy atmosphere cloudy and
rainy.
atmosphere; cloudy and equally.
WEDNESDAY, July 2I-Wind n. W. with slight
variation TO the eastward weather cloudy.
THURSDAY, July 22-Biue sky and cloudy.
FRIDAY, July 23.-Wind from W. by 8. W. S.
" cloudy and hazy atmosphere and rain
The Niagara arrived at tbs rendezvous, lat 525
lon S2.4O, at $50 P NJ :,
SATURDAY July 24-Wind W. n. W.; hazy atmos
! phere; cloudy and squally.
SUNDAY, July 25 The Valorous arrived at the
rendezvous at A. NJ; weather calm; hazy and
cloudy atmOeplBIes OhPs' OtuudL1i VI inc ' dLO4
! our, came on board the Niagara.
| TUEsDEY, July 27.-Calm weather; hazy atm0s-
phere The Gorgon arrived at the rendezvous at
?. NJ.
WEDNESDAY, July 27.-Light N.NW. wind blue
! sky and hazy atmosphere. The Agsmemnon arrived
! at the rendezvous at 8 2. NJ
THURSDAY, July 29.-Lat. $3.50 n, Ion. 1927 W.
telegraph feet all in sight; smooth; light wind
from s. E. to S.S.E.; cloudy Splice made in the
cable at P. NJ; signals throughout the whole
length Of cable board both ships perfect depth of
water fifteen hundred and fifty fathoms.
Distance TO the entrance Of Vsentis Harbor light
hundred and thirteen nautical miles, and from there
to the telegraph house the shore end of the cableis
laid.
Distance to the entrance of Trinity Bay, n. F.
eight hundred and twenty-tEo nautical miles, and
from there 10 the telegraph house, at the head Of
Bay of Bulls arm, sixty miles making IN all eight
hundred and eighty two nautical miles
The Niagara has sixty>nine miles further to run
than the Agamemnon.
The Niagara and Agamemnon have each eleven
hundred nautical miles Of cable on board; about the
same quantity as last year.
At 1915 P. NJ Greenwich time, signals from the
Agamemnon ceased, and the tests applied 6y the eec-
trcians shoa0ed that there rant Of continuity on
the cable Bat that the insulation perfect Kept
,aaing ont from the NIAGARA Usry sLolrEV and tcaS
constantly APPLYING all kinds Of electrical tests until
p NJ ships time, and 1880 p. II GTeeRWich time,
lChen zee again commenced TscsUing perfect signals from
the AgameaHoR.
FRIDAY, July 80 Lat. 51:5O N. lon. 34:49 W.
Distance run by observation in the last tWenty>hree
! hours eighty-nine miles. Paid out one hundred
and thirty one miles nine hundred fathOms of the
cable, or a surplus of forty two miles nine hundred
| fathoms over the distance run by observation
equal to forty eight per cent. Depth Of water ff-
teen hundred and fifty to nineteen hundred and
seventy five fathOms; wind irons. E. to s. W.;
weather thick and rainy, with some The Cor
gon in sight.
At $3.50 A NJ. finished the main deck coil and
commenced paying out from the berth deck. Seven
hundred and twenty three miles from the Telegraph
House at5Bsy of Bulls Arm, Trinity Bay.
At2:2l P H. received signals from on board the
Agamsmnen that they had PGyed out one hundred and
fifty miles Of the cable
SATURDAY. July 8l.-Latitude 51:5 N, Longitude
Bylaw. Distance run by observation in the last
twenty four hours, hundred and thirty seven
miles Paved out one hundred and fifty nine miles
eight hundred and fifty three fathoms Of the cable,
or a surplus Of twenty two miles eight hundred and
forty three fathoms the distance run by obser-
vation-equal to thirteen per cent. Depth Of water
sixteen hundred and fifty seven to twenty two hun
bred and fifty fathoms. Wind moderate, S. w., and
from A. NJ, n. w. by n. Weather cloudy, o little
! rain and some sea. The Gorgon in sight.
Total amount Of cable passed out two hundred
| and ninety one miles seven hundred and thirty
fathoms. Total distance run by observation, two
hundred and twenty six miles. Surplus cable paid
out over the distance by observation, sixty five
miles seven hundred and thirty fathOms-equal to
twenty nine per cent Six hundred and fifty six
miles from the telegraph house.
liza P. M-Psyed out from the Niagara three
hundred miles Of the cable.
At 2:45 P. NJ. received signals from the Agamem-
non that they had paid out from her three hundred
miles Of her cable,
At 5:37 P. NJ. finished the coil on the berth deck
and commenced paying out from the lower deck
SUNDAY, August Lat. 0V;6Z N, lon 4l:o0 W.
Distance run by observation during the last twenty
four hours, one hundred and forty>fve miles
Payed out one hundred and sixty four miles six
hundred and eighty three fathoms of the cable.
or a surplus of nineteen miles six hundred and
thirty fsthoms over the distance run by observation
equal to fourteen per cent. Depth Of water,
nineteen hundred and fifty to twenty four hundred