The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-07-24
The Atlantic Telegraph. Another Failure

The Atlantic TeicgTaph.. Another Failure
The North Star, from England, July 7th,
arrived at New York on Tuesday, bringing
certain intelligence of the failure of the ex-
petition to lay the Atlantic telegraph. Pro.
vious to the arrival Of the North Star, how
ever, the ship Alice Monroe, had brought to
New York the details of the operations of
the fleet up to June 2Sth, so that, except a
few days later, the news 10y the North Star
had been anticipated. The following is from
the log of the ship Monroe:
At sea, Sunday, June 27.-Lat. So deg.
min. north; long. SO deg. 10 min. west;
wind light; weather haZy. Saw two ships
heading TO the eastward, and On looking
with glass. found them to be the u. S.
steam irigate Niagara and II. b. NJ ship
Gorgon, OF the telegraph squadron, and as
they were standing sill, l at once tackled
ship and stood towards them. ALTA. IN.
was boarded 10y Cyrus W. Field, esq and a
lieutenant, from the Niagara, from whom We
received ;er-bag and the following COM
munication
That the squadron had experienced very
bad weather from its leaving port and was
sixteen days in reaching its destination, and
tempts TO lay the cable. On the sec nd at
tempt, the 29th, they succeeded in laying
upwards of 40 miles, and were going along
finely when the communication ceased at
l2:o5 o'clock on Sunday morning, the 27,h
oil June. The ships then returned to the
! starting point and Were waiting for the re-
turn OF the Agameinnon and Naiarous. and
as soon as they met splice would be made
We lost sight Of the Niagara a, $3.50 p. m
and as the fog set in soon after | do not
think the squadron met before the 2S,h.
The additional intelligence by the North
Star is as follows:
! The Niagara and Agarnemnon met a third
time on the 2Sth, and L third time connect
ed the cable.
/ They then started afrcsi. when the Mag
ara hsvin. paid cut over 100 miles of cable,
all on board entertained the most sanguine
expectation Of success, when the fatal an
/ nouncemeut was made on the ooh, at 0 p.
m, that the electric current has ceased TO
| flow. As the necessity Of abandoning the
/ project for the present was only too manifest,
/ it was considered that the opportunity might
well be awaited Of TO test the strength Of
I the cable.
Accordingly this immense vessel with all
her siors Sc, was allowed TO swing to the
cable, and in addition a train Of four tons
VAS placed upon the brakes, yet although it
was blowing iesh at the time, the cable
held her as if she had beer, at anchor, for
over an hour, when heavy pitch Of the ssa
snapped the rope and the Niagara bore away
( FOR Queenstown.
! She must have passed the A1dmemn0n,
but owing to the heavy fog, missed seeing
or hearing any tidngS Of her. 1t was con-
jectured that the latter had not delivered
her specified quantity Of cable at the time
of tire failure, and may have consequently
returned to the place OF meeting. Should
nothing be heard of her, the Niagara would
proceed % the ocean station, l.avlng still on
board | 400 miles Of the cable, which, sup
posing tie other vessel has retained a SINH
lar amount, will permit of the junction be-
. ing completed; and allowing SO per cent for
casualties.
/ The Niagara and the Gorgon arrived at
Queenstown on the 9Th. The Acamernnon
and TaIorOus had not arrived on the Eth