The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-08

~ The vessels composing that Geet nom their various
unnAtsas
- Niagara takes out force of four hundred and four
ma, captain and officers included, all Of whom arc
sesAy de allied for this particular service The follow
~ q list Of her
OFFICERS AND CREW.
1pesm :..................Nm m l, Hoaeon.
FIRST Lieutenant. .sJsmes North.
8 >ssd Lieutenant ant............... sJnshua D. Todd.
rbrd LseutenaDt Dt................ .sJohn Quest
Srsrth Lieutenant. VIM A Webb.
S;NA Lieutenant Lt.................sE .sE Y Hccauey.
axsb Lieutenant and Acting Master Bancroft Gherafd
sasgsou. ............,........... d. g Green.
iss,sD:a. cong Marine Guard .wm ssoses lloyd
'ssses Asss;ant Surgeon ........... F NJ Gunnell.
ifse.Ant snrgeon.:.. VIM g. hay
ghief Egneer er...................Jos Joshua Folansbee
" ....,...........,.. sJoho Fsrou
Esst Asss,ant Engineer. VIM 3. samm
sessed Assistant Engineer. Geo r johnson %
1.Hd AssfssAn, Engineer. :5.o..oa xeEssh
....,..... wm q Buehler
......... Jas Brly
Captains Secretary. ............. sJno w. Hudson
Psrser's Cerx.... sEdwsrd willard
bS9vAm ................... vtpo< nxon
e0ser ....................... FJoon w.ooer.
N1'mAher....s ....'.......' " !" rusu
A0lDG Masters Mao ......... Jas W. Goodrich.
....,.,... Walter W Brooke
....,..,... Stephen r. Hudson.
.............A M Mason
.............. .Geovgs Ksyworth
............ Andrew Stockholm
COMPLIMENT OF OFFICERS AND hsN ALLowyD rHR
VRieArE SrAaARA FOR THE PURPOSE OF LAYING
fEx SUBMARINE rELKsRAPH.
ortAn, L. beusepaps ~ scsipg mastery, D; surgeon
,; parser, p~ssed assistant surreoc assistant sur
eesn capAns clsrk I; psrssr's clerk, l. bo~ts~sin
}; gunner, salmsksr, carpsotcr, masters mates
o. ysorpan 4; bosts-anr mates, 4; guoner's mate, Il
sa,pspnr's mate, Il master a. arms Il shp's ceoS,
,'n,t'r masters q aa.,ter gunner Il s captains ,ore
hold, 2; coxsvans 4; armorer Il cooper, 1, ships
steward, 1, Surgeons steward, odcers' stewards, z;
ssApssy s~assen, e. laodsmeu and boys, bo-rotAi 2i8
rpemxER DEP aRrxEsr.
0~f engineer, .; nrst ss~stAnt, Q; second Do, 2;
Nsc 40 4; nremep, 80; coal beavers, 9s-TosAi o.
MARINE coRrs
Lieutenant, I; sergeans 3; corporAls, drummer, D;
Af-r, 1; privstes, 4o-rot4l 30.
noAPIrULArIos.
o<h~ers ard men.
hrns suasd ."
.4o4
rnsee cfhsers who hsve asterisks prenxed 70 their
names The nrst expedition
rAs Niagara wil Jake hall OF The three thousand
niles Of cable which bc provided and OF which about
hres hundred have yet 10 be made mo machinery s
a present In course Of construction in England under tho
supernteudepce OF the Chief Engineer, Mr. W Everett,
ssssd BY others who appointed for the pur
pose by The Atlantic Telegraph Company. Mr.. Cyrus w.
FIELD Of ths ~ho4e energy sod perseverance, ths
sousany are largely for the BY which the
soaerprse carried on, has been appointed general
M psser aud supervisor The next expedition - start
asasr more favorable auspices ,han TIE arst and wish
NE practical experience which has been gained before
there n every reason 70 believe In ia success.
TIE rRAcrrcAmLrrY or THE WORK.
Although the first aitsmp, lay the submarine cabo
the Atlantic unsuccessful s pracucabity was
no.t satisfactorily proved TO all who participated in the
work The great depths oftbe had been reached
sne found that the paying perform
Cd with much facility than attended The operation
.hie the vessel passing the shallow soun ings
nat readers may and judge for themselves The
rrouncs upon which belief the cable will be
oeesfully laid this rests present review o
ne mo-t prominent features Of tho lSl expedition and
The present condition and prospects Of tho enterprise.
THE MACHINERY.
rocee who acquainted with the Of The failure
,ast ysa will be familiar with The character Of the ma
rhse,y which was constructed placed on board the
Niagara and Assmemnon for the laying Of the cable bu
to upderstand some Of the fcssures Of u, 4
vas necessary 10 see the whole affair in opera
son rooee on board The Niagara had no op
po~tunay Of knowing hov would work n The last mo
mspt vas only when the ship was on her way from
upt 10 valcntis that u tried, asd thai trial sc
srsstsfactory that all who witnessed feh oonnaen,
vouid cause The failure Of the enterprise Before s
however ts appearance and ponterous dimensions
calculated 70 rive rise 70 the mseivngs
oee spprehensions increased by The experiments
thai we're made subsequently, and In the account Of
vhlch afterwards published In The HsRALD) ws-
psmarted that n the brakes applied they
would snap the cable like pipe stem. The result has
proved how veil oundedSy were, and the necessity o.
80 far rodifyir INK the machinery prevent the poes
Duny Of fracture of the cable from the same cause.
me notifications which have been proposed in the pay
ins out machinery 10 be made in The form OF the
brakes and in the depth Of the shesvss which are Too
shallow By several inches Twice the cable slipped oi
hs wheels In consequence of this defect In the machine
end he accumulation OF tar which had become hardened
N the sbesves by exposure the by deepening the
soesves or grooves aud substituting brake which, In
eao OF stopping the wheels will AT partial check on
he speed on the cable and which vr at the time be
perfectly under the control Of the operative that can
be released Al any momes, the paying out machine may
te employ ed with every hope of sucees Although pos
this modification the form OF the brakes the re-
suit has proved that wOsld be much better and safer
increase the speed OF the ssp should De found that in
the cable 'han the surplus allowed would wsrr,n. Tho
brakes however, should only he used when absolute v
necessary Upder every circumstance IA voud hoxever
aepear preferable 10 increase the ships progress
than resort t the brakes Especially in heavy svell
the application Ot them almost always attended with
danger for when be strain IL taken of the cable nv the
falling OF the ships stern the seq has the er n,
rod on the fatal morning Of the llth of August On thst
occasion may be remembered the fracture was cause
by applying the brakes just under sash Circumstances