Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-07-19
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BosToS, July II.
The Courier Of this morning publishes the fol-
owing statement, from Mr. John A. Richards, mate
If the ship Alice Monroe
The Alice Monroe experienced almost constant
southsrly gales, and was forced TO take muca
more northery course than she otherwise would
On The morning Of the 2Tt1, about O'Clock saw
the frigaie Niagara lying 10 in lat. 50 deg min.
Lon 33 deg Is MN, and was shortly boarded by
5 boat from her containing Mr. Cyrus W. fleid oi
New York, and Lieutenant OF the Niagara
IL was then foggy but the weather was very
Mt Field and the Lieutenant desired Captain
Cummings to take certain letters and papers re.
Iatiug to the telegraph expedition TO the y. s. and
wrote one or two letters On board oil Inc Ahee Mon,
roe ring the hour or They remained on board
of her. They also communicated 10 Capt Gum
miugs and Mr. Richards statement oi their DO
in0s for the last fortnight They stated that both
vessels the Niagara and Agamemnon, experienced
the must volen. souihery gales from the day they
Ieit Plymouth and were driven as TAR north as lat
IS deg, much higher than the rendezvous, thus
detaining their operations for several days.
The Niagara behaved In al respects Ike thcr-
ouvb s,a going vessel, and was none the worse for
the storms.
The Agamemnon on the contrary, suffered Sc
yerely. At one time the commander Of the Aga
memnOn informed the first otheer that be had no
no es Of saving his vessel two hours longer, so
great was her stralning but al last the storm sob
sided, and the AgamemnOn rode out the gale
most unfortunate accident occurred on board, how
ever, caused by the breaking loose Of the cone
which hsld the cable In its position on the gun
deck The cable got adrifi, aud was pitched about
the deck, undoubtedly much TO its damage Two
hundred tons of coal also got sdrift on the same
deck and caused infnit. trouble. Two sesmen
were injured by these cidenis, one having an arm
and the others leg broken
and fheir fnn1er5 dnailv arrived
on tue gro1nd on the morning Of the 26th. A con-
nectioa was effected, the weather being thea sum
GENTLY calm. The paying out Of the cable bad
scarcely commenced before the wire snapped. Al
ter few hours detention another splice was made,
aud the steamers started-the Agamemnon and her
consort for Ireland, and the Niagara and her CON-
panion tor the American coast. Signals were kept
up constantly between e two neets, message
being transmitted every fifteen minutes, and all was
going on well until about forty miles had been paid
out, when tie electricians on board the Niagara
discovered that he current was broken. This was
at l-2 past IL O'Clock P. n.
The Ni-gzra was Immediately pnt about and had
already reached the mid-ocean rendezvous. where
at O'Clock she was fist seen by the Alice Monroe
Il was ieved on board the Niagara that the csuse
Of the second break was kink in the Agamem
mons portion Of the cable, caused by its disar-
rangement during the gale but OF this there Is no
certainty.
Nothing was said to Mr. Richards about the work
ing of the new brakes; probably there had been
no occasion to use them
The Alice Monroe started fromthe Niagara short
" after noon Of the 27th and lost sight Of her at
about four O'Clock: the Agamemnon had not then
come ia sight The Niagara had hope that her
consort would arrive in time 10 make smother
trial that day, but as the weather was foggy
though calm. it ia hardly probable that anything
was done on the 9th Two days subsequently the
weather was quite calm and favorable, but alter
that there was another succession Of heavy SOUTH
erly gales and the weather on the banks, As exPe-
rienced by the Alice Monroe, was exceedingly
rough.