The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-04
The Atlantic Telser.ph Fleet.

light ali the merits aud defects csb,s SeSore do
ing this however 1t is necessary to refer for minute to
the OF the Agsmempons cruisean account writ
ten crrene calamo and your readers will easily be-
lieve under circumstances OF peculiar difficulty aud dis
comfort
Ia perusipg that narrative find have omitted or
two incidents which might have been worth recording,
and occasion have been led into nautical error,
which the danger OF the Agamemncu appear much
les imminent than, in fact really IL WAS aed
that the height OF the great storm on the morning Of
tho 2lst June when mperatveIy necessary
that something should be for the safety Of
the ship after unsuccessful ate nps she was
got round on the ssarboArd tack rnls is wrong. She
reyer went starboard tack at ALL but when
the attempt made 10 her fell eli ato the trough
of the and became totally uamAnsgeabe 10 tuis
stale she manned for considerable time, and all that
TIE most consummste skill cooness aad dsrios cou'd
effect to extrcaie her tried vain For toe DIST time
their lives the officers found their experience value
less-that the vessel helpless ios upoo the
water and that in the fullest and most painful sgnd ance
OF the term they lay at the mercy OF one OF tue Widest
storms that ever ragged in the Atlantic.
Three days after that the weather calm, aud Captain
Preedy mastering ali the officers ana st expressed
plain and stragutfor ward terms siucers wledg
nen courage and coolnees Of all during tue ardu
GUS time which they had with such officially survived. IL
was grave fault OF omission thxt incident
mentioned bu. the bare facts Of the spoke
enough for Themselves rs 10 tue conduct OF ALL ADD who
could believed that after all that mad been dared aud
Done any shortening could ever be attributed to tho
crew.
Your readers then may judge OF the indignation aud
disgust OF ali the Agsnemnon when, their
rival Cork they learnt that the most injurious state
had been spreas abroad from the Niagara regarding
the conduct Of the Gre OF the smenoon to tos
had been panic stricken durGg tne Storm and tnat
marine had actually nal from sheer t,rror Fog
ehmen will know what vaue 10 attach TO such state
ment coming from such source yet nevertheless, feel
bound as,a5Im partial nnly to declA'e that
is the unfounded and mas cruel criamnj that eur
,pas set foot ao1ns Baoiih ators by those 6oIrd
the Niogdra No worcs, howevsr htrong cAa con-
vey Of the fearful Ds,ure OF tina, storm and
expression Of praise eau do jusc, 10 the detsrmoed
courage and coolnees with vac, all or board the
non fought II hour by hour 400 day by asy. Ga tns
morning OF dreA1fa 2lst OF Joe,
the sea- threatening to 90 down each moment, Captain
Preedy with SIR Gibson, the first lieutenant, hr.
Moriarty, the master, aud Mr; LIBBY, tue sscoad
their lives TO the poop rail with both hanis,
while Lieutenant Fitzmaurice was at his post
in tie bows In charge OF the foremasi; LeutenAut
Murray stood as the gang amdsaps Charge OF tue
ainnast and Lieutenant Roonsoa iooxet atsr the miz
zen or the named knew the nstaut tns,
the seas would not seep posts for
deck expected that each terrific roll tue msse would give
way and oveswnelm all rue watch were 90 oe,k,
though coils rope In weight and the spps barge,
were dsshng madly from aide 10 side, aud from such
things but sailors could escape annhilstOn. Tue
man neststed to 10 slo and lie oct upon the yards,
though they were whiried back wards aud forwards
through the air t the c,ud hardly mold Never
SeIess they renamed there TIL the reefed foresa which
had from the yard was nousef IN aud storm
yssis sat, wnen sno'her auemo' vas maze 70 wear
roubd her head which failed like al ,he res asd LETT her
uore helpts and unmapageace than before. Thus
matters stood tie upper deck
90 the lower deck have eald before the Goals had
broken loose again. and there the vsrran, officers aud
watch below IN charge, eodssvortuy % secure
thpgs ana tryiSg 70 Tree the soup rop ~ncn
chokeo them aud let of the OF ~s,er which
accommodating faster and faster aud bringing the s1ic ioEn
py the head sad each minute. la the stoAe
hole the working up 10 their kuess 10 wstsr,
which every now ~ashed Sgausi the furnaces
and scsdPd severely with the steam while 10 toe
ep2ue room Mr. Blown, sth al tse officers and ueu, hal
literally rush minute ioso the mass OF Achinety
ia motion, dragging out the SACKS AID lu Fps OF COAL
which, spite OF ali precsunon came thuncerns down
Witch so covered toe bearings WITH ooi ss,S thai
ace ed nmoet Cossibe tho cngtoc5 should cbntoie
working These scenes oOntiouei almost wtoou, the va
nation OF al incident, not for tune only. out flr
long lopg weary hOurs-for hours after h had be
cone 80 exhausted tbSt IL seemet impossible they
coaa longer continue tbsr enrs-fof ,urs after tos
Eogsra though 00 tors larger had ceased 70 hght she
sorm and running before IL with all tue pJ~sY OF
vnd AID sleam Yet during oil this time on board toe
Agsmsmuan Jeff their ats s,e, resed for
40 pstan Hopefal cJlec ed but without The least
attempt ,cerrae Toe peril officers aud men faced every
DANGER quite aware o. Us extent so1 prepared %
mes, All o rect thase on board met tue s,sr tasy
would have met al enemy aud determined to dgni tier
chip agAits, tn Il went dosn under teen Aud 70 Ia OF
such 4 crew this that tue reports alluded % we're
about Cork aud tneoce crcusef through the
kogcnu sincerely trGsi t1s. tn total aud unreservsc
oouu sdicuon may circus,e Jet more WIDELY aud that u
Mould be- destined tnA, thS Niagara sssn TO return
n,si from this expedition aoy tAlss OF toe Agsnenoou
which may orgos on board her may receive oay toe
obrsrve that Msssr. elasse Euo, take
cepcp my remarks the les, fracture OF tns cable
wien tnsy think cscust,d 70 misleai the oabn: aad
itiure their reputation su'sc,urers" Both t1sse
charges sbsurd The puo,ic mot missed By tho
most impartial aud coocise term.: a'd as 70 tae second
Allegation believe firmly ina hessrs Glasee Elisoss
reputation sire rope MT 'rdred,
for spy person who a, all acqusntej vito that hrsacn
OF Manufacture knows that, beyoad all dlubt 9ssse
Eliot the nrst makers m the world ant that, any
,re rope % their making breaks a. less tnaa The
IA Calculated pslr is from defect IN the plan o the
rome an MT FROM fault occurring IN "a mangfactdrs
There ~ rule coubt bu, has the With
The pressn atlantic cabls FROM the day ha. W manufa,
ire conusncsd az Green Sch haze cain an again
bone vsumcny these c1ldmns 70 the accuracy care
~ sh0 na.tr N a.
rers being carried OCT Oh Dugh tbs sane osca ions
| have never hss,sa,ei 70 express my BELIEF tina;
for the work intended 10 scom oisn she rope
designsd on wrong paa These op'oiDn nave eess
strengthened and confirmed bf sseng What has taken
place during the late expedition, even .nn ne aenps
suuanoe aud ~hcn every step in The progress II the
great ns guarded vito aors i'uas care aid
skBl by thnss IN charge on board b17 tao Asansnoou
snd sisVara n wh,i been done oe taken
any indication OF ~nst may De expected IRON idurs ei-
fora then indeed the chances the preseot form
OF csbe being safely submerged are 81 may sni 80
aroDg 70 leave room Of nope sns his bext sempi
w result 10 anything more ,hsn FRESH discol-g snsut
and injury TO sys,em OF submtrine tsissrspos &c
h.rsly. Il will, no ~ever. be m pst gorgeous pircs
OF folly any ons, judging rom heee reoeaed fat
lslesrsph cannot be laid Win fst vs.'hsr sni
proper rope the scheme be carried Oit rh 60
sna dfculIy which have Ted the crsiruc,Du hs
our rsssys WITH the present cable, noSever, 70 is
quite oinereni matter. u We rs,sot 'xP diNon tas
frat fracture took place 90 bos't tbs Ntrs "a a. t1is
cas- caused by overnight 70 sue mscutiiin ., ths
esdugo or pulley witch imns tias.g rect asi, s1f
s,d po agaia oocur oushi 10, ne o'uuted ssmb1g
the cAs1ces against toe success Of tns ucxi asnp Fac
second break tpok ssce, beyond al d)uD,, ths com
OF the ocean and nov Il vas csasat, or hiw u - o.
guarded against for the idt1re . el1siy unk1)Fu.
fns nc ,sdsnt Is beyord all dou5t tbs di''ursguk
crcuunstance conncc ed With the Whole anfsriktok tor
In the c,riscre 10 cOrrest thai the rope pstsi 10 con
sssssn.s IN ns resng across nnsrp sjge Of rock ia
the ned Of the Al .ntc fatal blor Fsu W every "a
ture sseu. 10 matter With What nd 81 case Nsnsfs
Ia fact ths oriy KIDD Of cable Sacs " sus1 cr tneNo
a very Usaf ooe-bsc,mes, II tlis s17pbrtoo o. TIE
rocks below R corset the very one vhca cpul NO. De
lai1 intact | therefore prefer supp)sng taN ~ arose
from defect IN the cable s6lf, s1d t0f aote rs
The whole cable a a male in two milo lsnrna,
aud Afterwards s sd toRether 80 that 10 the SVyV nss
there exist no ess than 500 ons Are all tnese lpnnSi
OF the con1uct,f 70 he rsei onY suf no - u uO' 'hs
old story t1e zoe s-enzih rope Il ony tas sHehg'u
ef its weakest rartf tgan, h9v navy ar bubbles ~o
be found N tie guta psrchs which enccses me c'pFe
wire? IN NE Org splice rn usieG she rsaiezsous