The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-09
Wonderful Condolences in Paying Out
the Cable.
CURIOUS ELECTRICAL PHENOMENA.
Astonishing Accuracy Of the Pla-
teau Surveys.
WHERE AND HOW THE ENTERPRISE ORIGINATED,
20. &C, DO

The LATEST NEWS FROM TRINITY BAY.
syxaAL pHsPAIcB TO HERALD.
yHp NIAGARA TO SAIL FOR NEW YoRK-THB TELE-
GRAPHIC INSTRUMENTS NEARLY READY-rHE ELBC-
THO CURRENT PERFECr-HONoR TO MR.. FIELD-
THE LEA d MINES AT AUTHORIZATIONS FAILING
ON BOARD THE NiA0ARA.
TRINITY BAY, August 8, 1858.
JAMS COUPON Bennett, ESQ
The Niagara sailed three p NJ for st. Johns, but
surred again at eight o'clock, the weatber being TOO
Seegy.
We shall leave this place for 3d. Johns, and
sneY eos,tng make ali haste TO New York.
me telegraph apparatus s nearly all up and before
the Niagara reaches New York you may expect messages
Srora Europe.
The electric current is perfect
ypst part Of the ocean near this coast where the cable
IA laid IL north of the Banks, and in wster 20 deep that
the icepergs cannot Affect IT, while the water In Trinity
Bay as the head OF which the station located, and
which sixty miles from the entrance, Is from one hun
arsd and hfty 10 two hundred fsthoneo
NJ Field has received cougratuass1 patches from
the President Of the United States tbO Fernor Of Mss
shusess the Governor General Of cnsda the Governor
Of New Brunswick and from all parts Of the Union.
A despatch from Baltimore ssss u ID true thai the
cable laid for they can't believe IT, Yes, friends, the
cable 10 laid.
On board the Niagara during the whole time the cable WIS
being laid for negligence angle scon for one moment
might have ruined the whole enterprise
Tbe telegraph operators here have named this place
Cyrus ssiion In homer OF M Cyrus W. Field The
est villsge fifteen miles of house i've
Ilcs distant The backward state Of things here Is at
trsuabe to the want OF confidence every body felt In tho
success Of he enterprise.
party visited the lead mines OF the New York. New
foundlaDd ard london Telegraph Company yesterday,
which are about fifteen miles Distant These mines
very productive yielding FIVE tons OF the best daily.
An who have them speak the highest terms Of the
quality Of the metal
THE WAY THE CABLE WAS LAID.
SYNOPSIS OF GYMS W. FIELDS DIARY REGARDING
rUg ExfSpIrroN.
TRINITY BAT, Angus. 7, 1855.
The fo,wing are extracts from the journal Of Mr. Field,
in relation 70 the Atlantic telegraph expedition
SATURDAY, July lT.-rhs morning the telegraph feet
sa,lci from Queenstown, Irelaad, followsrhe vao
sous and Gorgon at eleven A. the Niagara at half past
seven P. NJ, and hs Agamempon few hours later. All
The steamers are coal little possible In getting
70 the rendezvous. Up 70 Ave p NJ. clear weather and
AIuc sky from Ave nine p w. overcast, treatening
weather and drizzng RAIN nine 10 twelve P. NJ,
overcast, hAzy and squsry.
SUNDAY, July isrhe Niagarx passed Cape Clear In the
morning; wind varying from we~t BY west orshwest;
heavy atmosphere cloudy and squally.
NospAy, July 1e-wipd varying from wcst 70 north
west; hszy stmcspherc; cloudy and rainy.
Trxsp1Y, July 20 wind from n. W. "; hszy AZ
mcsrhere; cloudy and squAiy.
wnyppsy, July 2i.-wind n. W. with slight vNrs-
Won 10 the eastward; weather cloudy.
THURSDAY, July "a. -Bue sky and cloudy.
FupAy, July a3.-wind from ". BY & 70 W. s. w.;
cloudy and hszy atmosphere and rain.
The Niagara arrived 81 the rendezvous, lei 52b Ion.
81 10, at $50 P. NJ
s.rrRpay, July 24-wnd W. n. W.; hazy atmosphere;
cloudy and squsny.
SUNDAY, July 2s.-The vslOrous arrived At the rem
devious at a A. n; weather calm hszy and cloudy
nospherc. Gap. Oldham, OF the valorous, came on
beard Of the Niagara
The Gorron arrived 81 the rendezvous a'sP.M
WEDNESDAY, July 27.-IAsht N.N.w. wind blue sxy
and bszy atmosphere. The AsHmemnon arrived at the
rendezvous at bP.N
THURSDAY, July 2a-Is, "a 50 n, Ion. % q W. tee.
graph tcst all in sght smooth light wind from g T.
TO SIS Y cloudy Splice made IN tho cable at P. ~ T;
signals through The whole length Of The cable board
both ships perfcc depth Of water fifteen hundred aud
any fathoms.
Distance 70 the entrance OF Naenta Harbor eight nun.
dre and thirteen nautical miles and from there to the
telegraph house the shore end OF the cable ia laid
Dstsnce 10 the entrance Of Trinity Bay ~ r.. sisht
hundred and twenty nautical miles, and from there a
sne telegraph bouse, the head Of Bay Of Bulls Arm.
sixty miles, making in oil eight hundred and eighty ts,
nautical miles.
me Niagara has sixty nine miles further 70 run than IN
Asamempop.
The Niagara and Asanemnon have each eleven hun.
ared nautical miles of cable on board about the Same
quantity az last year.
M7tsP. NJ, ships time, 1915 r. NJ, Greenwich
tme signals from the Assmemncn ceased, and the tests
applied ~ the eiedrcans showed Nat here rant Of
c,n,iruy the cable, ba pat ne irsniaon perfect.
Kep, Paying ovt frcr the Niagnrs py 'Ioy, and
ccnsonns orpisre all kinds Of electrical tests until r.
NJ Shtp's time, and 113o r. NJ, Greenwich time, ,ohe
again commenced reoeirfro perfect signals from ne aga
mtmson.
FRIDAY July so.--Iat 6l.5o ~, lon. 344e W. Distance
run BY observation in the last twenty three hours
eighty. nine miles. Paid out one hundred aud
thirty one miles niue hundred fafbors Of the
cable, or a surplus Of forty two miles nine
hundred ATHENS over The distance run BY observation
equal 10 forty cen, per cent Depth Of water ecn hun
dred and 6fty 10 nineteen hundred and seventy five
iathons wind nom q r. 70 8 W.; weather thick and
sSny, with some ses. The Goreon in sight.
u5soA IT, Gaished she main deck coil and commence