The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-22
THE ATLANTIC CABLE.



gz.pn CoEaDaSs RsiSuve %, It's FaAIrste.
On Board % { STEAM sNGArr NIAGARA.
70 rnE DmEcrons os lim ATLANTIC TxLEeRArn COMPANY
IorDos;-
G-sTEMsssbo Telegraph heot consisting sbe United
ssses az sn Tsae NgsTa and m-jesty s.steamers
ARsmemrcr, vsofolg ano Gotgou, left Plymouth on
TnGrsesy Jrne II" 1875 Tue Niagara had 500 tons anu
hcs nt,e ,ssa osn 500 s'ef1tr u1e5 OF cable on
h'Asd 8ssthsr ser, p'eassla' SIGHT ~iuds
FRIDAY, Jcne Ii - i6 tysih heet al 10 hkI', "essoer
yea.rns, fgbt vitts ] went ON board sne Aesmem-
N ssu i-'u,ped {" n. Nisesrs
lrsDAY Jars ~ Teieglara feet all in sight, weather
srSpAl June IS Moderate wind In tAe morning; very
fresh nf.pnoo ara evening with frequent squalls
Of rsa iu4i slight VI the Nhorcus snd Gcrgon before
mosnAy, Jrps "a - s,rcrg gale; Asamemrop In sight
TUESDAY. June 10 strong gaze; Agswemnon in sight,
WSpNlspAY Juue IS - Blowias heavy IN squalls; Aga
THURSDAY. jane l7.-Bowing heavy in squalls Aga
FsIp.Y, Joss IS -Erssh WINS; Agsmemnon in sight
SATURDAY juno 10 blowing sresn in squalls, and nsAvy
see. Ag.melorop IN sistt
svspAY, June 20 Fresh gao ann heavy sea, with
squalls. Nst overheard from Niagara one OF the large
MONDAY Jure 2,.-ss,ong gslas and very heavy see;
Inst sisnt OF the Asamemaoa al A ~
TuEpAY, June 2. -Moaersts wind. pleasant weather;
WEDNESDAY, June 2a.-Iisht wind, pleasant weather
tt4f NJ. INT. 81 60 North, long 33 Is west
WAssa hEc been aha, ioe splice should made
sld,heSe tnunn .rs yaiornus ann Go-gonths vaior
having arrived tie 2ist inst and che Gorgon this
r,crntr Eo,h OF these vessels very bad weather
a.a that they the Aga~emnon snCe the 18th
Inst Az mdpisa, lost ssat of the Vsoroas and Gorgoo
IL thick fog
Tur,s,pAy lure "a -A5A VI spoke ship Henry Clay,
enDs from Liverpool to New York thick weather, with
moderate wirca IL the morning and heavy gaze IN me ~
1ss apo Vorors and GorgoB not 10 sight
TRnhY June % =. Pleasant westher; at 2 p. NJ saw
the Goreou and sfter the Vsorous and Agsmemnon
H. sao r. Il Captain Preecy came Gu board OF TIE Maya
"a and reported nsy arrived here at this day.
bsa very weather e!nce parted from the Maya
n DIST it's and that 10 heavy gale the upper
pa,t OF .ne naa ctii on board OF agsmemnou had
shed and mat sScy would be eeaay 70 make the splice
eli Ia sight, deCh OF water GOO ,stcoUs at 1880 4. 81
ths Of the Nisers aud A6sneDnon were aashad
by apa go f.nors OF cable veereu out OF the
Niagara u tup Ar.Iaeunon splice board Of the
Aesesnoa sersl- through the whole length OF cable
srfect 5000 ~ oonck the hrwer released and
aorecoso IA, log out tee cable thsthpe steasnng
y away o,uer aod when We han pas ont two
r.s % fo-.y tstpous me cable ran out oil the first into
the scinoipE eosve excitement OF attempting
- get pulled OF the wheel and parted 90 the
hnoo az tire eccare sIsaers run back aud the sierns
o: tca Nagsrs soG Agsuemrnn occurred Dy nswser ana
epicA rosde BE before
sl0P N basser released and commenced paying
ca, Cable spd before suo5osu the Niagara and Agamem
GOT Of sbt OF each other The signals through
too 10 cable perfect, ara II running of the
cos beautifully aad ever thug working Aossct9ry, Al
rshi had ihty usutica miles or cable
Srspsy, Juue RI "A. 1896 NJ, ships time, or 3:29
~ ~ich tine, signals ceased and from the tests
that applied by ,as sesriciaps evident that
an rocioens MAD miles from this chip;
sLesos Ire speed oe ae Niagara much as possible, and
Continued 70 pay out cable very slowly, constantly apply
Ing dsier.n, kpos Of esc.rcal tests un., 459 A. 81
ah,ps tuns. when commenced hauling IN. and 10 few mi
csoa pared recovered about one hundred
fadnms Lcs .his snip fortytwo miles and three
buno,ed fsGooms cable Captain Hudson signaiied the
GorGn, -.turn, make epoher splice, and In 70
minutes our way back 20 the rendezvous.
ii leu spose sup Alice Monroe, bound from Liver.
c 70 Bostrn AID sent letters By her Lieutenant Che
raroi aid myself ~eDt 90 board 10 tns morniog me
weather pleasant bu, in afternoon cloudy, with
Light sausi sp0 rsp.
MONDAY Tune 2s Weather pleasant, with light wind.
A. iwc T. N fa~ the Agamsmpon 400 vaorous, and In
about Que after Gorgsn At hs past four Lieut.
North Mr. Everett sir. v de Saufv and myself went
board O. the Agsmemncn and sscetained sbat the &C
cideli BOARD OF that ebp. After full
Consultation npsnirnousy decided that the Niagara
aec Agslenpca sboald be Irnmedia.ely connected by
snd splice made before And should the cable
pG-s before the SHES hundred miles from
dezvps W rourp under call and splice again; but after
that distance, 10 60 20 On. eesown Tor Goals splice made
and Signals perfect At 7:26 P. M ships time, COM
paying out, ard midnight oil went on In tho
EacSt sai E actvsy uann-r.
TUESDAY June 90 leather beautifui-Gorgou In sight;
slgnss perfec, Twelve O'Clock had paved or. eighty
rs Lsa,ical mil and noporod And sixty fahoms
,-shis sup q ing at about four half knots per
hour. e. osSie Iped Gu, al about Eve AUD hall,
and v..n RS tosu q ton strain. AL went on
10 tho neat perfect msnne, Until vns +. NJ
When The Signals nom he Assmemnou ceased. From
trs tIn3 lo:s0 n, kept trying electrical tests and
rril 1873 A " sbp's ono, or 2:57 A. n. Greenwich
tine ~hea case OF this ship Las MITES
and $50 fa,homs having been payed out t~ one hour
and Iortv the Niagara anchored BY the
cslls ,6dc fath,ns deep, and the sciyd
kc,cno all The time quie fresh; after the signals
Captain Huosau Captain Day go Queens
town Al the lme the sieaa csssed 20 mad paved out
frnm Tie Nissars i42 mites $50 fAihoms Of cable, and
from witch lie deducted at least ten miles lost ia
paying nut slscx mt stsrog leaving 1872 miles and $50
fahcmr pssei OCT in rannrg loo nautical mules on our
tve1,, cue per cent Cable rsyed on. from the Niagara
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