New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-09
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sight.
Total snlcunt Of csbls ps;d OF. 40 nl,es .ot ~
fsthoms. Tots, amour. Of txtsncs rua by chs,,.
ton. 81 miles. To.al amount Of surplus c,b. ~.
Gu. ever the dis.arce run, 81 miles and COO fa,tps.
eqral 10 % per cent. 81 miles from the Tssr,,,.
house.
At 3.5 p. NJ, foisheA psyins out the coil Osn.
lower deek, and changed t, lie coil in tie hoH.
Norddy Ayg. 2.-Ist. ~ 50 n, Ion. Gpw
Distance run by observation in the las: 81 hor,, ,x
miles. Paved out, IL miles Is fathoms Of the e.,.
or surplus Of % miles 100 fs.homs over the ds,.,.,
run-tqusl to Is per cent. Depth OF ws,sr. $500 q
. 3s5 fathons Wind n. W. Weether cloudy.
The Nisg.Is getting light, and rolling very mrcs
vsspo. considered safe t, cNry sa to steady the .b;,
for in case Of accident nigh. be necessary T. 500 q,
vessel as .ocn a. possible
Alta psssed and signa!ed the Cunard xesn.,
from Boston to Liverpool
Total amount Of cable psyed out, 6S mlss so
fsthous. Tota. distance run by observation. 50,
miles Tolal surplus cable psyed out ovsrthe dsAac,
run. los miles SEQ thoms, or lees than 2l per esr.
957 nles frcm the Telegraph House.
At l2:3ss am, ships Il ne, and 3;tS g. n, Grs.a-
wch time, imperfect incubation Of the cable VA d.
tec,ed in serdirg and receiving Signals from the Ass-
memuon, which continued until $40 q. m, shiys
time. or 40 q. m, GreenAich time, wheo ell ~
right sgsin. The fault was found TO be in the wsN-
room. or in about 20 miles from the lower end which
wss Immediately cut out aud taken ou. of circuit
Tucsdqv, Avg. 3.-Lat. IS II n, Ion. 4s % W.,
distance run by ,biervaton in the last "a hours, iC
mles payed out l6l miles 81 fsthoms OF the cabe, ~
surplus Of Ii miles 6l3 thous overthe distance ran,
equal to 10 per cent Depth Of water, 74a to ga
faihoms. Wind n. n. W. Westhtr pleasant II
Gorgon in sight.
Total amount of csble psyed out 7s5 miles 800
fsthors Total distance by obserys alton. 672 mlss
Total surplus cable payed out over the distance run.
1913 miles 800 fathonlsess than 10 per cent Two huu
dred atd ten miles from the Telegraph HOuss.
Ats26 a. m, finished paying out the coli from the
hold, aud commenced paying out from the ward room
coi,-3O5 miles Of the cable remaining on board q
neon.
At ll:l5 q. m ships time, received siguA from
on board the Agamemnon that they had psyed out
from her 80 miles of the cable. DuiiDg the afternoon
and evening passed several icebergs.
1910 p. m, ships time received signal from
the Agsmemnon that she in water of 200 tsAoma.
At 1920 p. m, ships time, the Niagara was in var
of 200 fathoms, and informed the Agamemnon Of tho
same.
Wednesday, Dug. 4.-Lst. 4S II NJ, Ion. 80 70 W.,
distance by observation Ii6 miles. Paysd out ls
miles l6O fatboms of the cable, or q surpus Of
s miles 300 fsthcms over the distance run-equLoS
per cent. Depth of wafer less than 200 fsthou,.
Weather beautiful and perfectly calm. The Gorgoa IN
sight.
Total amount of cable payed out, 9i9 miles GO
fshoms. Total amount Of surplus cable psysd out over
distance iun I3 miles, eco faith oms-sbou l6 psr cent
Sxty-four miles TO the Telegraph House.
At noon received signals from the Agsmemnon tAs
they had payed out from her $40 miles Of the cable.
Passed this morning several icsbergs.
Made the land of the entrance to Trinity Bay sss.
m. Entered Trinity Bay at 1873 p. m.
At2:2O p. m, ships time. stopped sending signsato
the Agamemnon for the purpose Of making Splice
and at 40 p. M, ships time commenced sending dg
mails again TO the Agsmemnon. At p. M, saw h9
Msjestys steamer Porcupins coming to US. At7:~
p NJ, Capt. Otter of the Porcupins came board The
Niagara to pilot to the anchorage the Telegraph
House.
Thursday, Aug. Sat las a. M, the Esgan
anchored. Distance since yesterday, 81 miles,
Amount Of cable payed out 66 miles 353 fsthoms bsng
q loss Of less than per cent
Total amount OF cable psyed out since the splice wH
made, 0l6 miles GOO fathoms. Total amount Of dis
tsnce run ss2 miles T,ts amount OF able psysd out
over distance run, l3i niles and 800 fsthoms beings
lurpua Of about Is per cent.
At a. m. went ashore in q smsll boat and informed
the ptrsons in charge OF the Telegraph House-hsks
n lie from the landingthat the Telegraph Fleet hsi
arrived and were ready to land the end of the cable.
At 2:i5 q m. received sgnsl from the Ag smsmnoa
that che had payed out OlO miles Of the cable.
At Sis a. m. the telegraph cable wa, landed. AT 6
g. the shore end Of the cable was carried into the
Telegraph House, and strong current Of electricity
received through the whole cable from the other sds
Of the Atlantic. Capt. Hudson then read prayers and
made come remarks
p. m. Ii. NJ. steamer Gorgon fired royal salute
of twentyOn guns and all the day was dischArging
the cargo belonging to the Telegraph Company.
Friday Aug. 6-IIave been receiving all day
strong electric signals from the Telegraph House in
yalentis.
Note.-We landed here in the woods. Until tie te
egrsph Instruments are all ready and perfectly 3D.
usted, communications cannot psss between tho two
continents, bu. electric currents are received freely.
You shall have the earlea ntimston when al 10
ready but it may be some days before everythDgb
perfected The first teegraphic message between Ea-
rope and America will be from the Queen Of England
to the President Of the United States and the second
his reply. Cyrus w. FIELD.
THE NIAGARA.
TRINITY BAY, Saturday. Aug.7.