Daily national Democrat., 1858-09-19
Fields Journal OF the Niayara,s VOy-
Oge on her Successful Trip In Laying
the Atlantic Cable.


the Atlantic Cable.
Mr. Fields journal of this trip has been
published at length in the New York papers
We Gull from them, says the Sacramento Bee,
the following interesting items:
Saturday, July l7-Telegraph Fleet sailed
from Queenstown, Ireland. The Nalorous
and Gorgon at ii \. NJ; the Niagara at II
P. NJ, and the Agamemnon few hours later
Nothing of Importance occurred during
the following four days.
Friday July 22-The Niagara arrived at the
rendezvous, latitude So deg. min, longi
tude SO deg. 40 min, at $50 P. NJ.
Sunday, July 25-The Valorous arrived at
the rendezvous at P. NJ.
Tuesday, July 27-The Gorgon arrived at
the rendezvous Mt > Z. NJ
Wednesday, July 2S-The Agamemnon
arrived at the rendezvous at P. NJ
Thursday, July 29-Telegraph Fleet all in
sight sea smooth light wind from 5. L. to
5 ). E.; cloudy. Slpice made in the cable at
P. NJ; signals through the whole length of
the cable on board both ships perfect depth
of water $50 lathoms
Distance to the entrance Of Valencia har-
Dor, Ireland Sl3 nautical miles, and from
there to the telegraph house the shore end of
the cable is laid
Distance to the entrance of Trinity Bay,
n. F., S22 nautical miles and from there to
the telegraph house, at the head of Bay of
Bulls Arm, sixty miles, making in all So
nautical miles.
At "a p. NJ. ship time, signals from the
Acamemnon ceased, and the tests applied by
the electricians showed that there was
want of continuity on the cable but that the
insulation was perfect. Kept on paying out
from the Niagara very slowly and was con
stantly applying all kinds of electrical tests
until + P. NJ, ships time and IL ! P NJ. Green
wich time, when we again commenced re-
ceiving perfect signals from the Agamemnon.
Friday, July 30-Distance run by observa-
ton in the last twenty y-three hours, eighty
nine miles-paid out l3l miles 600 Gathoms
of the cable, or a surplus of fortytwo miles
600 fathoms over the distance run by obscr-
vation-equal to forty eight per cent Depth
of water. 1850 to 1915 fathoms wind from
S. E. to S. W; weather thick and rainy, with
some sea, The Gorgon in sight
At $50 a. NJ, finished the main deck coil,
and commenced paying out from the birth
deck 724 miles from the telegraph house at
bay of Bulls Arms, Trinity Bay.
At 2;2l p. NJ, received signals from on
board the Agamemnon, that they had paid
out 100 miles Of the cable.
Saturday July 3l-Distance run by obser-
vation during the last twenty-four hours, 1877
miles. Paid out 159 miles S53 fathoms of
the cable, or surplus of twenty two miles
Si3 fathoms over the distance run by obser
vation-equal to thirteen per cent Depth
of water 1867 to $3.50 fathoms. Weather
cloudy, a little rain and some sea. The Cor
gon in sight.
Total amount of cable passed at POI miles
7S0 fathoms Total distance run by obser
walton, 226 miles. Surplus cable paid out
over the distance run by observation sixty
five miles 7S0 fathoms-equal to twenty mine
per cent 656 miles from the telegraph
house.
At 2;45 p. NJ, received signals from the
Agamemncn that they had paid out from her
800 miles of the cable
Sunday, August distance run during
the last twenty four hours one hundred and
torty-ive miles. Depth of water nineteen
hundred and twenty four fathoms. The Cor.
gon in sight Five hundred and eleven miles
from the telegraph house.
Monday, August 2-Distance run in the
last twenty-four hours, one hundred and fif.
ty-tour miles Depth of water, sixteen hun
dred to twenty three hundred and eighty
five fathoms. AT 1898 A. imperfect insu
laton Of the cable was detected in sending
and receiving signals from the Agamemnon,
which continued until $40 A. NJ, when all
was right again. The fault was found to be
in the Ward room, or in about sixty miles
from the lower end, which was immediately
cut out and taken out of circuit.
Tuesday August Substance run by oh
servation in the last twenty-four hours one
hundred and forty seven miles. Depth of
water seven hundred and forty-two to eigh-
teen hundred twenty seven fathoms. The
Gorgon in sight Two hundred and ten miles
from the telegraph house. Three hundred
and five miles of the cable remaining on
board at noon. At l1:l5 a. NJ. received
signal from on board the Agamemnon chat
they had paid ont from her seven hundred
and eighty miles of the cable At 9:lO p. NJ.
received signal from the Agamemnon that
she was in water of two hundred fathoms.
At 1920 HIM the Niagara was in water of
two hundred fathoms, and informed the Ar.
amemnon of the same.
Wednesday, August 4-Distanco run in
twenty-four hours, one hundred and fortv-six
miles Depth of water less than two hun
dred fathoms. The Gorgon in sight. Total
amount of cable paid out, nine hundred and
forty-nine miles, six hundred and sixty
fathoRs. Total amount Of surplus cable paid
out over distance run, one hundred and thir-
tyone miles, six hundred and sixty fathoms
about sixteen per cent Sixty four miles
to the telegraph house. At noon received
signals from the Agamemnon that they had
payed out from her nine hundred and forty
miles ofthe cable Made the land off the en-
trance to Trinity Bay at o'clock, A. NJ; en-.
tered Trinity Bay at 1890 P NJ. At 2:20 p.
NJ, ships time, stopped sending signals to the
Agamemnon for the purpose of making
splice and at 2.40 T. NJ. ships time, commene.
ed sending signals again to the Agamemnon
AT p. NJ saw Her Maiesty's steamer Porcu-
pine coming to u.s. At 1880 p. NJ, Captain
Otter, of the Porcupine, came on board the
Niagara to pilot us to the anchorage near
the telegraph house.
Thursday, August Sat las A. NJ. the
Niagara anchored. Distance run since noon
yesterday, sixty four miles. Amount of cable
paid out siXty-six miles, three hundred and
hity-three iathoms, being loss of less than
four per cent Total amount of cable paid
out since the splice was made, one thousand
and sixteen miles, six hundred Gathoms. To-
tai amount of distance rum eight hundred
and eighty-two miles. Total amount of cable
paid out over distance run, one hundred and
thirty-four miles and six hundred fathoms
being surplus of about fifteen per cent
At A. NJ. went ashore in small boat and
Informed the persons in charge of the tele.
graph house, half mile from the landing
that the telegraph fleet had arrived and were
ready to land the end of the cable
AT 2'45 A. NJ, received signal from the
Aganemn that she had paid out 1910
miles Of the cable
AT 5:l5A. NJ, the telegraph was landed.
AT A; NJ, the shore end of the cable was