The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-06
BE CHEAT ATLANTIC CABLE.

teen strands OF seven inch wire.

/. Wre-Eghteen strands OF seven inch wire
2 SIX stranos OF yarn.
g. GutA percha-rhree coats.
a. Telegraph wires-Seven In number
The fexbilty Of this cable Ia 80 great that u 10 -
manageable q small rope and liz capable OF beng
tied around the arm without injury. Its weight is nut
$50 pounds TO the mile ana ia sI engtn such ns s
bear in wAer over six miles Of Its own length sag ended
vertically. Some doubts being entertained AZ 70 s sink
ing TO the bottom, IL s enough 10 know that u s heavier
those shells which have been TAX from the bed
Of tho ocean by Commander Bergman while engaged in
permens reported in our paper have BESIDES these
doubts completely rest has been asserted, TOO, that
the strands Of slender iron wire BY whch u s protecsed
will suffer corrosion decomposition in short Tine after
their submerson, but In doing 40 the material OF shlch
they consist will enter into chemical unon with the s,fs
mud In which the cable Is mbedoed, and viii this form
concrete mass of calcareous ssceous substance,
afordng the very best possible prote .ton
THE FIRST FAILURE TO LAY THE CABLE.
The nrst attempt lay the cable made ss: August
u will be exactly twelve months 10 morrow since tie
Feet destined for the purpose set out from vena Bay.
1t may be somewhat interesting 70 menton Ia connection
with an old nautical superstition the ounousness Of
day, that the 1h Of August 1857 when the vessels set
out, Friday. The shore cable, however, bad been
landed the previous evesing--,hs very day twelve
month. The following vessels composed the fleet
1. The L. steam frgaie Niagara Captain Huason, TO
lay the bali OF the cable from Ireland.
= rhc y steam frgsle Scsquehasns, Ca q.A1 Sao1s,
TO attend upon the Nisears.
g. The Z. s. steamer Arctic Captain Bsrrymsn 70 make
further soundugs on the coast OF Newfoundland.
T. The Telegraph Companys steamer VictJril Captain
sluyer, in landing toe cab'e at Newfoundland
g. II. NJ steamer Agsmemnon, Captain Modal, 70 bay
the half Of the cable ON the American side
o. III. NJ steamer Leopard Captain wainwright, 70 at
tend upon the Agamemnsn
Z. II. NJ steam Cycops Captain aymsn, u 70 sheld
Of the steamers and keep the course.
s. The s<smer ADVICE, Captain Raymond, to asss: IN
landing the cable at Vaenta.
The plan adopted the FIRST occasion 70 conmsnce
paying out from vaenta Bay, the Niagara to !Sy the
cable the Irish side Of the Atlantic and the AsRnen-
non the American side. mad hoen p0rt OF tho
greatest importance and which received the mlst
mature deiberaton, x 10 whether that plsn saouh DO
followed or that which has proved sacossful, for
the vessels 10 meet in mid ocean, make q splce and
then separate the heaang towards Vseats Bay anf
the other towards Trinity Bay The emaea: OF
science consulisd and gave their opinions the
srbieSt, and finally the former course decided
The laying OF the cable on tina, occasion Was So
The lord Lieutenant and the nobility and gentry
OF ireland 10 large numbers participated 10 them.
Curiosy enough fell 10 The lot OF American sailors on
that the cable 10 shore and 10 hand
end Of 10 the Lord Lieutenant Il bosis Of
the Niagara, headed by Ljeot Whiting, thai performed
that duty
On the sixth day from the landing Of the caosths llth
Of Augushe accident occurred which put end 70 tbs
ing cable board The Niagara parted In 1000
fsihom water The OF the calamity the sppl
cation Of the brakes, time whom L srnos: fsts
them. There was pretty heavy swell ou and N
usua such circumstances. the OF tbs vessel
elevated depressed a. she rose saca wave IL
while her storm was down that the brakes we're put
on that IN addition 10 thssrsu produced BY - rising
again. the cable mad 10 bear additional sirzn OF tnree
thousand pounds marked upon the indasor. TINS
more than II could bear and the consequence vas that
IL parted A. has been stated. The msmeot the brakes
were used the wheels stopped, and wns, the
stern again they remained lmmoyesole,
90 thai, between the strain brought ipcn the
cable by the vessel and that caused by she APP
pcaton OF the brakes u hid W bear tnen 4
ever calculated 70 sustain. The indicator sho we'd
OF three thousand pounds but 10 impossibs 70 cscu-
late the strain by which broken Hal TIE brace
mot been applied, there il no doubt Whatever tat the
cable would have remained perfect 10 The end, unless
very great stress OF weather bad rendered necessary
cut H. The circum stance, 10 say the leart a.
most unfortunate but the entsrprso fGled. toe expe
diton proved thing beyond ali possibility Of doubt,
the prsci cabty Of laying submarine teegSsph cable
across the Atlantic between Ireland and Newfoundland
The morning, soon afer the catastrophe, consul
tat on held the cabin Of the Niagara a. which Cap
tain Hudson. Capsn Itnnock, Captain VAIN xrghi, Mr..
Bright Mr. woodhousc Mr. Canning and Professor Morse
were resen.. when the question OF commencing me
over again with what cable remained bori both yea
sells discussed, but az vas found after due cscaa-
ton that there not enough 70 connect the two points,
the proposition OF did not prevail me follow az
table ard statement snow the amount paid ma
balance Of IN hand