The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-19
LAYING OF THE CABLE.


TIE Uned States rrgste Niagara lef the Cove Of Cork
FOR the telegraph rendezvous the 18th OF July and
rived NJ her destination within few miles Of n, the
evening Of the 23d having made the passage IN six days
Az had been previously decided that each ship should
the best Of her way 10 mid ocean, the vessels did
not sail in company the Gorgon and vaiorous having
started some hours betre the Niagara while the Aga
meruuon DID not leave I'll three O'Clock next morning.
We saw Of the ships therefore TIL after arrival
the rendezvous.
me weather which hal been with one days exception,
very fns during stay IN Cork, looked heavy AMI
,sressssing the evening Of departure. Great
o. eaicn cocred clouds shut the blue sky md sent
down shower after shower or drenchng rain. Then
sweeping IN upon the land, they descended apoa
u IN the form OF q dense fog, conoe,lng the inland
mountsns aud throwing out In strong relief the bold
hea3srss OF the iron bound coast The heavens had
tanly most funersa aspsct and overshsiowed pros
pecs with gloom that seemed 70 asc, every ether
more or leas. We we're our way 70 make The
second attempt 70 lay the Atlantic telegraph cable,
and when We remembered the result Of the FIRST, we
might 10 psrdoned II we were somewhat dubious ~ 10
Ia ssrmna'ou; although, Of course, al "hopsd FOR
the best" We're we to pass through another gale before
should be able make the splice and when that splice
made, efforts 70 end another mex pHcable
break Of continuity, fracture OF the csbleS These were
questions that pressed rather heavily upon sonc on VA
and converted . considerable number into confirmed
sEer,ics However here outside Of the Cove 81
Cork bou.d for the telegraph rendezvous am s,x.ss
70 resume 'hc work Win The srsrry, 4. not with the
zane boosaat and sAoguine feelings with which We
entered won u the preceding month. The skoptcs
sun remained skeptcsi, and The hopeful sustained
themselves with the idea thai tooro vas chance Of
GEES yet
The prcspe Of ne weaiher which appeared 70 gloomy
al tire tire OF departure, grow brighter ~ we IN
creased distance from the land tho gray sobre look
ing clouds began 10 clear away, and the barometer,
which had exhibited very decided downward tendency,
now began W rise and continued rising t had reached
the gratifying altitude Of 40 deg 40 min The only thing
OF which we had any Just cause OF complaint was tho
wind and that blew from the wrong quarter with tho
most disgusting pcrs'sency. But did not blow all the
time, for had three four days Of the camest
weather both before and AFTER arrival the rendezvou
that has been in these ATTITUDES TO say tina,
was calm is not doing fu justice TO -there was not
breath The air, and the was Is smooth a. that Of
mill pond. Even the wake Of the ship RULED Its surface
and the guls-which have visited us almost daily and
| 10 which our benevolent nbersiity has dispensed
| Innumerable pieces q pork-throw an alnes,
\ unbroken shadow upon they soop in
their fight 10 pick MP the largest and most tempting
rnose lazy looking white clouds hanging over the western
horizon have changed either their form or their pos
ton for the last hours, and that psrtculs one 70
which the Imagination has given the form OF human face
e ust az gro,esque and much like human face a
was an hour ago The officer Of the deck been sryine
10 persuade himself ths those eccy vaporous affairs are
unare's tails" ard thst the bresze, q which they are
regarded by tbs y ssrned as 'hs sure foreraunes
mu-t yoou cpue BE-, wh,evsr may be the rules IN suct
cases male AID proylied, 'a,y csrai1y ~ aul hs