New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-21
ENGLAND.
TEE ATLANTIC CABLE.

The Eaga-s and GO-gOD s-FiVed tLis m)r-'ng'
On Wednesday evening, Jane -, when We had y
nss Fl cable psyed out, snd oil OF bosrd the Niagara
Was geinr On perfectly the sgna from the Agsnemnon
ceased and from the tes.s. The electricians say the
ssb,e must have parted 4; or near the Agsmeunon.
sSvee your meeting here ss soon az possible
T1e Liverpool correspondent Of The D7Ly Necs
vn:es:
"IntsnigeLce vss reosived tale dsy July 81, per
We NsgLenc Telegraph Co., ng hat the steamers
Niagara and GoTgon mad srfivei 81 Queers.oEn With
sAe sevs tht. the cable hsd parted on board the Aga
mennon, vhen about 600 miles from the coast OF
Ireland after paying our $50 miles. TIE steamers
had experienced bad weather. snd would p.oceei asr
receiving supply Of cos,s. TAe Agsmennon hs1 not
aIriyed al Quserstown, but sne Was e1pecIea. Ids
Information received with uniysrss regret Oh me
Liverpool Exchange, but owiLc 20 the rdcsrta Isure
Of the intelligence, it had lite or 10 erect on the
So<k Exchange Tne weather IN the Atlantic end
The hish Chennel has this year. most u1fo:tunAtsiy,
been The rougbes ever known IN June, aud rof some
tune past fssrs bsve been entertained thst tie siasd-
ron would meet VITA disasters
From a Co,scvosdsa:of The Tine.
QcEESsToWS, July ), 1879.
The Goygop and .he Niagara arrived tins Jrning.
TsIee attempts hsve been msde TO sy 90 va tne eeo-
tvio telegraph cable. The Agsuennon art Vslorous
ere expected hourly. Tne squadron experienced very
bsl weather during their cruise. Onthe l3,h OF June
ahesvy gale sprung up, dulng which they were seps-
ysted but all met sgan al the rendezvous, lat. j2 J,
long 80 ~ On the frst attempt about ten miles of
cable vss lost the second about 10 miles, snG
the 18th the cable wss sgsin joinei snd aoOu. 30
nniles were PAID out, when communication ceasIng 10
be received the cable was parted and the Niagara
and the Gorgon proceeded 20 tins place. MIca to
their surprise, the AgsmemDon and Vsorous were
sst IN before them, as they had more than 2OO miles
vsJt. The AgSmemon is reported 70 nave suffered
some damages IN the gale.
Fy.m the Dublin Corre,pO,Geni Of The LosGoa Times.
Although other accounts oil this, II Il ~ oe hoped
tmporsry, mishsp have doubtless reached you ere
ths the wing version, wlich sppesrs IN second
edition Of The Cork Reporter OF yesterday msy not
be without interest:
"The Nisgsrs snd Gorgon, attached to the squad
isI the laying Of the Transatlantic cable arrived
Queenstown at an early hour tnis morning. We re-
aset having to that the object OF the expe
<itia mas Tor the present failed, and shs nov give
cur readers such particulars OF the events wnch
occurred il the course Of the undertaking have
been sble to collect.
"Tbs Agamemnon and her tender the Vsorsus, |
sad the Niagara and her tender the Gorgon, sailed
from Plymouth on the 10Th Of Juue esch OF the greec
vessels carving about 500 miles Of cable, WITH a
rev and improved apparatus for paying II out, winch
vss calculated would have allowed for sny strain or
uneaual motion OF the ships the very speed Of the
vessels regulated by automatic arrangements the rate
at which the coil was to be discharged. After havng
been three days at sea the expedition wa overtsken
BY fearful gale which continued without lnternssion
frr Aine days.
"Oo the seventh day Of this heavy weather the
shps which continued TO keep tcgeher, hsd to part
company, and the Aganeu.mOn was obliged % scai
before the wind for 80 hours her Goals got sdrf snd
q coil Of cable shifted, thst her captain for sone
entertained serious apprehenslons ioT her safety
and from the inmense streD ner waterways were
forced open, and OF her ports wss broken. Two
sf her ssiors severely injured, anu one OF the
names los his reason from fright Yet sue was ths
eoasuns.e skill good sesmanship aud intrepidity o.
her commmander, Capt. Prddie, that he was on sped
10 bring her to the appointed Rendezvous lat ~ deg
min, lon. SO deg. lS min The Nsgara rode out the
storm galanty, having only carried swiy her po.
BEEN and one wing of the tgurehesd, the great
American eagle.
"An the vessels having at length arrived at thor
sestral point OF Junction, the first sphce OF the caoe
wsr made on the 2Gih. After hsviog paid out two
snd a-hsf miles each owing TO al accident on board
the Niagara, the cable parted. The ships having
agan met, the splice was made good, ana taey c2ni-
nneneed TO give out the cable second tme Dut amer
they had each paid out 40 miles 1t was reported that
the current wac broken, and no communication could
be made between the ships. Unfortunately IN tAis
Instance the bresksge have occurred al the BOT
tos ss the electricians romthe fine calculations which
their sensitive instruments allow then TO make Were
abe to declare such have been the fact even before
The vessels came together again. Having cast on
this loss, they met for the third time and recov-
cred the copnexior Of the cable on the 2o.h. ihey
thsn started sfresh and the Niagara having paid Out
ever lJ0 miles OF cable, all board entertained the
rabgune anticipatons OF success, when the ia.s
announcement WAS made upon Tuesday, the 29th al
Sp m. that the electric current had ceased to flow.
A. the necessity Of abandoning the project TOR the
present row only too manifest was corsl 1ered
that the opportunity might we'll be sysiled OF to
test the strength Of the cable. Accordingly this i'm
vessel, with al her stores, &C., Wa. allowed TO
EVmg 70 the ChOe, dn0, IN h1uluOn, s-rdE Oh iOll
tans WAS placed upon the brakes YET although it was
blowing esh at tme the cable held her she had
been ct anchor for hour when heavy pitch OF
the snapped the rope, and the Niagara bore away
for this port Before starting arrangement was made
that should any accident giving out the cable
before the shpe should have gone 100 miles, they
shsud return to their starting place in mid ocesn but
that in case that distance should have been exceeded
before any casualty should happen, they should make
for Queenstown. In accordance With this understand
isg, the Niagara, having made l09 miles before the
pshsp, returned to this port Upon her homewa'd
way she must have passed the Agamemnop, but ow-
ing 10 the heavy ogs which prevailed for the greater
portion Of that time she missed seeing or gsning any
saDg: Of q her ,.. ,o+ 70, arrived although
her asstnatn was directed toward this shore, If is
ccpiectured that abe might not have delivered the ar
ranged quantity Of coil At the time of its failure snd
may have consequently returned 70 their place OF
meeting which Will unsvoidsby protrect the suspense
which must necessarily be fe rs, until she be spoken
with nothing definite be learned as TO the occs-
sion of this disaster. The two principal elecir-
cans Or. Sanity and Mr.. Lswes on bosrd the
Niagara are ine.ned 70 believe saa' e.s .se sc.l
II would only impicste faulty arrangement OF
sops OF the apparatus would still leave hope OF the
ultimate success Of the undertaking. wne'ess, II tne
separation has occurred at the BOTTOM us enecs VIZ
be gYesty to damp if no. deter, the enerprsng sprt
Of the directors from perseverpg IN this gigan,ic pro
rect. Should nothing be heard Of fer consort the
Eagsrs will, aer coshng, proceed tc hss oc'sr So
ter, having stn board about ,5VV miles Oh tue
esbls which suppcsne that the other vessel has re-
tanned similar amount, would still permit oi tne
jsnetior being completed, and allow So pc. 0ent iN
cssxal,es. In this last trial some 80 rAes OF tee
rspe vas lost and when il is oscu.stsd thst Il is
roughly estimated thst the value OF the csbe Is so'at
ttc NILE, il viii be seen that the sscrinco no %
sAs present has not been extensive ss snt st rri
sRnt have been supposed.
ANNIVERSARY Or AMERICAN INDEPEN-
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