The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-02

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Evsysnng being nov really ter the second trial whic
ccesnthe squadron departed from Ply mouth the lotn
Of June. oopsisted Of the Agameunon and Niagara 20
icy we cable emo TIE Vsorou. and Gorgon both Eas:nl
The yellow fever which had broken board and tbs
Gorecn taking her place, while the valorous soox the
and crews Of these vessels were picked men Captain
Preedy Of the Agamemaon and Captain Hudson OF the
ever nod quarter deck and Captain Dsyman In the
GorSon and Captain Aldham In the vAiorous Oily repre-
sensd the sprit and honor Ok the Eogish navy rhen
vhst company there Of engineers and electricians
need only Mr. Everett 70 whose geoius the paying
cut machinery wss DUE Mr. bright, Mr. wocdhorse. Mr.
thing provided which science and experience could
sueges-etately ships, ustsous company, and richer
s:r y mn so as q Spain Yh'a SPAN
On the open sea they fouad not that calm wessher
which taey had been LED % expect, but violent
mid ocean. They gained, however, thu 26sn Of June
NE point desired spoed the and steered r opposite
been rad out They returned aud made smother splice
on the same day And started sgaio A second tine the
cable parted and about seventy miles mere vera lost
Nothing cauned they returned and made third eplice
All went well until 500 miles had been laid in the sea,
when another break occurred and the shis according
ArxiousIy bad tnsy been expected d yAisntiA from
whose eyes strained day 70 catch
ne mat sSl.e Of the returning Asamsmnon rising cut
the Queen Was waiting for ne signal TO herself and 70
ceys the Cable. Would 1t net have been admirable
sight 10 see that usious lady, tho foremost woman Of
al the wcrd sovereign Of many lands. tha he Of the
krss Of FOR sfAhers receiving from Der gallant sea
ttar allegiance he broken caAn which once bound 70.
gether The Saxon Celtic races in evesy quarter OF
The chips berg returned the directors were summonsd
to meet in london This wAs the time to try the forude
Of men was the agony Of the enterprise I. |, had
been resumedY The meeting Of the directors took place
on the iah Of july and then the fate OF the undertaking
Was decided There were sixteen acting directors; Of
these, six were absent another, the Vice Chairman,
SO dissatisfied With the proposal TO make q third trial
that be left tie rocm The remaining nine, after an
debate resolved unanimously repeat the effort
From that moment the tide turned. cloud cheers.)
Perhaps some these courageous nine feared that the
tLrd s'snpi YOU'D Prove az disastrous g the first and
be made; perhaps there others who expected what
has since happened. Blu! II the veil could have been
iieo from Elk weeks OF the future how would they have
been moved by that which We have witnessei-
the swelling emotions, the glad faces, the public
rejociDss watch ssye greeted the victory They
expected, CT coufee, that messages could pSa3 to
and fro with instant sneous rapidity; bus however
much men dream OF it the actual occurrence VIII
s.s-te them Within forty I'VE days after ths meeting
Of the dreSors London that the Chinese
plye reversing lis t.adonary policy and breaking
through prejudices OF ages had peace With Fog
land ard france, opening m doors to European inter.
course and, az course 20 Euro culture, but above
all to the Christian relation The good instantly
baied when tries 70 picture the journey which the
mcesage mate. When left London evening had already
come bat overlook and passed the shallow OF the earth,
a. il that were but creeping SNAIL thorgh makrg daily
the circuit Of tie GLOBE dared through the green val
eys EDghnd over Scotch MOUNTAINS down beneath the
chapne TO tho h coss thence through Ulster Sad Con
narRb and ELrster 10 the sbore Of she Atlantic Hore
dved beneath the ocean deep than the valley OF Cha
nour stands below TIC summit OF Mount Blanc, passing
urder great strs Of commerce ard OF war In an
ssni arose nj The cliffs Of Newfoundland then quicker
than nousb' pAssei over the morssses snd mountains
n 10 n IQQ her nrt nu0hs hQ (ni
through Nora Scotia, New brunswick and the En.ern
States to our own doors.
dtor On tho 17th OF July tho squadron departed from
Qaeerstown for The third time. AZ they passed Caps
Clear into The Western ocean they parted company but
there was no earthly map or mark TO guide them, ye
steering BY the compass and the marks In the heaveus
one alter The other all arrived II the appointed rendez
yocB 10 md ocean.
on the 1sb Of Jay the two great ships took their places
short dstArce from each other siropg hswser fas.
tened bem together The end OF the cable which the Ma
CARA bore was carried 70 the Agamemnon and there
speed TO the end Of hors then lowered into the
ses and the ships novel, each towards its country,
AZ Ist creeping slowly an the cable had sunk far down
and then fassr 70 speed OF i've six miles hour.
let US glance for moment At the AgAmemnon on her
hone~ard track. she suffered severe weash1, and
more than crce the cable was in extreme peril osoe In
stop the shp the most dangerous thing Of ALL for the ex
pefience OF the two former trials had shown that the
ss,ase ses vi. Lsisher give back What 4 has received
watched over the ship, and on tho 9th Of August sho
safely 10 land.
lei Us now return to our own Niagara and hsr raths1l
ATTENDANT The Gorgon, herself q ship OF 100 tons,
though but beat by the side Of the Niagara led the way
because the oomIsgses OF the latter affected by he
cable, ard the great chip followed close behind Never
Was navigator rcre visiant and more sesfu than
ns - w.n. 90 Dy cay aud .!
his Instruments directed 10 the rising luinary aad
be never sweyed or ihe thortes line along the great
arc Of the circle 10 the head Trinity Bay TIE Niagara
sfered by the Gcrgon Her machinery worked with the
Utmost regularly never stopping for an nstast and her
a. fs az pessbe was cpisrcsd and such lg wa, kep.
that et night she appeared 10 the Gorgen 10 be illuminated
Who tell what anxious Suspense there 10 that ship
e.eh hour, each eag passed Increasing the chances
Of ruccees strengthening tie hopeful restoring the
spcodeutwhu slecpess eyes, what beating hearts we're
when they disappeared from each other below the hori
pom, messages were crrsssnty
ed 20 stIp as The hours bro them farther apart
affecting shsn iha which held bstween the ri.
tearA and Agsnemdor IN this last voyage Al length, on
srilet grea, achevemsnt, The hesdxais Of
Thirty Bay above The sea directly b,foee tham.
~ sos snoses sS as Ss
captain, otter, had carefully surveyed and ciosey
watched that he bad not cvly found all The apnes bat
shs zst be seen far c had sent sailors Into an island
OF The bay which high and wooded hill, order.
hove 10 sight 10 re, Inc wood On are ms are vas kin
died and the burning hill Al bcnnrs and signal
for the victorious snips Me bay was % deep ths tho
head o. u vn nct reached an afler midnight rhere al
Eve o'clock q The mosring Of ,hs h % August
Of that ny steross wire taken anore and
secured IN Is appointed station, the brave tailor
AID humble chIstan who oer, handed the Mayors 10 the
cren az, In The cary asyisti vhlls all The gortenen
snd bowed " cir hesis reyerenly, gave TANKS
70 the Almighty fcr tie good voyage ended
rHrS was ms ATLANTIC CABLE LAID
(io1d and continued applause
THessrRY CuA~nvps, November N lSsS
sp-Havlng lad before he Lords Commissioners Of her
Msess Treasury your letter OF The lrh ulo addressed
he Karl OF Clarendon, requesting behalf The New
York, Newiourdlsut. ard London Telegraph Company,
cerisn PRIVILEGES ard proeccn IA regard 70 The line OF ee
graph whch proposed 20 establish between Mes found
ireland, directed By er lordsys sequsint
yo1 prepared = contract
s,d sesrag conF based The following conditions,
Wv
rs UNDERWOOD that the capital required 70 lay do wn the
lice win Be fso0Ni ihee handrei and nfty thousand
pourfs.
Hcr Mses,y government -sgs 70 furnish he AID cf
shrs sounfings may s be considered neetful
III hose already tske1 ard favorably oonsAsr
Nny request hat be made 70 rnsh aid 81 her vessels