Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1858-04-23
Tho Atlantic Telegraph.

From the London Times March 20.
The operation of slowing the wire for a
second effort commenced on Friday last.
10Th, on board Her Maiesty's ship Agamem-
non, in Keyham basin. An extra place
for deposit has been constructed on her
upper deck, abaft the fore mast, capa-
bic of taking 2 18th miles each flake or
or layer. Hero about 140 miles were de-
posted up to yesterday, Thursday evening, at
an average of 27 miles day. 1t will con-
tain together 260 miles, which forms the first
portion to be laid. The place for deposit
last year. in the hold made the coil oval
in one direction, close on the kelson, and
oval in the opposite direction above. A
different arrangement prevails now; two ad-
ditional bulkhcads have been knocked away,
and the hold presents the appearance of a
basin perfectly circular in every part The
cone in the centre is ~ feet 3 inches high,
and has a diameter of 10 feet at the base
and at the top; it will be encircled by L.
o50 miles Of cabo. The remaining $50
miles are TO bo coiled on tne orlop deck,
where the heavy shore end was placed last
year. A new guard has been fitted for The
Agamemnons stern, to prevent the cable
from fouling the propeller. The cage pre-
viously used was weakened by its proximity
to the copper on the ships bottom, which
served as a negative to the iron. The gal
vanic action of salt water on it during the
last eight months has rendered it desirable
to provide new ono, which will not touch
the surface until the load line is reached
On board the Niagara the boats forward on
tho upper deck are to bo removed, and a
space prepared Of 33 feet diameter, equal to
tho reception of from 10 to $50 miles of
cable. For the approaching trial the At
lantic Telegraph Company appear to have
made very complete arrangements through
their cngineer-in-chief, Mr.. Bright, who has
been some days at Plymoth. The coiling
on hoard the Agamemnon is superintended
tby Mr.. Canning, who assisted in the opera
tions last year, and who laid the cable
across the Gulf of St. Lawrence from New.
foundland to Cape Breton. Mr.. White.
house, who completed the line from Varna
to Balakava, and was charged With tho
first shipment and fittings on board of the
Niagara, takes tho Same duty now, with
the aid of Captain Kell, who was engag.
ed laying the early Mediterranean lines
Mr.. Everett, of the Niagara, accompanied
by Mr.. Clifford, ono of the company's assis
tant engineers on the former occasion, has
been intrusted with the supervision of the
experiments carried on ut tho works oi
Messrs. Penn, Field, and Lloyd, whom the
company have consulted upon the modifca
tions TO be made in the paying-out machin
cry, and with the concurrence of Mr.. Bright
their engineer, and Mr.. Appold, who invent
ed for different purpose, the form of brake
to be used. The staff of telegraphic clerks
engage last year has been retained, and
some of them under the guidance of Mr.
Whitohouse, the electrician, arc perfectine
themselves in their future employment b.
transmitting and receiving, through the 2,
$50 miles of wire now at Plymouth, th'
class of messages anticipated on the close
junction of England with the United State
ard the continent of America.