New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-07-30
PERuS OF THE ATLANTA
incidents Of the Great TeIegra,a..
Failure.
THE CRUISE OF THE AGAMEsrNo.
TERRIFIC STORMS AND MARROW ESCAPE
LAYING AND BREAKING OF THE Cam,
ef TIE London Tines.

y, sseis laden almost 70 TIE Watet e.ge ard N
~ -.sn.cts little fitted for rough Ses.se,
as.menron had > $40 turs dead weight 10 a.
1rerstyous load for any ship of her tunnsge-er,..
st,lr more dangerous and oyeroeaIipg BY toe ua,,
IN xhiea il wss slowed. 10 hsr hold wss the n.
cell. ccmpsct mss OF lW mies N ksg.a, ~
tb.,sfore 100 tuns in weight. ia Der oropdsI
.;,,b, forward between the eyes as sslofs., v -
.,otSsr coil Of 100 turs while on her upper Se -
- ,;ah. for yard was coil OF 20 tlts Ise l.r
vss Of sufficient size 10 interfere sencasy WITH H.
n,orer working of the vessel from the Geek srd az
united weights OF ell 81 course, oioaxh. ne Aga.
The Two email coils, II was cad, coan.er,ssa n.
s.;,h, ~ the ponderous mass in ne bc..,n Il "a.
ship and certaipy if trey did no, terd 70 csek N
vessels rolling, they inside i easier sad less dngsmv
,o the masts When the ship dld roll, nosesef, ass
Was a constant struggle between the weights Z n
hot.cm and TIE weights at the Top. ard The ADs :
sides A. the levers sorg which the force Of eyAM
syar.sd and resisted suffered IN proporrln. n
however Was rot the EVIL OF the w peI-ieSh cMk
the reason which, after the bsd weather nsd III
msde il an objec. Of constsnt arxe'y ara sms
DIRE .d 10 all on board. IL was bsd eroisa % aua
Nth a dead weight forward Of some 80 .cs-x
weight under which her deck. pla.ks gsped % I'd
anaTt ard her besms threatened daily to give ~iy-k
when 10 these evils AIDED the fear "a osn sess
that in some of her heavy rolls the whole IosssN3
sin and take the vessels side out, Il VIII TO see "
in he whole the precious coil wss justly eseenSdth
zee Roire CT the entire affar-the milestone aboa
necks of all 49,,
on the ship Sas reduced to half for the vrd wss up
with sQually gusts of heavy rain and tee Barometer
had gone below 90, and still falling rapidly Slcb
was ehe night; but Sunday told is Own .,e Tor even
thoee least versed in the bosterous prem ,ntory mp
toms of an Atlantic gale could zee at glance tnS N
were in for it. The sky seemed wfeteaed mis.-lkf
rain half yapor-through which the ether yessk 4
the squadron doomed family Ike shadows, vstsry NJ
unsubstsptiel as the Flying Dutchmsn. rns re led
ehsnced its bright crisp blue for turgd iosny s'pa
and the great waves OF the Atlantic came roLlns II
ward US IN tremendous succession, lAe oas OF vatst
with their tops all Jagged and broken BY the 6sres
Wind and their white crests Of foam blovn %, in,s
a stream Of feathery spray that almost hans huge
dark CULTS bet ween tnem. The Agsfnenn'h hes.
ever, still kept on her way, rolling Aad nnics
heavily, and giving all fair foreta.'e OF wne M
might expect when the gale set IN worss, for II
wind was fast going round to the south-west, ~ {
was evident we were only at ths beginning 1hm
wss divine service that day on the main Geek, mt
officers and men sat in respectful silence, evg
change in the tast.increasing violence CT me ~
could be distinctly noted through the open ns.chusN
Heavy rain was falling, and grayish,lo'kirgs
was flying across the sky with inconceiyabe rardy
every rope and shroud, tsutsned 70 the u'osl N
cumming with loud clear noise, as If ten taouax
sccordeons were going at once, while Low an1taa
as the ship fetched up near the wind, he- great xk
tapped and slotted like peals OF thunder, JeIhrgA
vessel with an uneasy vibration, as If the MASH W
coming out of her. Sill, among the little corgnr
ton 10 one moved more than was Necessary y bRp
his seat az the ship lurched over, and the serves p
ceeded as little disturbed by the war of elements n
side as il all were assembled within the wlh III
cathedral. Toward the end, however, Cap. PrstJ
looked up wistfuly through the hstchway NJ
or twice, scrutiEizpg the mssts and ssls M
keen glance for the storm was getting w0n "a
the air darker and thicker every miouA ~
the kosrse roar through the rigging was dsm
ing every other sound Service over, sM {
was, Hands, reef topsais;" then again, a.kr
tie lapse, the same ciyi and yet again, gu .; =
the foam under close reefed topssiis end ior~.2
On Sunday night the gale seemed at its worss ~
ocean resembed one vast snowdritt, the vhitsh Ean
from which, reflected on the dark clouds thGtnx
effect, as II the ordinary laws Of nature hsd btnN
versed by the storm. Tho Niagara, which hM hin
erto kept cloee, began to give US very wide bSA
ard darkness increased, she too went out Of Giht
and il was every one for themselves. There mux "
many of your readers who know what line-ofbeitk
ship is in gale of wind, though such sIpwNss
would give them but faint notion Of Low ne AZ.
mempon went at it all that nigat. Sac etrsiusd I'd
labored under her heavy burden If she were bred
ing up and the massive beams under her Upper Del
coil cracked and snapped with no sc resembling ~
of email artillery, almost drowning the bdeoas o1&
the wind as it mosned aud bowled through the hggng
jerking and straniDg the little storusss ss thought
meant TO tear them from the yards. These IN ne m
provised cabins on the main deck had l.se sleep hx
night, tor the upper deck planks above them Wms
doubt they were infinitely more free than easy, tx
they groaned under the pressure OF the coil Wits
dreadful uproar and svaed themselves Of the oppN'
tuDity TO let in little light, with good dssl Of Ws!s
at every roll. The sea- too, kept striking WITH GU
way through hswse.holes aud ill.cosed ports v,ths
heavy slush, and thence, Kissing and winding ~
reused the 0ccuY ants of the cabins aforesHd
knowledge that their fo,rs we're under water ana ny
the tiotsam and jetsam noises they heard beneen
were only caused by their outfit for the voyage 10y
cruise OF ts own in some five or six inches W
blge. Such was Sunday night, and such wWsM
average Of all the nights throughout the week. v
ing only from bsd to worse. sybreak on neeeq
usbeIed 10 a. fierce gale as ever swep. ov6ns
Atlantic.
The barometer was lover and as mater OF c,urs,
the wind and sea were infinitely higher than he dg
before. 1t was singular but at II O'Clock Tho 90
pierced through the psl Of clouds and shons brhm.
~ for half an hour and during that bret tine ~
as II mas not often blown before. So fierce y. ~
gust that it's roar drowned every other sound ssd
was almost impossible to give the watch the pscs.:sy
orders for taking in the close -reefed foress wnsh,
when fufled, almost left the Agamemnon under esn
goee though stll surgng through the water a. spee
lhs gust passed, and the usual gale %. in-now oir
ing eteadlly rom the south west and taxing US ms
and more out OF our course each minute Ever
hour tee storm got worse until toward 3 10 t1s -
<rpoon, when it seemed at its hight, aud ragged VI
such violence Of wind and sea that matters resy
looked serious even for such strong and lsge EMP
the Agsmemnon. The upper-deck cod had syAnslk
decks throughout excessively, and, though tsis ~
in theory, was supposed to prevent her roIssc
quickly and heavily as she would have done wshoak
yet still che heeled over to such snsarmiLg eI.ente
ies OF the coil itself shittirg again oce 1psd svsg
mind, AID it was accordingly strengthened with sdd'
tiona! shores, boltsd dowa to the deck. Ice spscs
occupied by the main coil below had deprived ~
A ganemnon Of several Of her coal banksn; ssfa
order to make up for this deficiency, a. well a, ne
desvor to coun,eTbaiance the immense msss Waica
weighed her down by tho head, a la.ge su,ntiy
cosIs bed been stoned on the deck az. On sssa
tice OF her main deck 80 tuns secured 10 nsc,
While on the lower deck 90 tues were slowed away
he same manner. The precautions tsksn 70 sscaN
hese great mssses also required st.e.t.oa az tie gfeS
snip snrged from tide to ioe. But there eos sss@es
secure ana we're 60, 10 fact, unlsss the weasel saooe
almost cspsize-sn upylses so. Alternative which 70
one certainly anticips.et then. Everything there