New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-07-27
THE ATLANTIC CABLE.
The following telegram appeared in Tie Tires :

OUEEssTowS, MoLdsy, July II.
The Agsnennon arrived here tine morning az IA
O'clock hsying left the rendezvous IL tue ceh'ei vi ne
Atlantic on the 9th mat. go
Or the voyage out, with the other Vesse.s OF tne
snugdron 3 succession OF tremendous scIrh-Westeiy
esles was encountered, which scattered al tie snips
for some days. ,
DuTire this time, the very heavy ard unequal losd
on board the Agauennon made her condition one OF
GsIger. - .;,., IA,
n chances ere strongly in favor of Der going to the
bottom with all On board. 90, o, r
Ths wort storm was durng me 20.h snd 2lst OF
Jrre, when the AgamemIon IoIeo 50 ness,y auu
oangerouely as in her then trim TO lead to serous esrs
that the rasts would go overheard OF that she "ou
capsize completely and founder ,.
IN these heavy lurotes the Goals which were slowed
Ia the nsir ard lower decks bToke away aCu seiicuSy
injured several OF the crew.
The electic instruments were sll injured Inc main
cool il the bottom Of the hold shitted ILe oeck o9a
20. adnft. The iron screw-susrd was wrencIed IN
two, s1d the waste stesm-pirs between the DoAe!s
broken, al by the heavy roiing.
Tute after every effort hsd been made to ease the
ship, which Was mach hanpeIed py the upper, aeen
col Of go tuns forward it found necelsaIy TO run
before the wind, that was only on tie 22ih OF JUICE
t6nt tie rendezvous made snd the other vessels
IRE frat splice was made On the 20 h, and vas
broAen at hour efierwaId beard the Niagara alter
three miles had been paid OF. from each vessel Inc
second splice was ALEC made the 10TH aud broke az
4 a. H. on the mo1ne Of Thursday, the 9th, aPps,
eliiS 81 the bottom CT tie sea, hlIeT sous nnes Aao
been n ade from each ship.
The third and last spice parted a. loz p m on tne
reNt oftbe 9th about six fathons below the etern OF
the Agant MI on after ll6 Diles had been PAID Gut OF
that vessel A..
lis cause Of the last fiaoture IS no. known, as the
strain 0! the wire was only ,2Vo lts.
After this the Agamemnon returned TO the ren0ez.
yous ard crused for five csys during which she me!
with sufficient bad ather TO prove that tne removal
Of ire viper deck cell had almost restored ae 10 hef
Trim AID osrtsiuly rendered her buoyant On ses.
ofa
ItIctz7oas go thst The only the weather whcn 'hs
e., EDITION Lad ives totsY lost, AID tie Agamennon
had TO proceed to Queenstown. -.
Ihsre sre stil 500 miles Of wire or board the two
shps. It's intended to fill up with coal ana fresh pro-
visions and start for fin attempt On Saturday, next.
TIE fol,o Eirg is from TIE Cork EIGmieeT.:
| "At ate hour yesterday evening her Majesty q
| stesmer Naorous toe tsLder Of the Aganeuinon IL
tie laying Of the Atlantic telegraph cable, sruved IN
QUee CwD and 81 lsIe Dour OF the oieLoo % CT Ill
cav the Agsnsu Ior herself ENTERED the hSrbor ald
| Il an ed up to tetw en- Hsuhowline srt the Colum
| BIKE Quay at Queenstown, where she cast anchor
aboE. l2 O'Clock. AS nae already appeared from the
] urpsls Of tie agaia the expedition sailed NON
Plymouth 81 tie nth Of Jcue ard for tie first lew
CAV, tley met with fs,r ard favorable weaher About
the l2tb, however It began 10 blow still breeze,
which increased 10 terrific storm, aid this lasted
until tie 20, tie gale BEN CT its night On Tue !Vn
arc DIST. TIE shp rolled veiy much, aud some esrs
wee ente,sred that tie col Of cable on tie upper
deck which vas 2S tuns weight, would get loo'e
fem fsstsnip s and 60 over the sde, IL winch case
ii would have carried with II uastS, Iigs!ng, ara
eytr,thrg II q. csme in its way and the snip would
probably have gore down. tortrrs'sy, the csble
was we. secured ard did rot shitt IN the least about
dozen flakes OF It's col OF the lower deck were, IN
deed, displaced and got eutarg.ed bit no danger
arose frcn thi. Circumstance. The ship, during
poron Of ihe gale rolled at angle Of a. degrees,
spd 81 tbe Goals that were slowed or the main deck
t.oke s6uft AID went baug down into tue engine
room. Ceusirg some Confusion aud irc,nyenieuee
tbeIe TIE ship also s.Iairsi considerably, aud some
of che pler parted, but 10 lives were lost, as
hsc been repcrtec. few sht accidents orly oc-
ourrsd, Cre man hayrg received some injGry while
engaged IN arranging tae pottcr o. the caol. that
lad 20: shiited and ,o- Il also told On bos-d of
anetner al having lost some OF lbs hngefs 10 rather
a cu-ious manner. la consequence ct the roiry OF
the lin n tie light ,f TIE gals hardly suy could
keep rs feet, IA mea O. one II tie over decks
wss hcldpg or bys srfrcrtirc sesc ef tie deck
.bovs him IL II. stTs-oios r. tee vess an opetaog
T. p,,te b-tvssn :le pe-rl al TIE p-slks whoa