Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-07-27
THE NIAGARA,S LOG.

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GENTLEMEN: The Telegraph feet, consist
ing OF the u B. steam frigate Niagara and
IA. NJ. steamers Agamemnon Valorous and
Gorgon, left Plymouth on Thursday, june 10,
1875. The Niagara had $50 tons and the Aga
memnOn 4dO tons Goals, and each about 29O
nautical, or a little less than 500 statute,
miles of cable on board. Weather very pleas
ant; light winds.
Friday, June n-Telegraph feet all in
sight; weather pleasant; light winds. went
on board the AgamemnOn and returned to the
Niagara
Saturday, June 12.-Telegraph feet all in
sight; weather pleasant; light winds
Sunday, June 13-MOderate wind in the
morning; very fresh in the afternoon and
evening, with frequent squalls Of rain; lost
sight of the ValOrous and Gorgon before night
Monday, June 14.-Strong Z. lie; Agamem-
non in sight
non in sight.
Wednesday, June ls.-Blowing heavy in
squalls; Agamemnon in sight
Thursday, June IL Blowing heavy in
squalls; Asamemnon in sight
in sight
Saturday, June 19.-Blowing fresh in SQUALLS,
and heavy sea; Agamemnon in sight
Sunday, June 2O.-Fresh gale and heavy
sea, with squalls; lost overheard from the
Niagara one OF the large buoys; Agamemnon
in sight
Monday, june 2I.-Strong gales and very
heavy sea; lost sight of the Agamemnon at
a. m.
Tuesday, juno 22.-Moderate wind, pleasant
weather; sea going down.
Wednesday, June 23-Lisht wind, pleasant
weather. At p. IN. arrived at lat SO O2
north, long. 33.lS west, where it had been
agreed that the splice should be made and
there We found the Valorous and Gorgon-the
lalorous having arrived the 2lst inst and the
Gordon this morning. Both of these vessels
report very bad weather, and that they had
not seen the ASamemnOn since the 18th inst
Al midnight lost sight Of the Valorous and
Gordon in thick fog
Thursday. June 24-At a. IN smoke the
ship Henry Clay, bound from Liverpool to New
Ork; thick weather, with moderate winds in
the morning, and heavy gale in the afternoon
and evening the ValOrous and Gordon not in
sight.
Friday, June 21-Pleasant weather, at D.
m, saw the Gordon, soon after the Valorous
and AgamemnoH. At 4. 80 p. m, came on board
OF the Niagara and reported that they arrived
here at noon this day; had had very bad wea-
ther since; parted from the Niagara on the
2lst inst, and that in a heavy gale the upper
part OF the main coil on board of the Agamem-
non had shifted, and that they would be ready
to make the splice Tomorrow
Saturday, June 26-Weather beautiful; tel
graph feet all in sight; depth of water 800
fathOms; at 1913 a. IN, tho sterns of the Mia
CARA and Agamemnon were attached by haw-
ser, and 200 fathOms of cable veered out of the
Niagara to the AgamemnOn splice made on
board OF the Agamemnon signals through the
whole length of the cable perfect soon after
IL O'Clock, the hawser was released and COM
menced paying out the cable, the ships steam
Ing slowly away from each other, and when we
had paid out two miles and forty fathoms. the
calls ran out OF the first into the adjoining
groove, and In the excitement of attempting to
get IL back it was pulled off the wheel and
parted on the haadle of the Scraper steamers
run back and the sterns of the Niagara and
agamemnon secured by hawser, and splice
made as before.
At 5.A N. hawser released and commenced
paying out cable, and before sun-down the
Niagara and AgamemnOn were out of sight of
each other. The signals through the whole
cable were perfect, and it was running off the
coils beautifully and everything working sat-
isfac;oriiy. At midnight had laid out thirty
one nautical miles of cable.
Sunday. June 2.-At I2 So A. m ship's
time, or By a In, Greenwich time signals
ceased, and from the tests that were apIlied
by the electricians, it was evident that an ac-
cldent had occurred some miles from the shin:
Stacked the speed of the Niagara a. much a.
possible, and continued to pay out cable very
slowly, constantly applying different kinds of
electrical tests until % - In. ships time.
when commenced hauling in, and in a few
minutes the cable parted, having recovered
about one hundred fsthOms Lost from this
ship ptOrtytwo miles and three hundred fathoms
cable capt. Hudson signalei the GorgOn to
return, to make another splice and i'm a few
minutes we were on our way back to the rem
deZVous. At 10 a. IN, spoke ship Alice Mum
roe, bound from Liverpool for Boston. and sc MT
letters by her. Lieutenant Gherardi and nv
sell went on board In the morning the
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cloudy, with light squalls and rain.
Monday, June 2o.-Weather pleasant. with
hght wind AT p. In. saw the Agamemnon
and NalarOus, and In about one hour after the
Gorgon- At A Lieut.. North, MI Everett, Mr..
Z. '. dc Sauty and myself went on board of
the Agamemnon, and ascertained that the ac-
cident did not occur on board of the ship
Alter full consultation it was unanimously
decided that the Niagara and Agamennon
should be immediately connected by hawser
and splice made as before, and should the
cable part before the ships were one hundred
mlies from rendezvous: 10 return under sail
and spice again; but if after that distance. tn
go 10 Queenstown for Goals Splice made and
signals perfect. At 7.25 p. m, ship's time
commenced paying out, and up to midnight eli
went on In the most satisfactory manner
Tuesday, June 2y.-Weatler beautiiul-
dorgon IN sight; signals perfect. At twelve
oclosk had payed out eighty-nine pautic,l
miles and three hundred and sixty fatLon,
cable. Ship going AT about four and half
Knots per hour, ant cable payed out at about
hye aud a halt, and with less than u ton strain.
All went on In the most perfect manner until
Is p m, ships time, or n p. m. Green
Wlch time, when the signals from the Agamem-
non ceased. From this time to 10 40 D. m.
Kept trying electrical tests and paying ont very
slowly; then fastened cable and held on until
i? 23 a III, ship time, Or = 81 a. IN, Green
wich tune, when the cable parted astern of this
ship, 10 miles, and 93O fathoms having been
payed out For one hour ndforty three min
ute' The Niagara was anchored by the cable i'm
water 900 tathoms deep, and the wind blow
ing all the time quite fresh soon after the sig
nais ceased an ofhcer came on board from the
D.yman to go to Queenstown AT the time tho
Signals ceased we mad payed out from the Nj
agars ii2 miles oS2 fathOms OF cable and from,
"nIen should &c deducted at least ten miles
In paying out slack at starting Ieavipg 100
miles and $50 fathons payed out in ruanins loo
nautical miles on our cOurse-a loss of % MIL.