The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-18

gees Qua OF the ship, they 81 very ft.e n5s,unc
which Ia DOW presented And this, TOO, 10 the syosr-
mental cabe-the weakest, the most imperfect Aad "a
worsi IN every way on board the t,o shps r1ess IS
but tbeS have not yet able b ds,ec single cae,
and they may stop whsre they are for macy hoars 70
looking this part Of the work. aud although abon wid
awake he can be- be can't anYthiog. Leiteosot
North, Leutepsnt Maoaay Eersuaat So,ss, Lieut. ,nsn:
Webb, Lieutenant Todd, Or. Glen, Or. dsyes, add al
the heut pants and doctors in the snp pay visit 10 the
coil, and they can't see link and 81 IL IS cooclu ie1 90
board the ship that the Thing ,nat could be II ex
isteo can't be seen a. al "Gr3I" that taing conse'
quenty don't exist.
rae snpper pesa an hour on the table before the
60 10 york 30 slowly a. II yoa would behave was
a subject hardly worth discussing. The o. 2srineus
raiioo and there is one general expression OF opium
regarding sheu, which OF entire sat sfacon. fne
supper Is quickly despatched and az the experiments are
stan gong on. the poop is soon occipod og crowt Of
spectators. Over mile Of cable has bsen pald oa from
each ship (boh vessels being s or eigat hundred
feet apart and connected BY toe hawser ana operations
suspended til it has had ample time 10 rsac1 the
bottom, which Is $50 "a homs down rue dSusmome,er
at this point shows pressure o! 32oo pounds upon tue
brake, which 70 a strain Of little more LhSo toa an1
half upon the cable While they At II waiting FOR the
sinking Of the line, the Gergon comes alongside, and
Captain Dayman, who stands on her wnselhouse, al
in bis loudes tones that they have SQUAD ao
and got 2 $50 ia hons. Now this is cespsr taIn any
sounopgs that have been had upon the Atlantic Telegraph
plateau and the experiments which msde ought car
tsny TO be regarded thoroughly testing the prac ca
biy OF laying the cable between Ireland and Nevouut
land, the two immediate points OF CONGESTION. ras,
however, was atRfactoly tested and proved last year
although il may be veil TO state the fact or the bene
fit Of those who are st inclined to be scspc upoA the
subject.
Aereeaby With the terms of the programme or memo
Ysnos of the engineers s called the next thing Is TO
prove the practcAby Of hauling in tho cable on BOARD
both ships The engine nut IN gear with the paying ont
macnpe the action Of which Is reversed, SO that II
be used well for tho purpose Of winding ia. Every
thing being IN readiness, The process Of hauling IN was
Yho ontn hart al eli
cable cup and down." which means ut right angles
with the water in which position II appears there Is less
strain upon than In any other. Inc Wheels revolved
very slowly as the lice drawn on board, and half
mie OF il returned 10 the coil from which 1t had been
taken about hour before Al this point OF the process
message was received signed Bright stating that 1t was
that gentemans wish the operation should DC suspended
until he had me 10 make "a new splice It took about
three hours to accomplish this and when the work was
hoshed message sent Mr. Everett To the effect
that "sll ready" The paying out process was
sumed on the receipt of this message and by half
past ten had succeeded In submergng tao miles, Toe
strain the cable, as shown by the dynamometer,
varied from thirty Elk to forty one hundred pounds, while
this length was suspended from the stern Again the &C
ton Of the machine reversed and the hauling in pro-
cess repeated a. rate OF . mile an nour. This Ar.
Everett considered the highest speed a. which would be
safe work the machinery in consequence Of tho weak
ness Of the cable which must not be forgotten had been
previously condemned and set aside as only III to make
experiments with. II was intended, however, before the
of the trip to the cable for the purpose of
testing s strength and 10 settle the disputed point TO
the practicabty OF taking up should IL be found neces
sary dung the noa, expedition t ASSq ia quarter 70
TO stern parted board the Agamcmnou and thus
cuded the experiments for the Hrs day Monday, May
81
SECOND DAYS EXPERIMENTS.
Although the cable which kept the Niagara and Aga
together had parted the vessels ssll
kept about the position, and the work proceeded
mile and bali WAS hauled 10, when word sent
from the office Of the electrician on the main deck
that the continuity was broken. Still the hauling in
Wpn ~ mat.
ter with which Mr.. Everett had more imme-
dssey to do little attention was paid TO the loss OF the
eestrcal continuity Besides was the imperfect cable
were using and was never supposed that 1t would
be Of much service, any, for electrical experiments
Tho hauling In, therefore, was continued till about half
past two A. NJ when the end OF the cable up
the aern or the whole length paid out not than Ito
iathoms Loaf This Concluded the expert ments TILL
ser breakfast, when they were commenced with renew
AT . quarter 70 nine A. NJ a new hawser was passed
from the Niagara 70 tho Agamemnon and both ships At:
the cable again spliced, and quarter OF mile paid
cut from each ship after which the hawser released
Up TO this time boy had the cable TO pass out Of
the Niagara faster than mile hour but change wss
now N be nadc In this respect and was concluded to
tne elect 2, more rapid movement on the ana
Of were permitted, In the language Of the engineers re-
port - run quite freely when the eoed va, gradual
~ checked while an additional mile and about -four hun
dred iathoms bsing submerged. The ships
under way the time the hawscr released and
continued moving though o la os@psrs .;N aos
was now about half past ten, aad three miles
had been transferred from the ship 10 the In the mos.
the machinery and the with which could be
troled. There was one point however, which Was not
SO sstsiac,opy snd which was sesn w.ula rsgsre tne
the final expedition. This the excessive accumu
laon and hardening Of the tar In the sheaves which
rightly feared may endauecr tho safety 81 tho cable
provision be not made in time. The necessity OF
making such provision will obvatc the dllcalty 10
fully appreciated by Mr. Everett, who will devise some
hv t.tl1 to nd an
counteracted as 70 render all dagger thererom matter
Of mpossbiliy II the experimental trip made osly tbis
difficulty obvious, was worth all the time and expense
and labor which have been OK pended The accum uaton
OF the tar In the grooves of the pulley the indicator
wheel Of the dynamoneter and the grooves o, the wheel
leadpgto the stern rendered the OF scra2er abso
iuteIy necessary 70 keep them clear. Wa &C
cordngy appointed for this work but while cleaning the
and so thlcs that a broke Inc scraper and forced
into contact with the cable, which was almost mne-
datey severed 1T ho point Of contact acrc thc, was "a
full accomplishment OF The undertaking. II was made
manifest by The accumulation Of the IN the grooSes,
that some plan should be devised to obviae any dfs1y
from such a cause AMI u also shown that II
safe TO trust scrspcr In tho hands OF any for the
removal Of the tar escrapors which haze ocea placed
the paying out machine 70 keep the tar from collecting
in the grooves Of the shcaye wheels are u.s. The hog
but the abrasion and consequent wearing 70 ghu they
are subjected will render m abundant sappy Of scars
Indispensable.
Aer paying the length Of cable stated lover three
mles the engineer gave the order 10 reverse The ma
Cnine ana 70 Wlnd Nd lbs Wts D1t INC Work OF n lew
minutes, and acr the order given cariisi
into execution Not Than tso hnadred lannon's hal
been recovered from the sea before the line pired aad
from the referred ". Tho scraper wasn used
by the operative engaged In clearing NE tar from toe
shesve OF The indicator Wheel bros IN ~ hand, aud part
OF n coming IN contact With the line cut AZ once.
The cable WAS nov orOugh. into relgsu0n Tor tho
nrrt time, aud the Agamemnon having been sigoaiet,
the ENDS we're sced before in the OF the expert
mental line Ava quarter 10 FIVE the wnecs Of tie ma
chine began 10 rcvoive, and by ak two miles and hat
OF cable we're paid out, wnen signal was observed 90
the Asamemnon conveying the uawelc1me Intelligence
that had parted. Tne, Afterwards uBierstooi,
was caused by change which had been maize IN the
paying out mschue Of the Agamem-on. under tle drcc
tons Of Messrs. Bright and Canning Toe rhcc leafug
10 the machinery made Of cast instead OF sheet
iron, aud wW consequently much heavier and less
adapted 10 The wo'k for which u desgncd- simply ~
ast check "a preventing the o rapid passage OF the
cable The paying cut sheaves Its uudness Cor the
purpose became so clearly apparent from this m'shap
fortunate accident, we sh0uld perhaps sty,lat ~as
removed, and the sheet iron wheel, similar 10
that on tho Niagsrs, substituted
A. nothing further could BE- done n the way OF
paying out vss concluded 10 haul in and by half past
the whole Of portion OF she cable recovered