New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-08-27

"a. indcsspg more thsa . fes hundred pounn o.
strain upon the dynsnoueter Shortly steI ~.
very large whsle va 'esn s2lros1ss o..sr Ire e.
into foam all round md for the frs, tune se .s t1
possibility Of the supposiuon thst sseond tnyslel.
ous bresksge Of the cable might have ooen
after all BY one Of these animals gstrng ioai Q. - ~
De. water. il appeared asf il we're MAKING Gre ioI
the cable, snd great wac the relief O. 81 won '-e
porderous living mass ~as ssen sioTy - -,
last grazing the cable where !. entered ,ls
but fortunately without dong any IT, nc =. hla
teened to 20 well up 10 about O'CLOCK tns ca'.'
paid out from the bold with an eye1ness su1
lsrity which sboved how carefully ara pehoc-y 4
he'd been cooled away; and 20 gard asAIs. -.
deL.s which might srlse IN conseeuepce Oh the ci',
bsvra suffered injury during the storm tie ndCs 90
srar Upon he dynamor eter was never allowed ID 90
beyord 100 lbs less t1an ore-qust er Wa. .le
cable is estimated 20 besr, and thus fsr sVeylhas
looked promising OF success. But 10 suca ha@s'd'
ous work no one knows v6at few mneies UAy
bring forth for after O'Clock, an tJdred poI.on
Of The cable discovered about NILE or no .'Jn,
the portion paying out. Not moment 80. ~ ~
to work 10 cobble Up the nj ny as well s. lns N,at
permit, for the cable was gong on, q; sueu
q rate that the damaged portion Sou!d %
paid overheard "a lees than twenty nhaesi sIa
former experience hsd shown Us tnsI 70 edec2
either The epeed Of tie ship or the csoie Woui1 N
all probability, be ATTENDED by tie mast ii'% re-
suts. just before the lsppng was haisheo, f.Sl.
Thomson reported that the electrical continuity OF tne
feet; attention naturally directed TO the urea
piece as the probable Of the stoppsg ana no.
mt was lost in cutting the cable 81 tnSs POM,
with the intention OF making perfect 'pIce. 10 ,as
CONSERVATION OF al the electrical teit: 8pPeo sno"ed
the fault TO be overheard, and IN all roosoliy some
20 miles from the slip Not second IVES 10 be lost
fer evident that the cut portion must De pHd
overheard in few minutes, ard in the meantime the
tedious and difficult operation Of making splice had
TO be performed. The ship was immediately stopped,
ard 10 more cable paid out than was absolutely
necesry 10 prevent II breaking a. the stert OF the
chip was lifted by the waves, scene OF the most
intense excitement followed. 1t seemed impossible
even by usrg the greatest possible speed, and
pay ing out the least possible amount OF cable, that
the junction could be finished before the pant wss
taken out Of the hands OF the workmen. The main
hold presented extraordinary scene nearly oil the
officers OF the ship and OF those connected WITH tue
expedition, stood in groups about the COL, watching
with intense anxiety the cable as II slowly unHoand
itself Learer and nearer the joint, while the work.
men, directed by Mr.. Canning, u1der whose super
intendence the cable was originally Manufactured
worked at the eplice as only men could work who
felt that the life and death of the expedition depend
ed upon their rapi6ity. But all their sped was to
no purpose, az tie cable was unwinding within
burdred fsthoms, AID, last and desperate re-
source the cable was stopped altogether, and for
few minutes the ship hung On by the end. For
tunately, however, it ives only fer few minutes, as
the strain continually rising above two tuns aud
il would not hold much longer waen the splice
was finish ed the sigrs made to loose the stop
IL
the excitement consequent upon having go nsrrow-
ly saved the cable hsd passed away, We swoks 10
the consciousness that the case was still as hopeless as
ever for the electrical continuity was still entirely
waiting. Prepal atoms were quenty maze to
pay out as little rope possible and to hold on for
six hoUs, in the hopes that the fault, whatever 1t
might be might mend itself before cutting the cable,
and returning to the rendezvous to make another
splice The magnetic needles on tue receiving instru-
me nts were watched closely for the returning slgnss
when in few minutes the last hope was eItingushed
by their suddenly indicating desd earth, which tended
to show that the cable hsd broken from the Ni.gsra
or that the insulation had been completely destroyed
In three minutes, however every one was sgTeesbly
surprised BY the intelligence that the stoppags had dis
appeared and that the signals had again appeared at
their regular intervals from the Niagara. IL is need
less to ssy what load of anxiety tnis news removed
from the minds Of every one but the general conf
dence in the ultimate success Of the operations was
much shaken by the occurrence for all felt that every
minute similar accident might occur. For some
tire the paying out continued as usual, but toward
the moinI another damaged place was discovered in
the cable; there was fortunately, however time TO
pair it in the hold without in any way interfering with
The operations beyond for time slightly reducing the
speed Of the ship During the morning OF Friday, the
3O.h, every thing went WELL the ship mad been kept
at the speed of about five knots the cable going ont
at about Elk, the average angle with the horizon at
which left the ship being about ljdeg., while the
indicated strain upon the dyDamometeI seldom showed
more than G00lb. to 1OOlb. Observation made at
showed that We had made good 10 miles from the
ture, including the loss IN lowering the splice and
during the subsequent soppsges OF l3j miles of cable.
During the latter portion Of the day the barometer
fell Considerably and toward the evening il blew
almost gale OF wind from the eastward dead ahesd
OF our course AS the breeze freshered the speed of
tie en7ines gradually Increased, but the wind
than increased in proportion go ths before the
Sun welt down the Agamemnon was going full steam
against the wind only making speed OF about four
knots an hour. During the evening topmssts ware
lowered, and spsrs ysrds sails and, indeed, every.
thing aot that could offer resistance to the wind was
nj down deck; but still the ship made but little
way chiefly in consequent Of the heavy ses though
the enormous quantity Of fuel consumed showed Us
that II the wind lasted We should be reduced TO burning
the mass spaIs ard even the decks, to bring the ship
INTO nentia II seemed 70 be particular i'll for
tune to meet with head winds whichever way the ships
head was turned. On our journey out we had been de.
ayed ara Obliged to consume an undue proportion Of
iu.l was wanted because of one. However, during
the next day the vino gradually went round 10 the
south west, which, though II .si.ed a very be,yy
sea- allowed us 10 husband our small remnius r.v..
of fuel. At noon Saturday, the 3lst of July, ob
;ervsoDs at showed to be in latitude ~ deg.
20 min. N, longitude 20 deg. q min. w. having
made good 10 miles Of distance since noon of the
previous Gay, with lcss OF about = per cent Of
cable. The Niagara, as taI "a could be judged from
the amount OF cable she paid out, which, Dy pre-
vous arrangement, was signsled at every ten miles,
kept pace with us within one or two milss the whole
distance scYose. During the afternoon of Saturday
the wind again freshened up, and before rghtfall It
again blew rearly gale Of wind, aud Tremendous
sea ran before il from the south west which made the
Agamemnon pitch TO such an ex.ent tas. was thought
impossible the cable could hold througl the night
indeed had not been for the constant and watch
uness exercised by Mr. Bneh. snc the two energetic
en- gineers MIR. Canning ard Mr.. Clifford, who Gcted
with him il could not have been done e. al. Men
were kept ST the wheels Of the machine 10 prevent
their stoppI e. as the Of the ship and fell
with the sea, for had they done go the cable mus,
undoubtedly have parted. During Sunday the sea
and wind increased, and before the evening il blew
smart gale. Now indeed, were the energy aud
oil he - a