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


The most iri.fst gable e1erons Of the engaesr upon
dsty that tae wheels eold be p:eyecsea ifom SOP
pi,S Altogether a. the vessel rose &nf ieI VITO Iae
ses, and once OF tTice they did come c21p eIey ~
.:and still N spite Of sii ms, eoua oe aS.e an
keep them moving, bit fortunately hey we're q An
Vet II notion before the FGrn OF the saiP Ss
Up by the succeeding Esve. No s.'an onia DC
place uyo- the cable, Of course, srd houIn tne az
LsmoneteE occ&iona registered ~ poano- sue
shin feied 4 was ohener below |, 900, ana ~as re
cuenty nothing, the cable running cut a. ait as ~
Own weight and the speed OF toe snip could IRA y.
But even With 81 these fo,ces acting unressfeAy upon
the cable never psd itses or, ST gfes,sr sieea
thar eight knots an hour a. the nnie tie ship Wss
going ct the rate Of SIX krCts sad hs.i. sdose
duently however when the speed Of the ship even
e1ceeced .1 knots and bali the cable never raa ou'
20 quick. The average speed msin,ansd ~ the soiP
up 70 TIL. tine, and, indeed, for the whole voyage
wac about I've hrots ard half ne cable, with oces-
soL a. exception, rum ne about 80 per cent faster Al
loon on Monday, aug. J, ob.erysions showed ~ to
be in lat g deg 81 MN n lG OF, u de- IS 1i'n
Doon OF the previous day, and completed
mere thsn the half vsy 10 our uiimste des-
tira.ion. During the afternoon an Aueflesn
three ussted schooner, which atsrrs.d proved 20
be the Chisttsn standing from tie eastward
toward Us. No notice taken OF her q: hrst, but
when SIZE wss within a5ou. hal nile o. tae Ass
meuron enc altered her coIise, sad bore right 90
seross cur bows. collision, which might prove is'si
10 the cable noE seemed inevitable, could ory be
ing TIE Agsmemror course. The NAorous steamed
ahead ard fred Gun for her TO heaye 700, viich,
az she did rot sppesr 70 take much notice OF, WAS
quickly followed by snotter hom the ooFs OF the
Agaueu non sud second and third hon The Naior.
GUS but stl the vessel held on her course and g. TIE
only resource left 10 avoid collision the course OF the
Agauiennon altered jus. in time 70 pas within
few yards of her. 1t was evident that our proceed
iDes source OF the greatest possible sstoalsh-
ment TO them for 81 her crew crowded upon he: 1sck
and rigging. A. lergth they evidently discovered
VINO We we're and what we were doins, for the crew
uanred the rigging, and dipping :ne ems IN several
times they gsve US three hesrry cheers. Though
the Agsmennon was obliged to acknowledge these
copUstnlators in due form, the feelings OF annoyance
with which We regarded the vessel wniea either oy
the stupidity careessress OF those Oh oord was 20
rear adding fsts aud unexpected misnap % the long
chapter of accidents which had already been eneoun-
tered may easily be mag To those osloE, ~ao
Of id net see the ship spprcschrG the SOUND
OF the first gun ceme Ike tEunderool, fJr 81 TOOK
II SO the signal o: the breaking OF the cable. The
dinner tables deserted in moment. and gene
ra rush made up the matches 10 the deck but before
reaching il their fears were quickly bansled oy tie
report Ct the succeeding gun which all knew well
could only be caused BY snip IN our wsy or "a ~
overheard. Throughout the gres.er portion OF Mon
day mornirg the electrical sgnss from the Nissara
had been getting gradually weaker uthl they
ceased altogether for nearly three. quarters OF en-
leesened by the fact that the stoppsge appesred
to be want Of cont nuity, and rot any defect IN
Insulation, and there was consequently every reason
to suppose that il might arise fro faulty connection
on board the Niagara. Accordingly Professor
Thomson sent message the effect that the signals
were too weak 10 be resd, and, az II they ha1 been
awaiting such signal 10 increase their battery over,
the reflections immediately returned even stronger
than they had ever been before Toward the evening,
however they again declined in forcs for short ne.
With the exception of these little stopPsgss the cleo
trca condition of the submerged wire seemed to be
much improved. 1t Was evident that the low tenn
IS m
considerably the insulating properties OF the gntta
percha while the pressure 90 which I. must
have been subjected probably tended to consolidate its
texture and to fill up any air bubbles or slight faults in
manufacture which may have existed. The weather
during Monday night moderated little, but still there
was a very heavy sea on, which endangered tae wire
every second minute About O'Clock on Tuesdsy
moinirg all board startled from their beds by
the loud booming Of 8 gun. Everyone without
waiting for the performance OF the most PSF
ticuar toilet, rushed on deck to ascertain
the cause of the disturbance. Contrary TO all
expectation the cable was safe, but lust in the
gray light could be seen the Vaorous rounded too in
the st warke attitude, firing gun after gun in quick
succession toward a large American bark winch quite
unconscious OF our proceeding was standing right
aorcss our stern. Such loud and repeated femon-
spised, and, evidently without knowing the why or
the wherefore she quickly threw her ssis sbsck and
remained hove to. Whether those on board her con-
siderei that VS. were engaged IN some hlhDusterlDg
expe dion, or regarded our proceedings as another
British outrage upon the Americ sn ~ II ia impos-
sible to say but certain Il is thst, app srenty IN great
trepidatioD, she rem3ned hove 70 until We had lost
sight Of her in the distance. Tuesday wss much
finer day than eDy We had experienced for nearly
week but still there Considerable sea running,
end dangers were far from passed. yet the hopes
of our ultimate success ran high. We had accomplished
early the whole Of the deep sec portion Of the route
in safety, and that too, under the most unfavorsbe
circumstances possible therefore there was every
son 10 believe that unless some unforeseen accident
should occur We should accomplish the msnder.
Observ atoms a. noon placed ne IN lat. deg % min.
NJ, long, l6 deg, min. 80 sec W., having run one
hundred and tbiryiour miles since the previous day.
About o'clock IN the evening the steep submarine
mountain which divides the telegrsphic plateau from
the Irish cos. resched, and the effect OF the sud
den Swallowing Of the water had very marked effect
upon the cable causing the strain ard the speed Of
it TO Lessen every minute. great desl Of slsck wss
paid out to allow for any greater nequ ,ities which
might eri.t though undiscovered by the sounding
line. ABOUT 10 o clock the snoal water Of two hun
dred and fifty fsthons was reached. The only
remaining anxiety now was the changing from
deck, and this most diic ult and dan ferrous opera.
ton was sue essfully performed between and
o'clock on Wednesday morning Wednesday was q
which any one would have thought of making 4
splice sirce the day started from tho rendez vous
We therefore congratulated ourselves on having saved
week BY commencing operations on the thursday
previous. AT noon We were in lat. p deg ii min.,
Ion. Il deg 10 min. Sec W., 50 miles distant from
the telegraph station 81 Valsntia. The water was
shallow, so that there no difficulty IN paying out
the wire almost without any loss by slack, and al
looked upon the undertaking viitus Ally accomplished.
At about O'Clock in the evening the second change
from the upperdeck col 70 that upon the orop deck
was safely effected, and shortly sfLer the vessels
exchanged signal that they were in 100 fsthoms
water. As the night advanced the speed OF the
chip reduced, as it was known that we we're only a
short distance nom the land, AID there would be
no advantage in making il before daylight in the
morning. About IL o'clock, however, the SksIligs
Light was eeen in the distance, and the Val,rous
steamed on ahead to lead Us in to the coast firing
yocke,a AZ intervals N 6irao. ma vaya