New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-08-16
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The Last of the Atlaatle Cable.

The Last of the Atlantic Cable. +
The following report on the state Of the Atlantic
Cable, in Trinity Bay, dated st. Johns, Newfound
land, July 3, 1860, has been received:
After repeated attempts TO raise the cable By
grapneliing in order TO test It's electrical cOndi-
ton, and with a view 70 land IL atGew Pericsn,
instructed by the Board, we regret having to To.
port that, although we have ON many occasions
been able TO raise the blight and so get on board,
at different times, pieces of the cable, in all
amounting to about seven miles, we have inyaria-
big found it broken again few miles of. The log,
which Captain Kell will furnish, will give the de-
tails of the proceedings in full.
The weather up to the 18th Of June had been so
bad that grapneilng operations were Impractical
Bile, and even white writing, is cold and unsettled,
the season here having been unusually late and
boIsterous. On the It'll OF June water WAS frozen
in the pals during the night; the noon following,
however, was 0ppressivey hot. Cold dense fUgs
and strong winds have been frequent ever since.
The plan oil operations was follows.
On the 18th OIL June Captain Kell succeeded in
hsfnng up and buoying the end alter recovering
three-qusrters Of mile Of cable.
| On the i4th operations were resumed, and three
miles ana z half vi Cable recovered Wren the Old
| iauit, tue Fracture already reported to yon by
\ Capt. kell, Game on board flag buoy
chored on The spot where the same came up.
| On the 20th, Mr.. ariey arrived at New Periean,
and Capt. keli also. A Consultation was iuiGne-
diateIy held this and the following day when ie
| was unanimously agreed that the ASSISTANCE oil a
| steamer and extra men should be obtaineu capt.
4 Keil having reftted, started Tor Balf's Arm and
4 Mr Marley LETT for ST. Johns on the Dist.
/ On the 23d, the cable was hooked IN 50 fathoms,
\ and parted both ways, the blight and short piece
| Of cable coming on board.
| 25th. The cable was hooked again, but parted
| when within Is iathoms Of the surface, as II had
A done ON several previous occasions.
1 26th. Mr.. Marley arrived III steam tug, having
during the previous night on his passage from ST.
Johns, encountered SUCH heavy gale thar they
had to take shelter.
| 9Th, The steamer left Rix Harbor, in dense
fog and stiff breeze, TO examine bUuys IN position
| While out the weather suddenly cleared ana mod
Grated and the sea claimed by the drenching rain.
| Grapneiling was resumed Ia LII IatiIUns; the
cable was hooked several times, and with one eX-
| cepLion, parted before reaching tile surface Care
was taken To buoy the spot Tie MOMENT Rue ea6le
| broke, aud by grapneling from quarter IL bali
mile east the buoy We hoped W succeed III
raising the hight, and did ~ last gel It Un board
On testing The cable towards ireland IL Mas fouhd
to be broken very short distance from the vessel.
| three-quarters OF mile OF cable being recovered
before it parted again at a weak place.
2sth. The wind and sea too high for working.
fresh consultation was held as to the best mode of
proceeding and it was resolved to 60 further out
at once hoping thereby to avoid the ROCKY ground
and the bad state of the cable.
| 29th. Grapnelng was resumed three miles FUR
Their east soon after getting to work. the weather
suddenly changed, and the sea ran so nigh that we
mad to run into harber.
both, Recommended operations with steamer and
boats in calm but denseiy foggy weather the log
lust cleared up long enough TO detern1 our posi-
ZION: the industry was accordingly anchart in i30
iathoms as beacon and grapneiling performed by
| tie steamer: the cable was hooked at ieahf three
| times and probably more, during the day, but
broke before reaching the surface. Atiast blight
came on board, the cable at this spot being unusu-
ally good for about 80 yards; the outer end was
| found to be broken about 200 yards of. About
two miles Of the inner end were recovered, when
| it parted again at a weak place where there was
nothing but the gutta pereha covered wire lett
This however, was just able to bring the cable to
| the surface when it snapped before II could ne
secured by a stopper. The point where we last
grapneed this day was little east OF a straight
line joining Tickle point ana copper lslana ~ lay
D fathoms water
most Enthusiastically rocks also, as was too plainly
BY the aSf q il lad been SUSPENDED
= Clear of the bottom. The cable was invariably
hauled in by hand to avoid unnecessary strain.
The recovered cable varied in condition very much
and what is most important is, that those p0r-
| tions which came out of the black mud so
polished in numerous patches that the outer coTeF.
= ing parted on board during the process of hauling
lie in and bat for the dexterity and courage Of the
men in sezing hold of it beyond the break, where
| the iron wire stuck ont like lunches M hiaiAi..-
u so much of its condition. In word, u was evi-
deptlv sometimes imbedded in mud, someone's on
| sn,aIi stones sometimes half imbedded, and some
i times wholly exposed over toeas, o. be ron
II wives in MANY places often appeared souia, nuS,
on minute inspection, were fonnd eaten away anu
,e rotten; the sewing was aiso 9ecaye1' ~
jacas the iron wires were found coated VIII meta
| liz conner and much eaten. they nave most pf9o'
ably rested upon copper ore, Tor there afs Nes
e il 10 Trinity Bay. The guita perGha ala eoRpea
I | ,yire are however, in as good CONDITION ~ Nleu
u laid down. .i.,i.,, sd rc,.t,t, char
tar af The surrounding land evidently eXtends
haiov the surface of the water the uneS eilgss ~
ee - sonndinrs and condition OF the cahie inoieate
Or Tia most plainly We accordingly DECIDED upon
" iaay;ng he neighborhood of Bulls island aito
u gether as the cable N Tvs preses 800 81 =
I'd Of the bay will not repay the cost Oh fecoses S
III We agreed simultaneously to attempt 70 raise ts
NC eabe off Hearts Content and ascertain Us ee.iut
ton shere, this being ihe nost aYa baan ah
ie ~ Collect Accordingly, on the ISL OF Jult n
@ sailed to New Perican, ana mace pfepalas'"' "a
d. start al A. NJ. on Monday morning ~ W ~
Inly sailed from New Percau at An, ahu y
neliad far tie cable in smooth sea- A. = ~! =
Gr we hooked in l4s fathons water IN sTi,gns I'M
;ninnv the north point of ST. lehuss Hhfi'.f H.
the south point OF Se@ pefheae, " es
: 4 from the latter OF about y knoia-
Having taken bearings. grlpneiiins was resume
half 4 mIie nearer to the entrance on IahitR 6at
aud the cable agaia eha AGAIN hoahsu snoa M m
| nhout half mile north 81 aAe previous run. "
eanie was during the day hooked at least ioi
times. we believe more. II semetAAes Hit as'i. !
e. the ground before parting as niqe e 81
d sometimes only Is il no Instance oisl VI come hs
,ha nurface of the water On two oceAs0tis .
Z. ron strands On the cable lett most unW'stakaR
~, impressions on the grapne ana iron rust les
hpg that usually found on the cahle, adhefsu
he flaws The bottom consisted OF green lnaa Il
leht-eolored clay, the latter very compaet; ~
~ | in consistency not much unlike Iae olus cias
I.opdons some parts OF the bottom were OF stane
7 Y Hayiag found II quite impossible TO raise :
I y cahle We concluded, after careful consdefaae
tn make a last iput hopeless trial Cd BEeak ne
iHi Point at tile mouth OF Trinity Bay, and II nus
oU cesstu, 10 take the steamer and men 70 -. iotl
the ~ avoid fafher expense On 4ulF 3d. ths sieatl
le Or sailed from Ness 2erlean Al So ~ ana fsAe
m, | Rrenl, Heart Point little before A. y;
ayanneIlea s,sr the cable trem an7n. 9s iiiiiss .
In les fathoms @atef, to wlI31h g u - ~
~ int where the water still oEsr !, U a1ne,ia
ss' We did not succeed finding it, and mad We d.
or -, tbe Atlantic roll setFag into tlie osy vas
"a q n,yy mud the current running oat so sfhhR =
d. c9HId not possiay have rasetS Il % the sufia
- hnt only have detefIntstrd It's pnsifion its %
b. nnsaibe tnav the cable VAS h1"ked ~itfhe nel
e pagcaived hy u.s. ewing to the depth OF water, :
10 he fact That the cable, espeelaily Wlsfe !
oyer stone. Is very rottea. At six miles out
battom consisted Of clay covered BY mn stst
s tn oq mnd. lie same as that off EeY Perliean.
An about ii to miles OF the bottom appesFed % 9
sEs ist IF s;cpes and this continued to within y II
9 re9 If the point where the water WAS very &C.
~ az These portions OF tue recovered eagss thar v
= wrapped with tagfea yasn were sonni, n III III
II. hemn having preserved tho iron wires hflgle :
ERY free from rust. This will he further reported
3ot when the pieces Of recoyered cable have oeen u
,T.1a.