The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-11
State OF the Atlantic Cable.

81. JoHNs, " f., July 3, 1890
AFTER repeated attempts 10 raise the cable by crap
nepg order is electrical condition, and with
view 10 land II at New PcTlcan, instructed by the
board regret having report that although have
many ocoions been able to se the bght and get
on board al different times pieces OF cable IN all amount
ing % about seven miles re nave Invariably found II
broken again few Of. The log which Captain Kel
will furnish will give the details Of the proceedings in
fun The weather up the 18th OF June had been bad
that grapnong operations lmpraciicabe and even
while writing is cold aud unsettled, the season here
having been unusually N.e AMI boisisrous On the lIh
the fy0wng however, oppressiyeiy hot, cold
deuse fogs and strong winds have been frequent ever
f1cc
The plan Of operations was az follows -
On the 18th Of June Captain Hell succeeded In fishing
Up and buoyng tie enc after recovering three quarters
OF q mile Of cable
on the Iath operations were resumed aud three miles
ana ball OF cable recovered, whoa the old iaal' (hc
fracture already reported % yol BY Captain kelD came
on board dag ouoy was anchored At the spot where
the ~.
on tao el,h Mr. Marley arrived a, New Perl,can, and
Capt. kt U also.
4 consultation was lnmediA,ey b,d on this aai the
following day, when II unanimously agreed tina; the
assistance OF gteaag aud extra mca Should osttnei
Captain Ken, haviug rehtteo started f,r BiVs Arm.
On the 23i the cable tooAoa IL iaino:y athoms,
aud parted both WAYS tAe eight aa4 shoFt riece OF
cable coming board.
25th The cable was hooked again bot parted when
wPn thirteen ihufs o, the surface Is /! hal done on
eev~i al previous oco ,s1ous
se'h Nr Valley arrived IL a sieaDgg, la Ting. during
the previous night his passage frum i. jonas, IN
coabicred such heavy gaie thai they hal TO take
2T,h The steamer len Rx barber in dense FOG aud
stf brtCze % examine ouoys Ia position. White ou the
weather suddenly cleared and moderated, aat the
Gained By Inc drcnchhg ram. Ofs!ueu1g @as resumed
III faith ms the cabie hO1gcd several times, ant
Win one eAcri ion laft,~ osiuf, tetchns .Ae seAse'
Care tcr g. buoy tue spot the moment the CABLE
broke, and q grap-cng from quarter % hall niie
cast " The buoy We hoped t. succeed IN raising To-
bight. and DID ~ last ~ board. Ga testing TIE
cable towards Irelsni found g. D. broken very
short distance from ID vcrscl three l, re ~ nile
CABLE beirg recovered osiore p~ftea Sgan a. weak
place.
2s,h Tho = Ia arc sea ',a high Tor woyS'ng.i nssa
couf ullalcn vs. bcd a. o. a. btst mode OF rocccdng
Snc Il resolved g. 60 further oll a. Loplg
thereby u avoid tue roey ground and tns BAD state "a
sp.A Grapncng vas r.scr1ed three miles further
east Sc0a alter glio, e. work 30 Seaihcr slddclis
changed, aud hc ra So hsr that NC bad T. rla a'@
GOA. E-comacactd operations w.sb sloaner aal
boat Hui deiseiy rssy weathfs. Tue tog just
lnausty ~as scc0fsnsly aBcaorei Ia $50 fathoas as
beacon, aud gspuelng reriornei oy TIE steamer lac
more durg the day bu, broAc before reAchag the SUI
face ~ isst bigtt cam o. bAfd, Tie eseie a. ts
e,sr O s1s sss r ~ srssss SbS9, 200 yards on
About mes " The aaeT cad recovered, when 70
parted again at ~cG rtc', Snfft tae'e ~ss nnihus
DO. TIC FIits pCfCha o1gsfCa THIS, however,
Just able to nrilg he table TIE surface, WAN u
snapped btiore . eoud D. scared y sioairl Tue
poht Whefc sc last srspr thr day 49, i,,ie east
81 asagni ne Joining noSo to'a ans Copper biand, IN
Ii0 fsitone water.
Although r,ud IS shown or the charts there are most
uuquestUusby, rocks also, TO ilaaly iuiicatea
ly The 81 u cable. syrt aud aninAcuic
sdhcrrs saf surrounding u % many places sbowius
that hsi brrn suspended clear u a tvtious. lhc
Gable invariably hauled u - had y avoid aHaccs
Tho ruco,crtd cable varsi ~ sotdiiicr sefy much
and wtsi b uls mpoItart s taat tasse portgas
which came out u The bmck mud acre ~ rel shed ia
nlcfcus patches that tne cOgtr.g parted board
during thr process % haulg OH aut bu or thc devt.
and u TIE nen o. se.ang H. = u beyond III
highly Cbarpen.d needle Qoigts, VIC "a ma uut have
known much o. a. ocudii1n. 90 a word was ,yi
IDENTIFY soulctuses embedded "a mut Sometimes small
stores soucti NEE tall cmbeidot aud soastmes wholly
exposed ovef rocks az vas splarcet IRON tue condition
Tie iron wire in many place onou appeared sound
bzt mirutc lnfIrvtOn were fund eaten away aud
rostsn TIE seFFHg ~as aso deoeyod 10 sone pacc the
irou Wire Ner, covered an mviaie copper aud nuc
catea they having most rvoGb eescd upnu cog9cr
for there velrs Of % TRINITY pay Too quits pcrvs
and ccpper wire are howesCr' IN ~ gocd e0niton n
Tis rcrcra ragged, rreciri,ous rocky character
Of the surrounding eyid,ntly ends ths
face Of the water the OF sonuaings
condition Of tue G. Die Indicate tbs ms; pis ~.
We accortB. ~ dvtsed upon csvtus the ue'ghoorhooi
a. bills bland Altogether a. the cable IN Is rrcseai
state Al that part oi the bay w 40, repay The cps, o.
recovery We esrved timuitsreousy % Aitem o. rAisf
The cable OF hcaft Contest, aud asccraia ~ condition
tbcrs, tbs being the mo.t promising part " tue bay
frou nc information have been abie 10 collect A.
cordr w. uu the LIST 81 July ve sailed 70 New rcricaB
and nede preparations 70 start at three on Monday
On The "a o. Juy sailed non New eerIosn. at three
NJ and grarnelsc I = tie cable IN a smooth sea
Al eeven A. n. w hacked In las faihons watsr, In
borth point ~ ~ Jones t1fbur
and the south point 81 Ser fvrcan. Ut distance froa
the later " aboai nauis. Having taken bcsrirgs
erepceling resumed bsfs mile eDtf .nc
q trinity o-y, ard the cable again aud sgso hooked
each time shout bali nile north of tue Previous
The osoic durine nc day toosod a e~si four tes
ve believe 20 re; souet.nes lfsed III the ground bciOrs
parting a. much forty IA hums somct;m onl dtecn
IN 90 Instance DID " the surface " The
Gu t~v she strands u te cable left
unnistakahic Impressions on tn grapnel, ana roa
RESEMBLING that usually f0unc the cshc adhered 90 -
claws IT. hs,ton, canssicd ~ green nad and light
atfff IN eff4ffY
not much unlike the blue clay " Jo0dou. spnse rarts
Of the bottom Of stcnu.
HaviDg fosBn quite impossible 10 ralso The cable.
ddtd ateI careful ere Iteration, 20 make ssi
but hopecss trial % Brtss Heart Point, the mouth Of