The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-08-25
THE WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT
THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.

THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.
Commenss and speoulasio.s OF
English Papsrs--Parslsulars OF the
Parting OF the Oable..Hopes OF
Its Success.
New YORK, Aug. 1.-THE comments and
speculations of the English papers concerning
the Atlantic cable. received by the China, are,
in the absence of more definite intelligence
hands it is agreed that the injury to the cable
must have occurred after it left the ship.
Rough weather sufficient to have caused Q
breakage Of the cable, is out of the question,
as the instruments employed at Valencia were
so delicate as to record every lurch of the big
ship.
When the loss of insulation became known
on board the Great Eastern, it is supposed
those In charge of the operations would order
the ship to be put back in order to under-run
the wire and discover the flaw. While this
operation was in progress, according to wri-
ter In the London Times, brisk wind or any
roughness of sea would compel the telegraph
The report brought by the First Fruit is not
absolutely inconsistent with the superstition
that this was done. That supposition is sup
ported by the fact that it was in latitude 81,
longitude 81 that the insulation first began to
give out, and the Great Eastern probably went
51:40, longitude 50, near Valencia that the
First Fruit found the buoy. As to the possibility
of recovering the cable should it have been
buoyed as suggested, opinions differ.
The London Daily Neus mentions as the
most encouraging omen the fact that the cable
now working was fshed 81, 600 athoms of va.
ter under less favorable circumstances should
L tHSn IN s0o1
should be found to have parted only about 500
miles of wire viii be lost, a. from 400 to 500
miles can be recovered from the Valencia end.
HKART's CONTENT, August 16.-The British
war steamers Terrible and Galatia from Hearts
Content I'd, arrived at st. Johns, N. r., ct
O'Clock Thursday evening, 18th instant. The
| on the 11th inst
Capt. Napier reports a. follows: The cable
parted on Wednesday, I'd instant, at noon, in
1850 fath0ms Of Wather. It was then CRAP
| pied for three different times and raised 900,
| 900, and 600 fathoms respectively. Each time
the graphing broke but the cable remained
| unbrOken. The Great Eastern returned to
England for stronger and better graphing
NJ. Yarley, one of the electricians, writes
most ehcouragingly in regard to the cable.
He says: 1--WE found no dificulty whatever
In graphing the cable even in the greatest
depth Of water. As soon as proper tackle is
prepared we will probably commence Crap
break, where there is only 1,50O fathoms
of water. The buoy rides the gales well, being
fastened by pieces of condemned cable Mr..
Field is in good health and spirits"
ITEMS FROM MR.. YIELDS DIARY
followed next day by Her Msjestys steamers
/ Terrible and SphynX. The ~ miles of the
heavy shore end were successfully laid from
the caroline, lowed by the steamer Hawk on
Saturday the 22d at quarter past o'clock.
The next afternoon the splice between the
main cable and the shore end was completed
and the Great Eastern, the Terrible and Sphynx
steamed towards Newfoundland, while the
Caroline and Hawk returned to Valencia.
All went on in the most satisfactory man.
ner until 2:20 A. N. on Monday the Oath,
when q partial loss Of insulation suddenly
showed itself Shortly after this the speed OF
the ship was reduced and the cable was paid
| out more slowly, while tests were applied to
locate the fault, which was found to be some
| miles astern.
At $50 A. NJ. the cable was transferred to the
picking-up apparatus at the bows, and we be.
gan to haul in the cable. This operation was
boiler attached to the picking-up apparatus, and
during the day portable boiler was connect
ed with the former.
Att minutes past o'clock tho next morn
ing the fault was broHght on board and found
to have been caused by piece Of iron wire
similar to that used in the manu- acture of the
cable, about two inches .',i-. having been
forced between the onter wmes and through
the gutta percha into the copper wire.
Ten and quarter miles OF the cable were
recovered, the fault cut out and new splice
made. The cable re-transferred to the paying
Tuesday the 25th, all was again in perfect Or
der and the feet on its way to America, having
been detained thirty-seven hours and fifty min
l utes. At noon, Wednesday the 26th, the
Great Eastern was 17S miles from Valentia, and
there had been paid out including the seven
teen miles on shore end 199 miles Of cable
depth of or 1,750 fathoms. Tests very good.
Thursday, July N-The ship ran in the last
twenty. four hours al miles and paid out 15S
miles of cable-depth Of water s, 16O fathoms.
Tests very good.
Friday, July assistance made 1851 miles
cable paid out 174amiles, water I, $50 fathoms.
Tests very good.
SATURDAY., July 29-Distance run, 100 miles,
cable paid out 176 miles; depth of water 1900
fathoms. Tests very good. At 1906 p. N. Il
was discovered that there w. found there Wa
fault in the cable which entirely cut Of CON-
munication With the shore. The ship was stop.
ped and the cable transferred to the picking up
gear, which commenced hauling it at 9:14 F. X
After picking up ~ miles Of cable the fault
came on board and on examination proved te
have been caused BY stout piece of wire hav.
ing been driven entirely through the cable. The
* miles of cable were recovered from adepth
Of 1900 fathoms.
The operation of picking up from this great
depth was frequently interrupted by want Of
steam. At night being very dark and foggy,
the operation Of lowering the splice and trans.
ferring to paying-out machinery was post
poned until next morning. The Great Eastern
was by the able management Of Capt Ander.
son kept up all night to the cable, and so pre-
J vented any strain beyond the cables own
sp]ice had been successfully lowered and the
ship was again on her course. The detention
was eighteen hours and forty -four minutes,
and most anxious hours and minutes they
were.
!. Sunday, July 3O-Distance "a miles and 81
, miles cable were paid out; depth 1 $50 faith.
ans. Tests very good.
Tondav Inlv 21-Distapce run 135 miles