The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1865-08-25

stopped, and the cable Transferred to the
picking-up gear a. bows. The operation
of hauling IN commenced. By noon the
engine used for picking up stopped for
want of water for . comfortable time.
Two miles had been recovered. and the
cable was cut to see whether the fault had
come on board.
At about 1890 p. m, the cable caught
and chafed on the mouth Of the horse
pipe, and wan with considerable difficulty
removed, and at 1885 parted on board,
when i! WAS injured just behind the stop
pers, and in moment the end disappeared
in the water Distance -un in the las,
twenty-fsur hours. ll6 miles; cable paid
OUT 1872 miles; recovered, 2 miles; depth
of water, 1850 fathoms. The total dis
lance TO Valentia is 1868 miles !; tota
distance to Hearts Content 700 miles
total cable paid out, 1912 miles. equal tc
43 per cent. Steamed back towards Val
entia, IL miles aud commenced dragging
for the cable.
Thursday, at 4 a. No., 1t being evident
from the strain. that the srapnel had
caught the cable, We began 10 haul it, AND
at 1850, when 1850 fathoms Of grapne'
ing rope had been 60: on board, shackle
broke near The ship, and 400 fa,homs o
the rope sank with the cable to the bot
;om of the Atlantic. A buoy was lowered
with "a fathoms of cable, and mushroom
to hold it, to mark the spot During the
operation of picking up, the machinery
gave way. !: is supposed that a tooth
was broken BY the strain, and thus getting
it between the spur wheel, smashed thu
latter. This accident happened twice
and the operation of hauling in had to b
performed by the capstan.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday.-Tht
weather unfav orable for recovering thu
| cable.
Monday, Aug. 7.-Lowered another
grapnsl At 1910 p, m, and commenced
dragging for the cable; at 6 began te
haul in, and continued to do 80 slowly.
Tuesday, Aug. Sat 7:50 q. NJ, 1000
fa,homs of grapuel rope was hauled in
when the shackles broke just inside th,
ship. Lost in this attempt 1,40o fathom
of rope. A second buoy was lowered t
mark the spot. Balance Of this day anc
all the next was fully occupied in having
new shackles made for hauling in rope
altering the'caps.an and making prepare
tons for another attempt to recover th'
cable. Had the apparatus been ready
the weather on Wednesday was much too
rough to attempt any operations. Th
two buoys rode out the gale in .hs dep,l
perfectly.
Thursday, 10th, At 7 o'clock a. m, VI
began to lower the ground, and at SIS!
had out 2, 400 fathoms-all that was Of
board the ship-and commenced draggin.
for the cable. and continued TO do so unit
the evening. when We began to haul il
slowly.
Friday, 11th. at 6 a. m. We finished
hauling in 2,400 fathoms Of rope, whe,
the graphneI came up foul With its ow,
chain. At II a. m. we began to lowe
the graphuel again, and as soon as ,h
100 fathoms were paid out, We com
menced dragging until 3:55 p. M, whe'
We began to haul in slowly. 1t was sool
evident by the strain that the grapnel ha'
caught the cable. At p. M, when III
fathoms had been recovered. the rop
parted As there was not sufficient rop
on board the Great Eastern to re.um
grapneing, it was decided she should re
| turn at once to England.