New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-28
OfsciaI Account OF the Il xpediiio..
GgEAr Eastern. lat. 30 20 long 3

GREAT Eastern. lat. 5l' ~ long 5so O
Her Britannia Majesty steamship terrible "a
about leaving the Great Eastern steamship ths LINDA
~ August, 1865 having been in company WIN ber rinos
the 23d OF July whea the splice was maze wi'n ths
shore end of the cable q miles RON Vaenth sincs
which date 2l2 miles OF cable have been PAD out tns
distance from Vaentia being l.OtJ mics, ana ron
Heart, Content. Trinity Bay. Newfoundland ~
miles. -, .. .,a.o- :.
of 900 yards in lat. 5lo 20 long 3'0 under
the foowng circumstance partial 1888 OF ihsauee
having been discovered on the % OF Augut tne smp
.opped 10 pick up six miles OF the caD.e WITHIN Wnos
!, was SUPPOSED by trical test that toe fault Jay
The cable was passed from the stern 70 the bow OF the
shin for the purpose OF recovering IL After gctuegm
by steam machinery two miles of the cable. tne lsan
being still overheard, tia cable broke about yen yrn
in board o. the wheel Of the bow. being injured "
chatting on the stern OF the ship. 49,,
Two previous faults bad been discovered IN soena.
ors Of half nautical nile and two miles in depth ana
had been successfully picked up by the same machins
and the fanlts cut Ia the first case ten miles ana
IL The second two and holf miles, were Laued IN ~
When the cable parted. grapnel was let down WIN
two and q half miss of wire'rope. the snip pene ~
placed a. to dTift over The cable. Inc oaDe W.
hooked after tho expiration o. several hours and Whe.
. 300 ward. Of tie wire rope had been hauled ID. .
swivel Ia the latter way. aud go yarcs OF roy
were lost. having ed the cable 1000 yards from tss
bottom. 80 , ,.h = 40, rara. -
rope 10 marx the place. II IS IN lat 80 % long
3o5 ~ 30.
A secord attempt was made 20 grappe on the 7th *
. 900 ward, of rope hauled in. Another Ouoy W.
placed-lat 5le - 80 long &c 80.
A third attempt was made on the loI1 o. husps
0rennel came up with chain foul on fukes-4esD yards
ont AL last eOO Yards up from the bottom coses
with ooze Ii believed that the grapnei touched 'ns
cable "a couple OF hours after it touched the eround
The fourth attempt was made on me lith Oh Ausn,
which also failed having raistd the cable 90 yaIn
from the bottom. ....
attempts became impossible
Tie practical conclusions arrived AZ by those ca
gagged in various capacities n the expedition are
Firsi: That the steamship Great Eastern from a:f
size ana sea.going qualities, can carry and lay Al Az
lani!e Telegraph CaDlc safely In any weather
Second. That the paying.oH, maenlneF! e9uS,Faopo
Tor the purpose by Aessis. Canning ana i'o1u "o'A
| porfectlt aud can be confidently relied or
Third: IhIt the insulation OF the gutta eroo
conductor improved ~ reason az tue Ieluot"t VI ee
peraturc ami the great pressure at the lotion ~ w
ocean 10 more than double EhAt Lao pceu 'SG SI
starting proving itself "a be TIE pest lhSuN'.t O"
ever manufactured aud many times higher tAAn "a
standard required by the oontraoti ihe eauss ~ .Hs
two faults which were picked up was III ,i'h e"os -
perioraOn of the -percha through 20
niece of iron wire found sticking IN The cabe' r,ce
trically the third faUlt was analogous 10 Tue me- -
difficulty can be guarded against III ihe ''-'''
future cables. ..h. is,..
Foryth That nothing has occurred TO create tne en'
doubt IN the minds OF practical men ensasvu ~ . A.,
petition OF the successful laying ana worship onS
nntic Telegraph Gable but on The eontFai! 'ue
dcnce in The Undertaking has oeeh IhS'' iuN
| the experience thus obtained. ..-,.b;,
| Fni. That with the Great Eastern sle.moT NJ
with stronger tackle and with improved peAlhs nd
chinery there is possibility of recovering m ~ "A
OF the cable and completing the line already noi'
twothrdS laid. oAhtiL ,c ,srs rine,r
JAMES ANDERSON.
Captain Great Eastern
! C. +. NARIEf ~
Electrician 20 Atlantic lesegrap'~"
! DAsIEL GoOcH a.
c,,ac, s,i,, 70 and Direc,or Eel Con and Main Y"
VI C. V. DE- SAM, n.
| r,actrician 10 Eel Con and Main. o.
| W. THOMSON cu
| Professor OF Natural Philosophy. uiasgow '""'s
| Henry CLlFfoEp ~,
| Engineer lei. Con aud h''u ""