, 1865-08-18

p'ss reports rs follows: The cable parted o,
Wednesday, the I'd Inst, at uoon in nineteen hun
drsd End ffly fathouB Of water. 1t Was then crap
Piled for three different times Aad raised twelve
hundred, nlre hundred ard sf1 hundred Eathons
respectively. Each Tins the er,ppltzg broke, bu
toe c1ble remaiced unhrtk n. Tha Great Ea.ts1z
1e@utLea 10 Kcgland for stronger aud batter grsr,
ping glar-
Mr. Valley, cne Of the electricians, ws.tet
most ereou1aginRly in regard 10 tho ca
he. He Gays: I'VE found no dit1eul
" whatever In grapp!ing The cable, eveu
In The grcatest depth Of water. A. soou
a. the proper tackle Is pzeplred, We viii probably
commerce gsspp}tpgi again, one hundred nlllea
fathors deep. Tbs buoy rides the gales well,
being fastened by pleess Of condemned cable"
Mr. Field is in good health and sp!rtts.
NEW YoRK, Aug. 17.-Thc following ID Mr.
CyIrs II. Fields diary: Steamship Great East.
e1n, Atlantic Ocean, in North lls 81 deg. Is min,
West long. - deg. s min.
Aug. II, 1865-The steamship Great Easern SILL.
cd from the anchorage, OF 6hcernest, Saturday,
JnlE II, At 1880 O'Clock, aud at halGpass two
o'clock on Mondsy, the 17th, she oyerhsu!ed the
Caroline, thatle1t London on the 9Th inst, with
the shose ED On beard. She hid been detained
bY bad weather. 'Wetook her in tow, and arrived
r.
wtather wAs unlavo1able the Caroline
went Into ValentiA harhor, and tho Grelt
Etstern to Beck Haven. Bantry BAy,
followed. the next dsy, By her Majes'y's
tteamett, Terrible and sphynx. The. twenty
seven uiles Of the heavy ehote end We,e SUCCESS
fully laid from The C1tostra, towed BY the steau-
er Hawk, On Saturday, the ed. At quarter p,st
o'clock the nert afternoon, the spllce between
the main cable and the ehoxe end vas completed,
and tho Great Eastern, the Terrible and she
sahynx, ttcaaned toward Newfoundland, while
the Carolina and the Hawk returned to vA1eutts.
Ali mosed on In the most satf.f ctoty manner ILL
2:so i. N. On Monday, the esth, when partial
loes Of Insulation suddenly showed
iten: Shortly after this. the speed
Of the ships WAS reduced. aud the cable
paid out mure slowly, while tests were applied to
locate the fsult, which was found 10 be In the
water scme miles asteEn Of tho Great Eastern,
At850 q. m. the cable Waa Transferred to the
ptchipg-up apparatus at the bows, aud We began
to haul in the cable. This operation WIS ite.
quently suspended BY want OF steam IN the boiler
attached to The plcktpg-up apparatus. and during
the dag portable boiler was connected with the
former. At fFe minutes psst eight o'clock tho
next morning, the fault w.s brought on board,
and found 10 have been caused By pIeee OF Iron
wis, similar to that used In the manufacture ot
the cable, about two Inches long, hsv-
irG bteu forced between the outcr
wires, End through the gutta perchs into ths cop.
per wire. Ten md quarter miles of cable we're
recovered, The fault cut out. and uew splice
made. The cable was retransGer1ed to the psylne
cut machine. At the stern, and at 4:1o u. a., %
Tuesday. the 2sth all Was agtin in perfect order,
anu the aces on Its way to Auesica, having been
detained thirty y.seven hours and fry Etnutes, At
noor On Wednesday, the 2G.h, the Great E.stesn
was 178 miles from EaleutIss aud thers had bean
patd cut, Including the seventeen miles on the
fhore end, 1e9 miles Of cable; depth Of water,
1,7to lathums; tests very good.
THunspAY, Jn'y a7.-The ship run In the lts
twenty1out houts III rniles, md pstd out 15G
t1iles Of cable; depth Of wate. a16o tcss
very good.
FR1pAr, July a3--Distanee made, 155x mi1e.;
cable paid out, III Etles; water 1.ps0 fathoms :
:cstaveEygooi
SATURDAY. July 29.-Distanee run, 16o mile. :
cable pafd out, 176 miles; depth OF Wzte,, 1910
iathoEs; tests verY good. At l2c8 p. N. 1t was
discovered that there WAS \ serious Es1lt n the
cable, which entirely cut Of communication with
the shore. The fhip was stopped, aud the cab.e
transferred to the picking up gear, which CON.
menced hauling It tu at o:B p. N. An.s picking
Up two and quarter ralles Of esh1c, the fault
came cu board, md On examination. was found to
have been caused BY ptete OF wire having bean
driven enf1se1y through the table. The two and
aquafter miles OF csb.e were recovered from q
dtpsh Of nineteen hundred and ifty fathoms. The
operation Of picking up from this great depth
was frequently Interrupted By want Of steam. At
night, being very tatk aud fogRy, the operation
Of lowering the splice and transferring the cable
70 the paying out machinery At the stern, WIS
postponed until the next morning.
Of Capt. Anoe'ton, kept up Ill Eight to the CABLE
and 30 prevented sny strain, begond tho cables
own weight, comtrg omit At $40 4. N. the eplice
hRd been successfully lowtrcd and tho ehip was
again en- her coufse. The detention By the fautt
Was eighteen hours ard forty four ninute., and
most anxious hours snd Eicutes they were.
On Sunday. July 3oth, the distance made was II
nllts. xnd y miles Of the cable were paid ont !;
depth Of wate.. ], ,960 fathoEns: tests very good.
MONDAY, July 3i.-Tae distance run was 13i
miles; cable paid ont, 153 miles; water, 1,770
-tatboms; Tests very good.
TuEspAI, Aug. 1.-Dlstanee mAda, 1b5 miles
cable psid out, 17e miles; water, 1.70o sathona !:
tests very good.
WEDNESDAY,, Aug. AT 5:z7 =. m. On rssum-
ing the insulated tests, 1t was discovered thst
there was partial lots Of insulation. The ehip
was soor afterwards stopped and the cable trars
ft1f=d to the pichng-up gear At the bows. The
operation Of hau'tng in commenced. By noon
the engine used for picking up stop
psd for wint Of water for consider
ab!e time. THo miles had been recovered, and
the cable wss cut, to zee whether The fault had
come on board. A. abput 1880 p. N. the cable
caught and chaked on the mouth of the t,vesr
pipe, and was with considerable difficulty re.
moved. and 1t 1e:ss 1t parted On board, where it
wns Injured jnet behind the stoppass, and In 4
moment the end disappeared Ia the water. Dla
tance run in tho last twenty four hours 1l6 nllas
cable paid out, 1872 miles; recovered tHo miles :
depth Of water, 1850 fsthpms. Totsl distance
from Va,entia, Ices miles; tosal distance to
Harris Conten:, GEO mllee. Total cable paid out,
1872 miles, equal to II per cent. steamed back
towsra vslenua twelve nailes, and commenced
dragging for The cable.
On Thursday, At four q. r1., It being eyldeGs
rem the strAln thatthe grspnel had caught the
cable, We began to hanl It. and at 116o, wh 1o0
fathoms Of graphing rope had been got On board,
ahsckle broke near the4 shi2, aud 1,4o0 fAthoms
Of the rope sank with tho cable. to the hottoul OF
be Atlantic. A buoy WAS lowered. with 2,4oo
fxthons of CABLE ard = nuahroom buoy to hold i!
and mark the spot. Du1ng the operation Of picking
up, the machinery gave way. It Is euppotfd thlt
atooth broke Of BY the sttaiu, sud thus, getting
it between the spur wheel, s1ashed the litter.
This accident hxppentd twice, and tho operation
Of hauiirg in had to be performed By the capstau
FRIDAY. SATURDAY AND SuEDAI.-Wtathes
unfavozahle for recovering the cable.
NoSpAY, Aug. 7.-Lowexed another e.apnel at
210 p. H.; commenced dragging for the cable At
ap. H.. beRsn to haul In, and continued to do 80
h1owly all night.
TCEsDAX, Aug. Sat 7:50 1. N. Loo fathoms
Of grspnel rope had been hauled In, when the
shackles broke Just inside the sh!p. Lcst In this
f.sh rf
WIS lowered to marx the spot. The balances ol
THE day and al The next vera fully occupied IN
having new ehack1es made for hauling In rope.
altering tie eapttan, and making preparations TOT
ano1het attempt to recover the cable. Had the
apparatus been ready, the weather On Wednesday
Wss much too rough to attempt any ope1atfpQs
The two buoys rode cut the gales In ibis depth
perfectly.
Thursaay. 10th, At o'clock, =. m vc began 10
lower the grapne1, and at s:s5 had cut 49, t.th.
CHS; all that Eas On beard the ships; and con-
menced dragging for the cable, and continued to
60 10 untu the evening, when ne began to haul
In slowly.
Friday. 11th, at6 &. H., We flushed hauInc in
2,Al iathoms oi rope, when The gEspnal came up
ssoul it's OWE chain. At II a, n, we hec,n
to lover the Gr4pnel, End as coon a all the e4so
Il hons we're patd ont, ne commenced dragging
until SIS p. m., when re begsn to haul in slowly.
1t WIS foon cr!dent By the great strain the grap,
ne2 had caught the cable. When TO fathous had
been received, the rope parted. IL there VA. not
sufdcItnt rope on board the Great Esstern to re.
sumo grapne1lirg, 1t was decided that ste should
return ut once to England.
FROM SPRINGEIELD.
Gen. Grant to Visit SpriBEdeId-VfAlt
10 the Various aospttml1-The Sol.
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