The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-07
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NcoeIs fee n. r., me hn'gM OF Kerry, Lord John hay,
IT. Ghes, MI Edwarde Ir. Russell Mr. Barber aud Mr.
J. G. Parkinson coming down earlv IN vtnss. A, IL
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oaos 'n"' VI ~ 'ne s'se party VINO came out In the
nis only four conryet 10 Get aoro.s Tho Land Il, Arm.
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~ "o0' s"'eS '~ '"ue' s"A' 'neee four were repro
senlatves OF the press All others failed pass through
the beautiful mountainous district which A
tween Gcngarine and Vaenta early enough 70 Wines
the very lining wh,, ,hey r.pa nm, 10 .oo tn. .a,.
of the shore end was begun soon s,ier s,gh, c,os
and the sight was ss ptey,,ting ~ N vas ,,csn,ss
Prom the stern x,f The ,,.,rIss ,o~roS s,s~ soc 20
$40 yards from tina shore an ,,ns,cr .n Ia. -, hs -
formed 70 the beach each Allied with a cvev of ,tI -
boatmen from ali The irl,lsv;uy ha,t,r. .ra ,nas
These were und che dircctson and guidanc. n eru.r;
etced cable men who in 6eta~hed ru,,e,s ana g;g
commanded up and dow The ins The Grs, ss. Isrsps
soon rot out but thence draguin0 IA pondarous
along the line craft Was SLOW ia,,orous bus,
hess and Il only by foot, though some 900
SLOW AND rpp,ovs rA,op
II took nearly hours 10 pass IL over the string Of
boats and by that the rugged cli were crowded
by peasaLtry who only thronyed the steep danger
of zgzag path ch gives access 10 The bend M
the bay but p.rhsd about on little let's and points
where any foothod To be gained and often where
precarious thai il startled one 10 loon
up thrm No- did the interest eyinced end here for
the brow OF the cliff itself decoraie ed with extcpor
tied flags made out OF Lille cotton of ali Finds
bright color.d shaws or even rocket OF
course these little einb.ms of the enthus,a.u of te
island were not calculated 10 bear n.sr ,nsn@r,n h",
bay below they gave a wonderful relief ~
color TO It's stern dark bands o. c and OF life
quskes themselves could scarcely move
RAD ErpECT ~ PREmArrRE yxrurstsu
As happened however the interest of the islander.
was rather prematurely evinced MOI onIy b.d H..
cabe.to be landed quite a mile in excess was 10 be-
bauled on shore ~ pass no the cliff and across cis
Of fields which led 70 the telegraph bouse and usye corr,
munication through the land lines 10 London Bu, no
the first atom of the cable seen near The
shore than a wild .Booroo'' srose from ,hnss "n Ia
who II coming With contagion characeris,c of
the people the enthusiasm passed rapidv dow lizards
from those the cliffs To the groups ON the winding
path, and thence like current OF electricity into The
cable boats themselves the crews Of which op.d in the
shouting and seeing the end so near the land and ron
GLIDING their work well done M on roceedea to hea,
the massive rope into the sea From bo.t Ia bos tbe
first bad example wa followed by All uutil IN m. ,i.
may N the cabemen, who could not "a q hearing amid
the continued cheers, every fathom up the stern Of
rHs CABLE uvpERrus
The result OF this WAS thai e,e,v
foot had 10 be underrun prep,raorv 10 the whole one,
ton beginning d, nyro II took some tim. 20 effect this
during which but fair 10 say the Irish
dspred enough and IN reply 10 Ihe s lie
knight OF Kerry promised 10 refrain from cheering mi M
least all done-a promise which they kept fahuIIv
When the cable been underrun hauled into the boats
again and the shore end really began 10 come ON land
and slowed away in gigantic circles AT tle foo, oY
the clin the scene was one OF real an NATION Numbers
OF men in the water up TO their waist, or shoulders
easing the cable over the rocks while along the s,eep
path up the clins q close row Of figures men and
boys Of every rank, from the well odo farmer down 10
the poorest cotter, all pulling at the cable with will
and, II In for their first fault Of enhusas
obeying with silent and almost chldke docity every
signal made by Mr.. Glass or Mr. Canning az 10 when
they were ~ haul or slack away Above them and dan
Gsrously near the edges OF the heights fringe Of
WIN pgnt gIoups oi he county gentry who bad ridden
THr BATrERrss AT ruE sscMv,sa uorsv .y,,,xn