The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1865-08-29

tial loss of insulation, and the ship was
Fsoon after stopped, and the cable trans
ferred to the picking up gear at the
bows. The operation of hauling in
commenced by noon. The engine used
for picking up the cable stopped fol
want of water for considerable time;
but two miles of the cable were recov.
cred and cut to see whether the fault
had come on board. At about 1890
p. NJ, the cable caught and chafed on
the mouth of the horeship, and was
with considerable difficulty recovered,
and at 1885 it parted on board where
} it was injured, just behind the stopper,
and in moment the enc disappeared
in the water. Distance made in the
last "a hours, ll6 miles; cable paid out
ls2 miles; cable recovered, two miles;
depth Of water, 1850 fathoms. Total
distance from Valentia, 1908 miles;
total distance to Hearts Content, 600
miles; total cable paid out, 1912 miles,
or equal to "a per cent.-Steamer back
toward Valent!a IL miles and commence
ed dragging for the cable.
On Thursday at A. NJ, it being evil
dent from the strain, that the graple
had caught the cable, we began to haul
it and l1:2O when 1850 tathoms Of
graphing rope had been got on board
shackle broke under the ship and L.
400 fathoms of the rope sunk with the
cable to the bottom of the Atlantic. A
buoy was lowered with 2,4O0 fathoms
of cable to hold it and mark the spot.
During the operation of picking up,
the machinery gave way. 1t is sup.
posed that tooth broke off by the
strain, and the getting it between the
spur wheel smashed the latter. This
accident happened twice and the opera
ton of hauling in had to be postponed.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday were
unfavorable for recovering the cable.
Monday, Aug. the 7th, lowered an
other grapple at 1910 and commenced
dragging for the cable. At A. NJ,
began to haul in and continued to do
SO slowly all night.
Tuesday Aug. 8, at 7 o'clock A. NJ,
one hundred fathoms of grapple rope
had been hauled in when the shackle
broke just inside the ship. A second
buoy was lowered to mark the spot
The balance of the day and all the next
morning fully occupied in having new
shackles made for hauling in the rope,
altering the capstan and making pre-
paration for another attempt to rcoov-
er the cable. Had the apparatus been
ready, the weather was much too un-
favorable to attempt any oberation.-
The two buoys rode out the gale in the
depths perfectly.
On Thurday, the 10th, at Z o'clock,
A. NJ, we began 70 lower the grapple,
and at s:55 had paid out 2,46Q fathoins,
all that was on board the ship, and
commenced dragging for the cable,
and continued to do so till the evening,
when we began to haul in slowly. We
finished hauling in 2,46O fathoms of
FARseh 9FAHRseh the EgyfiaaPPle came up foul with its
own chain. Atl1 we began to lower
the grapple again, and as soon as all
the rope was out, commenced dragg-
ing until $50 p. NJ, when we bogln
hauling slowly. 1t was soon evident,
by the great strain, that the grapple
had caught the cable. At Z P. NJ, it
was discovered that there was not snf-
licent rope on board the Great Eastern
to resume graphing. 1t was then de-
cided that she should return at one to
England. 3a