New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-28
Mr.. RUssELL's JOURNAL.
GREAT EASTERN, AT SEA, Aug. II, p NJ


It is all Summarized in the brief statement that tho
last effort to recover the cable has Just been usraea
BY the swapping OF last available hawser az so
grapnel was coming up from 400 fathoms wa.ef S
the cable attached to it. That such feat as hnuinE
the cable three times In than two miles aeptho
water. should have been accomplished with the naye
hope entertained by all on board that the Great Last
ern will be able when she is provided with proper aP
Paratus to recover it and consummate the great WCr
which was suspended and impeded simply by the IsuS
Oh tne cable itself In its electrical capacity
PRELIMINARIEs.
| Inc narrative Of events connected with the great
operation up to the departure Of the Great Eastern from
the shores Of Ireland Is already before the pubic on
both SIDES OF the Atlantic. As our readers are aware.
on Al waI plan was aG ron v %
and on Saturday July % the thick shoreend Of tho
Atlantic Cable was carried board from the Caroline.
over bridge formed Of Is fishing yawls of the district,
and hauled up the cliff in the channel made for the
purpose to the Telegraph House. This operation was
regarded with the greatest interest BY the people and
brief addresses delivered by Sir r. Peel Chief
Secretary for Ireland and by the Knight of Kerry.
which were received with enthusiasm The Caroline,
attended by the Princess Alexandra yacht Of the Bal
last Board proceeded to towed by the Hawk
ng out the shore end OF the cable in the track buoved
out by Lieut.. White, in charge OF the Coastjuard OF
Valenta and his men, amid great cheering and at 0J9
dropped the end u miles W. n: W: Of vaientis, ana
stood by the buoy az night. On intelligence beng
transmitted through the cable shore dispatch was
sent to tue Great Eastern in Beerhayen TO announce
the event. Although it Was near midnight wnen t1e
dispatch received the Great East IN got up s,eai
and anchors with such diligence that her arrival at
tended by ii. ~ s. Terrible and Sphynx, on Naienna
Harbor was reported at 7;45 next morning. lie
weather was most avOfa a% the sSrec Of the sea- al
though not even the Great Eastern herself coud NC
Indifferent to the grand roll Of the Atlantic AS !re
operation Of splicing the thick shore end 10 tIe
main cable one Of importance and nicely me au-
vantage Of the calm sea was appreciated ny AZ htei
ested in the undertaking. The end of tie NAN sapc
was passed Oh board the Caroline from the Great
I'LL
hauled up and got board with the assistance OF Doas
of the men-Owar and the operators OF the company
rigid tests hours by the telegraphic stan ana
found to be satisfactory 1t was also aseertaned that
the insulation of the shore end had been greatly In
proved BIZ its immersion in the water
SPLICING The CABLE.
Tie Hawk with Sir H. Peel, the knight OF Kerry,
Lord John Hay. and party OF ladies' and gentlemen on
came up with tie lOtIlla about o'clock Inc scene
was full of interest In the center OF the picture lay
the Great Eastern. with flags flying RON her SIX trIeh
including the United States ensign and the lag which
was flown BY the gamemnon on the laying OF the Ers!
Atlantic Cable and with the blue ensign over her tan
rail- Her boats with those OF the Terrible ana Spnys
now lost sight of in the trough and rising high on the
crest of tie swell gliding TO and fro, busy with
the work of the day; and close at hand the Caroline
pitching and rolling afforded an additional contrast
The almost mpassiye vasness OF the great Ley.athan
With some little difficulty party from the HAWK, IN
Guiding Sir Robert Peel the Knight Of Kerry, Mr.
Canning, Chief Engineer for laying the cable. MI;
Barber &C. got board the Great Eastern in several
trips and enjoyed her terrestrial steadness for some
hours but the ladies' could not venture on the DANGER
of embarkng in the boats and boarding. AT i:Jo .le
testing of the splice flushed and the blight OF tne
rope was slipped from the Caroline. and soon AFTER
ward the Hawk returned to Vae1ta WIN her dislin
tho cheers of officers crew and visitors which were
returned from the vessel
The Terrible and Sphynx soon afterward ranged mp
within a few hundred Yards and boats were got IL,
and after short detention, caused BIZ taxing IN sons
OF the from the Caroline the Great Eastern got IN
d dimes farh as.oA 70 Tho
TIE GREAT EASTERN UNDER STEAM
As she eteam-d slowly shSad, o.ce- "fisr cheer
was given by her to her companions anu Ss'y ,be
compliment with hearty good WIZ anu
after one cheer more, at slG tie first atLom OF inc
cable gded slowly over the stern and sunk mo u.o
dephs of the ocean The evening all that could Do
desired The paying.ont machinery worked ~i'h 'A9
utmost and regularity and after while the speya
OF the vessel was increased from y to 80 ana ultimately
TO 81 miles an hour All the while signaling win tLe
shore gave the most gratifying results respecting te
witch time 30 miles of cable had been paid out and up
70 midnight the laying ont proceeded without imped
ment in calm weather. with iavorapie WIN anu Sou
TROUBLE THE FIRST DAY OUT
ALoVdau Ju{y 2I-At 3:l5 o'clock a. M, when 81
miles of cable had been paid out and all appeared TO Do
going on most avoraby, the electrician, engaged III
signaling to the shore station was astoisnea 10 E
oeye an alteration Of the index light which showed
some singular cause of disturbance in the earreni:
After testing the cable for some time by senas 10 anu
from the land il became apparent that there was
fanlt. as il is technically termed. in the cable A gun
~ med from the Great Eastern little before
10 call the attention Of the Terrible and spnynA 10 lle
accident. The paying-out OF me cape was o i
tnued and the attention Of the staff Of electricians
was directed 10 the discovery OF the place "LeIc tuo
fault had occurred; but notwithstanding me pefeeii9n
OF the testing apparatus, and the e1peF'enSe oi 70
gentlemen engaged wide difference was exh.olted IN
the results OF various calculations, though u
was generally maintained that the INJURY a.
sted at spot from ~ TO 90 miles distant IRON tho
ship Some of the experimenaliss thOuglt lIe oeitet
ay between the land and the seward end OF the hGie
end and Others who inclined to the contrary Oeiei
admitted that they could not pronounce WltIih TIC
limits of conjecture wheIeaDout III tue mann
cable the injured portion lay.
FLAW DISCOVERED.
The regret and disappointment created by
this sudden detection OF flaw IN work pro-
nounced Ivy the best authorities TO be so iant-
less were increased by the reelection that the eabe
were liable accidents OF this kind, after immersion IN
the sea- no human skill precauton or knowledge could
afford any guarantee for the success OF the nndertak
ing The insulation offs wire subjected 10 continuous
scrutiny of the Seyeres character and most searching
nature by the most accomplished men III the Kingdom
In their branch OF science without detection OF blem
lsh was suddenly aud far they knew causeessly
rendered imperfect when the cable was for the hrst
time called upon stand practical strain OF the na-
jecied. A feeling of gloom for some time spread over
The ship but the electricians worked away Ia their
dark chamber with unfiagging zeal
WHAT WAS DONE.
1t was finally determined by Mr.. Canning
10 send the cable tie stern, having
first secured its end to hawsers, made last nom
the bow and carried round astcrn and then 70 take
over the bows till the fault discovered. The opera,
ton proved difficult and tedious, ana Wnen tDe emu u
the cable was hauled in the bow aiter great de-
Law and drifting of some ten miles TO leeWald u was
found that the boiler intended TO supply the engine ior
hauling in the cable could not keep up snfhclent mead
ON the wire rope secured the cable at times was ex-
ceedinglv severe; and when the machine began ID