The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-18

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board and found to. have been caused by 8
piece of iron wire similar to thst used in
the manufacture of the Cable, about two
inches long, having bean forced between
the outer wires and through the gutta
perchs into the copper wire. One
and fourth miles of the cable were
recovered, the fsult cut out and new
splice made The cable was then trans
ferred to the paying out machine at the
stern, and at 4l0 A, N on Tuesday, the
25Lh, all was again in perfect order, and the
fleet on its way to America, having been
detained 81 hours and 80 minutes. At
noon on Wednesday, the 26th, the Great
Eastern was ITS miles from VAlentis, and
there had been paid out, including seven
teen miles on the shore end, l79 miles of
cable. Depth Of water 1850 fathoms.
Tests very coed .-...
Thursday, July 27-Ship ran in the last
twenty-f -four hours lAl miles and paid out
2,I7O fathoms; tests still very good.
Friday, July 2S-Distsnce made 1851
miles; cable paid out l74 miles; water,
1850 fsthoms; tests very good. '-'
Saturday, July 29-Distance run, 16O
miles cable paid out lie miles depth of
water, ], 900 fsthoms tests very good. At
1905 P. NJ it was discovered that there
was serious fault in the cable which en-
tirely cut off communication with the
shore. The ship was stopped and the
cable transferred to the picking-up sppar-
stus, which commenced hauling it in. At
9:l4 p NJ, after picking up 2f miles of
cable, the fault came on board and on ex-
animation it proved to have been caused
by stout piece of wire having been driven
entirely through the cable. TwO-and'a
quarter miles of cable were recovered from
q depth of l9 faLhoms.
The operation of picking up from this
g1est depth was frequently interrupted by
the want of steam. At night,it being very
dark and foggy, the operation Of lowering
the splice and transferring the Cable TO the
r-Z:-s --~.Li=e-J - tho stern Was
postponed until morning. The Great
Eastern was by the able management of
Captain Anderson kept up sll.hight to the
Gable, and 80 prevented any strain beyond
the Cables own weight. At $40 A. NJ the
splice had been successfully lowered, and
the ship was again on her course. The
detention by this fault was eighteen hours
and forty-four minutes, and most anxious
hours snd minutes they were. ,'. HA
July 9O.-The distance made was "a
miles, and 81 miles were psid out; depth
of water 1850 tathoms; tests very good.
Monday, July 31-Distsnce run, 134
miles; cable paid out 158 miles; water.
!, 40 fathoms; tests very good.
Tuesday, August Distance made, 155
miles; cable paid out, l7s miles; water,
!, ,7O9 fsthoms; tests verT good, -
Wednesday, August 2.-At 5:27 A. M,
on resuming the Insulation tests, it was
discovered that there was partisl loss of
insulation. The ship was soon afterwards
stopped and the cable transferred to the |
picking up gear at the bows The opera
tion of hauling in commenced by noon.
The engine used for picking up was stop
ped for want of water for considerable
time. Two miles had been recovered, and |
the cable was cut to see whether the fault |
had come on board or not. -
At about 1890 P. N, thecable caught on
the mouth of the horse pipe, and was with |
difficulty removed; and st
l2:35 it parted on board, just behind the |
shoppers, and in a moment the end disap-
pesred. sm5- a--
The distance ran in the last "a hours,
Il6 miles; cable paid out, 81 miles; total
AOu 41VoO bOteAA
to Hearts Content, 800 miles; total
cable paid out, l,3l2 miles, equal to "a per
cent.
Steamed back toward Valentia, twelve
miles, and commenced dragging for the
cable r-a |
Thursday at four clock in the forenoon,
it being evident from the strain that the
had caught the cable we began TO |
haul it, and at fifty minutes past eleven,
when l, $50 fsthoms of graphing rope had
been got on board, a shackle broke near
the ship and l 400 fsthoms of rope sank
with the cable to the bottom OF the Allan
tic. A buoy was lowered with 2,4O0 |
fsthoms of cable and a mushroom to hold |
it and mark the spot. During the opera
tion OF picking up the machinery gave
way II is supposed that tooth was
broken eff by the strain, and this getting
in between the spur wheel smashed the
latter. This accident happened twice and !
the operation of hauling IN had to be per-
formed by the cspstan.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday-Westhsr
for recovering the cable i
Monday, August 7.-Seyered another
grspnel at 12:lO P. NJ. commenced drsg-
ging fOrcsble; at P. n. began TO haul in
and continued to do so slowly all night. /
Tuesday, August SAT lilo A NJ. 1000
fathoms Cf grapnel rope had beenakAuled
in when the shackles broke just inside the
ship. We lost in this attempt 1900 faith
oms of rope. A second buoy was lowered
to mark the spot. The balance of this day
and the next was fully occupied in having
new shackles made for hauling in rope,
altering the cspstsn, and making prepare.
tions for another attempt TO recover the
cable. Had the apparatus been ready, the
weather on Wednesday was much too
rough to attempt operations. The two
buoys rode out the gales in this depth per-
fectly. a7et
Tbursday tbe I0Ih-At seven o'clock in
the forenoon, we began to lower the Crap
mel, and at -ffty-hve minutes past eight
o'clock we had out 2, AGO fsthoms, all that
was on board ship, and commenced drag
ging for the cable, and continued to do so
until evening, when we began to haul in
slowly. Friday the 1lth, at six in the
fotenOon, we finished hauling in 2,460
fsthoms of rope when the gTapnel came
up foul with its own chain. At eleven in
the forenoon we began TO lower the grAp-
mel again, and IS soon IS all, 2460, fsthoms
were paid out we commenced dragging un
til hfty-fve minutes past three O'clock in
the afternoon, when we began to haul in
slowly. 1t was soon evident by the great
strain thst' the grapnel mad caught the
C bic. At seven o'clock in the afternoon,
when 7l0 f6thoms hsd been recovered the
rope parted. AS there was not sufficient
rope ON board the boat to resume the
graphing it was decided that the Great
Eastern should return Immediately to