The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-07
THE CABLE OF 1853.

THE CABLE UE looo.
The success attained in the first effort 10 lay eao'e
although not complete, so encouraging 'has IL was
Immediately determined TO attempt 10 lay aho'her oh
the announcement OF intention the steamer Niagara
was again detailed by the United states, and the Aga
| memnon Gorgon Porcupine and Vaorous by the Eng
lsb Government The Niagara sailed from this city for
| pIvmouth England in March, 1858, and Immediately
entered upon her duties The work OF coiling the
cable on board OF the Niagara and Agamemnon was COM
menced without loss of time. The quantity of cable was
Increased to two thousand nine hundred and seventy
| miles and the plan of commencing work in mid ocean
| was decided upon.
| THE CABLE PARTS.
The ssTelegraph Squadron" the fleet specially
designated sailed from Plymouth sound at ten o'clock
A. NJ OF June TO- 1858, for mido The vessels
perenced weather. and sixteen days reaching
their destination Two unsuccessful attempts made
to lay the cable June rs and &c. On the latter day.
after forty miles of cable had been paid out the commu
ncation suddenly ceased and it found that the line
had parted. The Agamemnon and Niagara at once
returned to the starting point The news of the
parting of the cable brought to Boston by the ship
Alice Munroe and fell like thundcrbolt the country
which had already become intensely interested in the
project stated that another effort would be made
lay the cable before returning England and this
revived the hopes of It's friends and the holders Of the
stock
THE THIRD FAILURE.
The Agamemnon and Niagara met again on June %,
again began paying the cable. Tho friends Of
the enterprise again doomed to disappointment
After paying out little hundred and fortyhve
miles the signals passing between the two ships ceased
The Niagara was brought to halt the ship hanging
1t WERE by the cable anchor. The weight Of the
cable was great for its strength and at twenty
minutes past twelve A. Of the Goth Of June 1t again
parted In consequence of want Of coal the vessels
Queenstown where the Niagara arrived July
5 and the Agamemnon July IL.
THE FOURTH ATTEMPT.
After sufficient coal had been taken 1t was deter
mined to make fourth attempt There yet remained
two thousand five hundred miles of the cable board
the two vessels which the fourth attempt all paid
out with apparent The following despatch of
Cyrus Field announcing the success Of the enterprise
of 1855 will be read this time with interest," though
may also be with a smile:-
Mr. FIELDS ACCOUNT.
TRINITY BAY August s, 1858.
To THE ASSOCIATED PRESS New York
The Atlantic telegraph fleet sailed from Queenstown
Saturday July II; met at md-ocean on Wednesday the
29th and then separated-the Agamemnon and Vaorous
bound to vaentia Ireland, and the Niagara and Gorgon
for this place where they arrived yesterday and this
morning the end of the cable will be landed.
Iii sixteen hundred and ninety eight nautical or nine
house head Of Valcnta harbor to the Telegraph
house, bay Of Bulls Arm, Trinity bay; and for moro
than twohrds OF this distance the water is over two
miles in depth
The cable has been paid out from the Agamemnon at
about the speed as from the Niagara
The electrical signals sent and received through the
whole cable perfect
The machinery for paying out the cable worked in the
mos. satisfactory manner and stopped for sin
gle moment from the time the splice was made until we
Captain Hudson, Messrs Everett and wcodhouse the
he
in fact every man board the Telegraph fleet has
crtcd himself to the utmost to make the expedition sue.
cessfu and by the blessing of Divine Providence has
succeeded
After the end Of the cable is landed and connected
with the land line Of telegraph and the Niagara has
discharged cargo belonging to the telegraph com.
pany she will 90 to St. Johns for coal and then proceed
ut once 70 New York CIRuS W. FIELD
THE REJoIcINGs OVER FOURTH FAILURE.
Mr. Fields confidence misplaced, but it was long
time before the public discovered it. Tho directors,
however soon found that the cable did not work-thc
spark of life or lightning extnct-and gradually the
people began suspect and then become satisfied that
the cablo u failure for tho fourth time The first
telegram transmitted the wire was only
given the public August Is, 1855 kilograms from
London of August 81 and Alexandria OF August were
received the following day. but these were the last
They received with the widest demonstrations OF
JOY New York went into ecsacics over the fxcd fact or
the and on September the citizens engaged in
u
almost eq al to of the displays made during tho
late Tho officers Of tho British vessels Gorgon and
Indus Cyrus W. Field and the officers of the Niagara
were the heroes the occasion, and toasted and
fcted in Cohams grandest style Imposing Ger ,mones
were held at Trinity church. in which nearly two hun
dred ciergymen participated and immense choir en-
gaged Broadway decorated as Broadway never had
been beore-wth hundreds OF banners with thousands OF
notices The military the trades, the professions OF
the city soldiers and sailors Of the nation and all crea
ton generally part in the procession David Dudley
and Cyrus W. Field and Mayor Ticmann made grand
addresses in Crystal Palace but all this time the ele
graph under the manipulation Of De Sauty said never
word The people began to smell mice early in Sep
tcmber, and the press began to demand It's European
not work. and the press said much. At last Dc Sauty
was forced open his mouth and since the cable could
not say for ITSELF he induced say September "a
that Nothing in,e gblc had been received from Valen
tia since September - Every effort Of restoring the
insulation failed and at last the cable to DO con-
sidcrcd failure Before the attempt could be renewed
the American people became engaged In war which alb
sorbed all their energy and interest, and the efforts
at renewal of the attempt lay third cable have not
been watched with that intense interest which they
would otherwise have commanded.
THE CABLE OF 1866.