The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-08-10
From the Cable.

| cable and It's repair:
At last the n ystery Of tie break down of the ca
lie lis known In all in details. The master OF the
Hawk, which returned here this evening having
efs ,he grea, ship las, night, brings full Tsriicu-
lars, both Of the e1tsordns'y nsiurs Of tic soci-
dent, and the still more curious manner in which
II vas discovered, its place ssce-tsine', the cable
hauled in, and the piece cut out. When sbou,
eighty miles on land with dead calm weather, the
ship going six knots snd the cable, We arc told,
| running out az sofily - =" silk rope" tho
ususl test Signals were being sent through,
when suddenly both those to aud from the shore
gave most serious indications Of faulty in
| sulation. The utmost alarm was fell on
This discovery Tho connections OF the in
strump nts were carefully ro-cItmined. and the
most gid exaciness Cbse. we'd in The fnsl tsr's.
All gave the same result AMI, what wss n still
moro certain and ominous proof, the return cur
~ ts from Valentia shovel ~ equal loss. Notice
was Instantly given to Mr.. Canning and Captain
IN ierSon and the speei II the Great Eisiein,
which was thcn In prce hundred h'hotns, was
| r"ducsi to .lniost n stsrdstll II must 10
mem cred that all theso signals wero sent and
received throuRh tho whole lcngth Of two q Ous-ni
thr'o hundred nAuLcL miles, or about two
thousand seyon hundred statute miles OF wire.
VAlrnha was Instantly communicated with, sui
the whole electrical staff under NJ. u Sanity
set ~ WORK TO ascertain, by resHtsnce teats,
miles that hal been paid cut Trials u so deli Ato
. nature AMI 81 such vital Importance TO the
success ~ the undertaking were, Of course, con.
Quoted with the most vigilaut caution, and The
calculations based upon tne data made and re-
made 10 ensure certainty. TIE result Of all wass
unanimous decision that tie fault was not on
board, blt In the eighty miles Of submerged wire
When this dec SOU bad been arrived A. the cable
Wns 81 once cut on board tho Great Eastern, md
the length under water tested by Mr.. Sanders.
With wonderful skill his ests al once localized
the spo, where The fault txisied--eleyen miles
from tho stern o. the ship, and within quarter
OF mile from where II actually was. Instantly
preparations woro made for getting the Great
Easern round, and employing the winding
in sppariius GSed forward specially to lie
| used IN c,se Of such mishsps. II was hoped, Of
course hat It's use would never be required, and
very many believed that whether requ red or not
II would never accom- liSh what 10 was intended
10 achieve. The result proved the fAlacy Of bo.h
hopes aud fears. The severed portion Of the
cable was passed into this machine and, ths Great
Eastern steaniug back over the ropes course, the
work OF reolng-n At once began. The cable came
Up with singular ease. The strain on the dynain-
ometor OF the machine never exceeded eighteen
hundred weight which WAS nothing TO = Cable
guaranteed not 10 break under seven tons, and
equSlfom Its specific gravity, ~ supporting eleven
miles Of lie weight in water, or throIg a deeper
| sea than soundinss have ever yet found IN the
world. As we have said within quarter VI q mile
OF spot indicated by Mr.. Saunders, the fault
ound aud noshins can more strongly indicate the
erdlees perils with which successful submarine
| elsgrspLy IL beset than the trivial and slmost IN
| svo.daOie accident which had caused 10. As the
lengths OF ware VI one hundred or one hundred and
hi.y miles were manufactured st Messrs. Glass &
| L LOFTS thoy were taken down in bHrses
and cooled away in the tanks on board the
uie.i Eastern. Each ~ !, arrived was OF
course spi,eod W TO shat which had proceded 4,
and This WAS often done in the tanks themselves.
| desperation CT splicing not only means joining
| the conductor, but also joining the ou.sCo wires,
the junction u tho latter being male ct different
1 lengthH-khc bits Df yire ont beny tllnWn
away. 1t seems, however, that one of thesg atoms
| OF wire, about two inches long, and as thick .
stout dArnins needle, Tell on thecoil unnoticod-aA
lndeed, who would notice II, or 'or . moment think
OF the consequences which It's dsrcg xried presence
| In such SPOT might surely occasion. The weight
OF the layers OF cable lad above this fraement-as
pressed 10 nfmly into the tArrcd hemp which forms
tho outside covering Of the cable. To this 1t All
hered. While in The tank 10 did no harm, but
Wnen this PORTION came 10 be pAd out, the small d.
Amstsr Of The eight leading wheels which give &C
cess to the paying out Achinc, and the weight OF
| the jockey pulleys over these which Keep the
RIPE in Us place, bent e stout iron wire so sharply
that IL passed between the hemp, pierced tho guIta
poFcha through ~ leas. two or three OF it's TOUR
| folds and there remained In this state IL " q
TOT nd, aud instantly recognized Is ecs Of wire
| from splice Joint short length Of cattle was
a. once cut OUT new splice made, vigorously
tested, and gradually sunk. When on the bottom
10 was again tested for some hours, and the signals
| were shown to lie absolutely perfect. During all
| this time the Great Eastern remA ned quietly hovs
| to. The sea WAS calm, aud even the throbbing
| swell OF the Atlantic had died away into the mere
undulanon Of . wave. The motion IN hor there
| fore was barely percepuhle and could certainly
not be detected by the sight, save by watching the
| little arc Of = circle which her topmAsts now and
tnon described. The whole accident caused . de-
lay OF nearly twenty four hours, during which tho
| Gril Of lie vessel was almost nothing.
The following account Of the preparations made
TO lrotect the shore-snd, aud opon commu nicstion
with London and the Great Eastern, will be found
| Interesting:
The deep trench containing the part OF the shore
end which 10 on the land is already covered In.
| Huge boulders have been rolled over the coast
| part 80 A. 70 make its course undistinguishable
from tho rest Of the Little bay, while tho precipI-
| ious eif up which It 10 passed, and the opening
| leading TO the resolving house, nave b,en walled
or oarthei up by relays of ptassnts, whose friends
relations aud admirers have encouraged And
assisted them TO the extent o. Looking on. The
iiaes and festal banners lave disappeared the hut
| belonging 10 the Company 10 boiug gradually az
simulated to q business establishment IN = more
! Monday night are already forgotten in the
I euc;,ss OF the subs qu0nt hours The
| land wire between Foilhommerum Day along
which all American messages will have to Le
transmitted after the Atlantic cHhle 10 LAID, 10 Al
LIvsenl single ono, Jut the receivers on It's po.ts
ago zlTeAdy hNei Tor SECOND hue, Which will be
put u wash all possible sped, 20 establish com.
| nuhlcaton With Lopcon. Aiter oil the palma taken
b. the TELEGRAPH Construction di % tors 10 exclude
representatives o, tLs proHI nom the Great Eastern
dummy hor voyage from N-lentE t. Nuniound and
they uaTrJwly Aped carry inS out uue uuwlt-
bul y. A. do eleventh hour l. WAS hoard ia Llp-
don that one OF tho hubOrlins:e ele, .r.ciAna who
mad been sent ~ board as Ass Aiaat 10 .uutluman
acul iur ,he Aiapuc Company, NEs Tot merr ly
she y eciAl corr ndent OF daily cociul nary
nut had onsA2ei 10 supply t"o week $ Journals,