The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1865-08-25
THE GREAT CABLE BROKEN.
Was fished up, but the Rope Broke
Great Eastern Returns to England to
Obtain New Tackle.
Heart's Content AUG Is

Hearts Content, Aug. Is.
The British war steamers Terrible and
Galatea, arrived q. St. Johns, N. F., at 8
O'Clock Thursday evening, the 18th.
The steamship Great Eastern returned
to Shsernsss on the 11sh inst. Capt.
Napier reports as follows:
The cable parted on the % inst, at
noon, in 1850 fathoms of water. 1t was
then grapplec for three different times and
raised 200, 900 and 600 fathoms res
pectively. Each time the graphing
broke, but the cable remained uubroken
The Great Eastern returned to England
for better and stronger graphing gear.
Mr.. Marley, one of the electricians,
writes most eucouragiDgly in regard to
! the cable. He says:
We found no difficulty whatever in
graphing the cable even in the greatest
depth of water. Assoon as proper tackle
is prepared We will probably commence
graphing for tbs cable az ain ono hundred
miles east OF the break, where ths water
is only $500 fathoms deep. The buoy
ride, the gale we'll, being fastened BY
pieces Of condemned cable.
Mr.. Cyrus w. Field is in good health
and spirits.
New York, Aug. II.
The following is Mr.. Cyrus w. Fields
diary:
STEAMSHIP GRHAr EASTERN, ATLANTIC J
OCEAN, Lat. 81 N, rs w. Long 80; :
6 o'clock, Friday Evening, Aug. H.
Tho steamship Great Eastern sailed
from the More off Shssrness, Saturday,
July 18th, at 1890 o'clock. and at half.
past 2 o'clock ON Monday afternoon, 18th,
she everhauled The Caroline, ,ha. left
London on the 9Th inst with the shore
end on board. She had been detained by
bad weather. We took her in COW and
arrived off Valen,ia at 6 a. m. of Wednes-
Gay. As the weather was unfavorable,
the Caroline went into Vaenta Harbor,
and the Great Eastern to Beck Harbor,
Bartry Bay. We we're followed the mex.
day by Her Majesty's steamers Terrible
and Sphynx. The 81 miles OF the heavy
shore end were successfully laid from the
Caroline, towed BY the Hawk.
Saturday, the 22d, at a quarter past S
o'clock, the splice between the main cable
and the shore end vas completed, and the
Great Eastern the Terrible and tho Sphynx
steamed towards New Foundand, while
the Caroline and he Hawk returned to
Valentia.
Monday, Oath, 2:20 a. m.-All wen,
90 10 the most satisfactory manner until
this time, when partial loss of insulation
suddenly showed itself. Shortly after
this the speed of the ships were reduced
and the cable paid out more slowly, while
tests we're applied to locate the fault
which was found to be in the water, some
miles astern of the Great Eastern. Al
$50 a. m, the cable was transferred to
the picking-up apparatus at the bows,
and We began to haul in the cable. This
operation was frequently suspended fol
want OF steam in the boiler attached TO the
picking-ur apparatus, and during the day
a portable boiler was connected with the
former.
At five miEutes past-o'clock the mex,
morning the fault wa. brought on board
and fourd to have been caused by piece
Of iron wire, similar to that used in the
manufacture Of the cable, about tw inches
long, having been forced between the QUITE,
wires and through the gutta perchs into
the copper wire. Ten and a quarter
miles of cable recovered, the fault cut out
new splice made, the cable transferred
to the paying out machine at the stern
and at 4:l0 a. m, Tuesday, 25th. all was
again in perfect order, and the fleet on it.
way to America, having been detained
81 hours and So minutes.
At noon on Wednesday, the 25th the
Great Eastern was l78 miles from Valen
tia. and there had been paid out, inclu
ding the II miles on the shore end, 1875
miles of cable. Depth of water 1,75C
fathoms. Tests very good.
Thursday, July 81, the ship ran in the
last "a hours al miles, and paid out l5s
miles of cable depth Of water 2,16o
fathoms. Tests very good.
Friday, July %, distance made 255 IL
miles; water 1850 fathoms. Tests very
good.
Saturday, July 20, distance run 16C
miles; cable paid 176 miles depth o.
water 1900 fa.homs. Tests very good
At II o'clock p. M, it was discovered
that there was a serious defect in the Ca
bic, which entirely cut of communication
with the shore. The ship was stopped,
and the cable transferred TO the picking
up gear, which commenced hauling it in
at GA p. m. After picking up 2 10
miles of the cable the fault came on board
and on examination proved to have been
caused by stout piece of wire having
bean driven entirely through the cable
Tie IL miles of the cable were recov-
cred from depth of 1000 fathoms. The
operation Of picking up from the great
depth was frequently interrupted by want
Of steam. At Dight-being very dark and
foggy-tbs operation of lowering the
splice and transferring the cable to the
paying-ort machinery At the stern, waa
postponsd till next morning.
The Great Eastern wa, BY toe able
management Of Capt. Anderson, kept up
oil night to the cable, aud so prevented
any strain beyond the cables weight from
coming on it. At =. m. the splice had
been successfully lowered and the ship was
again on her course. The detention by
this fault was Is hours and A minutes,
and most anxious .ours and minutes they
were.
| On SUNDAY July 20. tha distanca made