New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-19

wire rope belonging to Of the cable buoys. wero
passed over the cable aud secured III blight below
The hagsctholcs These were hauled 50 % bring
the cable to lie right hand side of the boat the snip
sin dc4.ing 10 the left 1t was necessary :" DO
this Instead Of veering away, Is We were noar TIC
end osthe cg tie cable in the boat. There IL aarse
iron wheel na deep groove, and the ciIedm4erehoe
athnica.y - Y" wheel, from the groove by Tue S'ue
Ct which Is "Reri.sr smaller wheel Oh Tue same
axis" The cal 10 and tie wire rope together were
coming g. over tie bows and the groove III the larger
wheel ihe G. lie wound npon drum DehIndby Tie ma
ctuerr ISL ,eh was once in notion old the wire
rome being k ia around the capstan. by nals but the
rore ana cable were hot coming up in right line, but
were BEING hauled in with great strain on them at an
angle from tire right hand sid" that they Gid NOT
work directly in tie V" in the wheel Still the strain
was shown on the indicator to be very high, but
near breaking strain. At last rp came the cable sad
wire rope Stacking together on the ~" wheel
IN the coat. TIE! wound round Il slowly, wire
passing over these wheels together the lrst damaged
part being on board when ar given a. tse dyna
nooetcr which few up from sixty hundred weight the
highest point marked. with sudden jc.k ,, inches.
L. the Chain Shacke and wire rope chamber. il were
mp Dut Of the gloove the right hand side Of tie Of
nc wheel, got the top of the rim Of tie wheel
end uSlcd down WITH a crash on the small wheel CIV
Iug. doubt, severe shake 10 the cable TO which i
wcsci'7ohol The machinery still il motion. anc
ne ropes travelled ai toeet or, one toward the cap
stan ana re other toward the drum where jIst as tire
cable reached tie dyuamome crit parted ard with one
bo.Bd lclped it were few feet Of ntergcning
sYa,c, ard .r'asfel into the sea.
rtisiot possible Tor any words 10 portray The dsmay
With which the sight was witnessed Gad the news
lsirl. n hen man cane ( with piece q the iancI
end lss,ea still f. .hc chain and the tortured
srials tom wires and aoeratcd core. il j, nc exsr
rOou ly that strange feelings of pity. though
some numiu creature had tocn nutlated and dragged
s.rulr iy tfual force passed through tue hears OF
t.e spectators Capt. Morar.y was jos; couiirg to the
fo3t Of te cyrrauiou 10 put up bis daily statement Of
ihr Ship position, having Lad excellent observations,
WHOM ,le news cane.
81 feel" lie said we win not feel much interested
Tow ia knowing how Iar aie from Hearts Content
However. was 500 ehiuG to know. although il was
comfort that W. had row run precisely one hnnd
.el and ix,een miles since yesterday, thai We were
sac thousand aud six;ytvo miles nom Nalcntia, six
hG8dled ard eighty miles rom Hearts Content thai
Ne were il lat 81 ~ lon p Pc.
ANoIBEE ACCOUNT.
U.P.N SIrANsHiP terrible An. II. lse5.
II. y. NJ. steamship Terrible. is a5out tie Croft
4s,crn steamship til llth day Of Aug lst5. having
0eca L. oonpsny with her since July 23, when the
g.. lice was made with the shore end Of the cable q
miles from Valentia since which datc 30 aes Of
cable lave beer pail out, tie dis fr)u Fai'rii-
being LOB miles. ana Hc,rfs Contcat, 1ria.ty Bag
Newfoundland. COO miles.
The cable parted the ID OF August, At 30 miacies
past l2 p in SOM es o. 9OJ yard, hiigde so -
longitude 81 go under tie follow ing circumstances
partial loss OF insulation having been DISCOVERED
on August 2 the ship stopped t. pick up six niles OF
tie cable within which was supposed by electrical
test that the fauI, Iy. The cable was passed ron
tie stern 10 the bow Of the ship the purpose q r
covering it, After eoiing IN by steam machinery two
niles Of cable the fault being still overheard. TIC cable
f-ole about ten yaT's on board Of tie vince! az
'e bow being rjGIel by chahug on the stern Of d.
sip Two previous faults had been discovered. ~
sounding. Of half nautical mile end two mics IN
cpb and bad been successful picked ~ ty the same
machinery and he faults cut ont IL the first case tcl
miles md In tie second NO and halt miles were
tauel q, shon ths cable parted The yrapnel va ia
ov .rbolrd. with and half miles wire ToQo. tie
81 r being placed IS drn over 90 line Of bic
-ta csl. was hooiei after The expiration q several
Jsls. when > 20 yards Of ito wire ronc lad p'en
-alled H. a sviycI tie latter gave way and 2snl
yalds Oh rope ere lost-hcvifg lifted TIE cle i,sJ
ards from the ground a buoy vi flag Was ropi,i.
with 900 yorls Of roTe to max tAe place u L. .i.a
81 -- long. - - 81.
a sLcoED AITENPr
vas made 70 grapple tie 9Th Of aeu.t and va
successful iioin tie are cause two yards %. rope b.
ius huuled IL. Ano.i er buoy placed 70 b. - ~
10. siirde 9-s &C.
THIRD tTiIMPr
T,s rnado on the 18th Of August Tie grapucl came
up with caa foul around tie fake the bottom cogcre
with core. IL il believed he rrfpne touched a..
cable couple OF hours ct it toaoled The cr'uad.
TN FoUI.IH ATTEsnT
was made On tie 18th Il August which else filcd hay
Ing raised Tie cable co.. yards non he bottom Iinv-
ng row exhausted the stock OF .oTc any further
iempts became inIos Die.
I following ~ ct.c4i e,nelu iors have been arrived
ID hy thcse engasel IL va .ogs capacities il Gle eEt
ltons
Fir.f-Thai the steamship Great Eastern from neT
size ard --oiag qua.es, can carry md - Al 81
l.utic telegraph oit.c .afCly in any weather.
S,oond-1ha' the p.unE-out machinery. constrlc'et
for tie purpose By Messs. Canning Clifford. woflf
peiictly. and cen be ,Oa1leAty relied 90. Thai the
insulation OF Il rltta percia conductor improved 10y
Feafon q tie reduction OF the temperature AID lc
great pressure at the bottom Of TIE ocean All was
more iuan doube what II had been before starting
proving itself to Re The b,sf 'usnlied caBk erer NAM
Jecarel aud many tines iig6er than M standard r1gnsd
By e contract. Tie cause Of tie two faults which were
picked A. was in each case perioraiou OF tAe cuti
perCha through 70 tao COPPER by piece II non wire
found sticking in ihe cable. Electrically. the third
fault was analogous TO the first TIE difficulty esn D,
r.. 49,.