Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-09-12
THE LOST CABLE.
The Unfortunate Circumstances
Under which il Parted,

Under which il Parted
I Correspondence Of the New York Times
GREAT EASTERN. Aug 2, 1865.
, A sad, memorabl. day in the an
nails of Atlantic telegraph.
/ Lnnch was Just over. Spm" had
left th.tablc others We're about leaS-
ing. Tho scientific gentlemen had
very much cheered us by their stating
that they believed the fault Was only
six miles away. and 30 ere dead night
tails ". might hop. to have the fault
on board, make new splice, and pro-
coed On Our way to Hearts Content,
geographically about ak hundred
:m.i.s away. Suddenly Mr.. Canning
Appeared in the saloon, and in Il man
ner which told all. said. at is all
over. 1t il gone I" then hastened
onward 20 his cabin. Ere the thrill!
of -urpris. and pain occasloned by
Ties, word, had passed away. Mr.
Field came from the companion into
the saloon and said, with con!posur"
admirable. under tn" circumstances,
though his lips q"ivrred ana his
checks were blauched, THE cable
has parted and gon. overheard. ~
Al! w.r. on DICK in n moment,
aud there indeed glance revealed
the truth.
HOW IT OCCURRED.
l will -.I!ravor now to explain :"
u how the fatal accident occurred.
| -sy fatal, for .L:hough as | writ"
~ are drifting dow upon III" spot
IN IN" hopr o' getting hold Of III"
cabtr ,i;h ,r.pn"l-, &C c"Iy Ven.
rarr - N,pr. ,!!t: the attempt sill be
crowned with succ..ss.
bet IT,, reader turn his tacr trw.
ard wlAdow. imagining that II"
il ~ thu bnws of the treat Eastern,
and then of coarse on his right will
b. tn. s:arbnard and on his left thu
port -.t:,. to: til" ship "--a ,h" CO.
ni. ,rns haul 4 around on the lett
ht...! side and passed ov.r' tia" four
wheels. i vi. carried over II drum
..c. u" must suppose to be- o-hl d
til" spectators, and co.l~d up as tH1t
a. /, Was delivered from tn" picking
mp nppar .Is, bat wt-n the ing rs
failed 10 work this apparat"Not course"
I th,. cattle remained mnriou!"s-: and
rs ,l.- ship ~as dr!t,rd hv the wtud
from right - l..i: am! slightly for
ward, Il, last tie. "a Die came close mp
! TO tn. bow an. uui.r tn" tpr-to"t o!
/ the ship. Their" ar" at til" bows Of
( ,h- Er-a: Las;rrl two 'arg- haw,rr
/ holes. the iron rims of which project
, tog nor- than toor beyond the line
Of; ;l.- a;"n. A-a!n*: one Of them
/ n" cabl-. caugh. on tn left hand
/ SIDE. while tho -tip kept moving to
he l.:r, and thu, chairt and strained
tn. cable great y against the bow
! The Gr-n: Eastern could not 60
.,t"ru I.-. the cable should be- snap
ped and without motion soInrwnv
| there il no power Of sterasr. a. this
crl,!ca! moment. too. n" wind shift
~: 50 as 70 render II NOR" difficult to
keep The h".t Of n. ship 20 th- ca
nlr. wll.ch tl:ru cha:.I 20 Icuch that
/ IL. .v:o olac"s damac- WAS done to il.
4 ,hack!r chain and r>.yt rope be-
longing 20 On" OF tie cable buoys
were passed o:,c t.r cable and Sc
cured IN btght below tn" hew-"r
/. rl-- I.r-- "...r hauled 50 "a to
bring the cab!- sht hand so"
ii he boat: til. p ~tjil drifting 80
tn" LIT I',~a- necessary 10 do this
instead o.. ,.er.uL away, ~ We were
n...r tin, end o. the CT; %. III" cable
IL tho boat. Il.-r.. j. =. large ron