The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-08-12
How the shore End of the Atlantic Gable
was mid


ruH correspondent Of the London lnEs thus
describe. Ihe manner Of Lying down the heavy
shore-eud OF The Atlantic Telegraph Cable
TIE Rn3iuC Of he shore end was begun aoon
AFTER s.gnt o'clock ON the morning Of tLo gYad.
and tie hgnG MAS a. inter -inV ss 4 was pc
tur,tq ~ IN the stern Of the Carol ne, M or.
ei so.Le Gri OF $40 yGrs from shore, au uuurukeu
huu " to~,s wss iogued to he leE,h each h
" IA crew Of picSed blAtnon from MI TIE ne ,h.
lor.ng harbots ami inets. "a 10 ~ero under the
ct. un and gu dame Of eNpercneed ",atle
iud. - who In detached cutters And girs cun-
tuaaGed up and down tie line. TIE ursi lew
l'u. ths we're soou got out, bu the &c, IL nuy ny
ns Iul .otous mH'ssuug tne l.Ya Of e. stl was slow
a.. .Anuriuus bus ness, aud IL only csme ,.t toot
ty foot, I.ough soule BOO or 400 pOwcrill mcl
wee pI,Lug VI Ivell topC;h0.. Il took nearly
~ lp.ss % pssS q over Ito string VI luAtA EuA
- that time Ell the ruRged cliffs W r. crowded by
p.askltry, Who not only ihrongei the s1eep, dsn-
lerouS tCrs of EigzAg path winch gives ACCESS 10
NO Le-i y! IN tt!, JUG Heie pcrched on little lets
an pJlnts Hncre any iuotholu NsH ~ he gained,
aud on,n Were Their stand WAS ~ precarou, that
II startled one 10 look up NJ them. Nor did the In
lere4. evinced epd bere, or the brow Of the cliff
itssf ~ss co1otstsd viz ,x.empori2ed flags made
cut u lille cuNon sltebmtts oi all ki4us,
lrlchL colu.td sstvlA or even po-Iet hauuker
/ cl. +. Oi cuutse liese little omllrus Of tAe
sut ILHasu vi Ne island were not cLl,ulAed 20
tear a near ilspecton, tut seen from tho bay
le.uw, N'y save wuu-er.ll rclot Of coipr to
.tn seru dark bands OF Cln, and sort OF life
.nu play % the rgiIity Of rocks which It seemed
that card q IAkca q elnselyeB could scarcely movo
A. il happo4 sd, however, ghe intrres' Of ei,and.
| eis Nas rather promAurely ov4ucod. Not only ad
/ the cable to be landed, but qu,e ulie ~ excess
was 10 be hauled On SHORE to pass Up tLe q II, and
acr, IS Q couple Of heds which led to tie se,rsph
/ house, aud gave cOtnnuulcAtUo rough the laud
/ liz es g. London. BlI NO sooner was tie hls atom
! of The end o the cab seen near the shore u. q
Wild "HJoroO" arose irCin Ihose on lsud, w41 SAW
7 II coming. With ae'n1asion charActeriste II tue
. peoIle, 30 enthus AsIn p.ss -. T-lul' toNnW ar
from tnose on tho cliffs TO the groups on G Wind
ing nail, and thence Ike rrvlt OF e.cgtr citv
into the cabc boals tLeInss ye-, toe ,rcws Of
which Joined ia the sACuuug, hrd SreIus the
end 30 near the land, Anu, cJn-u, .ug Their
| work well done, At once pr,ce Ccl ~ Leave tle
| masay ye rope into the sea. From boat 10 boat
the first bad example was followed by all unit, 10
the dismay Of the tabls-nen, Who could not gam u
| bearing Amid the cOnuLueI cheers, every isthom
UP TO the III ern Of he C4iouue "as thrown over
board. The rsult Of tbs tuu hing eutnuslastn VS.
shat every loot had W DO uuaert "a, preparatory 10
| the whole operation beg nuing dc moro. l. took
some time effect GLis, dur,ug WI ioh 6 Is lair TO
say IIs Irish were Aleul aud dHI4rIed enoug h.,
and Ia reply 80 the aAIuuu ous oi Ihc hAight OF
Kerr promised 10 rc!casu .rvm caetr'AB Lntll a!
least al was douc-a promise "hch lhey Kept
f.itnIully. Wien the cAbl' hal ltcJ uuGerTuu,
hauled mo tue boats again, and lhe sa'r--end
really began 10 come N laud, AuI "as Hlo"ed
away Ia gsAnLc c.reIss Ht ne lo"' 81 he
clh, tic tcCue wss one oi zeal siiMANo-.
NUN 'ia oi hoh "eIS ~ 'Io $50 - ~
tLo.r waists or shoLl 4erL ea-!ls 10 cable over
the rocNA While along tic steep Iati up i-e eHAa
was e 80 row u {, ,uIes men had boys, o' every
rauk, iTJm tie "Ol-.o- To- farmer dow 20 lr' poor
est eol.or, all pulling a. the ,.Lb WA VIII AhJ'
~ 4 in A.ouemeut .or thor hrit 'llt Ol t.'IoL'
sisaiu, ole ing with slel. Hut almost eLi'.t ts
docD,;y eSery signsl made by Nj. u!-s' " an,
Ginning Ls ~ when taey were 20 "ul OF sA,
away. owe them, and danR'rYu'ly n ~ th'
edges Of $40 he gus, was ir.n. q oi loohrrs on,
wade the slopes beyond werr iVt,cI VIII pF'gh
sroups Of tLs eouatry gentry who hal riiGel oi
driven Ia to sec sLe ".Ilius." d. twelve c'slocs
too cable wss well up TIE lrpoys when pau oeel
cut la tie lace Of the elf for i's reeepuo1i Sle
COILS across the meadows to tie recsIVlne
house beyond, was soon accomp'Shst' AMI, a
lule leiore one O'Clock, tho end 'sHen owe
roAdf, hedges aud bitches, WAS sAis'y pouse'
! in the "a otum sdnetorU"t-'he losph9 r"oni
.. As,s tho LaLisries were - once sDo4ea' A.