Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-24

AtlanticlOcean, North lat. 81 Is
West long. 80,
Six Friday eve. Aug. II, 1865.
The steamship Greast Eastern sailed
from the More, off Sherness, Saturday
July Is, at 1890 P. NJ. At half-past
two o'clock Monday afternoon, 18th
overhauled the steamer Caroline, that
left London on the 5th inst with shore
ends on board. She had been delayed
by bad weather. We took her in tow
and arrived off Valentia at Gas A. N.
Wednesday, the 10th inst. AS the wealth
er was unfavorable the Caroline went
into Valentia Harbor and the Great
Eastern to Banty Bay, followed the
next day by H. NJ. S. Terrible and
SphynX.
The twenty-seven miles of the heavy
shore end were successfully laid from
the Caroline, towed by the steamer
Hawk, on Saturday, the 22d. At quar-
ter past o'clock the next afternoon the
shore end was completed, the Great
Eastern, Terrible and Syhynx steamed
toward Newfoundland while the Caro-
line and Hawk returned to Valentia.
All went on in the most satisfactory
manner until go a. m. on Monday, the
oath, when "a partial loss Of insulation
suddenly showed itself. Shortly after
this the speed of the ships was reduced
and the cable paved out more slowly
while tests were applied to locate the
fault, which was found to be in the
water some miles astern of the Great
Eastern.
At $50 a. m, the cable was trans
ferred to the picking up apparatus at
the bows and we began to haul in the
cable. This operation was frequently
suspended by want of steam in the boil
er attached to the picking up apparatus
and during the day portable boiler
was connected with the former.
At five minutes past o'clock the next
morning the fault was brought ON board
and found to have been caused by piece
of iron wire, similar to that used in the
manufacture of the cable, about two
inches long, have been forced between
the outer wires and through the gutta
percha into the copper wires.
Ten and quarter miles of cable were
recovered, the fault cut out and new
splice made. The cable was then trans
ferred to the pay out machine at the stern
and at 40 q. M, Tuesday, 18th, all was
again in perfect order, and the telegraph
fleet on its way to America, having been
detained thirty-seven hours and fifty
minutes.
At noon on Wednesday, the Goth, the
Great Eastern was 1T8 miles from Valen-
tia, and there had been payed out, in
Guiding the shore end, 1919 miles of the
cable; depth of water 1850 fathoms
tests very good. Thursday, 9th, ship
ran last "a hours 141 miles, and payed
out 1853 miles Of cable; water 216C
fathoms tests very good.
Friday 28th, distance made l55 IL
miles cable payed out, ia miles wa
ter, 1850 fathoms tests very good. Sat
urday, Goth, distance run, 100 miles
cable payed out, 176 miles; water, 1900
fathoms tests very good.
At 1.26 p. m. it was discovered that
there was serious fault in the cable
which entirely cut off communication
with the shore. The ship was stopped
and the cable transferred to the picking
up gear and commenced hauling in at
GA p. m.
After picking up two and half miles
of the cable the fault came on board, and
on examination proved to have been
caused by stout piece of wire having
been driven entirely through the cable
The 2 IL miles of cable were recovered
from a depth Of 1900. The operation OF
picking up from this great depth was
frequently interrupted by want Of
steam. The night being very dark and
foggy the operation of lowering the
splice and transferring the cable to the
paying out machinery at the stern was
postponed until next morning.
The Great Eastern was, by the able
management of Capt. Anderson, kept all
night up to the cable, and so prevented
any strain beyond the cables own weight
coming upon it and injuring it.
At $40 a. m. the splice had been sue
cessfully lowered, and the ship was
again on her course. The detention by
this fault was IS hours and A minutes,
and most anxious hours and minutes
they were. @ t<
Sunday, Both, distance made, "a miles
and payed out 81 miles Of cable; depth
OF water, 1860 fathoms tests very good.
Monday, 3lst, distance run, 134 miles +:
cable payed out, 15S miles; water. ITO
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