New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-17

Ia as ,h the intelligence that the land
lines are out of order all may yet DC one OF the
be mentioned that the posts COW Wsotting are far
oooosions referred To- accused OF upsettns' So,on
Mr a1a stronger than those used 10 support
times the number of wires IN , iu,odded in The
of the barked trunks OF trees ootbed nor painted; and
49, l. not Tor tho singular series oil casuitcs ~
tbev have recently suceumoeu an olu nsa'; IN hone
would be disposed to say 'nn na s"bsa4aty II does
ne Nc. ~. ,bese constant breakdowns ether nore III
n;Le or more pleasant 10 learn that LOT years .nc
line has worked saT ~ workmen and overookers
rn anu now EMPLOYED to guard against contingencies
az have only arisen since the Atlantic cable mas
The fact Of the Great Eastern being at this
time in water upward of 240O fathoms deep Is nor
held 10 seriously affect her chance oil recovering .le
cable and Gearing any fault that may be discovered
Mosers Canning and Clifford the chefs OF the caDle
having staff were strongly of opinion that the ma
chineTy on board the Great Eastern would sulee LOT
MS nnrnose even if hitch occurred at the deepest
mart of that portion OF The Atlantic they were to cross
md tle annals of submarine teegraphy furnish an en-
couragnC precedent al wellwshers OF the present
enterprise. With infinitely smaller vessel WIN
ese cfoboratelv organized STAFF with inferior scientific
apparatus and less advanced scientific knowledge.
cable has been picked mp in 1000 iathom wafer, tne
forlty mart cut out the splice made and tue Whoe so
satisfactorily submerged TO be in working oFaer now
OF course any opinions founded upon the nature OF
duration Of the disaster reported at tins time are heees
sarly speculative but the foregoing facts are so lar
cbeeing that they point TO more than one solution o
he dilemma beside loss OF the cable or failure OF me
From The London Times, Aug s.
The announcement OF an accident to the ca
be which WAS tcecraphed from Nalentia at midday on
Wednesday coupled with tie long silence since tleI
and other collateral circumstances. II possible, sun
more grave AL Justify the fears which are now enter
tanned as TO the present success OF ihis great uuder
taking. Up TO midday On wednesday the sSHtis re.
ceiyed singu.arly distinct ana the ihsualioh ss
nearly perfect as electrical insulation ever can be- Al
,Io n,
and 5g~ ongiiude-a position when reference 10
the map will show was very nearly two-thi-ds Oh NV
way TO Newfoundland. She was then IN the deepest
wafer Of The whole route 400 fathoms or little over
"a miles with soft o0zy bottom OF mad ON when 10
lay the rope Ii at this time the signals TO aeh
liz, became unntelgbc, and gradually ceased, IelNhs
no communication between Ireland and the snip. Since
that time no signals have been out and none have
been received home. hut in their stead the cable has
given waruings OF the most ominons kind-eiiher
that /, has totally severed from the great ship,
or else lying in such INJURED state at the bottom oil
the Atlantic 20 be virtually destroyed for Geographic
purposes unless II can be hauled III again iro is OCEAN
deph on board the Great Eastern, the fault found the
piece cut ont, and new splice made How the acci'
dent has arisen. whether the end has Deen ouoyeu,
whether il has been broken aud the cable sta are now
irving 10 recover L. know. All snrmises on these
points are matters Of grave conjecture AS ar rs sca
soDaie probabilities can lead 10 the formation oil on-
ions il IS generally considered by electricians rs toer-
ably certain first that the fault not caused by
stress If weather and secondly that II occurred amer
the rope haG left the ship Bad weather seems
OF slack paid out has been so small and 80 uniform
throughout the whole voyage. Ii Is true that
during the last 100 miles run II seems 10 nave slehy
increased. but not more than might nave oeeh e1-
peciea from the increasing 6cpth OF water The nsru
ments used at he Valentia end are OF such exquisite
decacy also fiat they even show 10y Genectioh Oh ,ne
needle when the Grea, Eastern rolls, and tbis so us
tncty that special alterations had 70 be made IN the
code Of signals 10 obyiaic this possible source OF cou
sion. Yet up TO the cessation oil sshns we ne.u'es
ALWAYS indicated that the great ship had been very
steady indeed That the disaster occurred aiter le
cable left the vessel is evident from the fact that was
unknown to those on board, VINO were sending ,hvi
messages as usual when their signals became unnteH'
gibc al Valenta and al last ceased entirely hestcr'
dv was stated that the tests applied to the line from
Vdentia gave dead earth. or III other WORDS lo'a'
loss Of continuity and insulatioE-a severed cable IN
fact We give this statement, however merely
as n rumor, though we fear 1t mnst be regarded
as having great deal OF truth IN II. rom IN, h
fact of its being nearly corrooorated, ON the
very best authority by the announcement that
duIing part Of yesterday "earth currents were
CONN through the cable TO the instruments at Naen
tia The presence of these earth currents III Tue wire
means either that the cable has parted that there IL
a considerable piece OF its copper conductor exposed
and ia communication with the earth or water. In
each case of course this is fatal fault. IL was sought
10 alay alarm yesterday by advancing the theory that
the cable was Influenced by the curious electrical storms
known as "dcccous which pass from cast to west,
and which sometimes affect both land and submarine
lines most extensively. One Of these "defection"
storms certainly present yesterday, as telegram
from Vaentia stated that the working condition OF the
Il
by strong reflections" This superstition. however, in
tie face Of the known loss of communication with the
great ship counted Of little worth and the best
lest of the feeling OF dependency which existed may he
found in the fact that though hitherto it has been al
WAYS easy insure cable shares AT - per cent premium
much 60 per cent premium offered yesterday found
10 takers at Loyds
With regard the chances Of recovering the injured
part and repairing IT, 1t is almost impossible 10 spccu
late At the depth Of water in whcithe Great Eastern
low is hauling up miles Of rope would under the
most favorable circumstances, be slow and most pre-
cafious undertaking. Carried on with all the care
which such operation would require. II could hardly
be recovered at the rate OF more than quarter OF
mile an hour while the slightest wind rough
would at once put end to IL, and the rope would
have 10 be buoyed and cut adrt 20 avoid the certainty
OF its breaking II II continued fast TO the great ship
For such eyentuaies the Great Eastern is amply pro.
vided. SIZE has many buoys board, equal altogether
TO weight of 80 tuns and she has at least four five
miles Of powerful wire buoyropcs which support
all that the buOys themselves ioat This effort TO
buoy however will not be resorted 10 till the last
tremity as apart from the special dangers Of such
expeden the greatest OF all Ii the extreme uncertainty
of ever finding the buov again when loose in
the middle Of the Atlantic. If the Great Eastern
making successful effort to haul in the cable and
pair it, clear renewal Of signals may be looked for at
latest within couple Of days IT, on the contrary,
that tine should pass by without the cable giving any
signs of e fear the must be considered hope.
less as far regards success this year.
The Great Eastern left with about $3.50 knots OF
cable on board of which, up 10 the time Of the acct
dent 200 miles or about one half had been laid. IL
is known from the rate of paying out aud the distance
run that there must have beer at least go miles still IN
the forward tank when the fault The break
evidently therefore not caused by passing the rope
from the forward tank 10 that amidships, which con
tains s7O miles OF wire. Surprising then, that the
worst has Happened and the cable is broken at least
400 IL not 500 miles may be still recovered by under
running and hauling II in from the shore end at Vaen.
tia This would leave deficit Of 1000 zoo miles neces
sary TO be supplied before again commencing the work
not very great amount certainly considering what
at stake but quite enough put end to any chance
Of the attempt being renewed before next year. OF
Int baNa Ia mo fura