The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-19

thousanu and sxtytw0 miles from Valentia SIX hundred
and eighty miles from Hearts Content. that in
lat 81 u.s. long. SO 90, .'-s,~
Another Account.
n. B. M STEAMSHIP TERRIBLE, August II, 1865
H. B. M. STEAMSHIP TERRIBLE
is about the Great Eastern steamship this 18th day of
August 1885, having been In company with her since
July 49, when the splice made With the shore end Of
the cable, twenty seven miles from vaenta, since which
date thousand two hundred aud twelve miles OF
cable have been paid out, the distance from vaIentia
being thousand and sixty three miles, and Hearts
Content, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland six hundred miles
The cable parted the I'd Of August at thirty-fvc
minutes past twelve r. NJ in soundings OF two thousand
nine hundred yards, latitude 81 49, longitude 80 9s
under the following circumstances:
A partial
LOSS OF INSULATION
having been discovered August the ship stopped TO
pick up six miles Of the cable, within which it was sup
posed by electrical test that the fault lay The cable
passed from the stern to the bow Of the ship for the pur
pose of recovering it. After getting in by steam
machinery two miles OF CABLE the fault being still
board the cable broke about ten yards board of the
wheel at the bow being injured by chatting on the stern
Of theshp. Two previous faults had been discovered
in soundngs of half nautical mile and miles in
DEPTH and had been successfully picked up by the
machinery and the faults cut out In the hrst ton
miles and In the second two and a half miles were
hauled in whom the cable parted. So.
cRArNEL
let overheard with and half miles wire rope
the ship being placed drift the line of cable;
the cabic hooked after the expiration Of several
hours When two thousand and two hundred yards Of
the wire rope ha been hauled in swivel in the latter
gave way and two thousand and six hundred yards OF
rope ost-having lifted the cable thousand and
two hundred yards from the ground. buoy with
flag moored, with Eve thousand yards Of rope TO
mark the place it is n-atitude 81 49, longitude 50 a so
A SECOND ArrEMpr
made to grapple 7th of August and unsuccess
from the cause yards OF rope being hauled in
Another buoy placed in latitude 81 $780, longitude
$50
THIRD ArrExpr
was made on the 10th Of August Tho grapnel up
with chain foul around the nuke the bottom covered
with ooze. 1t is believed thel grapnel touched the
cable couple of hours after II touched the ground
the FOURTH ATTEMPT
was made the 18th OF August which also failed, hav
ing raised the cable six hundred yards from the bottom
Having exhausted the stock Of rope any further
attempts became impossible.
The following practical conclusions have heen arrived
at by those engaged In various capacities in the exped
tom
Rrst-That steamship Great Eastern, from her size
and sea gong qualities, carry and lay an Atlantic
telegraph cable safely in any weather.
Second-That the paying out machinery, constructed
for the purpose by Mcssrs Canning Clifford, works
perfectly and can be confidently relied on That the in
sulaton Of the gutta percha conductor improved BY
reason of the reduction Of the temperature and the great
pressure at the bottom Of the ocean, and was more than
double what had before starting proving itsolf to
be the best simulated cable manufactured and many
times higher than the standard required by the contract
The cause of the two faults which picked up was
in each case peroration of the guta pecha through 10
the copper by piece of wire found sticking in the
cable Electrically the third fault analogous to the
FIRST The difficulty be guarded against Ia the con
structon Of future cables.
Eur-That nothing has occurred to create the least
doubt, In the minds OF practical men engaged in the
expedition, OF the successful laying and working Of the
Atlantic Telegraph Cable but, on the contrary tneil
confidence in the undertaking has been largely increased
by the experience thus obtained
FYth-That with the Great Eastern steamship and
with stronger tackle, and with improved picking up
machinery, there is possibility OF recovering the
lost end Of the cable and completing the line already
| two.thirds laid SAMUEL CANNING,
JAS ANpER Sols, Ans''''''
o.r y fagiaiH Great Eastern
| ". DE sAUTY,
/ ELECTRICIAN 10 Telegfaph ana haintennuCe NonPo"y
w. THOMPSON,
! Professor of Natural Philosophy, Glasgow College
| II. L. CLIFFORD,
/ Telegraph and Maintenance Company
| rHK DErECT BEIIEvRD TO M Az OLD ONE
From of the officers Of the Terrible We get the foi
| low ing statement ,
When the interruption in the current was discovered
the cable was got on board Tho defect occasione
nv the crushing of the wires IL impossible TO "a
what could caused this injury but II Is not believe
! 10 have been recently done. -
The cable sank in thousand nine hundred and Mt
, .ms and not thousand, reported by the Fir'
rs" I'd was grappled three times, on one occaso
,, ,~c, hit 10 within six hundred fathoms oil the su
ro'Ss sSs ,-mendous strain was too much for 10
.ace, ~ ' ronsf or, ,ch parted and dropped the cab
snarn The Great Eassern then returned to Englau'
having buoved the end Of the cable
|
s..r. shock OF an Esfthquake in in
South. ~.-
Mxxrurs, August II, 1896
The shock Of an earthquake was felt here this NOR
ing shaking buildings tumbling down chimneys, upsc
ing LOOSE articles, and iron safe establishment I"
thrown over.
The shock was even more plainly felt ct Holly Spring
Mississippi, and ct Lagrange. Tennessee.
II lasted about ten seconds No particulars OF u
amount OF damage done are known.
Nsw ORLEANS, August IL, 1865
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