Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-08-23
THE ATLANTIC CABLE.

cry &c for raising the end of the cable, il
will be speedily put to rights and then
complete the laying which is already two.
thirds done -
Tuesday, Aug. /, distance made loo
miles payed out l79 miles of cable ; wa
ter 1909 fathoms ; test very good, Wednes,
day, Aug. Pat 5.27 A. M. on resuming
the insulation test it was discovered thai
there was a partial loss of insulation.
The ship was soon afterwards stopped
and the cable transferred to the picking
up gear at the boom. The operation o.
hauling in commenced. BY noon the en-
CINE used for picking up stopped for wan
of water for . considerable time.
Two miles had been recovered and thu
cable Vas cut to see whether the fault had
corle on board.
At about 1901 ?. M. the cable caught
aud chafed in the mouth of the hawst
pipe and was with considerable difficulty
removed, and at 1885 it parted on board
where it was injured, just behind the stop.
pers, and in a moment it disappeared in
the water. Distance run last "a hours
ll6 miles; cable paid out l3l miles
recovered, two miles; depth of water, 1850
fathoms total distance from Valentia,
1868 miles total distance to Heart
Content, 600 miles total cable paid out,
1912 miles equal to II per cent. of slack.
Steamed back towards Valeutia about
IL miles, and commenced dragging for the
cable. Thursday, at 4 a. NJ, it being
evident from the strain the grapple had
caught the cable, began to haul in, and at
ll.5O A. NJ, when 100 fathoms of Crap
mel rope had been got on board, a shake
broke near the ship, and 400 fathoms OF
rope sunk with the cable to the bottom of
the Atlantic. A buoy was lowered with
2400 fathoms of cable, and a mushroom to
hold it and mark the spot. During the
operation of picking up the machinery
gave way. 1t is supposed that a tooth
broke off by the strain, and this getting
in between the spur wheel smashed the
latter. This accident happened twice, and
the operation of hauling in had to be per-
formed by the capstan.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday weather
unforable for recovering cable.
Monday, 18th, lowered another grapnel.
At 1910 P. NJ, commenced dragging for
cable. At s in the evening began to
haul in and continued to do so slowly all
night.
Tuesday, 8th, 7.50 A.. NJ, 1000 faith
oms of grapnel rope hauled in when
shackels broke just inside the ship. Lost
in this attempt 1900 fathoms of rope.
A second buoy was lowered to mark the
spot. The balance of this day and all the
next was fully occupied in having new
shackles made for the hauling in of the
rope, altering the capstan and making
preparations for another attempt to recov-
er the cable. Had the apparatus been
ready the weather on Wednesday was too
rough to attempt any operation. The
two buoys rode out the gales in this depth
perfectly.
Thursday, 10th, at 7 A. NJ. began to
lower the grapnel, and at 9.55 had ont
2460 faith IONS, all hat was left on board
the vessels and commenced dragging for
the cable, and continued to do so until
the evening, when we began to haul in
slowly. Friday, 18th. at 6 A. NJ. finish
ing hauling in the 24G0 fathoms of rope,
when the grapnel camo up foul with its
own chain. At II A. M, began to lower
grapnel again, and as soon as all the
246O fathoms were payed out commenced
dragging until $40 ?. NJ, when we began
to haul in slowly. 1t was soon evident by
the great strain that the grapnel had
caught the cable. At P. NJ, when 7lO
fathoms had been recovered, the rope
parted,
AS there was not sufficient rope on
board the Great Eastern to resume the
work of %grapnelling, it was decided that
the Great Eastern should return at once to
England.