New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-18
fHE ATLANTIC CABLE
Arrival Of the Terrible at S''
sea John.
potn,n Of the Great Eastern to
|. England
| plABY OF MR. C. W. FIELD
rne Parting Of the Cable on August z
unsuccessful Attempts to Haul 1t In.
sIPEp Or BETTER GRAPHING GEAR.
lRED OF BETTER GRAPHING GEAR.
hyope Of Success Not Yea
Abandoned.
QUE ST. JOHN CORRESPONDENCE,
HEARTS CONTENT, Aura Is,

The British war-steamers Terrible and Galatea
S,,,sd 1t St. John, n. f., at o'clock on Tuesday
syssips the 18th inst
The steamship Great Eastern returned TO Sheerness
O. lltb met.
CAPTAIN Npier reports IS follows;
ne osbb parted on Wednesday, the I'd inst. al
I'm b hs50 fathoms Of water.
nvasthen grapped for three different times. and
nissd 100 900 and coo fathoms respectively.
IssI time the graphing broke, but the cable re
sshsd unbrokep.
TssGrest Eastern returned to England for stronger
~ better graphing gear.
Mr. variey, one Of the electricians, writes most en-
4 sssngDgy in regard 10 the cable. He says:
1--WE found no difficulty whatever In graphing tn
nhk in the greatest depth of water. As soon a
bsrer taeke is prepared we will probably commenc
trapping for the cable again. 100 miles east Of tn
ksAl where the water is Only 1900 tathoms deeI
he buoy rides the waves well being fastened by piece
Of condemned cable.
"Mr Field is in good health and spirits"
DIARY OF Mr.. c. W. FIELD.
The following is Mr.. Fields diary:
STEAMSHIP GaxAr EA 81 atlantic OCEAN
Six o'clock Friday Evening. Aug. H. 1865
The steamship Great Eastern sailed from the More
81 Shoerness, on Saturday, July IS at i9s O'Clock
At2s O'Clock on Monday afternoon. l7tE she over
haued the Caroline that left London on the 9Th inst
with the shore end board. She had been detained
By bad weather. We took her Ia tow and arrived of
Talentia a. 81 a. ~ Of "Wednesday.
Az the weather unfavorable the Caroline went
Unto Valenia hsrbor and the Great Eastern 10 Beer
haven, BWtry Bay, followed the next day by Her
Nsiesty's steamers Terrible and Sphynx The twen ty
seven miles OF the heavy shore end successfully laid
from the Caroline towed by the steamer Hawk.
On Saturday. the 22l. al Sd o'clock, the next after
eson the splice between the main cable and the shore
end was completed and tho Great Eastern the Terri.
BE and Spbynx steamed toward Newfoundland, while
The Caroline and Hawk returned TO yalentia
AL went on in the most satisfactory manner until
DO on Monday, the oath. when partial loss "
Insulation suddenly showed Itself
Shortly after THIS the speed Of the ships reduced
and the cable paid out more slowly. while tests
applied TO locate the fault which found TO be in the
wster some miles astern Of the Great Eastern
At $50 M the cable transferred 10 the pick
tngup apparatus at the bows and began to haul in
This operation was frequently suspended by want Of
Steam IN the boiler attached 10 The pckng-up appara
eps and during the day portable boiler connected
Al so5 o'clock the next morning the fault was brought
On board. and found to have been caused by piece Of
iron wire similar 10 that used IN the manufacture OF the
cable about two inches long, having been forced be
eweeo the outer wires and through the gGtta pegcha
Into the copper WIRE
Ten and quarter miles Of cable were recovered the
fault cut out and new splice made the cable Io.rans
srred TO the payi1gout machine at the stern and nj
<lo m Tuesday. the 25th all was again in perfect
order and the feet its way to America having been
detained 81 hours and 80 minutes.
At noon on Wednesday. the GOTH the Great Eastern
was us miles from Vaenis and there had been Maid
including the ~ miles the shore end 100 miles
Of cable depth Of water. 1870 fsthoms Tests very
good.
Ta,'eey Jly G-The ship ran in the last "a hours
AL miles. and paid out l58 miles of cable. Depth Of
water, ,lGO iathoms. Tests very good
Friday July 2e.-Dstsnee made. 1851 miles Gable
Dad miles. Water 1 Ifn fQfhnn.e
| good. w
Saturday, Jviy a9.-Distsnoe run, 1eO miles. Gable
Haid out no miles. Depth Of water. 1900 fathoms
Tests very good.
At 1906 p. n. It was discovered that there was a
SERIOUS fault IN the cable which entirely cnt OF com.
nuDNaton with the shore The ship was stopped and
xhe cable Transferred TO the picking UP gear which
commenced hauling II in at 9A p. IN. After picking
eptwo and quarter miles Of cable the fault came on
board and on examination proved to have been caused
piece OF wire having been driven entirely
Ihe two ard quarter miles of cable were recovered
l een depth of 1900 fatlOms.
e operation ofpicking up from this great depth was
Il SSuehti! interrupted BY want Of steam.
Inc night being very dark and foggy the operation
seIing the splice and transferring the cable 10 the
t ~ machmery, at the stern. was postponed
Il ne Great Eastern was, BY the able management of
anderson Kept up all night TO the cable and 10
ns'eo any strain. beyond the cables own weight
-. Hs;i9 a m the splice had been successfully low
~ ana the ship was again on her course
IT, ue'cntVh oy this fault eighteen hours spd
eey we're "-''' "'ui' ""u minutes
- Sunday July 80 the distance made was q ,niles
es OF me cable were paid out Depth Of water
~ isbcms. Tests very good '
yct 1sy Subsistence run. l34 miles; cable paid
I.os '' miles, water. l.T0 fathoms. Tests very
~. sis,ea', AsS; l--Distance made LIS miles; cable
ipsd. -'''si water Lug iathoms. Tests very
s.s,aa,saay lug. AIT 5o7 a. H.. on resnmipc the
.se IL was discovered that there was par.
tnrrsS '. iIasaauoD. The ship was coon afterward
kpar a. ths cable transferred TO the pickiug.up
sssreed T go"s. The operation Of hauling in com.
-, ,.. water for a considerable time Two mias had
k<h and the cable was cut 20 see whether the
tsssi V1ae on board At about 10 80 o. m The oable
kssvi,h onaed on The mouth Of the rse pipe and
prtsd o onsoe,aoie difficulty removed and at ID -
'cv,sss ~ BOARD where IT injured inst behind Tho
kss.r. anu IN moment the end disappeared In the
M sa ran IN tie last "a hours. ZIG pilss. o,h,o
>skr 90 ~ miles, recovered two miles, det a. 80
wa distance from v.io,,i nc,
so Hearts Content COZ miles. tots, o 'J,s uls,
Sssrs lhcs equal to II per cent ' P''u
H>ssfS a. Doch toward NGlen.ia 70 milea and 49,
4lfs,,SaiI aging for the cable. ''' ""u COM
*els s al NJ, 1t being evident from the ,ro,,,
td al IN neu caught the cable. we began 10 heni
Eben s,.S wnen l, 80 faihoms Of grspplng ro,a
kl4ot on BOARD. shackle broke near The M
H. the Atlantic $50 '"0' W inc
sssl,oss lowered with Q W fathoms OF cable and
pF<rs,sc, 70 hold Il and mark the spot During |
1'sA'ba " tN machinery gave way.