Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-08-24

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following account as 70 the manner in which
the oAblew was lost: il ,rli1.It.lt Iu.t.l,bri
1n -" io TIM GRSAr MISFORTUNE. aid ni b4,
t'a1 Lunch was Just over Some had leis the
table, others wero about leaving The soien-
tIhc gentleman had very much cheored us by
their stating that they believed the fault was
only six miles away, and 30 ere dead night
falla wa might hone to have the fault on
board, make a new splice, and proceed on our
way TO Hearts Continent geographical about
six hundred miles away Suddenly Mr. Can.
ming appeared in the saloon, andin Il manner
which told all, sqid, ut is hll over; Il is
gone, then hhstened onward TO his cabin
Ere thethrill OF surprise and pain Oecasiohod
by those words hhd passed away, Mr. Field
came from the companion into the saloon,
and said with compos,lfo admirable under the
circumstances, though his lips quiverbd and
his cheek was bhnched, "Ilho cable has part-
ed and has gone overheard !'iH'9Yi t Hutri
All we're on deck In moment and there,
indeed, glance revealed the truth. 80 old
'' wa now 1T OCCURRED 900 ulitt 4.
| willendeaVor now to explain TO you how
the fatal accident occurred Il say fntal for
although as | write, we are drifting down
upon tho spot in the hope Of getting hold of
the cable with erapnels, scarcely venture
TO hope the attempt will be crowned with sue.
cess .q'l at'.pHa q. al9HfiI lai HII lral
',h Let tho reader turn hia faco toward o vim
dow, imng lining that he is standing on the
bows OF the Great Eastern, and then, OF
course, on his right will e,thc starboard, ,und
on his eF the port eido of the ship. When
the cable was hauled around ON tho left hand
side and passed over the four wheels, il WAS
carried over drum which we must suppose
10 be behind the spectators, and col cd up az
fast il was delivered from tho picking up ap-,
iparatns but when ihBnengnes iaila6 W work
this apparatus, of coursetbH cable remained
,mouonIsss and as fho ship was drifted by,
the wind from right to- left and slightly for,
ward, Mt last the cable came close up the bow
and under the forefoot OF the ship, There are
at the bows Of the Grest Eastern two large
hawser holes, the iron rims of which project,
for more than n foot beyond the linn of the
stem. Against ono OF them tho cable caught
on the left hand side, while the ship kept
moving to the left, aud thus chaied and
strained the cable greatly against ibe bow,
The Great Eastern could not go astern lest
the cabletlshonlds be isngpped, and without
motion sone way there is no power OF steer
age, Al this critical moment, too, tho wind
shifted 80 as 10 render il more dinicnlti to
keep fbe head Of the ship 10 the cable, which
then chaled so much that 10 two places dam.
Age was dopo 10 Il, A shackel chain ana
wire rope belonging to one OF the cable hu6ysI
were passed over the cable and secured 10
hight below the hawser holes These we're
hauled 70 bring the cable to the right hand
side Of The boat tho ship still drifting to the
left II was necessary q do this instead Of
ont ~ iha cable n Tho bool Tbars a n Ltgh
RIM wbesI viii " 6een 1880 Az -, ~ n
(erenct teghnieaIIy AZ Vni wbceI flnin M
,orooye M Ibe siiio of wbIb wog - L. roS'i,I ~
Or smnbiles wheel 81 ibb Aann "a u; 1Wi T6a
cahIr nnd tbr wire rronc to,e,hor gyigS co,ntnb
m nyer The borxa Ana 'tba ~, 1ve in ibk Iarags
.wbesf tbe cabla wonb8 MAJ = drnmf bSbfah
tbe machinery which w,s 1nS Sd, mora II no
lion and ia villa roma hoing IA Len in aronnd
tbe eani,alan, 81 barsF FbblI Iibs roSe ana SaIlr
ah,e M, coming nm N !, ,riah,i nm bp, u,o.a
.he;ng hanIed in with n orea, s,rn;n nm ,Lon,
nj an nngle from M, r;gLl Lond GAa 90 ,ha,
il dia no, work directly a ,hH sVn, IN ,he
wheal sill tlt. s,Thin " 80 shnv, A, ,h,';ny
dicntot m nj vSry b;gbl bu, ~, no.. h,eaI
inc ytrAiul I0Atiiaat mn came ,ha ca,Sh and
wite atopb shackiInp togetberi on lhe i"V'i
wheel IN thu Mat Thoy werc wobnd tbS,ra
il slowiy. wir6 pasA;ns thessI .,yhsei,~td'
gcthet, The frat dnmaped parti being on boa,d
when a niof 1wasi giyen N ina dynau, \ j, a,e,'
nn gGGG hSss new up rom sixty aSndred se'ght
tbreo and n hall inches IN Tho cbo;n sbSctIn
and wire rome ehasl,er s,,s n ware ',,,, an, of
tho grooya on. the -right,hend side ol tbe V of
tKe whael sol BHtbA u,on" AZ d. ,in,ofns
" aLaol onj r,aLod IL 80 - -
The anait wbe6i 7giving ro doSb, 1 1dvogn
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