, 1865-08-10
TIE GREAT FAILURE.
How the Shore End Of the Atlantic
Cable was Laid.

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Ahe Great EaAttr I'm In she BEGINNING.
Her Voyage. ::
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Reto-a +h,. a.u. aiA' ~ AonaAH 1niy u.
Eastern. nj, aenSS 6a aI ~ .o,3 pnone the G,e;
snrne 40 mia ~ mons H. W. ntseaoT 1eTc lai
hare pa6sed nra. ~ sIaa1 t ~ E.ote, " y
en1marine 1,s oses .as ea9a! known On tn
sxadi1y sat41ips 1ps s a. .ae li7sa Dank, and haE
ZOO fs,,,om.4o" ,sa 4o"n 20 her work IN som
hsve heen ~ 1E,oLa1nE conlG possi9l
cnm.fanrra aetsrS,sp oSuspGhlous h taan AZ ING GU
repar1e xrofha. an LET aepAftolo' PAIN q
Of ali the snnrSa+na au aae on meGnaaieal nes
cess ofgubme1rinr nntine nheieu So Win tae M + ple
nnde-,nnn,a ~. tus ,massnlnefy Tor paying out
has tcen tes,a,' aS'ss ~ so tas ouoy-1ope, DC.
hna,d tSe aSis' si.anGI - ansI 1ounn 70 answer 0,
Wnn1r;ch 34tp ~ ~ "eA ak III Inc factory a
cal1ed c,;noi1,,ae eHGuht guards
over the 'cah1a {aoka - .os aus2sndee
M ii h.rs I'LL -. Hnlea toe cable VIII be patio
4hrass aso tsnts 1hisE ana ne contents Of the
fs1nI,ra.41ss s..unss ms4 4aFe nitaefto taeu onlj
al thnr - 9stneu, ~ eate'u y sp!ced toGeth
al LIZ tIes "te % rest a. the bottom Of the
feo,,, ~ tne eab4e Is 70 he paid out first
"au. tIc e9a M taat n Inc tank asteEn has
For III. 4pt ~asa t9e n.s1 part o. taat ah:ad
Eor tais purpose It has to oe taken along tho
aana nnus" MnE.a VI lae ufeas Etstefn's deck IN
4s AZ Moooen csses Mnaea ts trm1y screwed
nn as;no1IP m PGGless aike from accidental OF
being eene1s1jy consi1ersd @ tSs SSssnnge to ~,
", 1 - I ~ two f1sks. when the cable Is paid
euH LUZ lne Mtef1nost Tux. the long "lead, y
eb;a - sa!lae1, 70 1he forward c31 will make
eosp nnd 81 ne Transmission comparatively
~ X a1a ~ ss'S pus passing from the forward
ts .ssaee, and tbs will be the greatest danger; Of
ine tle tnt With stiff wire rops pass.
1ut out atk1 knots, or nearly ssveu miles m
na1 na1', sts nsoMty 10 kink IN running from one
~ LII " anolaef 1s something unpleasantly
sSasy, %nae stopping the speed Of the vessel
d,n,1 s. n~oas ntet eSsn more dangerous. Is 1t sud
hhsa.5 LILY t.a eneeks some four or Eve Hli,es OF
th neasy lIon rope in tts downward coufse to
t,ss ias nsns uosem; Almost every accident that
n.s oeculIed ID laying caples has arisen
eaLss ss aoa pasang trom coil to cltl q. speed,
" " s'9"!nS tne V.ssel too much to reduce
m.ehine;y c u cf w aae composite order Of the
sples her with her paddIe-Wheel en-
slnes 70 1uf1 81 once asnrn, reduces this
aAo6er. however, to as low risk as poesl-
eie. Dntsne AZ the ttme 1hat the 1cesel has
ia1ir 4ast. bes tae eao.e has been Eegu
=, syeS,s tazou.4 a. least twice day, and
Gu!aitS clear and perfect. Beyond all ques-
t1 taun me condt ion OF tha. wire is cerlain to
amNeFe, successfully Laid, under TIE great
to tfa p!ese1on hnd uniform Temperature which
= h,. oep.ns M o. the Atlantic will afford it,
1hc,, ah1s, LOT 3.Gs instance, With the shore end,
1oard re - 1.ao 4o, IN saturday, the testing on
H6EA
! Jos, 3o,,n sste "hea It bad scarcely been
q. s0t1e FL ~ tliT aonIs this rate had risen
: ~ ~ s,oeVo 20 4o.oUuU units. The ayor-
~ ~ ia.e u pstlcetlon Of the Atlantic csblc
80 thst ass M fea portion has heen II ,0oo. .00o,
M nav 1~s ~ w s.1 vI snomefsed l5,oO 200 units
nen1 eaaa Tmch onght to, make differ
snce ol ~ least one and 8 hlf words Z
a94e N t1e rate OF ttlcgraphing. OF, In other
Nolos' gam OF 4l50,oou year In the re-
.e'pts oi me company. The Crest Eastern
for an early start 1t daYbresS yes.
Ic'day to join the Caroline, which bs1 toe
md Of the shore lina on board. n may ~
mentioned that the shore End of the rsh,c
lnouch commenced under The ciiG4 viii
Fly tapess into a smaller and Ighter rSne M
The depth Of wstcr and distsnes f;nm ~ h
'hoze incfeA.e. Under the rocks It i. IA ~
mica out * inches in diameter: at ten mtie.,
ouIy 2 lxche1: at Httean rn!lrt II i
et uced 10 ~ Inches; at twenty rni1ts ia
:xt1ene lcucth II merses tnto 49, auoe noaI T.. ne
Isze Of the decp-sca Mifes rith Wiz SfIsy t. ~
o be Joined. The Caroline ish th;s .a5 ~ nas
re hare alrcady d. escribed. on s.tn.d.1 ~, cs, -
ully buoying the last portions ff II ia.v;ro
ome hslEmile or SO on board hrr 1ecca -
o1m the splice. This oncratinn vos ccno
}leted yesteidAy. INC Grent Easter, IE -. no ~
3ray Hcad at pp, M. but nj snrh a d;sfsnca
rum tie danyerons shnre tbot on',. stn
,roTided With rood eiassa, ronid Msta auoat ~
iom the land Therp 1he hura rrsaei 1ss NV ,a
Ter the huge cloud Of smoke Th;ch she
ank ac.oes The ocfan. The r@rtr rWsoatr I'm
d to witness The mak1ne Of thc sn,sco sn5
he tinal starting. iafs V,lrnt,. n ~
Eawk, the Great Esstern's rapld tenacr snnn
fter IN the 1noIninr. Emnng tSn:e eooa ~
oa1d were Lord John uay, Sir Roh}. Perf II
he Misses Fitzgerald cant. WHIT ~
apt. Hamilton. Nr. III. II Rnas..i W ~,
ards, Mrs. Glass, &c. The Tesfern rytrrM.
y Of ireland WAS reached in about an hour.
I'd socn afterwasd the magnificent rock that
a11tts The ske1tnng Light, . Wild, atupendons .
'ass Of cliff which, amid deep water, 1isea
ON the ocean to height oi 500 ieer, and
h,ch the incessant beat OF the Atlantic
:ens TO have worn into seams and angry !
aps that almost undermine Its base. About
fteen mlles behind these rocks the Great
astc1n VAS a. rest, not moving to tho dpll,
le Terrible and sphinx, were ro1lftg slIght-
:; Whit the Caroline, with the emu OF the
-ofa cable On board, and looking ug, Ter than :
ler now that she WAS Light md out ot water, 4
aS =. especially NTely: II ia difficult to de- y
lloe Y any bnt the most mattel. .of.iact 1.
rms Inc routine process which marked tho Il
'mmeneeneut Of this enterprise. II had t
ieaay be3nn Then the Hawk arrived and 7
10 paddle-boI boats OF the men oEwar aud !
e M eut!efe OF tae Great Easteru were Oiled
lta Il -: cable, which passing through the pay- :
g-o9t maenins astesn Was being slowly s.
~ 'mea at. nom tne steat sh1p TO the Caroline. =
W n SM.. SgMa.a =! spnelnS WAS one OF time 4
~ a,mcalt5, 1of hmooth as the sca had a
e'1so ~ sGm Mno tae regular heave +
sae aqsnue Was Qeep enough. Slr :
oeeas oee, 5eel, Lou John Hay, and Mr.. Russell =
sfeo :. af.s @ 70 Gs1 On ooara Tue Crest Eastesn,
4 tna Eli soen aiucalty that few others were +
aneea 70 venture On tue 1isk Of the under !.
1lnE, ana stul fewer TO accomplish It. :
on sIa e1Ier loclock tho coils Of the deep sea :,
o!e Hefe ea1ely wound On board the Caro- =
y, aau .ae VOTE OF spncsng Them at once =,
nmehceo. ~ 1hls Was done BY stripping E.
~ - snoa e. o. nfmp onse:ae wires and gutsa- Il
.Gna iof snort distance u! the copper =,
ndnetor n Of Inc line WAS latd bare. and r.
~ opMn fn nne Tedge'thhPed point at T..
nef eu0; 1ne connecting conductors were :.
IN oFeflapPed IN the form known AZ q .
ea11" joint, and firmly bound toeether e
kh fine threads Of copper wire, TIL the q
lctlon Has made even. stronger th7u the a
~ suons q tns Hne. I6e threads and ~
1onGtos nele tnen soldered together thick ~
.ana Strips OF soft gutta perchn, like -
aas .! ot1wn 'a9e, we5s Wound lAysr over ha
e, aao tnelf edges closely pressed, 50 rs ~, AZ
to:m one homogeneous mass, TIL q Ger ~ ~
. ~ tnickness was completed. Then came ~, ~
oat,nr o. insulating material called Chat ~ ~
1oas compound, and then another layer -
cutla pefc1s tape, until the wtole WA3 - -
and three Of the compound. The ,it1fnt tn
J then immersed In cold water for tesiinr Pc
/, the Signals proving periect. the jaSt RI
lection Of hemp and outside H|ro was -!
al and fha mint suo1- ia LII