Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-08-22

ship was soon afterwards stopped, aud the cable
transferred to the pickngup gear, at the bows.
The operation Of hauling In commenced. By
noon the engine used for picking up stopped for
want Of water for n considerable time Two
miles had been recovered, aud the cable was cut
to sec whether the fault had come on board AT
about Il. 80 z. NJ. the cable caught and chafed
on the mouth of the "horse.pipe," and was, with
considerable difficulty, removed, and at II. SO ii
parted on board, where it was injured, just
behind the shoppers, and in q moment the end
disappeared in the water.
Distance run in the last twenty four hours
/ IL miles cable paid out 1872 miles recovered
two miles, depth of water, 1860 fathoms
total distance from Valentia, ,063 miles; total
distance to Hearts Content, GOO miles total
cable paid out, l,3l2 miles, equal to fourteen
per cent
Steamed back towards Valentia twelve miles
and commenced dragging for the cable
Thursday, at four A. NJ il being evident from
the strain that the grapuel had caught the cable
we began to haul it, and at fifty minutes after
eleven, when |, l50 tathoms of grapnelling had
been got On board, u shackle broke near the
ship, and 400 fathoms of the rope sank with
the cable to the bottom Of the Atlantic.
A buoy was lowered with two thousand four
hundred fathoms of cable, aud "mushroom"
to hold it,, and mark the spot During the
operation Of picking up, the machinery gave
way II is supposed that tooth broke off by
the strain, aud this getting in between the
spur wheel smashed the latter This accil
happened twice. and the operation of hauling in
had to be performed by the cnpslan.
FRiDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY. Weather
uniavorable for recovering the cable.
MONDAY, August 7-Lowered another grap-
mel at 1910 p. NJ. commmenoed dragging for
the cable at z. NJ, began to haul in, and con-
tinued to do so slowly all night
TunsBAY, August 8 At 80 A. NJ. one thou
sand ialbcms of grapnel rope had been hauled
in, when the shackles broke Just inside the ship
Lost in this attempt fifteen hundred fathoms Of
rope. second buoy was lowered to mark the
spot
The balance of this day, and all the next day,
was fully occupied in having new shackles made
for the hauling, III rop'; altering the capstan,
and making preparations for another attempt to
recover the cable.
Had the apparatus been ready the weather
on Wednesday was much too rough to attempt
any operations
The two buoys rode out the gales in this depth
perfectly.
THURSDAY, 10Th AT seven o'clock A. NJ. we
began 10 lower the grapuel, and at 90 had out
A0O talhoms--al that was on board the ships
anu commenced dragging for the cable.
FRIDAY, llth At SIX A. NJ. We finished haul
ing in the 2,4G0 fathoml OF rope, when the
grapncl came up foul with its iron chnin.
At eleven A. NJ. We began to lower the crap
mel again, and as sooD gs all the ., 480 fnthoms
were paid out, we commenced dragging until
90 Z. NJ, when We began to haul in slowly
1t was soon evident, by the great strain, that
the grapnel had caught the cable
Al seven p. NJ, when seven hundred and ten
tathoms had been recovered, the rope parted
As there WAS not sufficient rope on board the
Great Eastern to resume grapnelling, it wa.
decided that she should return at once to Eng.
land.