The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-18
DIARY or Mr.. CYRUS W. FIELD.
, following is Mr. Fields diary

STEAMSHIP GnEAr EASTERN,
ATLANTIC OCEAN, NORTH LAT. 81 Is, WEsr LONG. 80,
MONDAY EVENING August liz O'Clock. }
The steamship Great Eastern sailed from the More, of
Sheerness, on Saturday, July 10, at hafpast twelve
o'clock.
Al halfpa two O'Clock Monday afternoon the 18th,
she overlulcd the Caroline that left London the 9th
inst with the shore end board She had been de-
tanned BY bad weather We her in tow and arrived
OIL vacniia at quarter O'Clock the morning
of Wednesday
Is the weather unfavorable the Caroline went
into vacna sbor apd the Great Eastern to Becrhaven,
Baniry Bay, followed the .xt day BY her Naesty's
steamers Terrible and sphinx.
The twenty seven miles Of the heavy shore end
successfully laid from the Caroline lowed by the
Hawk
MADE.
On saturday, the 22d at quarter past five O'Clock
In the afternoon the splice between the main cable and
the shore end completed and the Great Eastern the
Terrible aud the Sphinx steamed towards Newfoundland
while the Caroline and the Hawk returned valentia
TIE FIRST
An went in the satisfactory manner until 220
A. NJ Monday the Path, when partial loss Of insu
lation suddenly showed itself
Shortly after this the speed of the ships reduced
and the cable paid out more slowly while tests ap
piled locate the fault which found to DO the
AT $50 A. ~ the cable transferred to the picking
up apparatus at the bows and began to haul in the
cable.
This operation was frequently suspended by want Of
steam in the boiler attached to the pickingup apparatus
and during the day portable boiler connected
with the former.
At Ave minutes past eight O'Clock the next morning
the fault brought board and found have been
caused by piece of similar to that used in the
manufacture Of the cable about inches long, having
been forced betwe the wires, aud through the
gutta percha into the copper wire.
Ten and quarter miles of cable recovered, the
fault cut out and splice made, the cable retrans
ferred to the paying machine at the STERN and at
4:lO A. NJ Tuesday, tho 25th, all again in perfect
order and the fleet its way to America having been
detained thirty hours and fifty minutes:
UNDER AGAIN.
At noon Wednesday the Goth, the Great Eastern
IT'S miles from valentia and there had been paid out,
including the II miles on shore end 100 of cable
Depth OF water 1850 fahoms Tests very good.
THURSDAY July 27-Thc ship ran in the asst "a hours
141 les and paid out l5s miles Of cable. Depth Of
water 2, 100 fathoms. Tests very good
FRirAY, July 2s. Distance made 1861 miles. Cable
paid out ia miles Water 1850 fathoms. Tests very
good.
SATURDAY July 29-Distance run 100 miles. Cable
very good.
T.ir SECOND DgpScr REPETITION OF
At IL O6 p NJ 1t was discovered that there ser
fault in the cable which entirely cut off communi-
cation with the shore The ship was stopped and the
cable transferred to the picking up gear, which CON-
mcnced hauling It in OLA r. NJ After picking up two
and quarter miles OF cable the fault board and
on examination proved TO have been caused by stout
piece Of wire having been driven entirely through the
cable.
The two and quarter miles Of cable we're recovered
from depth Of nineteen hundred fathoms
The operation OF picking up from this great depth
frequently interrupted by want Of steam.
The night being very dark and fosgy the operation Of
lowering the splice and transferring the cable pay
ne machinery the stern postponed until the
next morning
The Great Eastern was, by the able management Of
Captain Anderson kept up all night TO the cable and
prevented any strain, beyond the cables weight,
coming on II.
Ats:loA NJ the splice had been successfully Dvwered
and the ship again on her
The detention by this fault eighteen hours and
forty four minutes, and hours and minutes
they were.
TIE work OUT AGAIN RESUMED
SUNDAY, July 3o.-Distance made twenty-four miles
and thirty miles CT cable paid out Depsh Of
,,cr one thousand nine hundred and sixty fathoms
Testsreyy good.
M,r,p,Y July Distance run, ia miles Cable paid
,out l;s niles Water Ito fahoms rests very good
TUESDAY, August I-Distance made 1855 miles Cable
paid out, l7s miles Water l,7o9 fathoms. Tests very
now THE CABLE WAS LOST
wEpSrspA, o.. AT b.27 w.. on reeumng
tie insulation tests discovered that there was
NATAL loss of insulation The ship was soon afterwards
stopped and the cable transferred to the pickingup gear
at lhe bows The operation Of hauling in commenced
By noon the engine used for picking up stopped for want
q. water for a considerable time Two miles had
lem recovered, and the cable wi" cut 10 gee
whether the fault had come on board. Al
,arout 1890 p NJ the cable caught and chafe'
Oh the mouth Of the 'horse pipe" and was with con
siJcrshc difficulty removed and at 1880 parted OF