Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-09-07
THE CABLE
Official Report.
The official report of the Atlantic cable

! The Official report OF the Atahtic capie Is
as follows;
C. Harly, Great Eastern, Croohsharen. to
! e.. SuorR, London
| JuLY 24.-Partial loss of insulation when
| seventy-four miles Of cablera ont. Depth,
500 fathoms; recovered ten aud a half miles
of the cable. Cut out fault aud started again
next afternoon. Detention thirty-eight hours.
July 90 Totm loss of insulation when
seven hundred and eight miles paid out.
Picked up t;go, and quarter miles, cut out
fault, and sailed the same day. Depth,
1000 hthcms; detention, 1SY hours. Insu-
! lation Of Submerged cable more than doubled,
and conductivty considerable increased.
August 2.-Parta loss of insulation when
twelve hundred and Twelve miles paid out.
Recovered two miles Depth, $50 fathoms;
fault still overheard, when cable foaled hawsc
pite, and broke liz consequence of damage
sustained il clearing it thercfrom.
AUGUST 3 to 1I.-Moore1 two huoys;
grappled four times for cable and hooked it
three times. On each occasion, after lifting
it several hundred fattoms from the bottom,
tackle broke close to the bow of vessel. On
tie graphing rope being lost obligel to return
All entertain hoI ds that tL'c lost end of the
b Vlfc ullCo tuii DC bSNSNSiSu, tt 4
the line successfully completed to Ncwfound
land.
The y;qndon Star Of the 18th publishes this
DESPATCH from Crookshavcn, showing that the
promoters Of the Atlantic telegraph scheme
| are by no means dishcartcnca;
The practical Conclusions unanimously ar
rived at by those engaged in various capaci-
ties 10 the expedition arc as follows:
LIST. That the steamship Great Eastern,
from her size aud consequent steadiness, to-
gether with the better control obtained over
her by having both the paddle and screw,
render it possible and safe to lay an Atlantic
telegraph cable in any weather.
Cd. That the paying-out machinery con-
structcd for the purpose by Messrs S. Can
ming & Clifford worked perfectly, and can be
confidently relied on.
Sd. That the insulation of the gutta-percha
covered conductor improved when submerged
to more than double what it had been before
starting, and has proved itself to be the best
insulated cable ever manufactured, and many
times higher than the standard required by
tic contract The cause of the two faults
which were recovered was in each case per-
foration of the gut a rercha through TO Tie
proper coHuuCtoT ny piece Vi HoH Wire louuu
sticking in the cable. Electrically the third
fault was analogous to tho first. The diff
Guilty may be provided against in future.
4th. That nothing has occurred to create
the least doubt i'll the minds of those engaged
in the expedition of the practicahility of Il
successful laying and working of an Atlantic
cable; but, on the contrary their confidence
has been largely increased by the expcrie nee
obtained on this voyage.
9Th That the Great Eastern steamship
supplied with sufficiently strong tackle and
hauling in machinery for depths of four to five
thousand yards, there is little or no doubt OF
Of the possibility oftecoveiiug tie lost end of
the cable and completing the line, already
about t&o-thirIs laid.