New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-30
was silent and thu. the hr.. part Of the Atlantic cable had

was silent and the FIRST part OF the Atlantic cable had
been laid and lost forever.
The ercat OF the cable on board chips allowed
large margin for such maps thes and the arrangements
ne we'd and the work ill each ship had lost $50
miles Of after which they discontinue their efforts
Sc.fags on sadsy morning The snps heads put about
for The fourth time the AgAmemnon again began ne weary
work beating the wind for the everlasting rem
dszvous which seemed destined TO DO always seeking
hard work beating up against hs Wind 50 ssso hat the
Niagara was reiOined and Will, all we're waiting win i"p p.
thence for her explanation Of how they broke tho oae sne
ala s sTSs 4is y s %as soandns
could Mr. Cyrus Field win 11e Of oe
showed the painful and mysterious fact that a. M 1 a %
place distance Of certainly not less than 10 miles rom ssca
shpn fAo well can be judged at me oO''0n Vi VIZ
ocean.
No time lost after the vessels rensd IN 6nn rlS
third and last splice Witch was Ss o,sa The
cable before stated paid out beautifully and nothing coa
every part Of the apparatus & the ships only
knots tho cable going and 81 with astran OF by
sno ~ S1 sns by soWeve the speed was
knots the cable going at at STRAIN OF o pouau, ,a,nr
sssons I thro1sSou about the whole Of Monday night asd
neither M Bright Mr.. Canning nor Mr. Chnora ever qa
night while the ship continued the same the speed
the cable paved out and no0as
This change could only be accounted Tor on tne
that the water had Swallowed 10 oohsderaoe e1eeu
tho vessel In fact passing over some uonane mou
After an interval Of abOut hour the strain and rate Of
Of the cable increased while the increase OF the
vertical anee seemed indicate that the wire was sinking
down the side decyy Beyond this there was no yara
ton throughout Monday night indeed through Iuesuy
The upper deck coil which had weighed heavily upon The
ship stn heavily upon the mind, OF ell durng the
tho & e paid do out ,o%ss @
miles Of the ship AL % most
was evident the upper deck coll would Do finished BY about II
O'Clock night when the men would have 70 pass IN
along the great loop which formed the communication between
that and the coil the main hold This most unfortunate
operation had been successfully performed in Daylight
prcoauon taken that no accident should occur Az
Soock by tee ships time when lis miles bad been paid out
and about 2 miles distance from the rendezvous accom-.
pshed when the last fake bat one Of the upper deck coil
in turn 20 DO used 10 order make It easier passing 70
gradually b. two revolutions at time from 30 to 20 while the
Ia lie vessel going three Knots and the cable three and
half tao operation was continued with perfect rsfS o
lari;y tho dynamone,er indicating strain OF 2i0O
The CABLE AGAIN PARTED.
suddcnly without instaDts warning. the occur.
renee Of any sage incident that could for IT. the
cable parted The gan that again told the Vaorons OF this
& mAap brought saa So S~sr voc as1 @ 3
wdfre about the ship But there stood the machinery silent
the stern wheel swinging loosely and FRO Il seemed Almost
impossible realize tho fact that accident so
OF Ingenious suggestions instantly saost showing most
satisfactorily The GABLE must and oush. to have broke
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$50 niles making an aggregate OF cable lost Of about $50
mc durng Tie proSes' Of this expedition There wa. no.
remainng ihewo ships 90 miles Of cable or about
20 per cent excess the distance TO DO aud the
Woodkouse the OF the
expedition that there snoency OF cable 10 meet all re-
qarcmen and that they ready to return TO renew thef
sars "a aeon AZ the vessels had the necessary supply
OF coal 10 e. able them TO carry out tho expedition.
On tho breaking oft cable The Niagara sereis once or
oSeastoWn arriving there Monday july S. The Agamem
non did not arrive for week aerva-d this was accounted
| foI b. her being short ~ coai
| PRFPlRArross FOR NEW ExPzDIrroy.
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many them IN favor Of abandoning The enterprise
ard II ro.sibe selling tie cable Tbs majority. however
bcl different views decided that another aitemp
.hond be- mads consequently immediate preparations wer
made for TIC sailing Of squadron another expedition
TIKI SECOND EXPEDITION OF 1853.