New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-10
Ocean TeIegrnphing.
RECOVERING THE OLD CABL


m. Times correspondent the west OF Ireland
Sescrbe. which will be adopted 10 recover tho old
Fable He WHITES Al the vessel, which have been sent oat
10 supply the sauadron with coal have believed already
arrived Newfoundland As soon as The Great EateIn mas
completed her work that vessel win me Terrible Albany
and day proceed TO Gil with fuel The Terrible ana ADan
WI be cOaed first and start directly aeI"aa Tor me exact
latitude and longitude IN which the eahe OF ast year was
lrofen When ms precise spot asee'teh1a' drd e
zow these ships but OF their not joining iher con
sorts soon the marked buoys are placed The Absny
viii proceed to grappe for the cable Of last year
with ships Of the squadron, IA equipped WAN he
ss. soye Of bnoy marked baoys wire graphing ropes
and the strain all paris OF the ropes
Albany will once proceed 10 sweep for The END
q The cable Of se h so@s"eS' ,se ,sp, 'I in
sesreh Of wire carefully lowering their grIpnes
gu bottom ascertaned with certainty and then slowly
sesnng gh angles the line along which Tue cable
las been laid ten miles each way 10 he norm anu son'
Teseh The dsanei OF 1855 and Al least 80 miles TO the
south VI the proper route to opardze ha Whch ~ peeteu
here has been laid As however al the vessels sweeping
for the wire are strictly limited distsnce OF ten miles
roth or south Of rs aseerl.nes position ,SeTe - % isA
the densest fo the dead eesonng OF me sp ana
Albany grspng the end Of last years rope she IS gently 10
lift II possible and as far AZ IS consen without ~
10 moored immense buoy and then secured sc IS
again grsppe for the wire further TO The east Or
again her lsbofs will be continued ill series OF bsl'
brought the surface Of the that
arrival Of the Great Eastern any OF these loops may De
snd easily raised aud the spice made More Than enough
Of the cable viii then remain enable her 10 continue
rather should saw complete the work Of carving The
second wire TO Newfoundland H. however the Great East
err Midway arrive before the end Of the ce found
by the Albany all three ships viii at take their
positions and comments sweeping with their grapnels
The Medgay 10 iae west with tho greatest
lining strain Tie Great Eastern in the middle with
smaller lifting power; and the Albany three miles TO the east
Of the Great Eastern with the least lifting power OF sl so n
tbe cable il broken Msdway the wire half way up VIII
he held the grspne Of the Great Eastern aud the strain on
the rope by being partially supported by tne Med
IL intended 20 Try 10 raise the actual eh OF the
rabs broken last tAs Is hampeed win the hsa.y
hssyier which used IN vain 10
iast sSd which II anything known with
certainty Of deepsea s0lnlDgs believed 10 De ing IN
massive tauge the end Of the ropa weight when moth
ing could raise. Directly therefore that tee Albany mas
snceeeded In getting her sai OF the Line and the Great Ess
and hedwsy have their portions the Albany viii
ahsad AZ u speed break the portion OF the line
ste has grapped and leave hs end free unietiered
the ODE scles heapsi the
She viii then return sne keep inside the Midway taxing
from latter Essse Ae grip Of tue wire holding by
81 m the Great Eastern bas spced possible her end The
Terrible OIL will assist IN carrying messages from ship
20 ship She will also keep ahead OF Great Eastern aud
direct her 10 alter course by firing quo for port
helm and ko guns Tor HELM stafbOad Three gus are 10
sgny danger ahead either 10 case Of shps one gun
from The Great the signal 20 bring all her consors
around her Immediately