The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-31
Extracts from the Journal Of the "Grea
Eastekn.'

AsPY Bay July 3O.-Mr. Dean, the Secretary,
having refused copies OF the journal TO the mem
bers of the press, | have cleaned the folloWinu
from passengers on board
July q, 4'20 p. M.-The Terrible is firing a
salute. Cheers from ship and shore. The cable
is on shore.
house and window. Tremendous cheers by the
British tars who carried it on shore.
lsECOND DEsPATCH1
HEARTS CONTENT July 2S, via AsPY BAY
July 30.-The following are extracts from the
Journal of the Great Eastern -
All went well until 1920 on the 18th Green
wich time), when the first real shock was given
to the success that has hitherto attended us, and
this time we had real cause to be alarmed. A
foul flake took place in the attertank The en-
gme was mmedlately TUNED astern, and the
paying OF the cable stopped. We we're all soon
on the decks, and learned that the running and
paying out OF the coil had caught three turns of
the fake Immediately under 1t, carried them
INTO the eye OF the COLL fouling the toyout and
hauling up one-half turns from the outside aud
five turns OF the eye of the under flakes
This was stopped, fortunately, before entering
the paying-out MACHINES; shoppers OF hemp with
chains were also put on near the wheel astern,
and Mr. Canning gave orders to stand by TO let
go the buoy. This was not very cheering to
hear: but, though the calm and collected man
gave us confidence that his skill and experience
would eXtrcate the cable from the danger in
which it was placed, no fishing line was ever
eItangled more than the rope when thrust up
III UppdIShNtS hOpSlCSS uduSCI lIOlu Tue eye Oh
the cable to the deck. There was at least 5000
feet OF rope lying IN this state, and in the midst
OF the ram and increasing wind the cable crew
set 10 work to disentangle it,
The Dolphin was there. too, patiently follow
ing the lights as they shove themselves the
crew now passing them forward and now aft
until at last the character of the tange was seen
and soon it became apparent thai ere long the
cable woulG be saved and uniniured down to the
tank. Captain Anderson was at the taffrail
anXiously watching the strain on the rope 1--WE
could scarcely make it out, the night was so
dark, endeavoring 10 keep it up and do wn,
going on raising with paddle and screw.
When one reflects for moment u Don the rise
of the ship and the enormous mass she pre-
scented to the wind, the difficulty of keeping her
stern. under the circumstances, over the cable
can be apprehended. The port paddle-wheel
was disconnected, but afterwards there was
shift of wind, and the vessel came to the wrong
way. Welcome voices we're now heard passing
the word ait from the tank that the heights
were cleared, and to pay out
Then the huge shoppers were quietly opened |,
and at 2'O5 A. M, to the Joy of all we we're once
more discharging the cable. They veered it
away in the tank 10 clear the screw, and the
paddle-engines were slowed so as to reduce the
speed OF the ship to four and half knots.
During all this critical time there was entire
absence OF noise and confusion.
Everything was silently done, and the cable
men and crew worked with hearty good will.
Mr.. Canning has had experienced foul flakes
before, and showed that he Knew what to do in
tke emergency; but what of the electrical con
ditlon OF the cable during this period! Simply
that through its entire length it is perfect.