Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-08-09
THE CABLE LAID
Entire Success.

1IOlA OJ W L lClAs
HEARTS CONTENT, July Give arrived
here at O'Clock this morning, all well,
thank God. The cable has been laid, and
is in perfect working order.
(Signed) CYRUs W. FIELD.
SECOND DISPATCH.
HEARTS CONTENT, July 9th, l866.-We
are in Geographic communication with Ire
land. The cable is in perfect order.
(signed) CYRUS w. FIELD.
THIRD DISPATCH.
HEARTS CoATENT, July 27.-England and
America are again united by telegraph.
The cable is in perfect order. We have
been receiving and sending messages
through the whole ever since the splice on
the 18th inst. off Valentia.
(signed) CYRUS w. FIELD.
Hearts CONTENT, July 29.-The Great
Eastern left Sheerness on Saturday at noon.
June 30th. Arrived at Berehaven July 9th,
and received the balance Of her Goals and
provisions The other steamers Joined the
Great Eastern at Berehaven, as follows:
The VIM. Cory and Terrible on Friday,
July 9th, the Albany on the 7th, and the
Midway on Tuesday the 10th instant. On
Saturday, the Tn of July, the end OF the
Irish shore cable was landed from the VIM.
Cory, and at 2:30 the next morning the
laying was successfully completed and the
end buried in ninety fathoms, latitude
5l:4O, longitude 11:08, distance from the
telegraph house at Valentia 274 miles, 20{
miles Of cable laid out.
Wednesday, 18th instant-Her Majesty's
steamer Raccoon arrived at Berehayen to
render ali assistance in her power.
Thursday, 18th instant-The Great East
ern, Midway, Albany, Terrible and Raccoon
near one another. Services held at Valen-
tia and prayers offered up for the success
ful laying of the cable.
Friday, 18th instant-The shore end was
connected to the main cable on board the
Great Eastern and at "a P. M. the telegraph
feet started for Newfoundland and the
Raccoon returned to Valentia The tele-
graph feet sailed in the following order !:
The Terrible ahead of the Great Eastern,
on the starboard bow, the Midway on the
port, and the Albany on the starboard quar-
ter, weather thick and foggy, with heavy
rains. Signals sent through the cable on
board the Great Eastern, and to the tele-
graph house at Valentia. Two thousand
four hundred and forty nautical miles found
perfect.
Saturday, July 14.-Distance run, 108
miles; cable paid cut, ll6 miles.
Sunday, July l5.-Distance run, 1913
miles; cable paid out, 116 miles.
Monday, July 16.-Distance run, lis
miles; cable paid out, 1877 miles.
Tuesday, July 17.-Distance run, 118
miles; cable paid out, 1873 miles
Wednesday, July l8.-Distance run, 105
miles; cable paid out, 129 miles.
Thursday, l9th-Distance run, l22 miles !;
cable paid out, 129 miles.
Friday, 20th-Disance run, 1l8 miles !;
cable paid out, 1877 miles.
21st-Distance run, 122 miles; cable paid
out, 1876 miles.
22d-Distance run, 1913 miles; cable paid
cut, 1873 miles.
23d-Distance run, 121 miles; cable paid
out, 1873 miles
24th-Distance run, 121 miles; cable paid
out, 1856 miles
25th-Distancer run, 112 miles; cable paid
out, 1913 miles. $3.50
26th-Distanoe run, 1913 miles; cable paid
out, 1874 miles.
27th-Distance run, 112 miles; cable paid
out, 118 miles which, with the shore end
off Valentia, distance, q miles, cable paid
out 20 miles, makes the distance run 1869
and paid out 1864 miles.
Arrived at Hearts Content at s A. NJ,
Friday, July 9th.
The average speed of the ship from the
time the splice was made until we saw land
was little less than five nautical miles per
hour, and the cable had been paid ou5 at an
average of five and a half miles per hour
The total slack was less than Il per cent
The weather has been more pleasant than
have ever known on the Atlantic at this
season of the year. We have had alternate
days of rain, sunshine, fogs and squalls.
have requested Mr.. John G. Dean, Secretary
Of the AngloAmerican Telegraph Compa-
ny, TO send you by the first opportunity,
for the Associated Press, twenty-fv copies
of his diary, which give you detailed ac-
count of the ups and downs experienced in
laying cable across the Atlantic.
We have been in constant communication
with Valentia since the splice was made ON
the 18th inst, and have daily received news
from Europe, which was posted up outside
of he telegraph office for the information
of all on board the Great Eastern, and sig
nailed to the other ships.
After taking in coal the telegraph feet
will sail for the spot where the cable was
was lost last year, to recover the end and
complete a second line between Ireland and
Newfound, and then the Midway will pro-
coed to lay the new cable across the Gulf
of st. Lawrence.
The cable will be open for business in q
few days, and all messages will be sent to
Europe in the order they are received at
Hearts Content.
cannot find words suitable to convey my
admiration for the men who have so ably
conducted the nautical engineering and
electrical departments of this enterprise 80
successfully, amidst difficulties which re-
CURED to be seen to be appreciated. In
tact all on board of the telegraph feet, and
all connected with the enterprise, have
done their very best to have the cable made
and laid in perfect condition, and He who
rules the winds and waves has crowned
their efforts with perfect success.
CYRus w. FIELD.
HEARTS CONTENT, July q, via Aspy
Bay, July 29-The London Times of the
9th says of the telegraph: alt is great
work-the glory of the age and nations
and they who have achieved it deserve to
be honored as benefactors of their race"
A treaty of peace hes been signed be-
tween Austria and Prussia. a previous
telegram says that five days armistice be-
tween Austria and Prussia commenced at
noon on the 23d. There was fighting on
the 22d, the Austrians claiming victory.
Earl SALISBURY had protested in the
House of Commons against reform meet
ings.
In discussion on the tariff, Sir John
Packington admitted that England was be-
hind other nations.
A severe engagement took place on the
2o:h off the Island of LISA. The Austrians
claimed victory. They sank the Italian
iron clad, running down one and blowing
up three.