New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-30
Splicing the Gable.
TIP wRATHsR-sEA RcHrSG FoR THE BUOY-MAKISG
TuR SPLIcR--sIoSALLiSo-DLPART OF THB
GREAT AUTHORIZATIONS At yALESTiA.
Ssors The limss Special CorIsspondent

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GREAT HAsrERN--vIsirORs AT VALESTIA.
From The lines SPECIAL CoTespondent .
Tbia day lust before Doon the Great Eastern
picked mp shore end 81 this island and In ess than three
sosIs usde prfvet splice vita the main cable and amid
,snuo 10 America paying the wire she went This
evening she asop, 20 mites from land. ssbmere ing
,he r At the rate oi knots hour and conts
nv by signals WITH the shore through the whole length
a5so miles u wire ~ the signals coming WITH 'oree ana
csnctnsss sssA never jet been found with any sob
,n sa ON 2. ' Ssrss; 's ss:y g
The most sosspy 81 conyoaon all kinds Of Subjects
s. never done before AID probably cond not easily be
done now bu improved Instruments Invented by Pro
rss,s hsSe,S are acting With The
csop. ana ever one ;. sanss o' eo hc Ssct there
l. not great deal boot tho - lice making Every,
Ing vent so smoothly and snch perfect matter Of
aa,s. routine Thai here was an lack Of incident II
a. meant pssbe make the splice the day before this
Tor there was bal-eoneealed pugaanee among many about
sotnmsnelng tho work on Friday
need scarcely be said bowe'er that there was no ietn
o. @ had s's ses s engages IL Efforts ana Of
that when the cable was successfully ad In lss ~
sun The Great Eastern lett Berehsyen the evening Of
Tharsdsy the 18th small feet OF ships had previously as
Isp Cory and to these the morning q Thursday vas
"jS Usy MsIe.ty ship Raccoon which through the Kind
ao 81 sri Armi,age and his officers took cut large
party Of to the .qnadron start ana pe
H. M the splice u1der these special
ne nhayen wore most aspect and with the
,ng Of boats from sep 20 sh the haroor 'se@e'
general sailing Of the squadron however did not come
or az was expected For many reasons II was aeened
nj. s the vessels should not leave together so the Terri
bic the Medway and the Albany we're started early yess,
ds morning and after some hours srphg
the rocks oil sks they al last found their way 20 inc
vaenta habor last evening and tsiHs !nes
9Sa Sa sss Tss Ras With the
before Ss sa s ssa. ~: .s ss
SO lately filed It's waters with LIE aud animation tmu,
s s"s Of hos dn.s white 1suc fog. which make na
ton on the Of irehSd almost ~ dmen. anu
in ,ss "a En.e S Which the kept
close gradually became dinner and DINNER IN zoe Ss,ey
ooins as the Flying Daichmau hi, faint Wis,
ouary outline lost great sweep OF ,ogpann pvuIoa
from her own deci her spars lost to view 1t vas not
by any means pleasant situation on such COAT ana sncn
esss s,peS,s ni hs Slightest touch om which would
once have put Her Mssys ship Raccoon under some ~
So, 70 low rat. q notion as woud keep ccsec way
uuon them through the swell which came numbering susgy
| along In uresome mono'on!'
p horn. were also set gopg from both ships and their
d,,ms camor made the night doaby long was aeso.
1tey however to Keep them gong cs o. a
the had 10 heave to and remain where she
III daylight Fortunately ,ls og.gnss from tho a. GT ri.
and At slow speed the 10 keep place about
mile a'iern Of be, huge Sonso Avery wide berth was
Tie skeghs The ships were on the latter soon alter day
iioht before o. the Terrible. Medwsy ana Albany
vera sghc keeping their dreary vigil through the mist and
rn ronnd whore they thought the buoy at the shoe end
This a. VIC have said wa about 70 miles at sea- and quite out
VI sight OF land. -, - .,.. .
weight Of seven 1t was n,oored by what IS called
mushroom gropne which attached to the buoy itself by
100 fahoms III stout chain. This only placed little east
land than that which upheld the end OF the cable
itself Tor II tho buoy holding tho actual end OF the wire pitched
about much In rough weather Tue eaQe very certain 70
hrongh lis ,sealug OF break ~ and In either case H. o
course snl Immediately aud particular bearings being
~ l. of,eo difficult find For this mooiln
bnoy 4. ,yav placed inside the supporting buoy and exactly
over The cable so that II the rope e.eaH loose Us
| place 4, known at glance ana can be raised IN
| snch shallow weteL in ten or twfhiy minutes
The second and 5er bouy which held the wire was ofnear
ssmc si1o as the moong and TO this by powerful
wv a ceIe was securely held with about qaarer o
mule of h, end ercih hanging down In the water To lands
n nav srnear yer, simple task 70 nd these c9ps.len
nns hsacoes 0aiins aissn rce In the Yet In re-
iilv tbe work is o., Of ordinary difficulty and delay The
sv go frcaucnls conce, them that ship may actually
rbin half mile Of them without making them out ahu
with 10 bearings guide them continued succession
has, ioek cros the p1co where they supposed 10 DO
Tn for h0urs and hours before they discovered
Ts s se,uoy he case With the buoys OF the cable peke'
| up this morning -, ,,,... .,o.. A.. ro,,ihi.
Albany and Midway oil went ~ seaich " thei IN Tue yo
t s,an If an Immediate fndi yet after two hour
We sssycb tLcv cot no trace Of them and even when th
60, rstsrn hove in light Obliged 10 signal BuoYs no
W., 6,,.J Within ten minutes amer ibis they Shed upo
hnb ~ then and the meat ship was al ohec sghril 10 eo
Ashe al 30 Tho accompanying vessels 81 the squad
,n cnye her wide BERTH for es on her h} he dnty I"
~ or finx the cab, buoy her movements we're hA