New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-30

the directors and corps Of scientific practical electricians
Tss ssarss a. one. I from to 500 and sS
the accident not thought OF any great consequence
necessary measures the protection Of the
shore end OF TIE cable On the 23d announced that the
cable was in pereo. order and would be ready Tor the trans
this promise fulfilled; in few moro days
was continuity had been rreparab destroyed
union Of the Old Void with the New was postponed
till some future day
THE EXPEDITION OF 1888.
NEW ATTEMPT.
In the month OF July attempt made to lay
teegraphc the Atlantic Ocean connecting va
tent Negfoundlsnd This time Great Eastern
was selected for the work OF laying the cable and upon US
bail on the lower deck which filed with water II was
estimated that the Of making and laying the eao
scrbed Tor onohs Of this amount and the United States
Government had promised subsidy Of $4,000 year and tao
tnned to work guaranty eight per cent upon the
alIo given By the two Governments as long d tue
The length Of this cable COO miles and In diane
ter inches maing total wsgat OF over ov into
single strand and insulated BIZ peculiar compoun1 Arolnu
tbis or conductor four layers OF gua pe.eha
Insulated with the same pound and ia turn Hcosed By
,r0ng iron wires each Of which was carefully wound
,cnn5 with Manila tnread and saturated with tar thus at
once protecting the gutta pocha and adding strength 70 he
cable slight alterations bad been made In the paying
machinery, bat VIVA. improvement" science susgesee
PROGRESS AND FAILURE OF THE EsrERrsrsE.
On The @ day s % S fhs
G Il Say Dg9s saS. paved ou AZ
The end Of that period serious fault occurred Endssvorng
recty it. the cabl' parted AM the ndeni went over
board
Immediately the steamer was backed thirteen or
fourteen miles 10 order by Of grapnes ~ hsa Tor the
GABLE .s' sP1S gs1 d %%e a s,s s snchor
with fakes sharply curved and aperng 10 an ooque tooth
Ike cad A. q ocock p. they were thrown overheard
length At first they began TO .iuk slowly gradually
increasing in momentum. UNTIL at last the cog wheel and
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converted into steam the water thrown upon them 10 cool
ossty and with duh grating sound the wheel revolred
100 fstaoms the Indicator marked then 1000 Wien ,.i
a. 4.n.s sna e. Is Il VS sasp fr cable wv
FRO Throughout the whole Of the night did tho Grc'
ssShsd As o'clock on the following morning tho hauling
in commenced. THIS done by what termed pick
comblred bearing strain Of ter tuna Slowly came a
frat tho dyanoneer showing strain OF only so pounds
a poin, Indicated by 1000 pounds
One hundred shons Of the had been recovered at 7
board the grapns had hold OF something though what
something could only be oonjecnred bat there
rocks the bottom OF that portion Of the Atlantic,
was safe TO infer it was the cable.
The electricians and scientific board made caculs
cded that something beside the grapnes attached and
that the prize had really been seized Al m seron,
misfortune happened the spur wheel OF the pckugup wheel
apparatus broke rendering tho hauling In tho rope extremely
10 add to tie difficulty tho weather now became thick and
aasy seag down into dense iss There va. one soSo
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there wa, b,at onr bat The cable would be recovered
at just ss moment tue rope parted and the cable wa 1871
again bat without orders reluctantly
gwen 70 steer for England. Upon arriving there
he Directors decided that more attempts should be made
the year following. Thus ended the fourth attempt to lay
The Loss SUSTAINED BY THE rAIrUnr
The loss which has been sustained by this partial failure
estimated At about tSo0o But is fair state that neither
the directors the snrchol ers dheartened the
unfortunate accident but on the contrary. st took
measures to replace tho cable that was lost.
FOURTH ATTEMPT.
TIE ENTERPRISE To RENEWED.
This sad failure Of the renewed attempt to connect
the Old World and the New by OF submarine Atlantic
under.akiag OF money had been expended sol
aad KIN Of the Highest order had been employed and
high BY the favorable progress OF the work OF laying the cable
r several days asr lh: dsPiare Of the Great Eisiera fr
pioo too final Of the work the sad
the expedition % EasIand But all was not LOST ana In the
Judgment Of those who from knowledge aud experience
accomplished proved the praeticaby Of the
scheme The mishaps attending this second attempt had
cess and BY making tn, improvements suggested by
failure q doubted tia, success would ultimately
DO gained There were those OF coarse ihe
work impossible OF achievements bat courage and hopeancss
prevailed the prophecies Of evil and wa; decided that
should not abandoned. Accordingly the Direc
tors Of tue Atlantic Telegraph Company held meeting IN
London which resolved that the enterprise should
DO ronewed and subsequently contract was mado with the
Telegraph Construction Company for that purpose The con-
tract provided for the making Of IA entirely new cable and
for completing tns Old IS ~ have TWO ecicnt tee
graph lines Europe aud America and the work was
carried during the Summon OK leOO Under tins
coo sterling Cha, Is tho cost price, to manufac
turs and Inv down q new cable In the year le66, |
aud, II successful. but not Otherwise they were |
10 have in shares and cash and profit 20 per cent
that cost They also UNDERTOOK without any further
change whatever go eawh sufficient cable TO complete
the old boaen cable and TO their best endesvors TO that
end CARVING the contract the Atlantic Company
gagged Of 1850 900 In cash. which
capital preferred dividend OF ~ cent TO be paid with
share In tho profits OF the dividends No difficulty
peonocd obtaining tho necessary funds The manufacture
Of aud improved cable vigorously pushed for
ward aud by the early part OF the month Of May Of the
ent year tho cable finished The Great Eastern having
In the mean time been prepared the slowing OF the
60 miles per day, but as waS found that the Great
Eastern was rot able to take al the cable 200 niles
board, tho screw steamer Midway chartered to
take about 500 miles OF the old cable from that vessel
vessels ready to start thcir expedition In addition
these two Ships the Albany also engaged 10 assist the
terprse and the British Government again granted the
ycos the war steamer Terrible accompany tho exped
ton Each Of tho three furnished with crap
ping apparatus that the old cable might be grspped at
y and arranged that after the laying OF the cable
the Irish coast 10 Newfoundland tho fleet should steam
tho middle OF the Atlantic and attempt 10 pick up the
sable lost overheard In July 1885 PresuminR this TO De sue
BED OF the Atlantic DO connected with the 100 et on
,Oad and the vessels to their course 10 irn
ay and complete double line OF union between the CONT
tents -
DEPARTURE or TIE GREAT EASTERN AND HER coNsoRrs
OK THE THIRD EXPEDITION.