The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-15

The Great Eastern, laden with a freight in
which the whole civilized world Is interested,
took her departure RON becrhayen, Bdntry
Bay, at $50 p. NJ. on Thursday, the 18TH OF July.
During the week she lay ~ that safe and capa-
cIOus harbOr her CUaling was completed, and
mechanics and artidccrs OF all kinds were
buslv engaged in adjusting and testing the new
machinery wniCn bad been planned and exc
Cuted 10 meet req uirpmentS and o guard against
contingencies winch tue experience OF last
years expedition suggested The deck pre-
sented very animated scene OF active labor,
and one could scarcely have believed that go
much work could have been got through so
short space OF tine. The live STOCK had, this
year, to be slipped in Ireland, which occupied
n considerable ume, 10 buIloCks, ! mich COW,
Ia sheep, 20 pigs, % geese, IA turkeys, and sou
fowls we've brought on board at Beerhaven.
There was dead stock, 100, which consisted of
% bullocks, calves, 22 sheep. pigs, 800 fowls
"a goodiy supply for the inhabitants OF the float
ing town we 1--we III. Tue public already know all
that occurred during the pa6sage Of the snip
round rom oheerne>s. Sne left her anchorage at
noon, on Saturday, the 5Oth OF June and
telegram from Mr.. Il. A. Glass, the Managing
Director OF the Telegraph Construction and
Maintenance Company from Vaentla, pat them
in possession OF the lact that the shore end OF
the cable having been successfully landed by the
WW!Gn6 cory steamer, ut Foilhummerum Bay,
on Saturday, the 18th Of July, had been bJoyed
on the following morning, aoout u miles from
the lana. At GAS An or the 18Th, our convoy,
consisting OF IL. NJ. 5. Ie!rlbje, 2l guns, and the
screw steamers Aibdagand Mpd,Cdli both vessels
OF about $500 tons eaCh left the anchorage at
Beerhaven, with instructions to proceed to
where the WlHidDJ cory lett the buoy, and
await the arrival OF the Great Eastern. On the
evening OF the same day, having got up her
monster anchor, the big ship steamed maiestl
Caly out OF Beerhaven, accompanied by H. NJ.
s. Rac0OR 1t IS about 80 miles from Beerhaven
10 the buoy placeu over the shore end. The
night was very thick, so much so that the fog
whistle was Kept constantly going. Wind from
the south.
sighted the Terrible, and the RdCOOn ABOUT a
quarter to a. Shortly afterwards we saw the
Albany and 4Rsd,11y, aud at 800 A. NJ the buoy
was made out astern OF the Albany. We came
up close to it at Z. Signals were made to the
Terrible ana the other ships TO send boats. The
IeTribte'S cutter came and made fast to the buoy,
which was now about cables length from our
stern At 9lO the Atbdnys boat arrived, and
at $50 we made the end of the drum rope on
the buoy chain, and commenced 20 haul in the
mooring chain on the end OF the shore end
cable. There was good deal OF strain on the
chain, which was at a considerable angle on the
port side.
The wind was on the port quarter canting
The ship to starboard, the lefthand screw
working astern. Ca ptaln Anderson seeing the
position Of the chain, gave orders to Mr.. Beck
with the chiet engineer, to disconnect the port
paddle-wheel, and to reverse full speed with the
starboard. This order, which was executed in
about eighteen or nineteen minutes, brought
the stern OF the ship in line with the cable,
which was speedily ''up and down" At ll'30
the end was brought on board by ll40; it was
on the drum. THIS was the first practical test
OF the new pickup machinery and steam engine
attached thereto, made by Messrs. Penn Son,
OF Greenwich, and nothing could be more salts
factory than the manner in which it did IFS
work. Preparations were now made to make
the Joint and the coverings, wires having been
taken of the rope, the skilled workmen from
the Gutta Percha Works soon settled them
office on deck lit had been rainina
in torrents since 8 A. NJ, and com
Pleted making the Joint at l'SO I. M, Mr. Will
loughby Smith, the chief electrician, lost nc
time in testing the insulation OF the cable tC
shore, which was found TO perfect. The making
of the splice was now commenced; by 2'3O P
NJ. II was completed and colled IN the after CABLE
tank. Just as the hands of the clock indicated
500 Greenwich time, the Atlantic TELEGRAPH
Gable OF 1866 commenced to pass over the '
wheel at the stern of the great cable ship.
hearty cheer from those who witnessed thu
far the success OF the start the firing of coup
of guns, the hosting OF the ensign and OF tha
compound flag OF nationalites, the Uniol
Jack and the Stars aud Stripes, whicl
has been in the service oil two pre-
vious Atlantic telegraph expeditions, mad
up all the demonstration which coult
be mustered. The RdCoon gave us one partin
gun, and awaiting herself of as fau wind a
could we'll blow in her favor set every stitch Q
canvas and lett for Valentia. The course of th
ship was now settled W. N. W. for 33 miles, t
be changed about O'Clock 10 N. w. by W.
which VIII take us quite clear to the south war
of our mute relative of 1865. The folio wing prC
gramme of proceedings for laying The Atianti
telegraph cable of 1866 had been proposed b
Mr.. Samuel Canning the Chief Engineer, SO ia
back as the month OF May last, and approved
by Mr.. Glass, the MANAGING Director. II viii b
seen that punctuality up to the present momer
has been pretty strictly maintained.
PROGRAMME OF PROCEEDINGS FOR LAYING Tn
ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE.
l. The steamship Wlliana Cory, having r
Seived on board the shore end tor the Iris
machinery North WOOlWiCh vUt
leave the Thames not later than the Goth inst
and proceed to BeerhaVen, TO be in readiness
lay the shore end when the weather is suf
Giently fine.