The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-16

used 70 II, and soon could cast grapnel almost =
line was Of formidable size Il made Of rope twisted
with wires Of steel bear OF thirty tons Il
could tell when struck often went 70 the how ana
sat en- the rope feel by the culver that the Crap
ne. ~ Ussns On Inc bottom two miles under MS But
and fogs and squalls Still worked day after day
Once on the 18th OF August we got the cable mp, and
fresh from the Of the oceans bed bnt be-
gan 10 cheer 50 wildly that seemed TO be frightened and
suddcny broke away and went down into the This
accident kept work two weeks longer; but finally,
on the last night OF August we caught H. We had cast
on Friday night that we hooked the cable
little after midnight Sunday morning when we rot on
board What was the anxiety Of those twentysx hours
The strain on every mans NE like tho strain the
cable itself When finally IL appeared u was mid
night the lights Of tho ship, and IN the boats around
showed them eagerly watching for the cable to appear
on the water AT length it WINS brought the surface.
All who were allowed TO approach crowded forward TO
see i. Yet not word spoken only the voices Of
the officers in command heard giving orders All
felt as Il life and death hung the issue It only
that men dared TO breathe Even then they hardly be-
loved their eyes Some crep toward It to feel oft TO
electricsns room TO sec our long sought for treasure
was alive or dead few minutes Of suspense and a
Nash tod o. the lightning current again set free Then
did the feeling long pent up burst FORTH Some turned
away their heads and wept Oilers broke INTO cheers
| and the cry ran from man TO man, and was
I deck, and from the boats On the water
and the other ships while rockets lighted up the dark
moss OF the sea Then with thankful turned
faces again to tho West But soon the wind rose
and for thirty-six hours exposed to all the
dangers Of storm on the AtIaatic Yet in the very
beight ana Jury OF the gale. sat in tho electricians
room, fash OF light came up from the Deep which
having crossed to Ireland came back to me in mid
on the banks Of the Hudson were well and following
US with their wishes and their prayers This was like
and hope. The Great Eastern bore horsef proudly
through the storm, IL she knew that the vital chord
which was to joinat two hemisnheres, hung at her
stern; and So on Saturday, the 7h Of September, we
brought our second cable safely to the shore.
THE SUCCESSFUL VOYAGE
But the Great Eastern did not make her VOYAGE alone
Three other ships attended her the ocean-the
Albany, the Midway and the Terrble-the officers OF all
o. which exerted N themselves TO the utmost The Queen
OF England has shown her appreciation the services
Of some OF those more prominent the expedition but
4 i had been possible to do justice to all honors would
be- at least let their live in the history OF this
enterprise with which they will be forever associated
Great Eastern, but Of Captain CommerIlI, Of the
Terrible, and bis first officer, Mr. Curtis (who with
Content snip su, w US !, not ns only = Hearts
lawrence TO help in laying the new cabe) and Of the
officers OF the other ships my heart Is full Better men
never trod deck II do not name them ALL 1t be-
cause they arc too many; their are too full Of
glory Even the sailors eau hit the enthusiasm Of the
achievement Brave. stalwart mon they were--at
home on the and the storm0f that sort that
have carried the nag Of England around the globe
see them now as they dragged the shore end up the
beach at Hearts Content. hngging in thsir brawny
arms as II 1t were q shipwrecked child whom
Sod bless them all Such, gentlemen, in BRIEF is
the story OF the telegraph which you have wished
M e near ,i,,, has been long, hard struggle
toll. Often my heart has been ready TO sink MANY
times when wandering IN the forests Of Newfoundland
stormy nights alone far from home, have almost &C.
cuscd myself Of madness and folly sacrifice the peace
ions pue and another falling by my side and feared that
700 might not live 70 sec the end And yet hope
Of death t this work vas accomplished That prayer
answeisd and now, beyond all Acknowledgements 70
mon, y the feeling Of gratitude to Almighty God.
WHAT Nusr NOW he DoSK
spS Sc de e 0, s ss AZ
lie To THE end must be kept In perfect order and ali
lines connected with IT. The very idea OF an electric
usos Wan an instrument 70 send messages instana-
London there must be uncertainty about reaching
It's destination, and that promptly This We aim 70 Sc.
way stations between Ireland and Newfoundland where
messages have 70 be repeated and the lightning
those who feared that they might be used up or wear
OUT would say, for their relief, that the old cable
VOLTS little better than the new one, but that Is be-
quality Of gutta percha Bnt the new one s constantly
growing bstter To show how deicare are these won.
worked with the smallest battery power When he
nrst cabss was laid In 1853 electricians thought that 70
senu current TWO thousand miles, it must be almost
like stroke Of lightning But God was not IN The
earthquake, 6u p the sl, small voics The other day
Mr. Lasmer Clark telegraphed from Ireland across he
thimbie And now Mr. Collett writes me from Hearts
Content have just ssnt my compliments 70 DR..
Gould. Of Cambridge, who s vaentis, With battery
composed Of agsn cap, with strip Of zinc, excited by
drop OF water the simple bulk OF tsaEn telegraph
tia. will 90 ia. We think nearly perfect Il hss
never tailed LOT an hour . minute Yet |
there have been dlays In receiving messages from |
Europe but thcss haze all been the land lnes or in
nj L
very painful to me when We landed ~ Hearts Con-
tent, to find any ntenuaisn here that message which
swen,your hour in crossing eighty ms ~ v,,sr r
i was no, my fault Ny Asocsfes 10 the NswfoundIand
Company VIII Ss, IT. me nts. that sntrsa.sd them
thought more prudent to ANN fhe result Of The isi.
have therefore had work hsu TO ssssoss our iIpes
But In two weeks cable across the Gulf or a Law
Sss0 v S,oSs asn p ana was found to
and when splicsd out koved ~ perfsct |
!: ,s:r y. a.. a.. so:n ten
lent eablss On the land the task " more slow. You
must remember that Newfoundland y isrre country.
through wiIdessss In Care Bssssa " Ssvs ssosSss
Of one hundred and forty milsa ThsssIpss were buIr
ccsss sps sS.y sss S'S become y long for
On such Inca unless closely watched, Ners nust &
s soms I'm ,s,. s,s, A. NV w:sk; so TORN
shipwrecka This blew down the line VI MANY
places, and caused IN interruption Of ssvsal dsvs |
But u was quickly repaired, and No trynso eusrd
against such accidents again For three months V have
had army Of ct work, under faithful inde
fatgabls Superintendent, Mr. A. N. Msckay, rebsidinr
the line, and now they report Il nearly complete. on
this We must reiy for tho next few months Blu, ell
winter long these mon will DO making their axes heard
In the forests OF Newfoundland cutting thousands Of
poles and % soon o. the sgtng opens win build
tirely line along the route. With this dorhlc
line complete, with frequent station house, and faith
fu sentnele 10 watch 10 We feel pretty secure Al Fort
Hood, In Nova Scotia, We connect with the Wesen
Union TELEGRAPH Company, which has engaged TO leep
As many lines ~ may be necessary for European busl
This think win guard against failures hereafter
But 70 make assurance doubly sure, shall 10 the
spring build st another line by separate
ing from Hearts Content 70 Placeniia, vhicn s
only about . hundred miles, along good rusi, where
can easily he kept In order From Placentls subma-
rnc cable will be laid TO the French pand OF s.
Pierre ana thence TO Sydney, In Cape Beton, where
again strike coach road and mairsan eur lines
without difcuty. Jhus shall have three distinct
lines with which u II hardly possible thu there can be
any delay A message from London to sew York passes