New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-23
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
GREAT BRITAIN.
The Atlantic Gable.
THE vALESTrA SHORE EyD-cABLB sUcc

The Atlantic Cable.
THE yALgyTIA SHORE EyD-CABLB SUCCESSFULLY
LAID-ALL GOING WELL.
The following kilograms have been received ny
Renters Telegram Company .mted) from Mr.. X A. Glass
managing director Of the Telegraph Construction and Main
VAIEsTM july 6-shore end Of the Atlantic cable success
fully landed at p IN. perfect The William Cory pro
ceedng to sea paying slowly Weather ne Cable ofs6
tested at TO day, is perfect as when iaio - Ct,
"VALESTIA July s-rhc Novel BlaekbiTd fedar' shy
lark and William Cory. returned TO Berehaven ai 3! M
All vessels VIII complete coalng at Berchayen to morrow
night and will proceed to splice main cable to shore END
on Wednesday morning weather permitting All going well
"vALESIII July eTbe Albany arrived here YESTERDAY
at noon 70 join the cable feet at Bcrehayen. .,,-
Her Mesys frigate Kaeoon Capt AT@,age Is ~ lhs
splicing on Wednesday next
IN, Daily Nss correspondent on board the Great Eastern,
in his letter describing voyage Yaenta and the laying
OF the shore end Ct the cable gives the following interesting
sTEApIyEss OF THE VESSEL AT SEA.
At 1890 a. No. on sunday the eapstan was manned ana ~
heaved in The wind had changed IN the night and the morn
g was G snS Ws and a9 sea % rs S each r IN
eaden The few people who yenured on DECK besides
~ disguise Waterproof mets coaks coats
werd wraps and cloths enveoped the capitalists sayans and
YEARLY for the traditional Dutchman's breeches" In tie
angry clouds Again dill the Great Easerns steady regular
motion deceive those watching for the starr sleamne slowly
on and ouy using her until safely through he Aexan
dra Channel those deck received She moves vita mere
incredibly than the nquisitors Of old. This difficulty IN con
vineing people vessel they on IS really IN motion
ch0raceIistcs Of toe great ship which was never
entirely lost durng the first days Even when fairy 10
the and when the yachts and steamers near were
loon 10 be land again. and TO be seated IN the
drawing. room Of some vast douse.
THE GREAT ROPE.
The huge black rabbit hutch dsfgurng the deck and
ering the main tank may often be 'istsd without either d
wooden Snoring" level with the togmost coil and the
or has but the deck the doowy and
look down to see the great rope upon which dcpcad
Waterman supposed 20 guard IT, but than
the last few the tank has been 10 OIL
corners be supposed that this has involved tie
slightest risk TO cae II perhep indicates the old theory
malicious injury TO have been abandoned and shows tne
CONFIDENCE those interested to rest something Sc
cure mechanical precautions against cable assassin
imaginary or otherwise. Night and day In the
testing room, a little further doEn tie deck, the ~
dicator is at work and the fainest injury to any
portion Of the coil would be made known within few seconds
II the rising 70 faults aud I'M
contingencies their instantaneous discovery and
speedy remedy upon which the electricians and engineers
plume themeyes this year, ana when u lar more
10 hear dwet upon than The aboliie perfection 81 any un
effort On Monday afternoon some genemen on board were
allowed TO send messages through me entire cane 800
miller Artificial faults we're also created at Taons dsinbes
within half mile Of the end some at Re" hundred
miles from H. and others at ITS extreme eud Inc iluoa'ot
upon which these are shown and by Which meae are READ
off by the operator scs not unlike t.ose used io' c
and flies of the instant The ins elaton Is Affected
IASDa TgE sTSRE ES Esd OF TIE CABLE At y&A
9th and is described by The Day Nrs corr pondent
A. m m The line OF perfect and before the cable
was successfully landed and It's end brought mp into The white
bn, signals nterchanged between tue ship and share
Immediately NJ wloughby Smith aud Mr. Coleit accom-
panied by Mr. Cyrus Field who with charnecrse energy
had seen Sensn ana Ss and few
working beautifully all vel " vas snnouneed as the me-
ceeded 10 lay the rest shore end consisting " some -
miles OF thick and heavy cable Al this morning she tee
Entrusted to her in I3Oahom water, rconed the Great
E,storn Berehaveu The whole affair va. accom-
plsbed before those on board the great vessel 1f
those who ourneying ihither by way Of oengahe
knew it lad been commenced and IN h' -, ,ea cnts
mony Of last year Earnest gravity and eep,eeted de-
Termination reqres all show Of Che enthusiasm OF WHOM
sss Sz %%' Of IA above Ss hS5 a'
Ing public aud vauns Of confidence were
prevented being present The kaghi Of Kerry Mr. and ne
Mr.. Glass Capt Armitage ard Lady Hoibam. CAPT Bolton.
Mr. Cyrus Field, Mr. wlloughby Smith MIR. C. ,. vsrey
aud few others stood upon the rocks and hqge fragments o.
every variety Of ragged costume were perched at strange
The 40 boats esch boats length apart were mr.,
by guido rope from tue ship when kept then ~ psHo;
made constant flag signals the ship and 10 those Ia charge
Of the boat IT, Before commencing opetaohs VIC
s 19a, Of ,as year when they delayed critical
time for nearly two hous oy nngag tas esle INTO le
landed it, The faithful promises they made were tsy Kept
and with the exception Of an M %
laid without single hitch Strong aud heavy as was the
shore end Ices that brought from the W2n Cory e,ier
yards running from water mark up the ch into the
electrical room were Is true hngyaan r"aS sps
slender having been made the same size as the
cable designed Atlantic and FOR double reason
First buried In the earth. uninnacnced by
tides weather would been useless waste money
and material to them 81 tho stontne
the ponderous rope intended brave the fury OF Atlantic
waves breaking upon the coast Secondly. mere weight
would have made 1t difficult 10 carry up the cliff Is the
,rongest wire cable ever made and short lengths lit
lie aex bic as stiff posts and rails Thanks to its
weight II paid out almost straight from the ship and did
four cent from the line chhked out Tor H. There
something far touching IN the quiet and reYefent
oemnty the spectators yesterday ten 10 the slightly bos
erons OF The peasantfy last Nothing could pre-
vent being intensely dramatic but the prevailing
tone OF the serious instead OF comic and Triumph
ant The old 10 tattered garments who covered
together dudheen month their gay coored shawls tightly
drawn head and under the chnhe barefooed and
girls by long practice walked over sharp and aseed
rocks which cut up boots and Shoes with perfect mpuny
and with an instructive cngng Of the toes 10 nl projections
which reminded Of birds perchthe men at WORK un
covering trench and winding In single he up ana GOWN
the by the cablemen In the mae
patches II bright color furnished O the req
petticoats cloaksthe ragged garments only KEPT ron
falling 10 pieces by bits string hsd aPethe good Oh parish
priest exercises mild and gentle spiritual sway oyer
the temporal head looking bengny from his car-he
bright supple figures and Innocent faces Of the
the earnestly hopeful expression OF all made up
picture impossible TO describe with Justice Add 10 th tue
startling abraptness with which the tremendous ellis stand
the water the alterations OF bright Wild flowers
Of with the most desoae barrenness the
sheep indiferenty cropping the short sweet grass
nsake and few scenes win important and inter
esting than that Of yesterday.
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