The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-07-16
THE CABLE.

THE CABLE.
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Sailing OF the Great Ea stern for ireland.
ron board the Great Eastern, of the More Saturday
The @ Of ss dea most
oventfu voyage has already been made. The Of
she now lies safe anchor here IN ten fahoms water
and some twelve miles below the moorfngs which she
midday she has still more shallow and intricate course
TO wind down the Alexandra channel and to do this at
half speed will occupy her at least three hours
That bar passed, her route 10 the will lie
open aud safe before her. aa
Tho start from Shecrness this morning was fixed for
twelve, and at twelve to the very instant the Great
Eastern under way. There was no hurry, hustle,
deed with such quiet promptitude everything Of
fcccd that the great ship was actually some minutes
lam the Se o. s sG:d ssv
through Of the most boisterous winters that have
been known In the Midway for years. -g. 4 s4.s.-.i
were not got in without considerable dculty for these
however that they fsiry up the word passed.
and 1t half speed and feeling her way cautiously among
tho patches Of shallow banks the great ship began her
rf01AoE AND COMPANY. r3... /.
Mr. Brockman, r. NJ, master In the navy. and who
ID generally charged with the responsibility q taking
the large.s ships Of war down the Nsdwey. was
the bridge q pilot and with hum also were Captain
Telegraph expeditions that have ever started and With
him Captain Henderson and Mr. Halpin his chief oncsr
ship slipped easily away The men on board the vessels
laid up ordinary turned out 70 cheer her e she very
Of ths suardship Powerful swsrmsd into the rigging,
and gave such rounds Of shouts - might have bean
heard y Chatham itself. 80. .1~eas s5f
NJ Ed~a,Ss r. FENDER ssa n Barclay TSsss,
Great Eastern, formed he whole sscoss q one q lie
moe important and best manned slsctscai expeditions
T. The Albany, sEs william cony and The x.d~ay,
which hereafter 10 accompany her acru the ATTAIN
slS YIN nos now leave for DAY o. t.o though The
xAonxnY AID rnn
paired engnes Of the Great Eastern worked 70 pcrfec
ton. During the past wfntor Mr. Beckwith her chief
ting them milo perfect trim All tho boilers have been
strengthened their weak ps removed and replaced BY
e. u: Ss s ns s.
clearly ssad'.ios q .Ss ship: hull i s ". once &C:
Of steam IN tho paddle boilers .sS lsis over twelve
his ~so sSs paddles only turning
oh times per minutes and the screw less than IL.
rspy Of revolutions on starting last yosr not 50 much
- Eve knots an hour ore made
TINS I'm, cssr ns ,h rom ~ % KNOTS s5e easily
deeper in tho water than she has before been
vonturng Her trim atsprescnt In rather calcutta
much BY the head She has above zoos tons more dead
within an nch or 80 Of 81 fcesa deeper laden vessel
than TIL this day has passed down che Thames
GRIPPING DOWN THE CHASNEIs.
such extraordinary depth has OF great
anxiety 10 those Interested In tho Of tn, sxpcd
snsrnsss are almost Is narrow a. they are winding and
shallow The course was last year taken BY the Bullock
n fiFna hos fror1
known cause, tho buoys have been removed, and the
only safe route 70 the open 70 the Great Eastern
Deep, east Of tho Oose bank and thence BY the
Alexandra channel and Princcss's channel Into the
h to say TO near the entrance Of the Alexandra Chan.
nel-has been accomplished day with safety. though
sn os ssr
her for there patches OF shoai 70 be crossed
which certain thai than three fcst Of wassr
could not be got beneath hcr keel and there
whers little foot was 70 be expected.
OF these latter fortunately there were only one Or two
suicent put sudden and violent termination 70 the
Great Essserns career and probably, also 70 the pro-
Tbsss small bu, dangerous little sasnsrss sScrsscsn
ces known among the ushcrmen By the name Of the
Nor: Drs.kA As the Great Eastern neared them to-day
dirty foam showed that tho ude was sun too low upon
their banks for any effort which vessel 20 deeply laden
psddies were socordnsy reversed. and in i'lis moro
than thirty feet o. water the ship brought to
ueao etAnostfl No<um8 c0uIo more stOnRy Illus
traie the value Of the magnificent vcsssl for tee.
graphic purposes than this ittie Incident In space
mot much larger than thas IN which she hcrself
noated she was kept b. the occasional usc Of screw
and paddles exscty the spot where she had stopped
with lille change IN her position - II she had been
mocved thers and this TOO against strong flood tide
II wns not until the food had nesn 70 ~ utmost that
an onward movement made again, and the Great
Eastern was slowly propelled again scross patch Of
she had only eighteen inches Of water under her Hor
lew minutes was anxious time Tor those In charge,
but almost every instant the monoeououe CRY from the
lssdsmen In the CHAINS showed that the water rap
IDLY deepening and there universal sensation Of
relief when all a. last reported bottom a thirteen
sboma Prom this point out 70 her present mcoripgs,
therefore, her little run easily and safely made and
soon ser three she brought up ~ have said,
the Mouse light Tomorrow the course will be taken
through the Princess Aierandra's channel
This short route towards the Downs which has been
long Known and long used by tho local boats has never
been carefully surveyed until within the last fcw years
The FIRST vessels Of importance which passed up Il
those which conveyed the Princess 10 England
In passing down this, however the Great Eastern viii
have 70 be even more carefully managed N possible,
than she was TO day for there are many little patches
OF shoals which will leave little as foot OF water
under her The tide OF TO- morrow fortunately will be
higher than that 81 to-day At twelve O'Clock noon she
makes her start and once this the part OF the
Channel " passed. proceeds al full speed bg Inc Crcr
Sands and down the channel and round 10 Berc-
haven.
rns SCIENTIFIC AND sscuAucAt srAry
The whole or the electrical, nautical engineering and
mechanical stan arc now board. Mr. laws who IL
10 have command In the department Of electrical en-
cheering and MT willoughhy smith are on board and
have been testing the cable slmoss every hour.
Tkrrisa IHH csrLR
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