The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-30

noon, June 80. 5he arrived at behhhNen on
Thursday morning July 8, and received the
balance of her Goals and provisions. The other
steamers ioined the Great Eastern at Bearhaven
as follows:-The William Cory and Terrible on
Friday, July 6, the Albany on the 7th, and the
Medtody on Tuesday, the 10th inst.
On Saturday, the 7th of July, the end OF the
Irish shore cable was landed from the WWtdm
Cory and at2'30 the next morning, the laying
was successfully completed and the end buried
Latitude 81 degrees 40 minutes, longitude IL
degrees minutes, distance from the telegraph
house at Valentia, 27a miles; 294 miles oil cable
paid out
Wednesday, l1th instant, H. NJ. s. Rdccoon ar
rived at Bearhaven, to render all assistance IN
her power.
Thursday, 12th.-The Great Eastern, Medora,
Albany, Terrible and RdccoOR were near one
another.
Services were held at Valencia and prayers
we're offered up for the successful laying OF the
cable
On Friday, the 18th, the shore end was con-
nected to the mam cable on board the Great
Eastern. At 2'40 p. NJ. the telegraph feet started
for Newfoundland, and the RdCcoon returned TO
Valencia.
The telegraph fleet sailed in the following
order:-The Terrible ahead OF the Great Eastern,
on the starboard bow, the MedIody on the port,
and the Albany on the starboard quarter. The
weather was thick and foggy with heavy rains; rains;
the Great Eastern and to the telegraph house
at Valencia; 444O nautical miles were found
perfect.
Saturday, 14th.-Distance run, los miles; caole
paid out, il6 miles.
Sunday, 18th. Distance run, 12S miles; cable
paid out, l39 miles.
Monday, l6tb.-Distance run, lis miles; cable
paid out, 1877 miles.
Tuesday, 7th.-Distance run, lis miles; cable
paid out, l9s miles.
Wednesday, l8th.-Distance run, 10j miles;
cable paid out l25 miles.
Thursday, i9th.--Dlstance run, 122 miles;
hln moi ouf 100 miles.
Friday, 2Oth.--Distance run, III miles; cable
paid out, 127 miles.
Saturday, 2lst.-Distance run, 122 miles;
cable paid out 1876 miles.
Sunday, 22d.-DistanCe run, 1913 miles; cable
paid out, 1873 miles.
Monday, 23d.--Distance run, 12l mlss.
Tuesday, 24th.-Distance run, l2l mites. Cable
paid out. l35 miles.
Wednesday, 25th.-Distance run, l12 miles,
Gable paid out, 1870 miles.
Thursday, 26th-Dstance run, l2S miles.
Cable paid out, 134 miles.
Friday, 27th.-Disance run, 1l2 miles, Cable
paid out, llS miles, which, with the shore end
of Valencia, distance u miles, cable paid out
20 miles, makes the distance run 1860 miles,
and paid out 1864 miles
Arrived at Hearts Content at A. NJ, Friday
July q.
The average speed OF the ship, from the time
the splice was made until we saw land was a
little less than FIVE nautical miles per hour, and
the cable has been paid out at an average OF i've
and one-hall miles per hour. the total slack
was less than twelve per cent.
The weather has been more pleasant than
have ever known on the Atlantic, at this season
OF the year. We have mad alternate days of rain,
sunshine toys, and squalls.
| have requested Mr. John c. Dean Secretary
or the Anglo-American telegraph Company to
send you, by the first opportunity, for the Asso-
clated Press, thirty-tive copies of his diary,
which viii give you a detailed account OF the
ups and downs experienced in laying a cable
across the Atlantic
We have been in constant communication
with Valencia since the splice was made on the
18th inst, and nave daily received news from
Europe, which was posted up outside of the
telegraph office for the information of all on
board the Great Eastern, and she hailed to the
other ships.
RECOVERY OF LAST YEARS LOST CABLE.
After taking in Goals the telegraph fleet will
sall for the spot where the cable was lost last
year, recover the end, and complete second
line between Ireland and Newfoundland and
then the Nedc0Y will proceed to lay the new
cable across the Gulf of st. Lawrence. The
cable will be open for business in a few days, anC
all messages sent to Europe in the order they
are received at Hearts Content.
| cannot md words suitable to convey my
admiration of the men who have so ably con
ducted the nautical, engineering, and electrical
departments OF this enterprise so successfully
amidst difficulties which required TO be seen tC
be appreciated. In fact, all on board OF the
telegraph fleet, and all connected with the
enterprise, have done their very best to have
the cable made and laid in perfect condition
and He who rules the winds and the waves has
crowned their united efforts with perfect success
c. w. FIELD.
lFIFTH DEsPATCH.l
HEARTS CONTENT, Friday, July q, $50 A. M
The Great Eastern has Just anchored opposite
The telegraph Office. The cable was spllced two
hours since ON the Nedlcay, and will be here il
three or four hours. The whole distance rur
was 1863 nautical miles. Cable paid out, 1856
miles. The slack little less than II mel
cent.
lsIXTH DESPATCH
AsPY BAY. G. b., Sunday, July 20, $50 p. NJ
All dispatches from Europe via Hearts Conten
and Port au Basque, being manly relative 10 The
| successful laving of the cable, have been for
warded by telegraph from this point and thu
| news yacht sailed this afternoon on her return
| 10 Port au Basque. Another steamer win arrive
here on Monday morning from Port au BASQUE
with further advices from the cable and Europe