The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-08-02
The Atlantic Cable Successfully Laid.

DIS lOIlOWS.
HEARTS CONTENT July 28th, 1s66-We
are in Geographic communication with Ire
land The cable is in perfect order.
England and America are again united
by telegraph. The cable is in perfect order.
We have been receiving and sending mes
sages through the whole cable ever since
the splice on the 9th instant off ValenGa.
CYRUS w. FIELD.
The following is brief diary of the event
fol voyage which has resulted so successful
ly.
HEARTS CONTENT, July 29.-The Great
Eastern left Sheerness on Saturday at noon,
June 3Oth Arrived at Berehaven July 9th,
and received the balance of her Goals and
provisions. The other steamers joined the
Great Eastern at Berehaven as follows
The VIM. Cory and Terrible on Friday,
july 9th, the Albany on the 18th, and the
Midway on Tuesday, the 10th instant. On
Saturday, the 9TH of July, the end of the
Irish shore cable was landed from the VIM.
CORY, and at 2:30 the next morning the
laying was successfully completed and the
end buried in ninety-four fathoms. latitude
51.40, longitude HOS distance from the
telegraph house at Valentia 273 miles, 904
miles Of cable paid out.
Wednesday, 18th instant-Her majesty's
steamer Raccoon arrived at Berehaven to
render all assistance in her power.
Thursday, 18th instant-The Great East
ern, Midway Albany, Terrible anu Raocoon
| near one another Services held at Valen-
tia and prayers offered up for the successful
| LAYING of the cable.
| Friday, 18th instant-The shore end was
connected to the main cable on board the
Great eastern and at 2:4O p m. the tele-
graph fleet started for Newfoundland and
| the Raccoon returned to Valentia. The
telegraph feet sailed in the following ORDER
The Terrible ahead of the Great Eastern, on
the starboard bow, the Midway on the port,
and the Albany on the starboard quarter
Weather thick and foggy, with heavy rains.
Signals sent thr augh the cable on board the
Great Eastern, and to the telegraph house
at VaIentia Two thousand four hundred
and forty nautical miles found perfect.
FROM the 18th to the 9th the voyage
was steady, running from 105 to 1913 miles
per day The entire distance run was 1869
miles and the length of cable paid out I, 1854
miles.
Arrived at Hearts Content at a. m.
Friday, Jolly 9th.
The average speed Of the ship from the
time the splice was made until we saw land
was a little less then five nautical miles per
hour, and the cable has been paid out at an
average of fye and half miles per hour.
The total slack was less than II per cent.
The weather has been more pleasant than
have ever known OH the Atlantic at this
season of the year. We have had alternate
days of rain, sunshine, fogs and squalls.
have requested Mr. John O. Dean, Secretary
of the Anglo American Telegraph Company,
to send you by the first opportunity, for the
Associated Press, twenty-five copies of his
diary, which will give you detailed ac-
count of the ups and downs experienced in
laying cable across the Atlantic.
We have been in constant communication
with Valentia since the splice was made on
the 18th inst, and have daily received news
from Europe, which was posted up outside
of the telegraph office for the information
of all on board of the Great Eastern, and
signaled to the other ships.
After taking in coal the teleg1 aph feet
will sail for the spot where the cable was
lost last year, to recover the end and com
plete secouJ line between Ireland and
Newfoundland, aud then the Midway will
proceed to lay the new cable across the Gull
} of St Lawrence
The cable will be open for business in a
few days, and all messages will be sent tc
Europe in the order they are received al
Hearts Content.
/ | cannot find words suitable to convey
my admiration for the men who have SO ably
conducted the nautical engineering and
electrical departments Of this enterprise sc
successfully, amidst difficulties which re-
quired to be seen to be appreciated. In fact
all on board of the telegraph feet, 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 theil
united efforts with perfect success.
CYRUS w, FIELD.
HEARTS CONTENT, July ~, Uia AsPI
BAY, July 29.--The London Times of the
9th says of the telegraph at is great
work-the glory of the age and nations
and they who have achieved it deserve tc
be honored as benefactors of their race
A treaty of peace has been signed between
Austria and Prussia A previous telegram
says that five days armistice between
Austria and Prussia commenced at noon OF
the %. There was fighting on the %, thu
Austrians claiming victory.
Earl SALISBURY had protested in the
House of Commons against reform meetings
| In discussion on the tariff, Sir Johr
Packington admitted that England was be
hind other nations
| severe engagement took place on the
goth off the Island of LISA. The Austrians
claimed victory. They sank the Italian
iron clads, running down one and blowing
up three.