The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-04

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then adopted, the chief reason being that the
Company was out OF funds, and had no wire on
hand.
At a later time arrangements were made with
Mr. Patrick 0'Field, whose place of business is
on and Off the wharf, with his able and staunch
yawlboat, the Mary Ann to lay the deep sea
part, TO clear the sand bar above smith's Island,
and TO land it at Vine street wharf, at the Office
of the Company. Mr.. O'Field Immediately got
his vessel ready, removed a jug and scoop from
under the stern seat and put 1t forward, took
out the afterthwart and thole-pins, and put a
roller'Over the stern as kind of paying out
apparatus, to keep the cable from scratching the
paint off the Mary Ann, as he had newly painted
her himself that spring.
The shore end was shipped on board the Mary
Ann, at Cooper's Point, last Tuesday, July 81, at
7'O5 A. M. The crew, who consisted of two, be-
sides Patrick, then pulled straight for the deep
water at the end of the bar, as it was now low
tide, and two sand sloops were lying on the bar
loading with sand. II was thought necessary to
avoid these men, who might cut the cable with
their spades, judging from the vigor and force
with which they put their shovels in the sand.
As the Mary Ann got about half way across
between the Point and the Bar, the ferry boat
bel onging to the Company, the Ardsdphd came
near swamping the telegrapbic party by the
''rollies,"I as the Captain termed them. On
regaining their steadiness which they did by
jumping out of the boat, they discovered that
the insulation was lost; in fact the VIII ole of the
cable was, and nothing was left for the party to
do now but to commence graphing. Mr.. OField
Immediately rolled up his pantaloons and
sleeves, and commenced feeling around in the
bar for the cable There was 234 inches water
in the bar, with a heavy sea running 1t was
now S45 A. NJ, ferry time, real time
9l5, and but $40 feet rOwed, and 678
feet of cable paid out, when this accl-
dent occurred. On recovering the cable
which was dene without much trouble at $50
A. NJ, tMr. O'Field commenced with his picking
up apparatus which was very simple consisting
of one hand and five fingers, while the others
held up his pantaloon legs, and soon had it all
picked up and on the boat when new diff
Guilty presented itself-the crew being in posses
sion OF but three oars, one of them having been
knocked overheard on the passing of the ferry
boat After a short trial with what oars they
had left, it was found impracticable to lay the
cable; they could lay it fast enough, but not in
any particular direction, and after consulta-
ton of all on board, it was agreed to buoy the
cable there with the jug (that had been pre-
viOusly emptied of its contents), and with what
oars they had, with heavy hearts and boots, to
return again to the Point.
1t was now l1'05, and nothing more was done
towards getting new oar until after dinner. In
the meantime the crew were in great suspense
as to the fate of the cable, rather of the Buoy
as it was the private property OF Mr.. O'Field,
and was intended for quite different use that
very afternoon. Dinner being over, the crew
again embarked at los P. M, with another
buoy of the same description, and another oar.
AT 1'l5 p M. they reached the spot where Gthey
left the old cable, when their worst fears were
realized, for the Buoy was gone. The cable,
however, was recovered, and safely coiled on
board, while they were standing in AZ inches of
water, the tide rising rapidly at this point. The
of the morning, now pulled with a will straight
for the lower side of Vine street wharf. The
incidents of the voyage were not given to the
Associated Press, but we were enabled to gather
the most important ones from the private diary
of Mr. 0'Field, which we succeeded in getting
out of his side coat pocket he lay asleep in the
Mary Ann, alongside OF the wharf at the Vine
street ferry slip.
PATRICK o'FIELD's DIARY.
CooPERs POINT, 7'05 A. M.-Commenced this
morning to lay the Atlantic City Cable across the
Delaware. Great rejoicing on account of re-
ceiving on board jug of Chestnut Grove"
which the Superintendent said would do for a
Buoy.