Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-07-19
E'zle Atlantic Cable.

AS the time draws near for the departure
Of the Great Eastern, the greatest activity
prevails on board in order that the great
ship may be ready to leave her moorings i'll
the Ned way, at the latest. on Saturday, the
30th. With this view relays of workmen
are employed, almost without intermission,
both day and night Up to Saturday eve
ming at the hour for the hands discontinue
ing work there were only little ovor 400
miles TO be received OH board, and by extra
exertions the remaining length will be ship
ped by the end of the present week. The
whole of the 500 knots OF new cable has
been completed, and in the course of the
present week the two government vessels,
the Amethyst and Iris, lent by the Admiral
ty, and employed from the commencement
in transporting the cable from the works TO
the Great Eastern, will receive on board
their last freights tor conveyance round to
the Midway.
The weight of the new cable is about SO
cwt. per mile, which is almost double the
weight of the original Atlantic cable. The
total quantity Of cable to be taken out will
exceed 2, 700 miles. The steamer Midway.
1000 tons, belonging to the company, will
accompany the Great Eastern and will con-
vey about 400 miles of cable on board. The
tanks for the stowage of this quantity of Ca
BILE have been fitted on board that vessel,
and by the time the Great Eastern is ready
to take her departure everything will be in
read ness ON board the Midway. The pad
die wheel steamer Terrible will again ac-
company the Great Eastern; but it would
seem that the Admiralty have intimated
that second vessel of war cannot be
spared this year. The screw steamer Alba
ny, a vessel of 500 tons, viii accompany
the expedition 10 render assistance, and to
carry stores and supplies, besides which
the screw steamer William Cory is also be-
ing fitted to proceed to sea with the other
vessels.
After completing her coaling the great
ship will proceed direct to Valentia, and
commence the work of laying the cable
about the 7th or 9Th Of July. No doubt
whatever is entertained by Capt. And erson
Of his being able to place the Great Eastern
as near as possible over the spot at which
the lost end of the cable lies notwithstand-
ing that the buoys which were left to mark
the locality are swept away. Supposing
the exact spot to be reached, the work of
graphing for, and, when found, hauling in
the lost cable, will be commenced, to accom-
plish which new machinery of enormous
strength has been constructed and fitted on
board Twenty miles length Of wire Crap
ping ropes have been manufactured at the
company's works, and some idea of the
enormous strength of this rope may DC
formed when 1t is stated that it is Learly
eight inches in circumference, and is man
ufaclured Of the toughest possible steel
wire.
During the brief interval which will
elapse before the Great Easternt take her de-
parture from the Midway there is still a
considerable amount of work remaing to be
completed on board. Chief among this il
the fitting up the enormous ''crinoline"
guard, weighing upwards Of seventeen tons,
over the,screw, to prevent the cable while
being paid out coming in contact with the
propeller Some improvements, suggested
by the experience OF last year, have also
been made in the machinery of the Great
Eastern, among other things the paddle
wheels are being ftted with disconnecting
gear. Everything is now completed aioft,
new wire rigging replacing that which was
found to be nnsour d, masts and rigging en-
tire painted down, and tunnels repaired.
The decks are still crowded with machinery,
worksbops. and gear for coiing the cable,
h,t ranch of this will be cleared away dur
inc the present week. The three tanks in
Witch the cable il deposited have been re-
haired and painted, and are again water
tight. while extra precautiosss have been
taken ia the way Of additional supports to
resist the enormous pressure during the
possible rolling Of the great ship in beam
aea The v ork Of coalng will be carried
on up to the moment Of the vessel leaving
Chatham, and even then "a additional
ouautity will have 10 be taken in at Bear
haven ondon Tlmes, June 1919
BRIGHAM YoUsG has caused the arrest
Of a man for asking him whether he was
married.