The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-31
Chronology of the Atlantic Cable.


Five attempts have been made to lay an Allan
tic Cable, aud the period covered by the different
experiments is nine years. In 1857 the eXpedi-
ton failed on the fifth day; the first expedition
OF 1858 was abandoned on the twentieth day;
the second and successful expedition in the sum-
mer OF 1858 occupied eighteen days, including
the run to mid ocean for splicing the cable and
the return of the AgdmenlnOn to Valenta with
Cne halt of the line twenty three days later the
Cable became dumb. The expedition of 1865
failed, by The breaking of the cable, on the
eleventh day of the Great EdstenS voyage.
This year the whole time occupied in the run of
the great ship was twenty days
We give below a chronological record
1867.
August First expedition LETT Valentia Bay,
with eight vessels, viz.:-United States trigate5
Niagara and 'StSquehdnnd, and steamers Arctic
and Victoria; British frigate AgamenlnOn, and
steamers Leopard, CyclopS, and Adoice.
August 1.-THE cable parted; three hundred
and forty-our miles Of wire lost. End of the first
expedition.
March 19.-Reshipment of cable for second
expedition began at Plymouth, England.
May 29.-Nidgdrd and AgG01ennOR left Ply
mouth for an experimental trip.
June 2-Atdgdrd and Agdnlennon returned to
Plymouth.
June lO.-Second expedition sailed from Ply
mouth, to begin laying cable In mid.ocean.
Vessels:-United States frIgate Niagara, with
British steamer Vdtor0us as tender, and British
frlgate Agdmenlnon, with steamer GorgOn
tender.
June 26.-Cable spliced in lat 50 deg. 2 min.
n; long. 80 deg. is MN. W, and paying out
begun by Niagara and AgdmennOn.
June 27.--At A. NJ. continuity ceased. At %
A. NJ. the cable snapped.
June 28.-At p. M. new splice made and
paylng-out resumed.
June 29-At 9lO A. NJ. continuity stopped.
June 30.-Cable cut on board Niagara and
the ship headed for Cork. End OF the second
expedition. Amount OF cable lost, 800 miles.
SECOND EXPEDITION OF 1858.
July H-Third expedition LETT Queenstown.
VGtOrOuS.
July 29.-N,ogara and Agamen,non spliced
cable IN midocean-latitude 81 deg, 8 min.
north, longitude 30 deg, 81 min. west.
August AT las A. NJ. the Niagara an
chored in Trinity Bay. At 2'45 A. NJ, signal
received from AgdnlemnOn that ll0l miles OF
cable had been paid out by her. At 5'l5 A. NJ,
the Niagara landed shore end OF cable. At 6
A. NJ, received a very suong current from Va
lentla Bay. Communications perfectly estab
lished
August 5.-News of the landing received IN
August l6.-Queen Victoria's message to Presi-
dent Buchanan.
August 17.-Mayor Temann's message to the
Lord Mayor OF London.
August ls.-Niagdra arrived at New York.
August l9.-PresidenG Buchanan's reply to
Queen Victoria.
August 2S.-The Lord Mayors reply to Mayor
Tiemann.
August 25.-First news despatch received
through the cable-treaty of peace in China.
August 27.-Second and last news despatch.
September l.-Cable Jubilee in New York.
August u to October mo tidings
October 6,-Mr. Varley's report on discovery
OF iault in cable published. End of the cable.
1866.
July 2-Gredt Eastern spliced cable to shore
| ena az Naentia, and left Tor Newfoundland.
July ZS'-lnsulation lost; laut repaired a:
| $40 A. Nj.
August 2.-Cable parted, in lat. 5l'4O N, long
80 ". amount paid out, 1912 miles.
August D. Grappmg Tor cable; grapnel broke
AUGUST 4-il.IUn Unsuccessful graphing. Great
Eastern headed for England. End of fourth ex.
| pedition.
| 1866
July 7.-Shore end of cable landed at yaIentia
| July l3.-Shore end connected with nam
| cable, and paying out begun by Great Fnsiern
Convoy:-steamers Terrible MedDay, and al,
| bang.
July l4-Distance run, lls miles; paid out,
| ll6 miles.
July l5.-Distance run, l2s miles; paid out,
| lS9 miles.
July, l6.-Distance run, 1l5 miles; paid out,
| 1877 miles.
July l7.-Dstance run, lls miles paid out,
| l3S miles.
| July l8.-Dstance run, los miles; paid ont
| l25 miles.
July ls,-- Distance run, ll3 miles; paid out,
| l29 miles.
| July 20.-Distance run, Ill miles; paid out
12T miles.
July n.-Distance run, l22 miles; paid out
| 1856 miles.
July 22.-Dlstance run, 1913 miles; paid out,
| 1873 miles.
July 2S.-Distance run, l2l miles; paid out,
1873 miles.
July A.-Distance run, l2l miles; paid out,
| 1856 miles.
| July 2t.-Distance rum liz miles; paid out,
| 1870 miller.
July 2G.-Distance run, 1873 miles; paid out, 1874
miles.
| AZ. 10
miles. Cable landed at Hearts Content at 6
| A. NJ First news despatch received from Va,