The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-11

IL again: barometer very low. On the 18th
we actually saw the cable. We began to pick
up early IN the morning, and by 1890 the
gTapnel was above water with the cable OF
1865 hanging over its fukes. The strain on
the cable was very great, and the enthusiasm
on board the ship was tremendous. never
did before, and never expect again, to hear
such a cheer as that with which the appearance
of our lost friend was greeted. Almost before
the cheering had died away, and before the
cable could be secured, it parted and returned
again to its ocean bed: barometer very low.
We had now learned two things; first. that
the cable could be raised to the surface, and
secondly, that the strain on it was too great
when raised in single blight. II must evil
IDENTIFY be raised we now knew, in at least
two or, still better in three bghts The
plan was to get two bights partially raised
from the bottom, and then the Great Eastern
could grapple between these two and bring it
to the surface.
On the 18th we grappled, and succeeded in
raising a blight one thousand fathoms from
the bottom, and buoying it successfully.
We grappled on the 22d, and twice on the
18th, but without success on either occasion:
barometer awfully low. People began openly
TO shake their heads and look very wise
This was cheerful. On the 9th the Albany
Gone of our consort ships) told us that she
had brought blight of the cable to the sur
face and had buoyed it there. OF course we
had nothing to do but to pick up the buoy,
splice the CABLE and set sail for Hearts Con-
tent. We first noticed that this buoy had
shifted in the night thirteen miles away from
its former position-something "fishy'' evil
IDENTIFY. On picking up the cable which it
held, we found it to be only loose piece, two
miles in length, and, to crown ALL we found
that the blight buoy placed on the 18th had
broken adrift. The barometer fell with
crash; in fact, l wonder the glass was
not broken. On the 2Sth we grappled
and failed. On the 29th we shifted our
position and went eighty miles to the east
ward, where the ground was clear and the
water shallower (l900 fathoms).
On the 3lst we hooked cable, raised it
thousand fathoms from bottom, and buoyed
it. On September LIST the weather was lovely,
sky blue, sea calm. By 7'30 P. NJ, having
hooked the cable (about three miles west of
blight buoy we began to haul up.
By the "Medway'' (Which had been grap-
pling three miles to west of "Great Eastern'')
signalled that she chad hooked CABLE" We
now had the cable in three places, each three
miles from the other, exactly what we wanted.
Mr.. Canning ordered the Medway to "haul
up quick and break cable" so as to leave us
free end. This order was obeyed and accom-
plished within couple of hours, and then the
| Great Eastern began to pick up her grap-
pling- rope for the last time. By 1245 the
| cable appeared above the water, and by A.
M. on September 2 it was firmly secured and
the end had been taken to the testing house
BY $3.50 loud, prolonged, and universal cheer
announced that satisfactory signals had been
| sent to and received from Valentia, and by
$50 the splice had been made, and we were
steaming once more towards Hearts Content:
barometer high, and continued so until the
end of voyage. 1t is currently reported-I
don't know with how much truth-that when
the gentleman on duty at Valentia saw the
light on the slide Of the galvanometer begin
to move, he was SO astonished (I suppose that
he was not even thinking of the cable) that
he ran from the room as one possessed, and
shouting the "The ship the ship!'' reused
the whole house.
We reached Hearts Content on September
Sth, and landed the shore end amidst universal
enthusiasm. The cheering was immense, and
Messrs. Canning, Clifford and Cyrus Field had
to submit to the uncomfortable process of
chairing. / never want to be chaired. don't
think that man shows off to advantage under
the circumstances. He looks rather like
two-year old in 'baby jumper" and is sure
to struggle with his arms and legs in an ex-
ceedingly undignifed manner. Your knees
get close up to your chin your head falls
between the shoulders, the "fall' of your
back becomes "bowed," while the parts
beneath the waisteoat assume unto themselves
fall" One hint. If ever you expect to be
chaired, have your hair cut, don't wear specta-
cles, and be sure not to put on a long mackin-
tosh and white wideawake. Such a combi-
nation looks comic.
We sailed from Hearts Content for England
on the 9th. All the work was done, and we
had now only to pass the time as pleasantly
as we could. Captain Anderson displayed his
skill as conjuror and necromancer ON one
evening" and delighted his audience. For an
amateur he is wonderfully clever, and does all
the ordinary ''sleight of hand' with cards
quite like professional. Mr.. Oliver Smith,
the brother of the chief electrician, showed us
his power as an electrobiologist, and compelled
several of the ships crew to perform extra
ordinary feats, making them fight, sing, play
at snowballing, or follow him about like cocks
and hens at pleasure.
AS we were going up the Channel we betook
ourselves to our old amusement, the drama.
play was written expressly for the occasion
by Messrs. Deane and POore, entitled Conten-
tina; or, the Rope, the Grapnet, and the Yankee
Doodle! which, need hardly say, consisted
of series of songs and hits at the successful
voyage. Everything was done in correct style,
including the advertising, and we had a regu-
lar Sandwich" parading the deck, carrying a
famous sensation poster, concocted by Mr..
Dudley. The performance went off with great
6clat, and applause was literally awarded,