New-York tribune., 1874-07-04
SAFETY OF THE F4RADAY.

THE VESSEL DELAYED BY FOGs-SHE IS EXPECTED
TO REACH PORTSMOUTH IN A FEW DAYS.
! HALIFAX July Accommodation has been had
with the steamship FaradaE After leaving Hall
| fax she experienced continuous fogs near IorDay
and was greatly delayed The Faraday left Torbay
June 30 1t is hoped that she will reach Portsmouth
| in few days. All well. The report of her wreck
was sent from Pictou to the News-ROOm here by E.
w. Chipman of Halifax. Mr.. Chapman. in letter
TO The Press this morning says he obtained the in
formation from VIM. Earle of the cable staff at
Port Hastings who said he got it from st. Pierre.
BosroN July 3.-The Cable Company of London
have ordered the Ambassador to leave Portsmouth
in search of her consort, the Faraday, and after
cruising in the neighborhood OF Cable Island, 10
report at Halifax.
LATER CONFIRMATION OF THE VESSELS SAFETY.
HALIFAX. n. s., July S.--Yesterday Messrs. Sic
mems. owners of the Faraday sent a cable dispatch
TO Mr. Harrison directing him go in search of that
steamer He came by special intercolonial train
last night and hired a tug and left Halifax at
o'clock this morning. Messrs. J. & r. B. Seeton re-
ceiyed this morning, after Mr.. Harrison had left,
the intelligence already teegraphed. Iorbay ls
without telegraphic communication, and as the
employees knew nothing of the anxiety. they made
no effort to communicate. This accounts tor the
delay in obtaining. information.
! ADvIcEs OF HER ARRIVAL AT ToRBAY RECETvED-HER
VOYAGE PROLONGED BY FoGs-rHE PROGRESS
MADE IN LAYING THE NEW CABLE.
Mr.. Alfred Nelson, Secretary of the Atlantic
and Pacific Telegraph Company, writes TO THE TRIBUNE
that the following telegram received here yesterday
from Portsmouth, ~ H. concerning the missing steam
ship Faraday:
a letter from Mr. siemens the owner OF the Faraday,
board TO the agent at Halfa1 dated rom LOT
bay, June 3O states that all Wei Inc sup IaS oee
DELAYED by continuous ogs, bur hopes TO reach Ports
mouth, y. H., in afew days"
The Faraday, whose safety is thus happily as
sured was bull: especially for laying cables,
and is the second largest steamship in the world.
Her owners are Siemens Brothers OF London.
She was built at Newcastle-on-Tyne, and launched
last February. She is 800 feet long by 81 feet
beam and 50 feet deep, registering 5000 tons, but
capable carrying 1900 tons more Her bow aud stern
are alike, in order that she may 20 back and for
ward with equal facility resembling in this respect the
Fulton ferry0oats She has rudder st either end and
another in The motive power OF the Fara-
day is furnished by two monster engines. Dult at
Newcastle The ship IS propelled by twin screws at
either end by hgnpressure engine OF 50 inches
cylinder lowpressure engine of 6s inches cylinder
The highest speed she attain is about 10 knots an
hour.
Tho Faraday LEFT Gravesend London, on the 10th Of
Nav bound for Torbay, Nova Scotia, with q cargo Of
1000 tons of telegraph cable belonging TO the Direct
United States Cable Company After successful
voyage across Atlantic, the ship anchored ar Tor
bay or rather Faraday Cove Nova Scotia on the Sst Of
May The shore end OF the cable was landed SUCCESS
fully the next morning. and the Faraday proceeded on
her way to New Hampshire paying out the cable as she
went She arrived at Portsmouth N. H. June 8, when
the end cable previously sealed, was slipped over
board and Duoyed waiting for the arrival OF thetseam-
ship Ambassador carrying the shore end needed to COM
pete this OF the direct cable Her pars being
thus successfully accomplished the Faraday sailed
fhQ VtaW
water Tor the return voyage 20 England.
sha arrived at that port June H. ana
tool on hoard 400 tons of coal During the last few days
Of the voyage the mutinous and one OF them
was placed irons until the ship arrived, when ne was
lodged In iail Having obtained the needed supplies
the Faraday left Halifax about ten days ago. intending
70 return to Portsmouth, N. Il, and thence TO England,
where she Is load the main cable TO be laid between
the west coast OF Ireland and Nova Scotia. There
are about 1T6 persons On board the Faraday. Her
oescers and the leading connected with the
cable enterprise as follows Samuel lr9t.; s cap
' ~ W,1nee third ofieer; H. Kendall, fourth officer;
Fortune enIef engineer; swinOourhe, seoonu ehs
of Drect Unised states Cable Company Mr. Carl se-
mems partner in the firm OF sieinenS bfotners Lnuon
Cable Company, and owners OF the steamship Fariday
Mr. L. Lefer, Chief Engnee, o. stan tor iayp2 N me
Rrtle Mr. o. schraunn Engineers ioc aylpz tue cable;
Messrs. F. Sack. Dsselhorst Lund1ergt PaluskuorSg
Trnnnowski. and Krinse, Assistant Engineers Messrs
ehnnahan Quatrocui, ahd Jettenborn. Assistant Flee
tricians; Dr. Dehms, Consulting Electrician Capt An
derson. spiral Hydrographer 10 Engineering stan Mr.
Griggs NJ D. Surgeon. ,,, -. .
lee extend from the OF Ireland 70 Torbag
~ Sova scotia connecting sere With the cable reoenty
a,d net ween that point and Portsmouth, y II This
cable s claimed be the best one ever Laid. Ihe VA.
rovemeuts consist however. In greater purity OF ue
aanducting and perfect insulation fhe cen
dnerng wire weighs 1900 pounds TO the mie- IL ID
formed with large wire. spirally twisted over oy
| tweIye smaller wires THIS sGranded conductor
| ia covered with a thin coating Of pateat com
| pound. Four coats OF guttacpercha are thea
| nut on each coat cooling befare the next
| is applied a iute covering s next served ssoat tue
and cord s then given 10 the closing
where 10 crossed into ten EAlvani1ce iros
wIres each wound around with i've strings OF nanhA
hemp A shield from rust aud wear. An asphalt eonpo
ALTON Ia the next addition aud nnay tue rubber coat
ing proress IL repeated Tns !s the general eonstrG
ton the cable which varies IN size according 70 e
| locality for winch 10 u Intended
The steamship which resembles the Fsra-
day in constructiOn Is lying at Portsmouth, " n,
with the end OF the cable. She the Smaller t
the two being only tons Dardru. As the favorable
season for lay lag Transatlantic sIDcs II very SiOr Tue
FaTaday will d. wIlL she eau u IN 'k' up lor loSt
time and IL able the Line of coninun.catVn
| VII pe established Ny the end Of August nsu