New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-18
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
ANOTHER FAILURE TO LAND THE CABLE.
r ,r1aur ArrEAPT-YEsTEROAY CONsCMED

ANOTHER FAILURE TO LAND THE GABLE.
A FUTILE NIGHT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CONSUMED
IN PREPARING FOR A THIRD TRIAL"
The v,sitors who went yesterday to Manhattan
Beach to witness the landing Of the shore sna o.
the new fiSs tw ns' miles and half cable
three inches in diameter, when was 70 rof' two
shore connection was divided among aa,' AND
On S's stte%p, was made to bring ashore The two S
eurfboats were 10 be beached ana the caDe We Lout
removed from them and run tniougn he Comnanys
station, about 300 feet from 'ne on, S,o, ~ Tho
anchored Then the cable was to DC recieu VI, ao
cable. which is TO lie connected with the deep sea
cable e,rhty-tive miles OFF shore When the otran.
allan. towing the RATS and boats. hau gone apou.
half mile from the Faraday a heavy swell struck
Six men WHO were on board took an unexpected
and chilling bath but haS%s abp ReSp ao
6y the strong southwest wind upon Rockaway
The cable which fell overheard was cut loose from
that remaining on the ing buoy set to marx thc
spot where il was lost and all work given up 1or
the night, 49, ,
Yesterday morning the Stranahan was busy
graphing for the lost section Of the cable; ana
active preparations We're being maaf on noon So'r #
possible Owing to the difficulty experienced
In picking up the cable and splicing It TO that on
board the Faraday it was late In the afternoon
when the RATS were ready to start. the Stranahan
close to te shore and sent boat to the beach,
with of the officers OF tho Faraday on noaru; TO
ascertain If all was in readiness to receive the cable
il was discovered that the small wire, which hau
been laid TO measure the length of the cable from
the Faraday to the shore had been broken ae as
sa to remeasurc the distauc before nnaily ia
the cable wire had tea be stretched, MS
took so long that the shades night were talling
extremely fast when the work was done. 1t was
not thought best to make another night attempt 10
land. All work was abandoned until to-day ana
1..fft axx ratlf ha
A POLICEMAN CLUBBING AT RANDOM.
Officer Philip Weller. of the Twenty ninth Pre-,
cnct. who had not long been on the force appeared
YESTERDAY in the Court of General Sessions against
William Logan, whom lie charged with assauit.
The policeman testified that on September a. whiie
in East Fifty-ninth-st., he was attacked by Logan
who knocked HIM down aud beat and kicked nm 4;
His tetimonv was corroborated in part by that OF
officer Nally of the same precinct who found weller
on the ground bleeding from cuts III the head
Logan is a sturdy young Scotchman. and spoke
with slight foreign accent. lie TESTIFIED that Us
he was standing In Fity-ninth-st.. he saw man III
citizens clothes. who was aftcrward identified as
Officer Weller making his way through crowd.
lie was acting strangely and struck people Win ms
club, until he came up to, and struck at the wiz
moss, when the latter. not caring to be knocked
down himself, knocked the officer down lie
denied kicking or heating hm Alcxandsr ,ni,o,
in which man with club was prominent Aiter-
ward he went ont to walk with his wife. ana tne
same man. Officer Weller, was Iushlng aboui: lie
peanut-vcndcr and strike at Logan. The Officer
appeared to he drunk, James Barlow who lyed
In the Same ncighborhood. testified that Weller
Knocked of the Lat of peaceful citizen. 1ourshcd
pistol wildly and finally ran into grocery store,
Of glass and threatened the proprietor of the store
When the witness demonstrated with him, tho
officer threatened TO shoot him. Simon j. Donnclly
saw the officer rushing about wildly, CRYING like n
dcmcntcd person. and threatening to shoot the by
ISLANDERS At this point of the testimony Judge
Gldcrsleeve suggested that sufficient evidence bad
been taken, The jury promptly acquitted Logan.