Scientific American Volume 13 Number 50 (August 1858) . d, and on the 11th, 380 miles (statute)had been submerged. The engineer here con-cluded that there was too much slack inthe cables course, and some modification inthe machinery was consequently made. Thisappears to have been badly attended to by asubordinate. The cable snapped, and thusended the attempt of 1857. It having been concluded from somegood observations that the average state ofthe weather was much better on the Atlanticin the early part of summer, it was decidedthis year to attempt laying the cable in June,It was also thought b
Scientific American Volume 13 Number 50 (August 1858) . d, and on the 11th, 380 miles (statute)had been submerged. The engineer here con-cluded that there was too much slack inthe cables course, and some modification inthe machinery was consequently made. Thisappears to have been badly attended to by asubordinate. The cable snapped, and thusended the attempt of 1857. It having been concluded from somegood observations that the average state ofthe weather was much better on the Atlanticin the early part of summer, it was decidedthis year to attempt laying the cable in June,It was also thought best to begin the sub-mersion in mid-ocean, and. pay out towardeither shore. Accordingly the telegraphfleet, consisting of the United States steamfrigate Niagara and Her Majestys steamersAgamemnon, Valorous and Gorgon, left Ply-mouth on Thursday, June 10, 1858. TheNiagara had 850 tuns, and the Agamemnon450 tuns coal, and each about 1,100 nautical,or somewhere about 1,500 statute miles ofcable on board. The weather at first favor- CONCLUDED ON PAGE © 1858 SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, INC.
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