362 SUBMAKINE CABLE LAYING AND EEPAIRING. 



In the expedition illustrated the cable was hooked well 

 inside the break and underrun to it. The forward sheave seen 

 in Fig. 211 was made fast to one of the derrick chains, so that 

 it could be swung over to one side to give the cable a fair lead. 

 The cable is seen coming up over this sheave in the illustration. 

 It then passed over to the aft sheave made fast to the back 

 guy. Fig. 212 shows cable being underrun, the launch going 

 ahead dead slow and the hands on the lighter steadying cable 

 as it comes over or hauling on it as required. The break 

 (Fig. 213) was found to have been caused by a ship's anchor, but 

 the core, though damaged, had not parted and fortunately stood 

 the strain of coming aboard intact, so that no time had to be 

 spent in hooking the other end. After cutting and speaking 

 shore, the sheathing wires were opened out on one end and the 

 joint was made in the usual way. Figs. 214 to 216 show 

 stages in the completion of the splice. Several other repairs 

 were made by the author with this craft, one an insulated 

 disconnection, which, of course, admitted of very accurate 

 localisation, but the distance — 6 miles — in a fresh wind and 

 heavy swell was about as far out as practicable with the 

 appliances available. 



