“Friday, August 17th.
“At 4.30 A.M. commenced heaving up cable; at 10.45 A.M. cable above water; at 10.50 A.M. cable parted about ten feet above the water.”
“Monday, August 27th.
“At 2.30 P.M. got cable from buoy in over the bow and found, by tests, it to be only a short length of a few miles which must have been cut from the main cable by grapnel.”
“Saturday, September 1st.
“At 4.50 A.M. cable up to 800 fathoms from the surface.
“At 5 P.M. commenced heaving up; found the cable to be hooked.”