In September, after several days of progressive deterioration of the insulation, the cable failed.

That lessens the risk of a catastrophic collapse when one or a few cables fail, and it makes repairs more practical.

That damage, which happened last year, was repaired, but apparently the cables failed again, they said.

Within two weeks the cable failed and was not restored until after the Civil War.

A department spokeswoman said their initial findings had confirmed the building management's conclusion that a cable had somehow failed.

The 14 cables failed a total of 39 times.

The two enjoyed a tense relationship before Whitehouse was dismissed when the first cable failed in 1858.

In one incident, a performer fell 30 feet when a restraining cable failed.

So when their computers notified them that a big cable had failed, they did not know where to send repair trucks.

The cable soon failed due to the poor insulation of the wires available in that period.