MESSENGER WIRE ROPE BROKE IN SHAFT CONTROL CABLE AND DROPPED CABLE, SHORTING OUT AND BLOWING FUSE IN HOIST CONTROL. FUSE WAS REPLACED AFTER SHORT CLEARED. DAMAGED CABLE WAS REMOVED AND SHAFT C OMMUNICATIONS AND CONTROL RE-ESTABLISHED WITH OTHER CABLES. HOIST WAS RUNNABLE AT 7:15 P.M. SAME DATE. HOISTING SERVICE WAS RESTORED AT 6:45 A.M. NEXT DAY.