The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-20
NEW YORK, FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 90. 1916.

Nov 7th While was in Springfield, vas informed by
lin New York to deliver the Britannas news there
pecng the wires would be broken horses had been laid
on the road to New Haven for running an express to
persons engaged In the business was Mr. Worten who
had been there before similar business and who had
place Of business believe was % south street Before
leaving for Springfield the 6th informed at the
telegraph Office In Boston that the telegraph had not
worked for more than three days except half an hour
at me and on arriving at Springfield was informed
BY the operator young Mr. Goodrich and BY his father
that It had worked all the time with the exception of
half an hour. for the last three days IRA YALE
Owing judicial Oaths being forbidden in Mas
IRA YALE.
Peter Cruikshanks, of the city Of Boston, county of
Suffolk deh dePose and say, that he employee by
in forwarding the news received at Boston by the
steamship Britannia her recent arrival was on the
dock when the steamship arrived, about five o'clock on
Saturday the It'll November inst and received packsgs
for Roberts Beach from their news collector which
netc telegraph ohice, where arrived fifteen mi.
nutes before any other news arrived there After had
given my package to Mr. A. L. Beach, Lin make
Of the dispatches was for Y Beach Sons Of the Sun
office New York, and the Ne0 York Herald, the New
names Mr. Beach asked the operators if he was not the
first, and they said yes" P. CRUICKSHANKs
Owing to extra judicial oaths being forbidden in Mas
sachusetts, the above affidavit is not sworn to-
p. CRUICKsHANKs
Work being duly sworn, doth depose and say, that on
Saturday morning, the 7th Of Nov inst in the city
steamer Britannia to the New York press reneraiv and
had been there in waiting for several days previous
dsy ass o six or
despatch for each of them. By an arrangement with
ss, BI, s% M WAS to have the first Of their
steamer signalized little before o'clock when
Immediately went to the telegraph Office and awoke the
that the steamer below he at once began to work
his machine and after the lapse of about fifteen minutes
arrival with directions for the operator at that place TO
communicate with New York if possible, and with all
would be cut About three-quarters Of an hour after
this, person. whose name have been told was eth
came to inquire il the steamers arrival had been an.
nounced at Springfield and told that ad been He
Immediately left but shortly returned with another per-
son, whom understood was Mr.. Norton Nearly an
muncate with New York, when concluded TO- and did
send messages to Mr. Noyes and Mr. Chaplin of Spring.
that point to New York, by way Of Hartford and New
Haven and by way of Albany and the telegraphc line
little before o'clock Peter Cruikshanks the mos
senger from the Boston Times collector came with
he faa gave them to and in short
my dispatches, which directed to M. Y Beach &
Sons Sun Office, N Y, and placed in the hands of the
operator for transmission and within short time there
after, and before either Mr.. Norton Mr. Keith had re-
ceived their had prepared and handed second
despatch, which was for the Herald
About this time fifteen minutes after my papers came
MIR Keith and Mr. Norton first received their papers,
in hs sna "a
one Ind put in Keiths Norons in its stead remon.
strated and mine was returned to its position before the
operator and the other moved little side. Soon
after this h.nded in my remaining dispatches, but
knowing that there would time to spare Spring
and the rest sent by telegraph to New York with
little delay as possible The first dispatch brief
ship news and fixed items being written by key
copy OF which was In the hands of my correspondents
Tor the purpose Of saving great part Of the telegraph
half past seven or eight o'clock until informed that my
messengers were ready, and would go from Springfield
to Hartford and Albany About nine o'clock, returned
and was told that all my dispatches gone, and
about 10 o'clock received despatch from Mr. Chaplin Of
Springfield to the effect The day, Sunday 9Th
Nov, was in New York and Mr. Foss, the operator
N New York, BY whom was informed that despatch
received at the Telegraph Office in this city per
steamer Traveller about half past three o'clock the
previous Saturday afternoon and that i was immedi
atey dispatched by boy to the Sun office This, by
comparing M M notes with Mr. f. was my first despatch
Mr. Goodrich Jr the operator, and Mr. Sherman, who
was the bearer of my despatch to Albany, and while
employed by bis father to 60 to Hartford for Mr. Norton
received his despatch hour and two minutes before
the delay the fault of the operators in Boston.
A. f. BEACH
sworn before me, the 18th day OF November, A. G.
FREDERICK T.. WESTBROOK
Commissioner Of Deeds
Moses S. Beach, of the city and county Of New York.
being duly doth depose and say that he pre-
sent at the counter of the Sun Office Saturday after
noon It'll November inst, between the hours of and
o'clock II is customary for the boys or messengers
from the different Telegraph offices to bring their de-
spa,ches for the Sun, NJ. Y. Beach Sons and give
them in charge of the person at the counter. About
o'clock that Saturday afternoon such despatch (the
first that day. placed in my hands. opened it
and read as follows, there being no date to it:
Steamer arrived this A. NJ Tho Great Britain was
posed, however, that she would be got Off The Cam
bria had arrived at Liverpool ALBANY OFFICE"
| then sent boy down to the Albany office with
despatch to the Albany all the
steamer news they could send and verbal message to
the telegraph office clerk to send all they had at the
Albany Office. While the boy gone, Mr. Robinson,
the clerk Of the Albany Office came in TO know if he
should get the sent down for said certainly
and he Immediately left Soon after this several des
patches were brought by our and the messengers
from the telegraph Office, and these, as afterwards
learned came from the Boston Office the line being then
at work through from Boston to this city.
had copy of the key by which my brother would
send part OF his despatch No despatch referring
the key was delivered at the Sun Office at ALL and many
other items Of news which my brother said in his
first despatch never came TO hand.
NJ s. BEACH.
Sworn before me, the 18th day of November, A. C.
FREDERICK H. WESTBROOK,
Commissioner Of Deeds.