Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1858-08-28

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olacers Of The Niagara at bis residence last
evening. The occasion drew together
assemblage. Among those
present were Governor Chase, Of Ohio
Mp Perit, President Of the Chamber of
Commerce; n r. Morgan, esq, Mayor
Tieniann, Mr.. Archibald, British Consul
Peter Cooper, esq. Wilson @. Hunt, esq,
George w Blunt, esq, uen. Hail. Mayors
Hall and POWELL Of brooklyn, and host
Of other gentlemen prominent in tho va
rious professions. The evening passed away
most agreeably, Mr. Field, Captain Hud
son, and Mcssrs. Everett and Woodhouse
were almost overwhelmed with congratnla-
tions. AT the residence Of David Dudley
Field, esq. adjoining, MIS-. G. w Field
and her daughter received their friends -
In the course Of the evening Mr.. Field ex-
bibted dispatch which no had received,
during the afternoon, from Vlentia Bay n
AT II o'clock tue Democratic Union Club,
with band Of music, arrived and serc-
naded the guests. "Hail Columbia God
Save the Queen" and "Yaakee Doodle"
we're given, when cheers we're given for Mr..
Field, Capt. Hudson, and the officers Of the
Niagara. Mr. Field being called for, APP
pearcd at the balcony, and said:
Gentlemen: Most sincerely do | thank
you for this expression Of your warmth of
feeling toward me. / hold in my hand a
message received this day from London.--
lChecrs. 1t is an answer to one which
sent to them about the shore end of the
cable at Trinity Bay The dispatch tells
me the proceedings Of a meeting of our
Company, held yesterday in London
[Great applause. will read it to you:
VALENTIA, Aug. 18th, 1858.
"CYRus w. FIELD, New Yorki
"The Directors have Just met. They
heartily congratulate you on your success.
The Agamemnon arrived at Valentia on
Thursday, August 5th, at a. m. We are
inst on the point of chartering a ship to
lay the shore end; no time will be lost in
sending II out. All of your letters have
been posted for New York. Please write
me more fully about the tariff and other
working arrangements. SAYwARD
The reading of this message was receiv-
ed with tumultuous applause. Mr.. Field
continued; This is dispatch from the
Secretary of our Company in London
GentIemcn, don't like this message. It
was sent from London yesterday. and it
should have been here last night Cheers
/ shall write back sharp letter in reply for
ther dilatoriness. [Applausc.
Capt. Hudson being cheered and called
for, said: You have cheered the Niagara
and her officers, but you seem to forget that
we did only half of the work. Capt Pur-
dy of the British steamer Agamemncn,
Capt. Dayman of the G0rgon, and Capt.
Otter of the Porcupinc, and every officer
aud man under them were, under Providence,
an instrumental as I'VE were in achieving
success. [Cheers for the British officers.
Capt. Hudson then paid some well-merit-
ed compliments to Mr.. Field for his unfal-
tering fait6 in the final success Of the un-
deftaking, and said that no small share of
the honofs belonged to Messrs. Everett and
Woodhouse, the engineers. Mr.. Everett,
he said, was very modest man, but first
rate fellow, who had made the machinery
WHICH would carry telegraphic wire
through any sea in the world. EGreat
cheers.
Mr.. Everett was called out, and vocife-
rously cheered. Tie modestly acknowledged
the honors to Capt Hudson, and his ofi-
GERS and men, and to the British officers
who had SO nobly performed their parts
For himself. he had only tried to do his
duty. Loud applause
Mr.. Woodhouse was called for, bat had
previously gone to the Breyoort House
Mayor Tiemann, in response to liberal
demand for his appearance, jocnlarly re-
marked that as the Common Council of
New York had burned the City Hall in
honor Of the laying of the cable, he thought
they had better telegraph to the Lord May
or of London to follow suit and set fire to
the Mansion House. Laughter
Mr.. DAVID DUDLEY FIELD was then call
cd for lie responded by saying Gentle
men, on this occasion there is no need Of
more speaking. All has been said that can
interest or instruct you tonight. For my
self, have only to say that there can be
no doubt that when the history Of this
work is written, the honor will not belong
to England nor to America, but to both.
For me, it would be folly or affectation to
deny that TO my brother is due the credit
of originating and perfecting this great
HOIh Dub Tue udNttS Ol OItuI D1ltdlu
and the United States will share largely in
the glories of the achievement Look at
those two noble ships meeting peacefully in
mid-ocean, bearing the flags of two great
nations, united in the prosecution of an un-
dertaking that is to knit us more closely
TO our kindred by birth and language Il
We trust that they were the forerunners Of
a lasting peace and amity between those
nations which, l hope, nothing will ever
mar or destroy. [Cheers.
Mr.. CYRUs w. FIELD said he hoped that
as Mr.. Woodhouse had gooe home to the
Brevoort House his friends would visit him
there. Said be Go, my friend, and give
the honest Englishmen such a welcome a
ouly Americans can give.
In compliance with this request, the
Club repaired to the BFeVoort House, and
paid Mr.. Woodhouse the compliment of
Serenade. In returning thank.
Mr.. WoUpHoUsE said Gentlemen, |
thank you very much for the honor you
have done me, 10 associating my name with
those of illus rious men who planned and
laid the great cable. 1t Is difficult for me
10 speak Of my own doings. tried to do
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