Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-17
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BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.
Atlantic Cable Celebration.

Atlantic Cable Celebration.
New YORK, Aug. l6--Tbe following i:
tn > general programme adopted by the join
committee of the Common Council, for cele
bra;ing the successful laying of the Atlantic
Telegraph Cable:
I l. First. On the receipt Of the reply Of the
President Of the United States to the mes
sage of Her Majesty Victoria, one hundred
guns to be fred in front of the City Hall
/ and national sautes at tie Battery and Cen
/ trail Park.
Second. On the evening Of the day upon
which the messages are transmitted, the
CITY Hall and public buildings are to be il
! Eliminated, accompanied by splendid die
play of fireworks in front of the City Hall
with music by Dodsworth's band.
Third. Numerous honfres to be lighted
along the North and East Rivers, aud in the
public squares OF the city.
The ioint committee earnestly request that
during the firing from the Park all the
church bells in the city be ruug, and the
ringing continue for one hour; and that IN
the evening the citizens in the vicinity Of the
Park will illuminate their buildings.
.. o. the arriva! of the Niagara salute
of one hundred guns will be fred from the
Battery and Park, and national salutes are
expected to be fired from Fort Hamilton, c.
vernor's Island, and Navy Yard, to be re-
piled 10 from the Niagara.
8. First The general festivities will take
place on the day to be agreed upon with the
authorities Of the city oi London, Of which
due notice will be given. Ga that day, Cyrus
w. Field, esq and the officers Of tire Niagara
aud Gorgon will be received by the city au-
thyrities at the Battery, and, while being re-
ceiycd, will be saluted with a salvo OF one
hundred guns
Second After the reception, Mr.. Field and
associates will be escorted by procession of
the military and civic bodies of the city to
the Crystal Palace, where appropriate ad-
scented to Mr.. Field, Captain Hudson, and
Captain Daymau, OF the Gorgon; also, an ad-
dress to the telegraph companies.
Third. The ceremonies az the Palace will
be commenced by the vocal performance Of
various musical societies, aud closed with the
Doxoogy, Praise Cod" &c, to the tune OF
Old Hundred.
Fourth. After each address appropriate
music will be performed by the Instrumental
bands, and an ode and chorus will be sung
by the societies.
Fifth. AT the conclusion Of the ceremonies
the authorities and guests will be escorted
from the Crystal Palace to the City Hall by
the f:emen in torchiight procession, togett-
or with such societies as may desire to coop
crate.
Sixth. Appropriate transparenclcs will be
placed over the gases Of the Park, through
which the procession will pass, anda!so upon
the City Hall, WITH display Of fireworks in
front OF tina; building.
i. First. Ga the day subsequent to the re-
ception and parade, Mr.. Field, together with
Capts. Hudson, OF the Niagara, and Dayman,
OF The Gorgon, will be received by the author
tiles at the Governors room, where they can
receive the congratulations Ct the citizens,
from one to three o'clock, p. ID.
Second. In the evening, a municipal din
ncr will be given at some place to be hereat-
ter selected.
1t is designed that these festivities shall
take place simultaneously with those in Lon
don, and other cities throughout Europc;
and it is respectfully requested that the citi-
zcns throughout the United States and the
British Provinces will arrange to celebrate
this great event upon the same day.
BY order oC tie Committee:
Tuos. MCSrEDEN, Chairman.
c. r. MCCLENACKEN, Secretary.