The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-08

Enterprise In journalism The Herald tho
First to Announce she succcss Of the Cable.
The true spirit of energy and enterprise in
journalism is nowhere better exhibited than in
that spirit of systematic forecast which has ena-
hled the HERALD, on so many occasions, to be
the first paper to announce to the world the
contamination Of great events. 1t was neither
luck nor chance that enabled us to be the first
end only journal TO announce the complete sue
cess Of the attempt to lay the Atlantic cable. h
was long continued and costly labor, extending
over series Of many months, and through all
the previous failures This foresight and system
ia the management of our paper enabled us on
Friday morning last to give the following tele-
graphic despatch from our special reporter, an
bouncing the successful laying of the great
Atlantic cable
UNITED sIArIs FSIeArx NIAGARA,
TRINITY BAY, Nj, August s, 1855.
The Atlantic Telegraph cable is laid The United sass
fr'sate Niagara has reached Trinity Bay, Newfoundland,
.ud landed Der end Of Tie line The Agsmemncn reached
cable.
The electrical communication 3 pcrfec. Signals are
rsssins between the two stations with the greatest &C
me Niagara win leave for ST. Johns, y. F., on the 9Th
slant ard VIII start Tor New York aer taking on board
The laying Of the caolc was accomplished by both ships
In Little over six days.
The above is the first special despatch sent to
ouy newspaper in this country announcing the
success Of this great enterprise. The hand that
penned it came with the Niagara across the
Atlantic, and the mind that prompted its terms
Bnow well what It was doing and had full
LODI IF Fat III e. l.
evident by their confirmation from other sources.
Doubts having been thrown upon the authenti-
city Of our special despatch, the manager of the
American telegraph which connects with the
Atlantic cable has sent TO us the following
note -
TO TIE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
0rIic on Ins AsynucAs tu.onrH CoTAsy,l
II WALL erpyyr, August 7, 1868. !
The teegrapbic despatch dated board The "unitei
States frgste Niagara, Trinity Bay ~ r. August g. 1885"
rg IL word for word ~ came through This oIce-no-
thing being ADDED thereto taken therorom except
ALFRED b TALcorr, Manager.
\ mean and contemplate paper Of this city,
whose highest emotion Ia feeling of jealousy,
aud whose greatest effort Of enterprise lie an at
tempt to initiate the typographical arrangement
Of the HERALD, has had the impotence 10 pro-
nounce our despatch bogus The only motive
IL had for making this statement was its envy
ct our having exclusive news, and the reaction
Of its own stupidity at not having been able 10
comprehend the terse despatch Of Mr.. Field TO
the Associated Pres Accustomed as il is al
ways to deal in and rave itself win quibbles IL
supposed that Mr.. Field was guilty of the same
mean practice when he stated that the cable
IL successfully laid II will have now the
shame Of publishing in rs columns the very
facts which II affected to disbelieve yesterday.
This eating Of it, own words, which II is 20 FIRE.
quently obliged 70 do, would turn the stomach
Of anything but a hog. The doubters are now
convinced; and as our we'll meaning Mayor was
among them, we trust he will make a hand.
some amend 10 Mr. Field for the discourtesy of
disbelieving his despatch. We would suggest
10 him that he do another handsome thirg:
When the message Of Queen Victoria TO Presi-
dent Buchanan is announced here. let him
order a national salute 10 be fred in honor Of
il. and send telegrapbio salutation TO the
Lord Mayor OF London announcing the fact