Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1858-08-21
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portion Of the Transatlantic Gable caused
great excitement here, and all business was for
a time suspended.
81 Louis, Argmt 5--There is great rejoic.
Ing here at the success Of the Ningara in lay.
ing hercable safely Nothing else is talked
or thought Of
Louisville, August 5.-The successful lay
ing Of our portion of the Transatlantic cable
i, the absorbing topic Of conversation.
Accounts from Northern and Eastern cities
show still greater enthusiasm at the result
In many places bells are ringing, guns firing
and cities Illuminated ia honor OF the occasion.
THE AGAMEMNoS.
Nels Yo,k, August 6.-The city is filled
with runors on the subject Of the transatlantic
cable
The report of The arrival of the Agamemaon
at Vnentia is not confirmed, although it is
published in the Herald.
Intense anxiety prevails on the subject, and
further intelligence is momentarily expected.
Two Days Later from T Unity Bay.
Trinity Bay, ~ F., august 7.-Comnle'o
success has attended ;a9 lie ia u yii.is and working
Of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable.
Sigaa!s are now being transmitted through
the entire length Of the cable.
The electricians are now commencing se-
RES Of experiments, to test the capacity OF va.
rious telegraphc instruments, and determine
upon the best mode of communication.
When these experiments are concluded, the
wire will be opened for business.
The event of the success OF the enterprise
will be celebrated tonight throughout the .ele.
graphic stations of New York, New England
and the British Provinces.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE LAYING OF THE
TRANsATLANTiccA CABLE.
Trinity Bay ~ f., Aug. 5.-The Tele.
graph fleet which sailed from Queenstown on
the l7lh of Juy, met in mid-ocean on the
2S,h.
The cable ends were spl'ced together at /
clock then proceeded in opposite directions
paving out the cable between them at talout an
equal rate. The Agamemnon, with her con-
sort, the Valarous, making Valencia Bay,
while the Niagara and Gorgon directed their
course to this place.
CYRUS ". FIELDS DISPATCH TO PRESIDENT sOcH'
ANAN.
President Buchanan. at Bedford Springs
has received the following dispatch from Cyrus
w. Field, the General Superintendent of the
Atlantic Telegraph through the general agent
IF associated Press at New York:
M "U. S. STEAM FRIeATE NIAGARA, /
OFF Trinity Bay, August b. 1858.
80 James Buchan, President Of the United
STATES:
"As soon as both ends of the cable are Ian.
led, Queen Victoria will send you message,
md the Atlantic cable and intermediate lines
will be kept free till you can send reply.
Very respectfully.
Cyrus W. FIELD"
LENGTH or THE CABLE LAID.
The cable laid is sixteen hundred and ninety
eight nautical miles in length from the Tele-
graph Station at Bulls Bay, on the American
coast, to the head OF Valencia harbor. and for
more than two.thirds that distance is laid in
water over two miles deep.
Communication between the two vessels has
been kept up tantly since the vessels sepa-
rated. The electr cal instruments are attach
ed to the ends ofthe coil on each ship, and
worked the same as in regular telegraph
office.
THE WORKING OF THE CABLE.
The uninterrupted and perfect communica-
ton through the whole length Of the cable,
submerged at an averge depth OF two miles,
has demonstrated beyond doubt the practical
bilty of the enterprise.
Lieut.. Eveut's machienery for paying out
the cable has worked admirably.
THE OFFICERS AND MEN.
Capt Hudson, Of the Niagara, Messrs. kv-
ere,t and Woodhouse, Telegraphic Engineers,
the electricians the officers Of the ship. and
every man on board the American portion Of
the fleet exerted themselves to the utmost TO
make the expedition successful, and by the
Blessing of Divine Providence they wsss sue.