Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-08-13
The Greatest Triumph of the Day

We announced in part Of our last week S
edition, the completion of the great work
of uniting the Old aud the New World by
the Telesraphc wire. The following are
particulars of this interesting and far
reaching event, communicated from the
eastern coast of Newfoundland to the L S.
Atlantic cities by Telegraph:
TRINITY BAY, August D, lo5S.
The Atlantic Cable has been success
CARA arrived here yesterday. The Cable
will be landed to day. The Signals are
perfect throughout.
[sECoND DISPATCH
Letter from Cyrus ". Field.
TRINITY BAY, August 5, 1858.
The Atlantic Telegraph Fleet sailed
from Queenstown On Saturday, July 17th
and met in mid.ocean on the 2Sth.
The cable was spliced at one o'clock,
i. NJ, on Thursday the 29th, and the ves-
sells then separated, the Agamemnon and
Valorous bound to Valencia, Ireland, and
the Niagara and Gorgon for this place,
where the latter arrived yesterday, and
this morning the end of the cable will be
landed 1t is 1G9S nautical or 1850 sta
tute miles from the Telegraph House, head
T Valencia Harbor, and the Telegraph
House, Bay of Bulls Arm, Trinity Bay,
and for more than twothirds of this dis
.ancc the water is over two miles in depth.
The cable has been paid from the Aga,
memnon at about the same speed as from
the Niagara.
The electrical signals are sent and re-
ceivcd through the whole cable perfect.
The machinery Cor paying out the cable
worked most satisfactorily, and was not
stopped for single moment.
Captain Hudson, Of the Niagara, Messrs.
Evcret and Woodhouse, the engineers,
electricians and officers of the ship, aud,
in fact every man on board the telegraph
fleet, exerted himself to the utmost to
make the expedition successful, and by
the blessing of Divine Providence, sue
ceeded.
After the end of the cable has been
landed and connected with the land wire
telegraph, and the Niagara discharges
some cargo belonging to the company, she
will 60 to St. Johns for coal, and then
proceed at once to New York
CYRUS w. FIELD.
The news was known throughout Buff
faloe Valley and some of the most inte-
rior portions of Centre county on the eve.
ming of the 5th and morning of the 9th.
From hundred places over our land, on
the 9th, came telegrapbic responses to the
seaboard, expressive of the great joy felt
at the reception of the news. Ringing Of
bells, bonfres, or illuminations, were re-
sorted to at different points. At Audover,
the Alumni of the Theological Seminary
were at dinner together when the news
came, and it was received with cheers,
speeches, and the doxology, "Praise God
from whom all blessings aow," before they
could finish their dinner.
BosToN, Aug. 6.-Tbere are rumors
that Peter Cooper, Esq, has received q
despatch from Trinity Bay, to the effect
that the successful working of the line is
certain, but nothing whatever will be d.
vulged concerning it until the message of
the Queen shall have been transmitted
and the Presidents reply returned.
Despatch from the President
"BEDFoRD SPRINGS, Aug. 6.
"CrRus ". FIELD, Esq, Trinity Bay,
" F-My Dear Sir: l congratulate you
with all my heart on the success Of the
great enterprise with which your name is
SO honorably connected Under the bless.
ing OF Divine Providence, | trust it may
prove Instrumental in promoting perpetual
peace and friendship between the kindred
nations.