The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-03
THE CABLE CELEBRATION.
Grand Municipal Banquet at the Me-
tropolitan Hotel to Cyrus w.
Field and the Officers of tho
Gorgon and Niagara.
IMMENSE GATHERING MAGNIFICENT DECORATIONS
Speeches Of Mr.. Field, Lord Napier, Capt.
Daymsn, John Coehrane, and others,
&C., &c, &c.

One Of the mort splendid banqusts ever given this
city in celebration of public event, tho municipal
dinner TO he gentlemen engaged in laying the Atlantic
cable at the Metropolitan Hotel last night Tho decora.
tons OF the room superb both in the mot.oes and
flags which ,dorned tho walls and the appropriate
menis with which the tables were loaied
gensl nd universal iprt OF enhusasu rarely wit
reesed At public board than which prevailed this
ceebra OF the union Of tne tao WORLDS the croxnng
scene In the carnival Of the past two days.
The dining presented grand APPEARANCE. Al tho
head flags Of the United states and Engaud ee
gapty drsped portrait Of Cyrus W. Field, under
| which was q scroll with tho inscription
PEAcB on EAk1II, GOOD WILL TO MEN.
@~~>~eSS =
portion OF the Atlantic cable oaped to the ceiling
over Mr. Fds portrait fessooned througaou. the en-
tire room The flags OF difsront nations suspended
nom the walls while from the chandelier IN the centre
es,ooaed lbe flags OF Ensand, Frame, Rassa add
America, spreading out over the ceiling Appropriate
notices and Inscriptions also adorned walls between
under tho Hsgs conspicuous among which we're the
Of Franklin, Bright, Berryman, Everett, wo,d-
house. Otter and Dpyman. Al the right aide, fronting
music gallery, portrait Of horse wili Washington
bclyw.
I .Tng ELEVATION xAskISDD -
Im Ml,TRfc rRiDxyr, WAKING 10 LIFE rnR
ss~.~>~>-~S~
On the opposite side Of the room, front or tho
gallery, Wa the inscription 10 the csnire-
IiIg ATLANTIC CABLE
ArDiEscs WORLD,
HuaAssAa,
WELCOMES GENIUS
>>~sess>ss9
And At either side he Inscriptions
,se~>>>,,3
rnE OCEAN r1io,
s'iENr ~ ir cOr&E mssArH riiE WAVES,
YEr EIoQUrSr rrs rHrSpsc rHsorGu rwo (
esss
see~se<,.>~,>
TIVE strcTrfC srARK.
FfAYKD uprps AMERICAN {
ocs0
e>e,~,>Ss
In tne sshery D1drorthr fp'cnta bAnf ~a- piacs1,
ana performed succession or bssu,ro airs ihrou acu
tho evening ln slylc which eI'.ec appso
baton OF the large assembly In the gslory obssrv
cd Mrs Cyrus Field her two 6aushtsrs ihe Y,se,
Alice and Grscs Field and the venerable mother Of Nr
Cyrus Field Mr. y. n Field unsb,e " be present
from nnsss but the aged father Of The prscps guset Of
the evening and hs too brothers, Mathew and Jon shan
occupied places At tho tables. Before ths o,mpaay
tered The dong Interesting episode looT place
Cyrun w. Field led bis venerable father into the recsp
ton room nd introduced him 70 hs sracs Archbishop
Hughes and tho two distinguished gentlemen ~skOd
in into The dining together ln advance " Me
company.
Al soveu o'clock the company, numbering nearly SIX
hundred, saa down 70 ~ sumptuous dinner
laid any great In this city. TIE bill of faro
was laid beside each plate. lnclOsed border
representing the Atlantic cable, and she head
picture OF telegraph operator working bis mschiue a.
each aide of the Atlantic u also included the following,
among other appropriate ornsmcnss:-
Queen Victoria, Of Great Britain.
James Buchanan, President OF United Sa'ee.
ruKu EtsfN ,wtth IN raAlp
Professor Morse, % inventor Of The telegraph
1T BENJAMIN Franklin.
The operative teleg aph Of The Metropolitan Hotel.
Tue Niagara, man OF var CT the Unitei sia,es.
The agamcmnon ard Nlagara paving out the cable.
Cyrus ". Field surrounoed by toe hags of all nations.
roe Goa, cf arms ~ all nations, On pyrsmid.
Pecan, ntss, with real American design.
Mayer remsrr occupcd the chair. Al his rgh. sal
cylus w. Field. csr, Dsyuan, Of tho Gorgon Mr. Eve
ca, Unttd stss~s Navy; as. 4 ". Archibald, British
oortul; Gov Ers A'chbsrop Hughes, Rev ~. Field,
antr of q ". FelJ; Rev, Dr. Adsms, and wilson @.
hupt Al his isft sat lord Napier, British Minister 10
wsshlrgtcn; Cao, Hu1ton, og tte Niagara. Rev ~
UeNhy, cs irtyty churcn petsr CJ1gsr, the eoiviau
OynsSi, ter. sandford arc Lieutenant n y. Nsury
IsS Iss'y sss sss sg.y ,SFt,sss,' = ,D,,s borg
Ccike of lbe Suyous Cgcrt nosworte and scssgn, "
he Superior Court; atd Dsy and HioD, w tae oannoc
pifss.
staoys other sls'iasubhsa gvev,s 70 ccse.ve4 csaa
csfor Ftffs, Geo. Btrcfcft, me hMtor'gu th1mFs u
sesgeer Rsr Jotn Cort'Ase, hon. y. y. scSlss, Col
Isr,of A. at. Jspashau Feld g.,hsw n Fed ltoa John
Y0gKg, ~ reraiei nr = Ffaros, ~ Won, ~ Weo
scr Hev Dr os VIZ, Ger se'1sr ,,, q, pgyee, SSl
sdF sulsr, q ~ braruic yaitsty'a sal GoIsoai
striac " Bsre Hsl aac iieateuahss Jugs l@vs, Z A
a. n R,nsstaps IN ANrn A ss licust0n - snrgs aag
ship toetr. IcrJs Ntn estae. r. erea vsnot aad y
Cstsad.sN. Eca II i Teso, Cst rran q Il c1slnsa
Bvttu.r Hor. sGnry licssoa, Ici'ed ssa.gs Atls
~ 10 hUWfs e. tet8i HUtin wslogleg,s Foo. John
ksiv,N ne'e \ tsks, Gaal,u-aO 3 ne ttensa'a
a. Hiler, Ddolsy kiesa, Jr.; Dr. Powell, Dr. Mccoy