Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-12
PUTTING 4 GIRDLE ROUND THE
EARTH
ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE LAID !!
DISPATCHES OF MR.. FIELD
VICTORIA AND BUCHANAN TO HAVE
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DISPATCHES OF MR.. FIELD
VICTORIA AND BUCHANAN TO HAVE
| The FIRST TALK
Enthusiasm In America and Canada!
The grand enterprise of the Age is sue
cessful-the Atlantic Telegraph is laid -
Scarcely year since expectation stood on
tip-toe to hear the click that the Telegraph
ic feet had arrived, and hope sunk in the
hearts of many when the failure of the first
trial was announced. The subsequent fail
ures had nearly destroyed all thought Of
success, when, thanks to the skill and per
severance of Mr.. FIELD and his associates
and the favor of Providence, the country
is electrified with the unexpected and glad
intelligence contained in the following de-
spatch:
TRINIrY BAY, N. F., Aug. 5.
The Atlantic Telegraph Cable Fleet
sailed from Queenstown on Saturday, July
18th, at mid-ocean on Wednesday, 2sth,
made the splice at l P. NJ of Thursday,
29th, and then separated, the Agamem-
non and Valoross bound to Valentia, Ire
land, and the Niagara and Gorgon for this
place, where they arrived safe yesterday,
ard this morning the end of the cable will
be landed. It's 1898 nautical or 1850
statute miles from the Telegraph House
at the head of Valentia Harbor, to the
Telegraph House, head of Bulls Trinity
Bay. For more than two-thirds of this
distance the water is over two miles in
depth. The Cable has been paid out from
the Agamemnon at about the same speed
as from the Niagara.
The electrical signals sent and received
through the whole cable are perfect. The
machinery for paying out the cable work
ed in the most satisfactory manner, and
was not stopped a single moment from the
time the splice was made until We ar
rived.
Capt. Hudson, Messrs. Everett and
Woodhouse. the engineers, the electricians
and officers of the ships, and in fact every
man on board the Telegraph Fleet, have
exerted themselves to the utmost to make
the expedition successful, and by the bless
ing of Divine Providence it has succeeded.
After the end of the cable is landed and
connected with the land line of Telegraph
and the Niagara has discharged some car
go belonging to the Telegraph Company,
She will 90 to St. Johns for coal and then
proceed at once to New York.
Signed,
CYRUS w. FIELD.
When the above despatch reached this
city yesterday afternoon, people could
scarcely believe the good report. The fire.
quent inquiry was-"Is it true?" When
told that the message was genuine and
from Mr.. Field himself, the excitement
grew as the pleasing intelligence passed
from mouth to mouth. All rejoiced that
success had finally crowned the grand en-
terprise of the age.
Last evening the Union Telegraph Office
was brilliantly illuminated in honor of the
Ocean triumph. The Operators and the
Messenger Boys moved more nimbly than
ever, proud indeed that old Neptunes tri-
dent is made the bearer of the bolts of Joye
from Continent to Continent.
By the following dispatches it will be
seen that common enthusiasm pervaded
the cities of the United States and Cana
da, and that the Queen and the President
are to exchange congratulations.
! New YORK, August 5.
The News of the success of the Allan
tic Telegraph Gable created an unexam-
pied sensation in this city and elsewhere.
PHILADELPHIA, August 5.
The President who is at Bedford, receiv-
ed the first information of the successful
laying of the Atlantic Cable through the
Associated Press.
The following is a copy of Mr.. Fields
message to the President of the United |
States:
DEAR SIR:-The Atlantic Telegraph |
Gable on board the U. S. steam fligate
Niagary and her British Majesty's Again
emnon, was joined in mid-ocean July 18th,
and has been successfully laid, and as soon
as the two ends are connected with the
land lines, Queen Victoria will send
message to you and the Gable will be
kept free until your reply has been trans
mitted.
With respect, remain your ob't sery't,
CYRUS w. FIELD.
WAsH1Neros, August 5.
The public mind was greatly excited to-
day by the news of the arrival of the At
lantic Telegraph Enterprise. The general
at first was that the news was
too good to believe, but the confirmation
of the news has caused feeling of deli ght
almost to transport.
CHICAGO, August 5.
One hundred guns are now being fired
in honor of the successful landing of the
Telegraph Fleet with the Atlantic Gable.
UTICA, August 5.
The news of the Telegraph success here
was at first doubted, then accepted and
finally believed with rejoicing. The effect
upon the public mind was exciting and
gratifying in the extreme. Suitable DEM
onstrations will be made tomorrow.
BUFFALo, August 5.
The news of the successful landing of
the Telegraph Cable was received here
about one o'clock with immense grati6ca-
ton. The Telegraph Office and Robin
sons Banking Office are brilliantly illu-
this evening in honor Of the
.yent.
NEW HAVEN, August S.
The News of the success of the Atlantic
Telegraph expedition published in this ci-
~ this P. M, created the utmost enthu-
siasm. A National salute was fred upon