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Atlantic Telegraph Expedition sue
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CABLE LAID!
GREAT REJOICING EVERY
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Al Raai The Telegraph Gable has
been laid and an electric current establish
cd across the Atlantic! These are words
that are now upon every lip, that are being
carried in every direction; they fash along
the magnetic wires--ths iron-horss flies
with increased speed along hii iron track
to spread the gladdeniug news--lhe press,
teemiDg with the intelligence, hastens in
throwing off Der thousands Of sheets that
carry surprise and unexpected joy to the
millions. II Is proclaimed By the roaring
Of the esunon--by the music Of the bells,
and ly the shouts Of the multitudes.-
Speeches are being made--bon.6res are
being lightsd--illumiratiOns, torch.ligbt
professions, displays Of fire. works, parades,
and every kind of appropriate demOnstra.
tions are being made 10 honor of this glo-
riOus triumph Of the skill of man aided
BY the hand of Divine Providence.
The news produces the greater sensation
because It was so entirely unexpected. But
one year ago the first great effort was made
to bind the two continents together with
the electric cord. Fortune frownsd upon
the first attempts aud hope grew feeble as
complete failure appeared to be more and
more apparent. Added to the subsequent
repeated failures. predictions that ultimate
success would never be attained were made,
and intimations were even thrown out that
those connected with the expedition were
attempting to deceive the public. The
public confidence was shaken, and the mat,
ter was looked upon by many as a wild
aud extravagant undertaking that would
never approach success. We were told by
those who pretended to know, that even il
the efforts to lay the cable should happen
to prove successful in the end, an electric
current could never be transmitted through
the entire length Of the submerged wine.
But their Croakings have been suddenly
siIenced and their predictions proven false
by the glad news that the two hemispheres
have been united and that the wire now
carries the current Of thought from CONT
uent to continent. Tie following is the dis.
patch from Mr.. Field announcing the sue,
cess of the expedition:
TRINITY BAY, N. F.. dug. 8.
The Atlantic Telegraph Gable Fleet
sailed from Queenstown on Saturday, July
| 18th, at mid d,ocean on Wednesday, 28th,
made the splice at P. NJ. Of Thursday
29th, and then separated, the Agamem.
non and Valorous bouud to Valentia, Ire.
land, and the Niagara and Gorgon for this
place. where they arrived safe yesterday,
and this morning the end Of the Gable
will be landed. 1t is 1903 nautical OF
1850 statute miles from the Telegraph
head of Valehtia harbor. to the Telegraph
House. head of Bulls Trinity Bay. For
more that two thirds of this distance the
water is over two miles in depth, The
cable has been paid out from the Aga.
memnon 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 single moment from the
time the splice was made until we arrived.
Capt. Hudson, Messrs. Everett q Wood
house, the engineers, the electricians and
officers of the ships, and in fact every man
on board tho Telegraph Fleet, tave exert
ed themselves TO the utmost to make the
expedition successful. and by the blessing
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
| 60 belonging to the Telegraph company
she will 90 to ST. Johns !or coal and ther
proceed at once to New York.
Sigped, CYRUS W. FIELD
LATER Saturday last the Ameri'
can end Of the CaLle was landed from thu
steamer Niagara, at Trinity Bay, and the
AgamemnOn had put her end ashore al
Va!entia Bay Ireland, between which point
signals were freely passing at last accounts