The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-03
CABLE DEMONSTRATIONS.
GREdT ENTHUSIASM.
THE CABLE CARNIVAL IN NEW YORK

THE CABLE CARNIVAL IN NEW YORK.
Tue celebration Of the OF the Atlantic telegraph
which took place in New York Wednesday last
ceeded the expectations of the sngune New York
ers There were present upwards Of hundred thou
sand visitors and the streets literally throngcd from
early morning to late hour at night Speaking In gen
eral terms of the events of the day. the New York Her.
aid OF yesterday morning says
The city of New York celebrated yesterday the compile
ton Of the great work which has united the two CONT
nents of Europe and America in an indissoluble bond
That this celebration fully worthy of the event be
commeaoraed will be acknowledged by all who partici-
pated in IT, either principals acccssories 1t
spontaneous outburst OF public enthusiasm such
cannot but in lifetime. We do not refer par
ticularly to the execution Of the official programme which
was well enough but rather to the general hearty and
cordial feeling with which all naonaites Joined TO cee
brate the grand event Of the age.
For several days the city has been crowded with stran
gers The chief Broadway hotels have been obliged to
send their gaess into contiguous lodgings and the small
Ter tavens have been literally run down with customers
The rush by the early boats and trains Yesterday morning
was something wonderful to From the East and the
West the North and the South there poured into this
city such concourse OF people before
on Manhattan island. The suburban cties--Brooklyn,
Jersey City, Hoboken and Bergen in their thou
sands The ferries and stage routes thronged from
early morning till long after midnight.
Broadway was OF course the grand centre Of attrac
ton Before ten clock the people began to throng the
sidewalks viewing the decorations and motoes
which adorned the great bazar AT the streets be-
almost mpenetrable, such the solid mass that
filled it, From Fourteenth street to the Battery the whole
pave from house to house either side alive with
surging, swaying, edyng crowd Not less than mil
lion OF men, women and children celebrated with us on
yesterday the of the Atlantic cable New York
was fairly overwhelmed for The celebration of
1853, when in flush times, and when the Presi-
dent Of the United States with all his cabinet ministers
to assist could not be compared to the cable jubilee
in any way Then there great gatherings Mt certain
nst,aI, L.t,,
city choked with people For twelve hours and more
this stream of humanity flowed to and fro almost with
out cessation or dminution.
The official exercises of the day commenced with sol
emn service at hafpas ten O'clock in Trinity Church
This ceremonial attended by the civic authorities
the representatives Of foreign powers and invited guests
Tho spacious cathedral edifce crowded in every
part.
At one o. clock the line Of march was formed on the
Battery by the military escort and the several civic bod
les forming parts of the procession AT about clock the
grand co9e moved up Broadway to the Fifth avenue and
thence to the Crystal Palace where appropriate exercises
general umination preceded by torchght procession
of the Fire Department And thus closed the cele
bration.
We have seen royal and imperial tas in Europe They
were, perhaps artistic in their details than our
cable celebration of yesterday, but they lacked its
spontaniety and CHEEKY aspect We walked from the
Bowling Green TO Fourteenth street yesterday through
ut least hundred and fifty thousand persons and
not the slightest attempt at anything like rowdyism
vulgarity Everybody seemed happy, contented and
jolly Old quarrels forgotten, and hand met hand
after arrangements of many a day.
The scene presented along Broadway altogether tran
scends description. Every available and unavail
BILE place secured long beforehand and from the
Battery to Union place one obliged to gauntlet
artillery battery This display of female beauty con-
joined to the great array of flags banners, and notices.
made us think of Roman carnival. To the pet mill
tary regiments, the Montreal artillery and the officers
given most splendid greeting all along the line Every
where heard cheers for Field and Hudson Everett
and their British coadutors. We have never seen a
cheerful hearty, and cordial shout than that which
welcomed the gallant tars of the Niagara they moved
up Broadway. Next to them in point of popular favor
the military. The crack infantry regiments-the
Seventh and nty-irstnever looked better and
ceived much applause. The crowd upon Broadway was
great that the military had much difficulty in getting
through it, and the procession somewhat retarded
There was much pushing crowding, and some little
swearing but for the sake of the cable, both the spec
tators and the soldiers willing to stand great deal
SO matters turned out well in the end and the Crystal
Palace was reached in safety little behind time.
AT night one would suppose the crowd would lessen.
Not The illuminatons, the fireworks the many
coored lanterns and the general gas and spermace de-
onstratons gave to Broadway carnavelesque appear
which it is almost impossible to describe Beginning
with the clever design of the New York Club down the
Park there a succession of uminations and trans
parences OF every possible sort The great baxaa We'd
with each other in the number and variety of their mot
toes and designs both for day and night but passing by
all of them especially struck with the following
distcl the side of
With wild huzzas let the welkin ring;
Coumbas got Britannia a string.
There were others elaborate and expensive but
none more expressive than the above.
The fremens torchlight parade concluded the days
festivities. 1t exceedingly beautiful and the
long line moved through Broadway, surrounded by an
enthusiastic crowd every sde and lighted by thousands
torches Candles and coloed lanterns might easily
have imagined himself in fairy land 1t long after
midnight before the great assembage dispersed and
then the streets did not resume their wonted aspect.
Although the ferries, the Harlem and Nav Harlem rail
roads and steamboats, made extra trips at late hours and
other of exit from the city provided yet
many people unable to get away to find lodgings
in town The fact is that avalanche of people de-
sccntcd upon u.s. and New York was crushed for once
but we do not lay Atlantic cables every day.
The scene in the Crystal Palace highly interesting
and imposing The building crowded to excess and
after order had been restored and the ode of Mrs Ann s.
Stephens had been sung Mayor emann introduced Mr.
Field to the immense present in very appro
pirate speech The following is Mr.. Fields reply:
SIR This will be memorable day in life; not only
because it celebrates the of achievement with
which my is connected, but because the honor
comes from the city Of my home-the metropolitan city
of the New World. here not only the civic author
tiles and citizens at large but my personal friends
men with whom have been connected in business and
friendly intercourse for the greater part of my e Five
weeks ago this day and hour standing the deck
OF the Niagara, In docean with the GJrgon and Valo
rous in sight, waiting for the Agame,nnon The day |
was cold and chocress, the air was misty aud the wind
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