Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-08-07
The Atlantic telegraph.

Thousand reports are afioat concerning the
cable. We have, ourselves. nothing further
upon the subject. The lines east to Halifax
and west to New York are in good order. but
the wire Of the Newfoundland line. which
branches of az S4ckville, y. has been out
of order since Thursday evening Our last
advices left the engineers and their assistants
employed in getting the cable ashore at Bay of
Bulls Arm. No doubt is entertaint d but that the
AgAmemnon had arrived at Valentia Bay but as
the Geographic Instruments for the transmission
Oh ihteihgence have never been put up on board
Of either vessel, there can be no actual commune
cation, except By signals, not words, until after
both ends OF the cable shall have been connected
with the shore, which may require several DAYS.
As matters now stand, the presumption is GER
talnly that the cable has been laid and sig nails of
some sort are exchanged through it, hut the ques-
non whether an Ineligible communication can
De transmitted by II remains to be determined
IL might be practicable to signalize the CONT
nuity OF the line without producing such an cleo
trical current as would be of any use for sometime
In communicating a message
The accident to the Newfound land line will be
likely to awaken considerable distrIst but we can
readily imagine many good reasons for deIiber-
ate interrupting further commu LEGATIONS about
the work until something defalte can be an
nounced.
Rrjoicings, which show that the people have
given doubt TO the winds, and have full faith in
the success Of the enterprise, are chronicied by
al our exchanges, and come to over the wires
In Boston, at noon yesterday one hundred punx
were fEed, and the noon hour was struck ON all
The bells OF the city connected with the harm
Telegraph, from the Office OF the American TeIe
graph Company In Portland This novel feat
Indicates the pFacticabiiity Of the simultaneous
ringing OF the bells throughout the world The
event was immediately followed by the ringing
Of the bells in honor Of the Atlantic cable.
In New York, crowds collected aud fags float.
ed all day and last night. The Merchants, Ex
change and the various telegraph Offices at ~
Wall street were brilliantly illuminated rbe
Mayor has intimated that as soon as he receives
oisPatch informing him that the communication
WIN Europe has been effected, the firing Of 100
sH' ~hi apPrize the citizens Of New York thar
inc gioHo's work has been successfully accom-.
plshed.
Al bangor, Me, one hundred guns were Aired
In the afternoon, and the church - -.
Al Bun<io the Telegraph Office and ,.,It,.
houses were brilliantly illuminated
Al Utica preparations Were at Once hs,' e.,
grand demonstration to-day
Al Portland, the bells were rung and o,.,
fred, and at New Haven.
In Chicago, one hundred guns Were fired
In Detroit, Dayton, Columbus, and W Le,.lipo
and at many other cities, there were ilIumina.
tions and a general illumination OF the W est.
srn Lines has been ordered by the Superintendent
10 take place this evening. ..
Ia Worcester, Mass at noon, one hundred
guns were fred
In the British Provinces the excitement was
even gaeater than thToagh out the u nited States
Al Halifax, Quebec, Montseal, st. Johns, Toron-
10, Hamilton, Chatham, and elsewhere, cannon
Were nred, bells Tuny, houses aRd offices were
illuminated, and the union of the provi noes with
the mother country by IN uninterrupted line.
hailed with the greatest qualification.