The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-16


support thrsseh all these yeas The deputy chairman
M LAmpsca. has been maze nronet for his oonnec-
saward sss did much 70 keep alive the interest & The
British pseio All this time tho science Of submarine
seesnpny was making progress The British govern
subject y was composed Of Eminent scientific men
and practical eneineersGaton, wheatstone Fsrtairn
Biddss, varley and Lstrmer, andEdwin Chvk-wih the
secretary Of the company, MIR. saward names
TO be held in honor 10 connection with
, mis- enterprise, along with hose Of other Eng,
Whitwortb, and Penn, and Lloyd and Joshua Field,
who gave time and thought ard labor freely to this
enterprise, refueing all compensation This commission
sat for nearly years and spent many thousands Of
pounds In experiments Tho result was clear oonvic
70 livery mnd a ss 20 81 S
while applied TO practice. Submarine cables were laid
in different seasn tho Mediterranean, in the Red Soa
and the Persian Gulf The Iat was laid by my friend
Sir Charles Bright who thus rendered another service
his country, and gained fresh title 10 the honor which
was conferred upon him for his part in laying the hrst
Atlantic cable.
PREPARING ANOTHER ATTEMPT.
When the scientific and engineering problems we're
solved we took hear, again. and began TO prepare for
fresh attempt This was IN 1863 In this country,
though the war was sti raging went from city to city,
holding meetings and trying p raise capital but with
all very nne" and chopped would succeed but did
nothing In ons of the cities they gave me large
meeting and passed beautiful resolutions aud a-
pointed committee OF ssolid men, 10 canvass tho CITY,
but did not get SOLITARY subscriber In this city did
better. though money came w the hardest BY per-
good friends, succeeded IN raising seventy Thousand
pounds. Since not many had faith, must present
later When almost all deemed IL hopeless scheme,
gentleman OF this city came aud purchased stock
ne ne aan oT% Company 70 the amount
Loring Andrews, who is here this evening to his
faith rewarded But At the time speak Of IT PLAIN
that our main hope must be In England, and went to
London. Tf1sre too 1t dragged heavily. There was
profound disbursement Many had lost before, and
were not willing to throw money into tho We
needed f6OO 600 and with efforts Ind
raised less than half and there the enterprise stood in
dead lock- 1t was PLAN thai we must have help from
some new quarter. looked around to find who
had broad shoulders and c0nd carry heavy load, and
who would be giant In the cause. at this time
was introduced TO gentleman, whom would hold up
TO the American public a specimen Of great hearted
Englishman, Mr. Thomas Brassey. You may never have
heard his name but IN London he known Of the
men who have ade British enterprise and British capital
felt in all parts OF the Garth Invent 70 him, though
with fear and trembling. He received me kindly, but
put me through such an examination as never had
before. thought was In the witness box He asked
every possible question, but answers satisfied him,
ought to be carried out and bs. he would BE- ono Of len
men to furnish the money to do it," This was pledge
OF sixty thousand pounds sterling Encouraged by this
noble offer looked about TO find another such man,
though II was almost like trying TO find two Wcngtons
But he was found 10 Mr. John Fender. OF Manchester.
together to the House Of Commons, and before got
there he said he would take an equal share with Mr.
Bfassey. The action Of these two gentlemen was
for II led shortly after 70 union Of the
we'll known firm Of Glass, Elliot & Co. with the
concern known as "The Telegraph Construction and
Maintenance Company which included not only Mr..
Brassey and Mr. Fender but other men Of great wealth.
such as Mr. George Elliott apd Mr. Barclay, Of London
and Mr.. Henry Bewcy, Of Dublin. and Which, thus
nforced with immense capital took up the whole enter
prise In Its strong arms We needed, have said,
COCO 900. and With all efforts In England and Anne
rica we had raised only f2S6, 000 This now company
0n make
its oun profits contingent on success. Mr. Richard A.
Glass was made managing director and gave energy and
the Secretary Mr Shutter Mr. Glass has been recently
knighted for his services in carrying out the Atlantic
nspa rGn s WHICH %o o. mos. Justly
and bought the Great Eastern to lay the CABLE aud
the head Of this company psqed Mr. Daniel Gooch
Western Railway, who with % In both the expeditions
which followed, and who, for his services, has been
Charles Gooch volunteer In the service who worked
faithfully board che Great Eastern we are happy to
y.1sS nSs s the wn
Many Of you know Captain Anderson, who was for
years in the Cunard line You may have crossed the
clear eyed and prompt In his dusy and yet always the
quiet and modest gentleman. How well no did his
part in two expeditions the result has proved and II
manly head
ruE CABLE OF 1855
Thus organized, the work Of making new Atlantic
cable begun The prepared with infinite
care under the able superintendent Of Mr. Chaterton
NJ ana y: ss ress
taken board the Great Eastern and coled In three
enormous tanks and the 18th II July, 1885, the ship
the story Of thai expedition For week al went WE'LL
had paid out twelve hundred miles OF cable and had
The cable ali 70 remedy fault parted and vent 10 the
bottom That day can never forget; how men paced
the deck in despair looking sut on the broad sea that
had swallowed up their hopes and then how
dragged the bottom q the Ocean for lost treasure
ss o H.. %
by Dr. RUSSELL who board the Great Eastern, is
one Of tho most marvellous chapts in Che whole hts
fested yet full Of resolution to begin tho battle answ
Measures at once taken 10 make second cable
came home last autumn. In December went back
again, when To- All hopes had sunk 70 nothing The
Attorney General Of England had gwen his written
special act q Parliament (which could
not be obtained under year,, TO issue
rass our capital TINS terrible blow The works
were o once sicppes and the money which bad been
p, = turn 70 ~ Such y; the s.
. Chns,mas' % ma Bun 4 vss an sa..pess.ibls com,
and sr Richard A. Glass and 70 hsss ys,orihssrtsd Mr.
Brassy tell 20 ibead and Il need were he would
the best course Was q organise new company which
should assume the work and 90 originated tbs
ASGLo AnKNcAH TnEGRAYH COMPANY
table In London, and put down x1o 900 piece hope
the excellent Secrehry Of this company Mr. Deane,
who came with sfross the ocean, viii write lis his
tory, and tell the wprid what life and vigor were com
prised in its Board pf Directors The great Telegraph
Construction snd Maintenance Company--undaunted by
the failure Of last year answered w with subscription
Of f1000 600 Soon liter the books opened 10 the
public, through the eminent banking house Of J. Nor
gan h Co, and IN fourteen days we had raised the
whole f000 600 THIN the work began again. and went
on with speee Never greater energy Infused into
any enterprise IL vas only the first day OF March that
the new company was formed, and was registered NJ
company the next day; and got such was the vigor
and despatch that b i've months from that day the
cable had been Manufactured, shipped ON the Great
Eastern stretched ross the Atlantic and was sending
lAersIly sit lightning, from continent 10
continent Yet thu not "a lucky ht''-s fine run
across the In calm weather IL was the worst
weather evS kneE at that or the year In the
despatch which apparel In the New York papers YOU
may have read TIE weather has been most pleasant
wrote u .'unplesssntm We had fogs and storms almost
the whole way. bur success was the result Of the
highest science combined with practical experience.
Everything PERFECTLY organised to the minutest
detail We bad onboard an admirable stan OF officers
such men HAlph and Beckwith, and engineers long
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