, 1866-08-24

The cable lived Just twenty y-seven days, and
four hundred messagca were sent through It,
Though at ono time telegram was sent to
ireland and IN answer received In flco min
t{ea, get for the most part the wire worked
very sluggishly. The insulatlon had been
impaired. The gutta percha had been al
most melted in the sun. The cable had been |
twisted and untwlstcd dozen times, had
been knottcd and worn on the Agamemnon
during terrible gallo, and had been spllced
and respl1ccd In great haste. The wonder
was that any communication was possible.
That the cable did actually transmit
messages aud news VIC have no doubt. The
matter is easily tested. There are many liv-
ing men who aaw the Atlantic cable message
posted up In the Exchange at Liverpool
which announced q collision between the
chips Arabia and Europa, by which the lat
ter was delayed ten days. The immediate
reception of that despatch. which by any
other means would be eight or ten days de-
1ayed, puts all cnvn at rest; and we hope
TINT lazy scribblerB, who do not examine the
facts, will cease their twadd1e about the
"stock speculation" Of a man who has spent
so much money In SO good cause, who has
given twelve years Of his life to an idea that
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The profound discouragemcnt Of almost
everybody concerned marks the succeeding
year. There were attempts to rcviyc the
company. Mr.. Field went from house to
house in New York. Government would
give no guarantee. In 1850 the Red Sea tele-
graph failed, and added much to the depres-
sion. But the indefatigable Field was not
! easy Till q new company was formed. The
.mAh IN
take half the stock. Another company came
into being. On Sunday, July sd, 1865, the
Great Eastern began to pay out new,
greatly enlarged and improved cable, with
better machinery for managing 1t. In two
days fault was indicated. Ten miles back .
| piece Of wire was found sticking in the cable.
| It was cut and spliccd. On Monday, the
| Soth, d wire WAS found driven quite through
the centre Of tho cable; and all believed
there was foul play among the workmen.
After splicing, and again getting under way.
It was agreed to keep q watch
aud-ouc night when It WAS Alr. Fields turn
to SIT up, le heard II grating Of some foul
thing IN the machinery, and gave an order te
Gee to 1t. 1t WAS too late. 1n little tint
the electricians found another fault. Agair
the big ship was reversed, and the liue be
Ean to pull in. But the Great Eastern hat
drilled till the wire came under aud wa
badly cAafed and worn By the motion Of tht
waves; so that the n-pulliug strain was to.
great, aud the cable broke. Canning deter
mined to grapplc 1t out Of two and q hnl
miles Of ocean. This was failure, and th'
bones Of the fourth cable were buried III til
yast deep.
Another company Was organized. On Jul
18Th, 1SCG, the cable was again made fast t
the shore end at valcntia, and on tho 27t
the American end was carried up the bcac
Of Trinity Bay. 3lr. Field tclcyraphed
New York the long delayed victory. II,
sea bad found a tongue. There was th
voice Of God upon the waters.
A work has been done which makes an c.
in business and IN Journalism. 4 hero no
lives who needs some Carlyle that does M
hate his age, to write sacred book of SC
!. vice for the young men who arc drilling int
= the Nspolconic worship Of success
. Or. Fields book is too modest for bio
! raphy. Washington Irving could make n
, Cyrus Fields fame as beautiful as hc Il;
!. done That Of Columbus. In these time
4 When none but corrupt men arc kept befo
I the public eye, wo are glad to drop Dissnal
y and the French Emperor, and Jefferson Day
: and Andrew johnson, to enjoy the spirit Of
IS mind full OF genuine enthusiasm, and II
7 ling to make personal sacrifice in a gcncrou
g untaltcring, long-cent1nuca and noble cdu
d to enlarge the boundaries Of civilization.