Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-08-02
The Atlantic Gable.

The Atlantic Gable.
NEw York, July 1880 p. m.
The following despatch has jast been
received from Cyrus W. Field:
HEARTS CONTENT, July IS 1866
We arrived here at nine o'clock this
morning. All well Thank God, the
cable has been laid and is in perfect
working order.
CYRUS w. FIELD,
HEARTS CONTENT, July %, 1866.
We are in telegraphic communication
with Ireland. The cable is in perfect
order. CYRUS w FIELD.
HEARTS CONTENT, July 81.
To His Excel!ency President Johnson,
Washington, D. C.-Sir: The Atlantic
cable was successfully comule'ed this
morning. I hope thar IT, viii prove a
blessing to England aad the United
States, aud increase the intercourse be
tween orr own country and the eastern
hemisphere. Yours faithfully,
CYRUS W FIELD.
WAsHlXGroy, July %.
To Cyrus " Field. Hearts Coment:-
heartily couggAluh.-r you, aud trust
that your enterprise ma prove is sue
ces>,al as your efforts have been pcrse-
! veriog. May the cto.~ under tnr sea
tend to promotr harmony between the
Republic o. tie West and The govern
ments Of the Eastern Hemisphere.
/ ANDREW Johnson.
HEARTS CONTENT, JuJy %.
To Hon. VIM. H. Seward, Washington,
D. C.:-The telegraph cable has been
successfully laid between Ireland aid
! New Foundland remember with graf
itude your services in the Senate OF the
United States, in the winter Of 1857,
aud reco'lect with pleasure ,he speech
You tAcu made in favor Of the Telegraph
bill. That you may never have reason
to regret what You have don To estab-
! lish communication across the Atlantic
! is the sincere wisn Of your friend,
Cyrus W FIELD.
WAsHINGroN. July &c.
CYRUS W. Field, Heart, Conteut:-
Acknowledgements and congratulations.
IF THE Atlantic cable had nor failed ia
J 1855. European States would not have
been led in 1851 into the great error Of
supposing that civil war In America
could either perpetuate African slavery
or divide this Republic Your great
achievement constitutes, trust, an ef-
iective treaty Of international neutrality
and non-iuteryeutiOn.
WIN. H. SEWARD.
HEARTS CONTENT, July 81.
To the Honorary Directors Of the
Atlantic Telegraph Company II con-
graduate you on the successful compile
ton of Geographic communication be-
tween Ireland and New Foundland, and
hope within two weeks from this time
to inform you that the cable lost last
year has been recovered, and that a
second line is in operation across the
Atlantic. assure you that all on board
the telegraph feet will do all that they
can to accomplish this object.
CYRUS w. FIELD.
HEARTS CONTENT, July 81.
To the Directors of New York, New
Foundland and London Telegraph Com
p3ny
We arrived this day. The cable ha.
! been laid across the Atlantic and is il
perfect working order. As soon as WI
: have taken in coal, we shall proceed t.
the spot where the cable was lost las
o year, and when recovered, splice it will
, the cable on board of the Great Easter
, and return to this place. Then the Med
- way will proceed to lay the cable acros
, the Gulf of st. Lawrence. l cannot ex
press to you how thankful l feel tina
you will now receive some return for tn
money that you have spent and the tim
you have devoted during the last hal
year to connect by telegraph our ow
Il country with Great Britain.
. CYRUS W. FIELD.
The following is list OF the director
=. of the New York, New Foundland an
: London Telegraph Company:
Peter Cooper, Cyrus W. Field, Nose
Taylor, Marshall o. Roberts, william {
Hunt.
s The officers OF the company are Pet
Cooper, President; Cyrus W. Field, Viz
President; Moses Taylor, Treasurer
II Robert W. Tober, Secretary.