New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-04
CRU. w. Field aud the Atlantic Cable.
PRELIMIyARIRs oP THE CABLE.

PRELIMlNAhlfS of Bhb OApbbs
There is an unwrtten history Of the connection oil
Mr. Field with the Atlantic Gable that may have peculiar in
terest at this time Mr. Field desired change his business
and looked around for sphere his peculiar talent lie
called day Taylor Of wealthy and public
spirited and proposed TO new line OF railroad across
the Isthmu and line to California This new
project was opened in the mind Of Mr. Taylor to serious OBJ
ectous and concerned abandoned Soon
AFTER Mr. Field called again nc hah bow p.oeTt he sIo
that was open the stated BY Mr. TAYLOR ana
TO which Mr. Field asked attention. 1t was to purchase tho
telegraph lines IN tie Provinces ana connect them WIN tha
The Company held valuable charter IRON inc
New brunswick Parliament II unable to carry on pus.
and the whl franchise could De purchased al smh,
cost when put complete repair would prove vallepa
ifctory Bat It was sad the charter be changed
and amended end the lines low price the purchase
and Obtain te changes needed the charter and TO do this
paid g. expenses TIE desired alterations were
made Moses Taylor Peter Cooper Marshall Roberts WI
G. Hunt aud W Field put In the sum Of $1,000 eaeh
"I' The CABLE SUGGESTED.
The success of this did equal the antcpaons Of
the new COMPANY It seemed likely be failure. Tho
Europe They did so ftr tine But fog made the stop
ping at times dangerous and slips refused call and so bns
met the Company with new Suggestion, why not ay v.s
across the Atlantic nd So G nd 81 then as Re has
been eyer since. lie over his little company ne o.
one great mission filed all his soul ard to which be
row PROGRESS WAS MADE.
NJ Field began work raising money in London. He
had ~ stretch ont his hands and lift up ganssy
In peope He Put coil cable about his neck ard
went from banker banker from capitalist TO
ing day by day. weary never dlsheartened ni
Prosecuted repuled In race he went anothr e
gained pon day by day TIL the first cable wac sent down
its ocean bed.
DARK DAYS. ..-.
The first failure repaired and the second cable took tho
place of the Weary and sad but with strong faith
in ultimate If the work. NJ. Field came home
the failure tho second attempt 10 lay the CALI rev
raised the infant $1,000 up among fes and the humid
thousands had they wanted cast into thd
depth Of the They regarded the thing mpracticabe
and wanted 20 hear ahont the cable But Mr. ft
told the gentlemen that wOul npwhhe 10
lasted he wOuli the attempt till it success Like
Peter the Hermit he began the crusade Parity rom
pity partly from love Of the pluck Mr. Field displayed FROM
another quite liberal subscription was obtained
MR.. FIELD ABROAD. .
England obduratc than America. No wanted
the OF Mr.. Field aud lie
fact Doors closed against him. Nionaires would
charmer and fed from bis approach lie regarded
enthusiast merely. But steadily Mr. Field proceeded lie
where he wanted. He odd times and
odd pacesin the countin ghoue and the
the home and in the OF trade He gained his point
Some convinced; wanted rid OF the
tunity; willing To throw away small because
they liked the peseaey Of the few had their waning
faith revived and Ike the old hunter Henry Clay told Of
willing pick fint and try again But Mr. Field cared
not what the motive long be had funds aud the two
ti1ents we're united
LAND, no
By the side Fulton In his little boat up tho
Hudson amid the eers the multitude who expected and
wished failure by the side OF Goodyear in poverty and
proach his marvellous their pleton
by the side of Morse who In the the
while conyersing with Boston physos announced that he
could send message Ground the wori and laughed
his avowa, Mr. Field will take bis among tho
words benefaetors. because OF his success