Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-12-21

load, and who would he a giant to the cause.
IL Was at this time | was introduced 70
gentleman, whom | would hold up To tie
American public as a specimen OF a great
hearted Englishman, MF. Thomas BIassey.
You may never have heard bis name, but in
London he IS known u Oue Of the men who
nave made British enterprise and British ca-
Ii.al itlt in all parts Of the earth. | went
to SC him, though Will fear and trembling
lie received me kindly. bat put me through
such an examination | never had before.
! thought | vas in the witness box lie
asked every possible question, but my ans
wcis satisfied him. and he ended by saying II
was al enterprise which ought 70 be carried
cat, and tuat he would be ore .. ten men %
.uInish the money % d. II. This was
pledge oi EG0, eco storlmgi Encouraged by
this noble oh.r. | boxed around 20 find
another such msn, thou h it was aim 81 Ike
trying 20 find twy NeliioFtous Bat be ,rGs
found 10 Mr.. John Pcnl,r, Il t.aiDl ter.
! went to his office one day 10 !Gyu, and
~c walked together ~ a.. House oi Com
mons, ard before we 70. ,Lere be ssid BE-
vod!d take an equal sh9I, with Mr. Eas.
sey,
Tie ,c.ion If ,L,sc ,wO s,u,l,men was %
turning Ioin; in tie history Of our enter
plise for it led shortly after 20 union
Of the wt.l-known firm of Glass, Elliot & &C.
with tie Gutta Perchl Company. making Of
tie twJ one graul concern known as "Ihc
Telegraph CONSTRUCTION arl Ma;uteua4Ce
:, HIaB,, wh.-h ilclll,i 70. only 3ir.
Bta.scy aui Mr iguior. bot other men oi
great wealth, such los Nj. George Elliot -ui
Mr.. Barclay. Of London, aud Mr.. Henry
B-Wley, Of Dlilil,, aai which ;als rein .
o.
whole enterprise 20 Its strong arms We .
needed, have said. $500, 900, and With al .
1lr ef IS in El-leul and America wc r--s-- .
euly L2>a. a.nUo itis u,Y .lm.-ag I.R F.
clHlc io.Eal u. aLi on roi O. :l1- ,he sA-.c F.
remaining t3l5.ubt, bes!ic- tlUG,UCJ Ol F.
tbc bonds, and 90 make is own Ti1ll- c1u- .
tins-nt
y few days after hall lJz-a gentlemen
ijiucd togetle- and b0uc the Grfai East
.~a. 10 lay the cable. ard 40 the head %
-h.- I3-Ial. Cs- placed Sir Daniel G,.ol.
member d P.rIIL.lut and CtLrma- ~ .
JaeGleat Western E1,aiy. wao wl- with
as lE i1tl TIE rlI.titi1ns which followed
and who i.r his service has been made q
BIr5nc. OF tht U1, ei kngilu.
Thus 0rgiuiz-d tie work u: maxim. a. new
Atlantic cattle was begun. The cl. was
TrCF.l Will Infinite c-iC. uut,r O., able
uFeuu.tljcLc. ct Nh Clatt ltJn aud NJ
hi.ioaEhly smith. ana .hc whole Wa, c.u
iotcl IA -l54, cisL- u..t.. s. .'=, s-
lIy, il was taken ou ard tac prsat
Eastern AID coiied in three enormous tank
Oh tie lj.l -f July, l>J5, 'ts -tfT started
"a her memorable voyage.
viii not stop 90 tell The story 90! tar.
.-pld...5n. Fora week al wort w-u; $50
I.I la.l 1ut .2uJ ull.- n cable, ana h1l
.iy U1U Ai',- further o. q. ~laa h-u..Hr
b.. the sal -c 80 remedy d fault. d. parted and
went % tie bottom Itr-l.y / can u..tI
ilrg.t-hJv mon r.cti tie leea Do D -l..r.
l5okiu- o4t a ,he l...i ~,s tL.t had saa,-
.r.L ur. ...f- tI.,- N,l.t.r..i o. tn.-
land detected. vet lul. ui recitation O. l.g.u
.l .lt.!. ertl .l,.-.... were .t uu.s
,.lln 90 mas. . second ..i... aad d. aDt
.. " ,.r.f..i.. ..iuit t-.t .--1mre-
. ID, F.r.. 1.t Autumn.
I1 December ,y..- ...... -,... ,,I.u I'D.
all ,.r hons. f.I s.ne f,,.,..in, The
A--,--,,.. t,.r,r.I ..r z-r,I.ri rs. -it.n his
,r-,tte,, -.r,r....r. ,-..-.g.7I 7I.It. l..f -.-..t
,yi.fout - ....- J -... ..if..... .,..-.t fssi.b
..a!3 mn Il.f.. ,.-i.-a ,..- -. ;.-l,
.r nm D. r.r c.7t -,.... 5a ,.f,.b a.
r,led 10 rai-e car c,.titeI lIi- ~. a fer-
,. ia blow. lie works were NJ once starpai
a-d the mon which i-d lCCH plii IN re-
tlrrei 90 the Subscribers sl-h we the state
ul tiirgs only ten months ago. I reached
Lon. 20 900 ;lr .iti g Dc mhor. AMI tte
next 5ay Na- n5ta .m.rr~ Christina 90
mc Ba; d. v-s 80 uu,xpIc--i5lc camt-t t.
lev, thl counsel % such ulu as SIR Daniel
Cd och sld Sin Ht...rI 4. GM-s aul b.
I.ar r.t.utheartrl SIr. B-s--ey tcu us o. -
.,.d. and need Vsr. 90. v.uu par down
r..l...t c5ur-. ,.a- .rJr,.fs. O. ,..- COM
J.,.y. vi... Should .,-.iul. th, w.lt. .-Isl
.-ipst.I .I. Ap-.a-Am,ri T,i.,rlrl
C.mr.py. Il y,ss formed b., ZEN gentlemen
who mct around a .ail. .u london. and nut
q vp rlO gnJ Iiee. 5 ar.sr the D. 5ks
were orene- G.. til public. through t.., cmi-
r.ut IlukIr.. Lous, of o.. : 3l,r.au e Co..
sli an fourteen dave &c had raised ;le whole
no t00. Thsr he y.,, l...ln- -.-lin. and
.t.a with srecI
4. Wa only the f.st !,y o. Ns.cb that