Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-08-04
ENGLAND AND AMERICA UNITED
BY TELEGRAPH.
Tho Atlantic Gable im rerfect
Working Order.
Particulars of the Laying Of the Wire.

NEW YoRk, July 20.
The following dispatch has just been re.
ceived from Cyrus W. Field:
HEARTS CONTENT, July SO, 1865. we ar-
rived here at nine o'clock this morning. All
well-thank God The cable has been laid
an6 is In perfect working order. +.
SECOND DIspArcn.)
HEARTS CONTENT, July 2S.--We are in
tclegraphc communication with Ireland
The cable is in perfect order.
.fy GYMS W. FIELD.
SECOND DISPATCH.
HEARTS CONTENT, July 2S.-England and
America are again United by telegraph. The
cable is in perfect order. We have been re-
ceiving and and sending messages through
the whole cable since the splice on the 18th
inst, off Valentia.
(Signed) % CYRUS w. FIELD.
.....f. FOURTH DISPATCH.
HEARTS CONTENT, July 20.-The steam
ship Great Eastern left Sheerness on Satur-
day, at noon, June 30tb She arrived at
at Beach Haven on Thursday morning, July
9Th. Received the balance of her coal and
provisions The other steamers joined the
Great Eastern at Beach Haven, as follows
July 9th, and the Albany on the 7tb, and
the Midway on Tuesday, the 10th inst.
On Saturday, the 7th of July, the end oi
the Irish shore cable was landed from the
William Cory, and at $50 the next morn
ing the laying was successfully completed,
and the end buried in 81 fathoms, lat. 81
deg. 40 min. long, 11.deg. 0s min; distance
from the telegraph house, at Valentia, 27i
rniInc O0l N, ilpc pf 20 bln pail Out
Wednesday, 18th inst, A. NJ, the steamer
Raccoon arrived at Beach Haven to render
all assistance in her power.
Thursday, 10Th inst, the Great Eastern
Midway, Albany, Terrible and Raccoor
were near one another Services were held
at Valentia and prayers were offered up fol
the successful laying of the cable.
On Friday, the 18th, the shore end was
connected to the main cable, on board tn,
Great Eastern. At $40 p. NJ. the fleet start
ed for Newfoundland, and the Raccoon re
turned to Valentia.
The telegraph feet sailed in the following
| order: The Terrible ahead of the Grea
Eastern on the starboard bow, the Medway
on the port and the Albany on the starboare
| quarter.
The weather was thick and foggy, will
! heavy rains. Signals were sent through th
cable on board the Great Eastern and to th
telegraph house at Valentia. Two Thousand
! four hundred and forty nautical miles wer,
found perfect.
Saturday, 14th-Distance run, t0S miles
cable paid out, 116 miles.
Sunday, 15th-Distance run, l29 miles
cable paid out, 1877 miles.
Tuesday, 17th-Distance run, 11S miles
cable paid out, 1873 miles.
| Wednesday, 1Sth-Distance run, 105 mile
cable paid out, 1875 miles.
Thursday, 19th-Distance run, 1879 miles
cable paid out, 1870 miles.
Friday, 20th-Distance run, 1T miles
cable paid out, 1877 miles.
Saturday, 2lst-Distance run, 122 miles
cable paid OUT, 1876 miles.
Sunday, 22d-Distance run, 1913 miles
cable paid out, 1873 miles.
Monday, 2Sd-Distance run, l2i miles
cable paid out. 1873 miles
Tuesday, 2ith-DistGrcc run, l2l miles
cable paid out, 135 miles.
Wednesday, 25th-Distance run, 1t2 mile
cable paid out, 1870 miles.
Thursday, 2Gth-Distance run, 1873 miles
cable paid out, 1874 miles.
Friday, 27th-Distance run, lie miles
cable paid out, 1lS miles, which with tn
shore end off Valentia, distance 27 mile
(cable paid ont 90 miles, makes the distant
run 500 miles, and paid out 1854 miles.
Arrived at Hearts Content at s A. NJ, Fr
day, July 81. The average speed of the shi
from the time the splice was made until W
saw land was little less than five nautic
miles per hour. and the cable has been pal
out at an average Of five and one-half mii
per hour.
The total lack was less than ~ per cen
The weather has been more pleasant thG
have ever known on the Atlantic at th
season Of tie year.
We have had alternate days of rain, su
shine. fogs and squalls.
have requested Mr.. John c. Dean, Sc
retary of the Anglo American TelegraI
Company, to send youyby the first opport
t nifty, for the Associated Press, twenty-i Il
i copies of his diary, which will give you
| detailed account of the ups and downs c
: perenced in laying cable across the Alta
: TIC
q We have been in constant communicate
; with Valentia since the splice was made
e the 18th inst, and have daily received ne'
S from, Europe, which was posted up outsi
e of the telegraph office for the information
t all on board of the Great Eastern and 81
a nailed to the other ships.
y After taking in Goals the telegraph flt
e will sail for the spot where the cable "
n lost last year, to recover the end and co
r plete second line between Ireland a
g New Foundland, and then the Midway W
Il proceed to lay the new cable across the g.
e of st. Lawrence.
II The cable will be opened for business
It a few days, and all messages will be sent
e Europe in the order they are received
If Hearts Content.
J. cannot find words to convey my admi
l. ton to the men who have so ably conduct
h the nautical engineering and electrical
s. partments of this enterprise, so successful
sr amidst difficulties which required to be Sc
1, to be appreciated.
e In fact, all on board the telegraph fle
1t and all connected with the enterprise, he
r done their very best 20 have the cable ms
" and laid in perfectly condition, and
Ii who rules the winds and the waves
n crowned their united efforts with peri
ly success. c. w. FIELD
&c MESSAGE FROM THE QUEEN.
to AsPy BAY, July 80
y The superintendent of the New Foui
- land line arrived here at 0 o'clock this mo
- J" ing with the following message from
10, Oneen of Great Britain to the President