New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-16

should assume the work and 80 originated the AnsIU
American Telegraph Company II was formed V
Ten gentlemen who met around table, IN Losuoa
t ~ ts COMPANY Mr DeAne who with across the
ocean viii write history and tell the word what me anu
Telegraph CONSTRUCTION ard Maintenance
by the failure of last year answered Us Win ~ me nSc
;soSSS the eminent banking hOese Of Morgan CO. and
in Il days had raised the whole linen we Ssaie,
began ned INTO any enterprise emily the fret day q
ma me merit dny and yet such the yigor and
dispatch that Ave months from that day the cape mao
shipped the Great Eastern stretched aer3ss
ma % sn5 vas sending messages literally swim as light
ing from continent 20 continent lCheeIsl - A., ..on
ren sSSsr IL was the weather knew at that
season Of the year In the dispatch which appeared IN tne
most peasant It "snpeasant We had ioss and
almost the whole way our Every
hing Was perfectly organized TO the minutes detail haa
on board an admirable staff Of officers such men az Sa
and engineers long used TO this business such as
Canning and Clifford and Temple the first OF whom has Ie
knighted his part In this great achievement sha d
b as prof Thomson Of Glasgow, and Wioughty smith anu
laws while Mr. C. +, Marley our companion oil inc year pc
fore who stands among the first IN knowedge ana paeSa
Si remained with Sir Richard Glass at Naentlh 70 Keep
watch at that end Of the line and Nj Laumer CLARK VINO was
10 test the cable when done OF these gentlemen ILol T
gland has received the same mark OF distinction ~,
bonors herself when she thus pays honor 70 science
Dayy should honor electrical science ~ SIR William
But work not over Amer landing ihe CaUs 1
and recover that lost In the expedition OF mst y.'
achievement has perhaps e5eed more er dSy am
asled how il was donct Well II does seem rather umcu'
~ h sT Jewel AZ the bottom Of the ocean q miles deep
But n is not so psry dicultwhen you know how oa may
be sure we did not go fishing at random nor was ou. ~
luck il was The triumph o. Tue n hoard Of them
some OF the in England men VINO nheN voc ,
hunter knows every trail IN the ioIc sils He was in
the Great Eastern last year, and saw the cauc VIZ :,
and Capt Anderson at once took 'ne ana0S
..,1.ot ,ha aoult On
they marked the line Of the cable by TO" "a U,s o
Sg w n could tSke an observation These buoys we're
anchored few miles apart lucy ~eto uuh ~ ~ ad
each had flagstaff a. that II could be seen by DAY ana
lantern by night Thus having taken our beangs sSou
of three or four miles 10 come broadsue on anu lne
costing over the grapne dred slowly down upon H. dragging
b bom of The ocean as We At first II little awk
wnk in such deep water but our men got used 70 anu
soon could east gpn almost straight az and Old HhaeI
throws barpon Our fishing line OF formidable size IL
was made rope twisted with wires Of steel so rs TO bear
strain Of took about two hours for the grapne 70
reach bottom but We coud tell when struck often Eento
bow and the rope and could feel by the qNe hn voc
grapne dragging the bottom two miles under US b1t
Was very slow business We had storms and Gains and iogs
and squalls St worked day after day once on the
18th OF August got the cable up and bad It IN u gh ior
Give minutes long smy monster fresh from the oozc Of the
oceans bed but began 10 cheer 40 Wildly that u
seemed 10 be frightened and suddenly broke away and went
down into the This accident kept Ut work two weeks
longer but finally, the last night Of August We caught
before midnight on Friday night that hooked the cable
and il was a little after midnight Sunday morning when
we got it on board What Was the anxiety Of those
70 hours The strain every mans life Ike the strain ON
the cable itself when finally appeared IL was midnight
the lights of the ship and N the boats around our bows a. @
flashed in the Of the slowed them eagerly watching
for the cable appear on the water length II was brought
the surface Al who were allowed 10 approach er3w9
forward 10 see H. Yet not word was spoken, only The
voices the officers in command were heard giving ORDER
An felt as II life and death hung the Issue IL was only
when brought the bow and on The deck that men
dared to breathe Even then they hardly believed lhe eyes
Some crcp toward u feel Of H. 90 be sure was there
Then carried along TO the electricians room TO see our
long sought for was alive 9 aSG ca iw sgan
free Then did the feeling long pent up burst orth some
turned away their heads and Wept Others HohI iho c
and the cry ran rom man 20 hHh anu Nhs hu Wv ~ wy
engine deck below deck and from the boats on The va
and The other ships while rockets lighted up TIC daIk
Of the sea Then win thankful hearts We turner Csr MS
again the West But the wind rose and for ~ hours
Yet IN the very hight aud Jury o the 6ne ~ ~ III Wv
electricians fash Of light came up rom the u't
which having crossed 10 Ireland back to me IN mid
telling that those SO dear TO whom had zen on the
banks OF tie Hudson, were well and following Us VAN ihef
wishes their prayers This Ike whisper Of God from
the bidding me keep heart and hope The onai ha,iIh
herSe proudly through the storm as she Knew ht the
vital cord which join two hemsphcTc hing NJ hef stern
and so saturday the eth Of September We brought our sec
oud cable safely 20 the shore -,
Three other hIs attended her the oceaihe Albany
the Midway and the Tcrrhe-tLe officers Of all Of which ca
erted themselves the utmost The Queen Of England has
her appreciation of the services o some 81 those more
prominent N the expedition but II had been possible 20 90
others II this be- least let their names live an The
history Of this enterprise with Which they VIII be forever o
When link Of them all only Of those the Great
Eastern but of apt Commer Of the Terrible aud hs hut
oaceI NJ Curtis who with their hip came with n only
Heart Content but afervhrd 10 tie Gun OF d
90 help LAYING cabel and Of the Officers Of Other
ships nv hear il fun Better trOd deck II 10
them all IL Is because they are too many ter iahs
te enterprise and share in the honor Of the
achievement Brave salws men they Uereat bone on the
Of England around the gob SEQ them nov a. they dragged
tss shore end up the beach At Heart. oohsn 5ssns Inn
lad rescued from the dangers Of The sea God bees them all
Such gentlemen In brief 10 tho story Of the telegraph vhhh
You have wished hear II has been long hard struggle
Nearly - Of anxious watching and eea'ee toll Oen
ing Of Newfoundland In the pctng rain
decks Of ships DARK stormy nightsalone far fron
sSe6cs the peace Of my family aud ali tie hopes Of lie Tor
what might prove after all but dream have my
o % not live to Sc, be end And YET one hope Ss. led
and have prayed that might not te Of death il This
work accomplished That prayer u answered and nov,
beyond all Acknowledgements To s the feeling Of gratitude
TO Almighty God.
Telegraph desire 10 make AZ useful s the public To tbs
end must be kept In perfect order and all nes connected VIII
It, The very idea Of an electric telegraph h. instrument 70
send messages simultaneously When dispatch sent from
reacling It's desnatioD-and that promptly This aim 10
Our two cables do their part well There ara no way
stations between Ireland and Newfoundland where messages
have TO be repeated and the lightning never fingers more dn
second m the bottom OF The To those who feared TINT
thy might be used up or wear out would say for their relief
thai the old cable works little better than the bat
that because has been down longer time improves the
quality Of guta prcha hut ibe constantly growing
better 10 chow delicate wonderful cords Is
enough TO state that they esn he worked With the smallest bat
cians thought that 10 sesd current 900 miles
Il mna be almost like stroke Of lightning But
God In the earth uakc but In the still small voice
The other dag Mr. LfmcT CLARK tccgTaphed from Ireland
the and bark again with battery formed In
LADY tmbel And nov Mr. Colett writes from Hearts
Content II have just sut my compliments 10 DR. Gould Of
Cambridge WHO u at lalentn with battery composed Of
gun cap viii strip Of zinc excited by dOp OF water the
simple bulk OF fear telegraph that viii do that We thnk
nearly perfect IL has never failed Tor hour minute
Yet there have en delays In receiving from Europe
but these have all been he land ha In the Gull Of 81
Lawrence and not the cables II very painful 10
when landed at Hearts Content 10 ind any intorup
ton here that message which In fash tho Al
lantc should BE- delayed "a hour In crossing ~ miles Of water
hut II not my fault My associates IN the Newfoundland
Company viii bear witness that entreaied them year
ago repair the cable IN the Gulf Of 81 Lawrence and 10 put
land lines IN perfect order hut they thought pr
dent await the result Of the late expedition before making