, 1866-07-30
Ql)ito9o Gritu,e.


TIL: ATLANTIC CAuL1:.
The Atlantic tntlu Inns beon st,crr..f,,,l,
faid. Eight years ngo similar nut,runcc
incnt created grcntcr excitement linn any
other even. If n peaceful nature had ever
nwnkcned IN lh!s country. 1,clts mnG, can.
s,o'i roarcd, sncr ahou,ct, t"nstrcs hlazrl.
rrorr*si"f's Of enthusiastic riIl,en, siiM Tho
ttrcctr. atls1 congratulations wcro exchanged
~ though The millennium wcro ut iutnt&. Onu
1t'cahngc nf Nnlt,Ilnl srcoltng, nful ot' "r twsl
rrlsatc dispatches. were transmitted through
the sl!my depths of tho Atlan.tr, mil nll waa
over. Silence rt!gncd again. The cable wa,
4 failure. 1t oacl. auccessfvc nttrlnpt to
conquer the great ohntaclcs In Tho way, tho
public enthusiasm llas diminished, while
fa1th In si'c ult!n,ate Success oftl,c cntcrp1lsc
has steadily Increased. All that va,
possible in the way Ut ft,ror was cxhaustcl
III 1ss. Since then, tho rcasnnln: hcnltls.
havc lrc' at work, mNl ,ncu lu,yc l,ccu show.
ing cac1. "tlItr how the Atlantic cable must
Sometime succeed. Othe- decp sea cablcs
were mad, 10 do their Office; wh; should
not tllfx: Ii insulation were al fault, there
We're means :" mend it. II greater strength
were required, 1t WAS merely question oi
dullars. Fortunately there was great ship
which could carry it all, and plow tho
rou@hest weather of the Atlantic witl1out
danger. Ii the Grcat Eastern had becn
built expressly to lay the cable, it would
hare paid is cost a hundred times, in c!e.,s
value to the world, by the triumph which We
chronicle To-day
While great public enthusiasm is not to be
looked e.. r1w, tic succcss Of the enterprise
is one Of tlp's: erocls In civilization WHICH
star-cr ecin :,r:lcnsion. The n,insl fails to
grasp: ell 6: ncec. It is akin to the inycn.
lion OF the Steam engine ard the art Of print
ing. In tn first place it il au economical
apparatus Of inealcu1ablc valtc. It is equal
to lie addition nf untold wealth to the
world. 1t j. a lubor-sa.iaE machine opcn to
The Use "f tw" continents, i,y which hun
trcd l"sl2r- may save Il million every day
in the Year, or rs 1nany times
= day as s"'s cE"csc. During The brief exist
cucc uf The e:;'ie Of 1855 tic British Govern.
,ncnt :c! Il irvssaEc through, conntcrnand,
Ing the :s'"v; ncnt Of two regiments Of Troops,
whereby Elurr than Il hundred thousand
is'nl.ds was saved In money, besides :1,c scr
vices If HE regiments where llay were
wanted. Eus tie gains wllivh The cable will
bring 10 r:i.a:c bn=lntss will lie us II hun
1rel tu "l'v compared with the savings tU
Governments. II is nut Lou mich to say that
the con;,Hctr; er tho two worlds will glide
through IL I.uwel4.
Asa 1rl::1'~ Il spreading Intelligence, and
conveying IL "iiuinns If Ill: Two continents
~ taetl ttf''r Nltitc The s,tlicrt lI,aticr Is
fresh, tl: v".::: Hr lii. cable is inrstir1atle.
1ly preventing MISUNDERSTANDING Il may pre-,
yr,lt wa,-. Il will induce II closer ubserya.
tIn TT tllr ttltI md New Worlds ,ll:,,l racll
Otfltr. el1 tins awaken Il hr'alrr Interest III
catll "tl't,F'- t'ffcrri's. NeSl ~ KNOWN.
o'"st'f It i iln!,ottallt IL k,tpw onc's neigh
l"'rs. I'll" itlalltfc euhe nlai;ps neglihofs
ri ns, aud rive: us tiIe mt.1ns 10 ktrus cac'I
t't1rr. It sir1s nn nttsittvh If iltuugt,ls lie.
tween ls!e tut Grtat st'eiat syslrt,ts nj ctitls.
i"n'luln. tt" lte.:ee etlert nr .rltct tatrtyl
llprr H. f' ste,l. hht sTltlrlt ttttl etttets eul
f'hIe fntl"n!att hgttfe III t1le wurft'a tls.
f"tt.
ti'rh"i'i'" Tin Nh=staf:Ah"tl"nn lin" II
ttnd;!, t't''.t' ssttla IN .Ynilslrit altr tftln,
'n"l ''t''l' +" ''tlr thHtrl Atnal stlt rHtllt III
tHla mtulatr=." ttHtn tlittn TT" IN ul,starI4s
tht t'hfy sii't"tn& If Ntti"f,rs4, II !. n
h'"st"I' N r" ttaHy 'lptaf4 l1,f RI nAn,
'nIl"r, fh' "h'''y l'us lmel' la'as1l, mi linn
II II" "lJl "'minfpa 'lrn.94 nj III" l.rnt,
TIN. 1ahFt' Will hi I,irtttraa rin,Hplt IN attt,
l"4' l"'ti Iff'--. mud IlIss u!," will IN M tNl
taianl ttl'th HjdHl TIN ullnt. 'flM W,uf
t"ltIlf mi '"'uirn hfHtnlmft NJ I'm tnr.1it:
d r"fnln"n1s atItn 1"l"rei, Ai,tr1ra aI.l
E"nl". Et'Fltp l"',scr w"nl'I l,u In. gt.a
I" In "nife.I''l tua lhlsile .uf tnttnlhtl l.nI
lii" l't,s s'an i9''H Int tu+lhtt furnari a4 tAr
tdtt Ms tH'ss't,,". 'IlIr sturpsa uf ltu Allan
tie ,a'l" will nlnluit1,Ie.lIf Trad II t,er Mt
t'tnrts I" slun III" 'H'HtI, Nlll'ii viii "teuttt
ut|r Etl''r't' multiplying 'l' hl"n''a MI,
.ftat" tstn- In si,+i n communication.
All jttjnl IL tltu ltH Win t4lsnpatt tmt tjH
'"'dc eh''s~is.'. fllrn'4A failure, lu=. NJ,
-.-llitul.ti.. 1" IL Nh'l s't'IrIlAh l'r"'uup'l
nIanuE ll4'h'. l"'Slrtlly wilt rrntgnlkn lh
,m,u.s u s'.I;, W, Field a'Il ~" uAljt'lprin!
ftrm If .;l''s=. EIl'!t y t'',, l'tn ,Aanu!''el,t
tr, Vi .l"' rt ,r.,i .'ah!cs. wItl,ut wl4o,b htiI
a1nl pcssr,rsa.eea aud raIilul thu w"i'; ,lllla
!ays I".n I":tp"nrl FIR many years, TIL
pr1lcrlug ri tltr Erral Eas.crs, mlt.l utIt t.
t"rgn,t.Il. liz Is dad, Int Ills w.rks liz
after hlul. liz !cvcr dreamed that hEs yrra
ship, afici having Eiifca aa I'LL Investment
and hanir''1'!ed III uwncr', would hs surne,
10 such wonderful :rcu.,nt. lie nrycr dream,
cd that hc MAS furnishing; the world with
ship that would olac day take LODI ton
Of telegraph cable In It's tosam AMI lay 1t O.
the Eettc::l Of the Atlantic-tl,c only sill
That ever wa. "r l1f!"ps ever will H., tia
could pcrG):in 50 magnificent Il service t
mankind.