The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-22
TRIUNPHS OF SCIENCE.
Opening of the Suez Canal to
Commerce and Travel.
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Union of Asia and Africa With
Europe.
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Inception, Origin, Progress and L0.
cation of the Work.
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Royalty Uncovered Before
Skill and Labor.
Steam and Electricity as Aids to the
Great Newspapers.

The suez Canal VIII be formally opened for pup
poses OF trade and travel on the 18th day of Novem.
Der next, as officially announced by N. de Lesseps,
on which occasion one other OF the great works OF
the present age will be consummated and the
peoples OF Asia, Africa and Europe brought into
more direct nercommunion in the interests OF CON-
meTce, civilization ana religion The grand effects
and humanizng influences Of the perfection Of the
undertaking will be rejected from the aged and hoary
lands first named, through the Mediterranean to Eng
land, and disseminated In the New World by means of
the now controlled agency OF electricity speaking
through the columns OF the great organs OF the
newspaper press. We live in an age OF progress,
and the earth, with the peoples thereof move rapidly
onward in obedience to that pow erlul impulse which
momentarily asserting the perfect control OF mind
over matter, and thus suojecting nature more and
more completely to the uses of man. Since the
hrst issue OF the HERALD only thirty four years ago.
We have employed successfully in the prosecution
Of our Journalistic enterprise horse expresses run
ming from city to city OF the Union, and by this
means, aided by steamboats,, proclaimed TO our
readers exclusively the great victory OF the Amer-
can arms at the capture of Vera Cruz in Mexico,
with other news OF vast importance at the moment.
Fast American packet ships subserved us on the
ocean to and from Europe, clippers ana steamships
following as our material aids in exact ratio with
the progress Of naval architecture and the general
application OF the results OF science. We subordi-
mated steam sjgnally to our uses Immediately the
arrival OF the Sirius In this port from Cork IN the
year 1858, publishing the latest European reports
political commercial and financial, In the shape OF
m "extran almost before the vessel was docked.
Electricity was used overland and overhead next;
the HERALD sustaining the telegraph and
the telegraph subscribing the newspaper Next
came the idea Of submergng the subtle spark in Old
nraan md IN fhrn nah ol,la
the depths ofthe sea. We fostered the project and
wrote hopefully Of its final frution even after the
failures OF the first attempts to lay the Atlantic
cable. That work tTumphed, and its daily march to
success was specially recorded pages. 1t was
usefu to us and we patronzed IT, rendering 1t useful
10 mankind; for by such patronage we were enabled
during the progress OF the late In Abyssinia, TO
convey to the English Ministers remarkable occa.
sions the first intelligence which the War ONCE or
members OF the Cabinet had Of the incipient difficult
ties and hnal signal successes Of the Queens army
In full appreciation. therefore, OF the benefits pres
ent and future Of those vast undertakings, we print
for the Of our readers to-day history Of
the 3uez Canal from the earliest date down to the
present time; the moment, may say, when royalty
with Its crowns and sceptres will journey to the
almost desert fields OF the first Jewish wanderngs,
and place Its representatives as humble devotees
before new shrine Of science reared and eXempli-
Ned by the minds and hands Of ordinary mortals.
In that brilliant assemDlage viii be clustered the
Empress Eu2enle OF France his Royal Hghness the
Prince Of Wales, the Grand Dukes Constantine and
vladimer OF Russia, the Emperor Francis Joseph OF
Austria, King william Of Prussis, King Victor
Emanuel OF Italy. Spain VIII be represented by
neme eminent men and two new frgates. The
Emperor OF Austria Will DO accompanied by Baron
Buest. the King OF Prussia by Count Bismarck
and King Victor Emanuel by one OF his sons.
Should the Italian monarch be detained at home
from any cause, Prince Humbert Will represent his
throne and house, Greece VIII send delegate. The
Sultan OF Turkey will be the host Of Eugene on her
way to suez. The scene viii he ENROLLING and the
i7th Of November rendered emphaticaly great
day" In the history OF the world mankind and
material progress by the opening OF the work.