The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-24
The American End Landed at
Duxbury, Mass.
Interesting Particulars Of the
Landing.
SCENES AND INCIDENTS OF THE DAY.

and the other continental countries OF Europe.
The fond wishes OF the friends Of the Franco Amer.
lean telegraph cable are now fully realized. The
whole enterprise has been success from beginning
to end and now for the first time the two great Con-
unents are connected by O single circuit OF the mod.
ern electric telegraph. From Brest, In France, to
this obscure town Of Duxbury-away: down here
where the pilgrims disembarked from the May.
nower-there is an uninterrupted and instantaneous
line OF communication. The French cable is the means
of this and is matter OF not only national but Of
universal rejoicing. Civilization, education, frater-
nal feeling political harmony and general good
feeling all around Will be the inevitable result. The
triumph or tile enterprise Is the entering wedge to
the inevitable splitting Of great and odous mo-
nopoly, and the end OF which will bring out uni.
versal amen from oil parts OF the world.
The history of the French cable is already familiar
to the public; for from the moment Of its conception
up TO chs hour Of Its successful completion the sue
cessive details have been fully given from time TO
time IN the columns of the HERALD. Efforts have
been made to crush the enterprise at every
step OF its Advancement, but the projectors
and managers went forward with untlring and fear
less industry, and have overcome all stumbling
blocks which were thrown In their way. Even the
Illogical and threatening opinions OF Attorney
General Hoar ana Secretary Fish were practically
ignored and whlc the Chiltern steamed into Massa-
chusetts Bay this forenoon it is doubtful II those on
board or the cable officials on shore gave passing
thought to the Ink which had been wasted in vain
effort to overthrow or retard one OF the greatest
enterprises OF modern oivilizaion-an enterprise
which Is not only calculated to be beneficial to our
own country, but one which will undoubtedly prove
an incentive of wholesome advancement to the
whole civilized world.
ARRIVAL OF THE FLEET.
N sfaau hnor
the cable WIGS a solution to very perpIexng
enigma. Nothing had been heard from the eXpedi-
ton since the last HERALD special, announcing its
arrival at ST. Pierre and for this reason very
generally and very reasonably supposed that the
feet had not started from that island. From the
fact that dispatches sent to this country from
the fleet every day after its departure from ST.
Pierre, and from the further fact that none of them
were received here, it is safe to share in the
common belief that there either at this
or the other end of the Atlantic cable, who did not
care to afford the friends Of the French enterprise
any opportunity to rejoice over its success.
full completion. In consequence OF this veto
upon the messages hither via the Atlantic cable
there was absence of any intelligence concerning
the whereabouts Of the eet and the suppostlon was
general that 1t had not even yet left ST. Pierre Last
night, however, Of the officers in charge OF the
American terminus received a private telegram
stating that the feet would arrive to-day and before
he could come down from Boston this morning both
the Chtern and Scanderea were discovered coming
up the Duxbu ny Bay.
EXCITEMENT IN DUXBURY.
There was, Of course, the utmost excitement
throughout the town. What little commercial and
manufacturing business there is was suspended for
tie balance OF the week. and those engaged in agri-
cultural pursuits left their harvests to the mercy of
burning sun, peting rain, or any other infection
nature might send down upon them. The cable
was coming, and ell were bound to see the
ceremonies Of landing. The town of Dux.
bury, 1t must be known is small
town. and when Q full thousand were
gathered along the beach OF the Huumock there
were not many left at home. 1t was about ten
O'Clock when the citizens discovered this morning
that the Chiltern and scanderea were approaching
the bay What few national ensigns there were &C.
cessible were thrown to the breeze and every con.
ceivabe conveyance was brought into requisiton to
convey the; curious over to the Hummock the place
OF landing. The fnHumerabe yachts SOULS and
dories were also industrlously employed in cruising
around the beach, preparatory to approaching the
STFAMIN0 IN OF THE FLEET,
Eleven, twelve and one O'Clock came along as
regular as ever Ia the history Of the old man OF the
tance between the anxious gazers on shore and the
vessels bearing the important cable was perceptibe
and rapidly diminished AS the hour Of two ap.
preached they came nearer and nearer, and at pre-.
cisey five minutes of TWO the propeer of the Sean.
derea ceased to revolve and she came to anchor
within short half mile OF the beach the Chiitern.
which had the cable on board, and was paying cut
the shore end OF the same very carefully was at this
tine about mile from shore, but this distance was
shortened In the course OF an hour to such ex-
tent that she came up alongside the Scanderea
time there was q heet of some forty or
iiity yachts cruising around, and when the steamer
came to full stop number or the prominent ct
zens of the town went on board ana congratulated
the officers and crew upon their triumph IL is
Between 1et France and America and between Brest
and Duxbury was strongly cemented, and that nu-
merous complimentary and social sentiments were
tmbi0eds
During oil this time the most active preparations
for landing the shore end or the cable were going
forward, aud at about five In the afternoon every
thing was in readiness couple OF small boats
we're dashed together, and upon eirtop was erected
platform, and upon TINS was placed q coil Of cable
sufficient to. reach the beach. These joined
sow and When they eh
ground the Jolly tars, with round or two
Of nautical cheers eaped overheard and with their
dry land. This was indeed the critical moment for
it was the first time the United states directly
o,rcla was complete between two great nations and
signals OF eonsratulation upon the success OF the
Massachusetts, and Brest in France. To use
an Old aud expressive phrase, "fime and
Witnessed tins simple aud rough proceeding OF land
ing felt that the era OF modern progress and univef.
sal civilization, peace and amnesty, had
dawned upon two great continents. The
cable was O. reality and Its practical working
established, for only. few moments before
the end was detached from the instruments on the
Chiltern Mr.. Marley. the chief electrician received
a message from hts family In London, announcing
their inability TO come 10 this country by the next
steamer Other dispatches were also received pre-
viously during the day, among them one ANNOUNCE
inc the rise III the stock OF the French Cable CON-
pany on the Exchange in London and Paris,
quotation which, 1t Is safe to assume, Will not appear
tomorrow morning In the financial and stocx re-
porls forwarded over the Atlantic cable. IL may be
VOL TO remark In this connection that, during
he entire tourney from Brest 10 ST. Pierre, the PRIV
cipal stocks In England were regularly reported aud
bueiln OF the quotations posted up In the various
steamers comprising the cable neet
JOURNEY OF THE EXPEDITION.
The journey Of the expedition was barren OF those
exciting ana eventiui incidents which many would
attribute to one OF ITS magnitude ana Importance
There were, OF course few misaps and accidents.
bpL while they were generally slight and easily re-
neirads they were in some cases very mysterious.