The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-05-13
Completion OF the Pacific
Railroads.
Union Pacific and Central Pacific.

cities OF San Francisco and Sacramento
celebrated the event in magnificent style.
1t was so arranged by the use of the cleo.
trio telegraph that by the drying of the
last spike, the bells of those cities would
be rung-the first blow would ring the
bells and the last would fire the cannon
SO the people of those cities knew the
exact time when the last spike was driv
en- and the Central Pacific Railroad com
pleted. And their rejoicings ciimed in
with the driving of the spike and
the completion Of the Road as the
people of California only can rejoice.
They are now connected by iron bands
with the rest Of the Union, and by Rail-
road with the rest Of the world, so far as
railroads can connect the different parts
of the world. And they are thus con lect
ed by the creates railroad in the world
and have one of its termini within their
own borders And California claims to
have originated the enterprise, and claims
it justly, 50 far as to commence carrying
itinto practical operation, and the final com
pletion of the Central Pacific Railroad
And we'll may the people Of California
rejoice; for they see the completion of
the greatest enterprise of this or any 9TH
er age of the worlds history. It's future is
not yet written, and remains to be unfold
ed before itIcan be truthfully written.
By previous arrangement, "a gap of
about one hundred feet was left on Prom
Ontory Summit, to be laid on Monday the
10th, to connect the Union Pacific and
the Central Pacific Railroads And by
the use OF the electric telegraph, Promon
tory Summit was connected with all the
principal cities of the Union, and it was
so arranged that by the driving of the
last spike, the bells of those cities would
be rung, thus communicating the exact
time of the connection and of the com
pletion of the Union Pacific and Central
Pacific Railroads California had prepared
and mounted it with silver plate, to com
pletc the gap She had also prepared a
spike Of gold to fasten the last rail to
the laurel tie and thus complete the union
Of the two Pacific railroads and the great
work OF the age. Nevada furnished a
spike of silver and Arizona q spike #
iron, silver and gold When all was rea-
dy the following despatch was sent to the
President: Ea
Promontory Point, Utah, May 10.
His EXeELLENCY, Z. S.,tGRANT, Presi-
dent of the United States:-We have the
honor to report the last rail laid, the last
spike driven. The Pacific Railroad is
finished.
LELAND STANFORD,
President Central Pacific Railroad.
THos. G. DURANT,
Vice-President Union Pacific Railroad.
The following despatch was sent to
Vice President Colfax in Chicago;
PRoAIoNToRY SUMMIT, Utah, May TO-
To Vice President Colfax: sA
The rails were connected to-day. The
prophecy Of Benton is to-day fact. This
is the way to India.
G. NJ. DODGE.
JOHN DUFF,
SIDNEY CILLoN,
Z. @. DURANT.
IMPORTANCE OF THE TELEGRAPH DEMON
sTRATED.
Superintendent Vandenburgh now at
tached the telegraph wires to the last raj
so that each blow of the sledge should
cause corresponding blow struck on the
bell inthe City Hall at San Francisco
and the last one fire cannon in the bat
teries atFort Point, signal to dweller!
IN the city by the Golden Gate that ths
great work of years was done, and bic
all the guns which guard the Western
ports of our land pour from their blacl
Threats the roar of exultation
THE LOCOMOTIVES SALUTE.
Engine No. 119, from the Atlantic, ant
Jupiter, No, go, from the Pacific, eacl
decorated with flags and evergreens TO
the occasion, approached within hun
dred feet from opposite directions, ant
saluted with exultant screams.
The artist for the Union Pacific Rail
road, photographed the scene, with loco
motives confronting each other, and Chi
nese and Caucasian laborers confrontin,
the work
1t was then announced that the las
blow was to be struck. Every head wa
uncovered IN reyerential silence. Rev
Dr. Dodd, of Pittsield Mass, offered