Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-05-19
Pacific Railroad.
The Work acknowledgements ~ fr"i"-
ontory summit.


pnouoNroRv, Utah. Monday May 10.
The long-looked-for moment has arrived Inc
construction Of the Pacific Railroad is un tW dc-
eoy1pb The inhabitants Of the Atlantic sea-
board and the jewellers on the Pacific slopes are
hcnceforth omphatically ono people. Your cor
respondent If writing ON Promontory summit
amid the dcafcning shouts of the multitude, with
the tick. tick, Of the telegraph close to his car
The proceedings Of the day are
Prayer by Rev DR.. Todd, of Pittsiicld, ask
ing the favor Of heaven upon the enterprise.
> LAYING of two rails, ono opposite the other
one for the Union Pacific Railroad, and one for
the Central Pacific Railroad.
3. Presentation Of spikes to the two O9mpa-
nies-on the mart of California by DR.. Hardness,
an the part OF Nevada by Hon, F. A. frito, and
ON the part Of Arizona by Governor Stafford.
4. Response by Governor Stanford ON the part
of the Central Pacific Railroad.
4 Response by General g. NJ. Dodge on the
part of the Union Pacific Railroad.
6. Driving of the last spikes by the two Com
panies telegraph to be attached TO the SPIKE oil
the Central Pacific Company, and the last blow
to announce to the world by telegraph the COM
pletion of the Pacific Railroad.
Z TELEGRAM to the President Of the United
States
+. Telegram to the Associated Press
WAsniNoroS, Monday, May 10.
The completion of the Pacific Railroad has
l
exclusion Of everything else The feeling Is one
of hearty rejoicing at the completion OF tins great
work At 2.20 this afternoon Washington time
all the telegraph offices in the country were n0tl-
fed by the Omaha telegraph office 10 be ready 70
receive the signals corresponding 20 the blows Oh
the hammer that drove the last spike in the last
rail that united New York and SAN Francisco
with band of iron. Accordingly the operator
in this city placed magnetic bell-sounder IN The
public office Of that Company, connected the
same with the main lines, and notified the yari
ous offices that he was ready. New Orleans in
stantly responded, the answer being read from
the bcll-nps New York did the same. At 2.2l
O'Clock offices over the country began to make all
sorts Of inquiries Of Omaha, to which that olhc'
replied
~ 10 Ere,ylody Keep quiet. When the
last spike is driven at prom0ntory Point they
will say Done Don't break the circuit, bu
watch for the signals Of the blows oftho hammer.
At 2.27 p NJ, Promontory Point, > 400 miles
west Vt Washington, said 10 the people congrs
gated in the various telegraph offices
" Almost ready. Hats of prayer is being of
iered"
4 silence for the prayer ensued Ate 10 th,
bell tapped again, and the office at the Point said
We have got done praying The spike D
about 10 be presented
Chicago replied
&c We understand all are ready in the Fast. "
PrOmOnturN FONT Al rtalul NOW wv
spike will be driven The signal will be thrc
dots for the commencement Of the blows
For a moment tho instrument was silent thel
the hammer of the magnet tapped the bell, i" One
two, three, the signal another pause offs few
seconds, and the Lightning cameo lashing east
ward, vibrating over , 100 miles between tn
junction of the two roads and Washington an
the blows Of the hammer upon the spike wcr
measured instantly in telegmphic accents on tn
bell here At 2.i7 p. NJ, Promontory Poin
give the signal, " Done, and the Continent wa
spanned with iron
F The following telegram was received at III
War Department thisaitcrnoon, and was commu
ncated to President Grant:
PRoNoNroRY PoINr, UrAH, May 10, 1869.
To Gen. John A Ralohas, Secretary qf War
At twelve O'Clock, noon, to-day, the last ra
was laid at this poiut-ten hundred and eight
six miles from Missouri river and six hundred an
+ ninety miles from Sacramento. The great wor
, commenced during the administration Of Lincoln
in the middle of great rebellion, is complete
!, under that Of Gmnt, VINO conquered the peace
O.. ~ DoDCE,
CHEF ERQinterN