The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-11-19

telegf0phtC rates between this countf
and Europe will fall one.sixth, and that
similar reduction will occur In this coun
try In consequence OF the competition be
tween the Western Union aud American
Union, the latter connecting with the neN
cable. I
The steamer Faraday returned 10 nea
North Eastman yesterday morning, ant
anchored Q mile of the beach, and tn
officers Of the company boarded her. A
8 O'Clock last evening the shore end Of thI
cable was laid on the trench dug for Il
and signals were exchanged with the Far
aday. To-day the final splice was made
and the cable proved in good working
order Its whole length. This desolatI
landing place was chosen because The
shore end OF the cable will be little ex
posed TO vessels. Many visitors were
present at the completion Of the line. The
landing ot the cable was the occasion oil
great display.
AT 10 o'clock the shore end was placed
on q raft to bring It ashore. Then the
cable became iouled in the propeller and
It was 2 o'clock before It was cleared. The
signal guns were fred for going shoreward,
By this time the tide had changed the
position OF the Faraday, so 1t was unta.
vorable for the movement, but at 4. at the
turn Of the tide, therait and three boats
moved toward the beach. The Faraday
was flying the American, French and Eng.
ltsh colors and the ensign Of the Siemens
Brothers, who made the cable. The raft
carried the American and French Aags.
The people crowded the beach as the
boats approached. One boat was upset
and the men were thrown into the break.
ers, and after the people who yentured
into the surf and put on life preseFvers,
the boats landed at quarter OF 0. Guns
were fired, and there was hearty cheer.
ing by the crowd. A photographer was
present, but Il was too dark for him 10
take view. The cable was taken to the
temporary building made for the purpose,
and to-day It was bedded in the sand OF
the beach to protect it.
Messages between the shore and the
Faraday were exchanged during the fore.
noon, and ct half past II the final connec.
ton with Europe was made, and mes
sage was sent
The operation Of splicing the shore end
and the deep sea end was especially deli
cate. The spice is eighteen miles from
the shore. The Faraday reached the buoy
Of the deep sea end at 10 this forenoon,
at II 20 the end was. on deck, the cable
was unwonnd entirely for forty feet, and a
careful union was made with the shore
end, the work being done in little house
on deck. At 1928 the cable, all COM
pleted, was dropped overheard. Great en-
.husiasm prevailed on the steamer Three
cheers each were given TO all the promin.
ent men in the enterprise.
The fist dispatch to Brest was as fol.
NANsEr BEACON LIGHTS, CAPE COP. |
NORTH EASTMAN, MASS, Nov. II.
To The President Of Nle COmpaqnanie Fran. |
ediss du TelegruphS, de Paris It Nec York,
a Paris:
1tgives me unbounded pleasure to send |
10 you, through your own cable, this mo. |
nent completed, the warmest Congratula-
ions OF my company upon an achieve.
nent in respect OF which both as regards |
The rapid construction and the laying as |
well as perfect insulation there Is no par.
lllel in cable history, it being only Just |
seven months from this very day, the i1h |
ot November, since the concession TO your
company was granted by the French Gov.
Vernment.
Messrs. Simens Brothers, M. Loefler, |
Capt. Trott, NJ. George Won Chauyin,
your worthy representatives in this coun.
Try, deserve the highest praise for the |
energetic and able part each has taken in |
his great enterprise, through the success
and instrumentality OF which it is devoutly
intercourse between our two
republics, as we'll as between the old and
he new worlds, will be still further
strengthened and advanced.
D. II. BATES,
Pres. Of the American Union TeIes'h Co.
The cable is now open for business.
sixty men will work Immediately to make
with the American Union
wires, which will be accomplished in three
Or four DAYS.