The Portland daily press., 1879-03-11
OCEAN CABLES.
Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the
LAYING of the Eirst Ocean Iele2raph.

Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the
Laying of the First Ocean Telegraph.
NEW YORK. March 1O.-The 18th anniversary Of
the inception of the Atlantic cable held at the
residence of Cyrus W. Pied at Gramercy Park this
evening" To accommodate the great throng an ex-
tension was built in the of the spacious mansion
which was made banqueting hall. 1t was finely
draped in bunting with tho American and English
coat of arms. The table held devices of steamships
locomotives, sections Of cables and teiegraphic en-
blems. The crowd began to pour in at o'clock and
continued steadily until midnight. Two thousand
people present during the evening, comprising
the men representing satemenshp, wealth, intellect,
enterprise progress and capital of the nation The
following partial list Of those present will give tie
best idea of the character of the gathering: Wm
Evarts, Henry Ward Beecher, Rev. Noah H..
Schenck, Rev. DR.. Williams, DR.. Cuyler, Henry N.
Field, E. Rogers, President Hayes private secreta-
ry, Rev. DR.. Buddington, Rev. DR.. Kneeland Bos-
ton, Kew. DR.. Samuel Osgood, Charles 7. Smith,
Ghe oldest telegrapher,) Thurlow Weed, Ex-
Gov. Reed Of Massachusetts. R. M. Pulsifer of the
Roston Herald, ex Gov. Hartranft Of Pennsylvania,
Prof. Baird, Russell Sage, Senior de Zamacona, Mexi
can Minister. Edwin D. Morgan Ex-Gov. Jewell of
Connecticut Major Patterson Of Pennsyl vania, Geo.
W. Chids, Italian Consul at Ratfa Admiral Treuch-
Wm. j. Lehue, Commissioner of Agriculture, E. f.
Dawson, DIR. Alton of Sandwich Islands. Mayor La
trobe of Baltimore, Ex-Gov. Howard Of Rhode
Island, Capt. VIM. Mcintosh, Arson Stager, Chas E,
Wood Boston, j. G. Hinchmau, II. NICK. Twomby
Chester A. Arthur, Rev. DR.. o. H. Tiffany, Presi-
dent Andrews of the Canadian Telegraph Com
pany, Levi P. Morton, Joseph II. Choate,
NJ f. Taggard, g. P. Huntington, Vice President of
the Central Pacific Railroad, Lieut.. Gov. Dorse-
sheimer, R. Swan Butford Ex-Gov. Hoffman, Col.
j. W. Adams, Edward Piearepont, John Eaton, U.
S. Commissioner on Education, Gen. Eckert, Presi-
dent of the Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph Company,
Ex-Secretary McCullock, Gen. W. M. Dunn, Judge
Advocate of the United State Army, Robert Hoe,
Moses G. Farmer, j. B. Colgate, Fletcher Palmer,
r, Fl. Rocher, Treasurer Of the Western Union
Company, Capt. McMlckan of the Cunarde Line,
whitelaw Reid Gen. Lloyd Of Aspinwall, Ex-Gov'
Bullock, Jas. Seigman, Mayor Cooper, President
Chadbourne of Williams College, Abram S. Hewitt,
Ex-Mayor Ganther, John L. Agnew, Col. Thos. W.
Knox, Ex-Mayor Wickham, Henry Bergh, Ex-
Secretary Bristow, Rev. DIR. e. Fl. Chaplin, Judge
Hilton.
At 1Oo'clock, when the spacious parlors were per-
fectly packed Cyrus w. Field called the assemblage
to order and spoke as follows:
Neigh5ors and Friends twenty-five years ago
'no .'ens 'nio nou'o, enis ioo'' VI 'niS 'aoe auu
a' 'nro se.y nou. "as e'sr.u an W ioiin
tno INC" LII ' Ne"io"iiAianu anu Aonuen Aeiestapn
Company, the first company ever formed to lay the
ocean cable. 1t was signed by five persons. four of
whom, Peter Cooper, Moses Taylor, Marshal o.
hoper1s anu myself are nere to-nlght' LIE nitn'
Chandler White died two years after and his place
was taken by wilson IT, Hunt, VINO is also present.
VI my associates IL 10 pe saiu 10 1heir honor, as
,;ob+ box,a h,ay In,
might nave peen expected nom men In ther nigh
poson and character tnat they STOOD by the UNDER
taxing maniuly ior Twelve years. through dlscour-
agements sucn as NOBODY KNOWS put themselves
Ihose VINO applaud our success know little through