The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1890-12-19
CYRUS W. rIELpl:.- N

at Haddam, Conn. Feb, Is, 1905; Stephen
Johnson at the same place Nov. 4, 1916;
Cyrus West at Stockbridge, Mass, Nov.
30 1919 and Henry Martyr, the only ono
who adopted his fathers calling, Mt the
same place April 70, 1922. In infancy and
early childhood Cyrus was 50 feeble that
no one expected that he would live to ma
turity; yet his frame ID erect and his
health firm at II, and he will doubtless
have the most permanent fame Of tho
four, for the Atlantic cable is his monll-
mcnt. 80
He began his business life at the age of
15 hiring himself to Il New Yor; merchant
for s. per week to sweep out the store put
up and take down the heavy shutters then
used and "other light duties" Yet at SO
he was rich enough to retire temporarily
from business and travel in South Amer
ica. On his return from this trip he be-
came satisfied Of the practicability of an
Atlantic cable, and after Il brief interval
in business he devoted twelve toilsomc
years to the project The world knows
the history Even in the heat and fury of
the civil war he toilcd on, sometimes as
completely absorbed in his great work us
Archimedcs WIS in his study while the
barbarlaus were taking the city,
When but two days past his twenty first
birthday Mr.. Field married Miss Mary
Bryan Stone Of Guilforu, Conn, a comcly
lady of such very retiring habits that few
New Workers know her by sight She is
well known, however to regular attend
ants at DR.. Parkhurst's church, in which
she and Cyrus may be seen every Sunday
regardless Of the weather. AN the Fields
are orthodox. and none more so than the
old tinancicr. They are the parents OF
seven children, Of whom six are living.
After laying the Atlantic cable Mr.. Field
returned To business with renewed energy,
and was ut one time worth probably S, ,oO0,-
600, but n few years ago there was Il drop
in stocks" which reduced his pile few
millions. 1t is scarcely necessary to say
that Jay Gouil quit Il few millions ahead.
The history OF the Atlantic cable is us
interesting rs any romance, and the more
Mr. Fields course in connection with it is
studied the more admirable it appears.
John Bright, in one OF his most eloquent
addresses, said of linn that, like Cyrus of
old, he freed the messengers of peace from
their bonds gave lightning wings TO inter
national speech. nndlnoored the New World
beside the Old The idea of course was not
original with Mr.@F'ielu= Frederick n
Osborne, Il telegraph operator, is soilln-
times credited vii originating the
scheme, but his plan now seems very
vague.
Professor MORSE made the experiments
and calculations demonstrating that the
electric power could be carried from New
foundl;tn,l to Ireland, and urged Mr. Field
to 20 ahead. The original company con
sisted of David Dudley Field, Marshall Q.
Roberts, Moses Taylor Peter Cooper and
Chandler White, but the last named dying
soon after Wilson &. Hunt took his place.
Mr.. Field has retired altogether from
business and spends his summers ut his
country home, near Dobbs Ferry, on the
Hudson. Both in country and city he is Il
great walker and only uses spectacles for
very fine print though naturally near
sighted. Such is the septuagenaran who
was an invalid i'll boyhool