The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-13

at the age OF Is came to New York aud obtained
a situation CLERK with Alexander r stewart
d ca. On Decemter :. $50, he was married ut
GuiItnrd. Conn, 10 the daughter OF a welI-suowp
clergyman Before a.tsiuiug his majority he
began the manufacture sud sale of paper and in
the course Of & dozen years was at the head OF a
prosperous business. In 1858 he partially retired
anu spent six months travelling in south
America. The project OF carrying telegraph
line across the Atlantic ocean sugca TED f.se.f
70 him during conversation with his brother
Matthew, in which aid was solicited for the CON
stEucton Of a telegraph line across Newfound-
Ia PIN The c mater Ma Tas presented BY him
q. Roberts and Chandler White, who
with Mr.. Field, agreed to contribute
which was at once originated under the title OF
the New York, Newfoundland and London Teie-
graph Company. The exclusive right for flty
years 10 establish telegraph from the continent
70 AmericG, across Newfoundland and thence to
Europe, was secured without delay from the To-
cal legislature OF tue Island. Mr.. Field thence
forth devoted bis time entirely for the next thin
teen years 10 the accomplishment Of this pur-
pose. lie visited England more than forty
times soliciting financial aid, aud at the forms
ton Of the Atlantic Telegraph Company sub
seilbed IN his owa name for oue-fourth Of its
capita stock. After several unsucces sful eff
forts were made 70 lag the cable, communica-
ton was finally established ia ISIS. For a few
weeks messages were sent from one couti-
neat 10 the other, aud then the cable ceased
70 act Daring the civil it was found
imp lie 70 proceed further with the enter
the opening 81 the Suez canal as The Representa-
tive o the New York Chamb of Commerce.
aed pubtic nt4reet ia tue telegraph scheme was
ktpt alive ia Europa aud America by his efforts
lie mase repeated visits 10 England and de-
hycTcd addresses "a the subject on both sides O
the Atlantic. sIiatly III i7j5 active measures
We're rSnaS -, and the steams nip Great Eastern
began - paving out Of the cable. After 200
miles had bsen laid the cable parted aud the
vessel returned 70 England. Ia 1860 another ex-
peditinn started with new cable, aud July
-, ACabfE 1tf1ir communication 9sfahlts he'd
between the two continents aud has not since
been interrupted. Congress voted him gold
medal aud The t5snks OF the nation
only udc fact Of his being citizen of
another country prevented his receiy-
government John Bright pronounced him
"the Columbus ef modern times, who by his
CAME had mooFcd the new world alongside the
olu' The Paris exposition oi 1857 awarded
MN the grand medal. lie received the thanks
OF the eity o: New Yo:k. tie freedom of the
clty anu god snuff box. the thanks of the
tAainber OF Commerce oil New YORK with q gold
medal, the thanks OF the American Chamber of
Commerce OF Liverpool with n gold medal. Il
decoration from Victor Emanuel, kiag of Italy,
IN eaEtfe service of silver from the late George
ieaboIs, aha many other MARKS OF appreciation
from Inherent parts OF the world. He became
Interested In lSs6 In the dc opmcnt OF the sys-
TEN OF elevated railways in New York, aud de-
Vote much tiIae and capital to their successful
estapiIshinens He made millions of dollars
oIt ot tae eeys;ed roads but was
oi''i' ai'i'e IN speculation ana Jay UOuiG got
the iaoueS. In lsSi Field made tour OF the
Nof'd, accompanied by his wife, aud later OBJ
talhe2 concessions from the Hawaiian Islands
Tor ihe iaElHg OF a cable between san Francisco
AM 'aoee islands, with ii view toward its ulti-
mate extension across the Pacific ocean. All Of
:dF. lesa : troubles have come upon him dur
iug tlc past year. On December , 1850, waep
hs ceIsbEa3ed his golden wedding, be was AT the
netsht OF happiness and rosperIsv. Among
thoSe Shp seat him congratulations were Glad
stohe: she hake 81 Argyle. Archdeacon Fsrrar,
lsafa 4ohek, Marquis Iweeddale. Lord Stanley
% Ai9sriF, Admiral Sia Richard Nhyne and
many o'heF distinguished men. Mrs. Field died
leA months later. she was a Lender IL all
Slattties aud much esteemed IN New
York, MI Field took her death very
hiuch 10 heart and rapidly failed
IN Atat'h. Last fail his son, Edwin NJ. eli, Il
bE"NSF. ttt4ei as;ec Tahbtag his father OF nearly
eNStH -oiaar lie owned anu was sent to an ia
san A,y UNI. The shock Killed Mrs Iindicy,
Nft"1 fiell daughter. whose husband was s
member OF the ruined frm. The father. ID
Nas Iti.dSEed peIHtiess. was taken dangerously
H. aH3 Tor siE months he has fingered a.
iSath "oos- During MS long sicSJle>s he had
te'nH.e neEe skeleton. Ia 1e>& he was de-
seiipsd az 'iHti o. teyerish energy ANA vigorous
hta -, lie was tai. slen ier, with gray hair
t.'t l>At-s, a. aQas5ine nose, -arge features
.1'u 5t-fNous, tars movements. usually chagAC
'Si's'4S o lar younger guCu-"