Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-06-22

In the case az citizen Cyrus W. Field. fof
establishing telegraphie communications
by means " the Atlantic cable traversing
midccean and connecting the Old World
with the New" the approval of the people
At large wNs ~ bearty ~ the vote In both
scnste and house hal leen unanimous In
passing the act Men and women who were
childrvn then now reall the cable oelebra-
tion as the hr>t grcat event In memory. and
gray hair,i folk have not forgotten the
years % dazzling expectation and II hopcs
bls.tci anil deferrsi bst~ecn the incsption
SDi the achievement of that wonderful
undertaking
The fir.i pe~. dispatch by the suooessful
cable told of the end % the Austro
Prussisn war % isG. and between the lines
might ts rad the announcement that the
warfsrv ~ the cable WAS also ebdesi After
thirteen years " struggle the Atlantic tsle
graph was q fact. What triumphs ~
sci.nc. 90 "mir~slc. u art" In the History
10 eiyiliIaiios have called forth greater
display % human energy, endurance AMI
oourag, than this Sams hattie of the cablei
Admitting the CORRECTNESS q the oonclu
slons q the able deep rss explorer. Lieut.
Maury. that there was plateau strvtehing
t-twcsn Newfoundland snd Ioslsnd s~Er
cislly adapted TO the purpo~e Of holding
spi protecting submartne cables. thsr
sru~s at that date the questions whether Q
wirr could L. constructed long enough To
span loo miles, An,i. " 81. = ship hrss
epough 20 carry II and lay II, and would
ever the trvaeh.rOas - prove calm ens ugh
and smooth enough 10 s.irnii % the laying
of cable q uils and half to t~o miles
down Ia the deep. Ani aiovc all woald men
-susible enough 10 con,rol - much gold As
would IL r,,Iuirci for the -cheme L. In
spirrd with faith to put their hands into
their hsnk vauss AMI foJt the blll.' And
II the cable COuld t. laid would the electric
eurr,n, work.
TIel had accumulated q competence Tor
tho-s simple days AMI was enjoying u
when che idea ~ cable came 10 him In
lSs lie then enlisted P,tsr Coo,sr. Mo~es
TAYLOR. Mar,hsll %. Roi.er,s and Chandler
White IA the sntsrpri-e. securcd the char
ter ~ the New York. Newfoundland an
London Telegraph comIssny, anil with a
capital 81 ti .SO.oO went To work A ts1c
graph line AMI rad wcrr built through
.O nils- ~ Newfoundland Wilderness. over
mountain and gurge. through swsmp- aoi
seruSs riysrs. around deep inlets and over
r.ky b.adland.. = task that alone de
married genius that could handle an army
Then came the laying % = cable across the
Gulf ~ - lA~rpce. the ios- 81 cable N
= gale =, the frs, attsmpt. the completion
" line AMI rosi ito miles long Aerv--
Csv- Ilrv,on island. y years DELAY In mak
Ing aiEi laying -~cood cable through the
guilt. the whole nj = csi % rOurd million
% dollars. all out of the ooffsr of half q
dozen men
Mr. Field then went Ia Englani 10 ask
financial AID. hi. estimates calling for Ec0
o0 To the inquiry. "liut surpo~s you
doa't -uccs~d-suppo~s you make the at
tempt ssi fsli-your cable is lot In the
-.-thsn What will you doi" Mr.. Yield
uuickIy rypii-i. Charge u To profit and
Io.Ss. AMI 40 TO work % lay another"
To show that he meant business. Mr.
fIsli paid down Is,.0o for eighty eight
shArv, u the stock subscribed In his own
name The English go'srnmcnt granted
ALL In the use % ship, AMI tl..oo annual
subsidy for n term ~ Year.. snd Mr. fie.d
returned To Ask similar grants from his
bon,s government After the American
eagle h.d Air,si his feathers In lengthy de
bate th. bill pas-sd. and the lightning
'prvmotsr" went To England Again 10
~as then 1891
The United States losncd the steam var
frissie Niagara. AMI England Oh. war>hip
Agamemnon 20 lay the cable. aud the work
t.rssn oa the Irish cosst Aug ), each vessel
t-aring ooilssi within her sidcs 80 nlilos
~ wire The Niagara bcgan aud After
paying out ~ miles d wirr. bali of u In
water two miles deep. the cable parted
The machinery for paying out wN- unsuit
sbls. AMI the feet rturn-t Ia England To
hear on all si,lss tb. cynical comment, u
Told you -" No, at all discouraged. Mr