New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-22
SUBMARINE TELEGRAPHY.
SIR JOHN FENDER ON ITS DEVELOPMENT AND
MIR BAYARD on ITS BENEFITS TO
THE WORLD.

THE WORLD.
London. July 2l-The newspapers to-day give long
accounts of the celebration held nj inc i"P''i''
Institute last night in Observance of the twenty
Nfth anniversary Of the laying Of submarine cables
TO the Far East.
Sir John Fender. the English pioneer OF submarine
telegraphy was warmly received when ne rose 10
RESPOND TO the toasts proposed by the l'ord Mayor
Lord Wolseey and others. He spoke OF the early
struggles of the company and the conspicuous
mart naved in them by the United States. Many
men had done important service % the companies
Sir James Anderson, who showed IL TO DE I"sSl"''
to pick up and repair the parted cane III -'''
fathoms Of water: Lord Kelvin. Cromwell. Nari'y
Fleming and Jenkn. There were now eleven
cables I'm the Atlantic and another was DING ldlu
and these. with duplex working were equal 10
twice the number. The companys nucleus twenty
five wears ago was 80 miles Of cables ana iD'"O
capital Now II was u .325 miles II cables ana
capital representing nearly f5,CGooo In the early
days submarine telcgraphy was looked upon "a Z
risky investment. To-day IT was recognized as one
OF the sourdest investments In the market. ana
during the last two or three years OF hhahclHl
crisis this fact had been repeatedly accumulated
Wherever the British f,g flies and commerce war
rants a fair prospect Of remuneration. cables had
been laid and this policy would be continued IN the
future.
Within the last twelve months Seychelles. Mauri-
thus I.abuan and Borneo had been added 10 the
company system. At present the total mileage OF
submarine cables Wa, IN round numbers, I'-'"'
miles Of which ~ per cent had been provided by
private enterprise. costing altogether over t'oyp-
90 The total length Of land wires throughout the
world was over 10000 miles estimated 10 have
cost about 81 cD.co II the cables and land lines
were added together. combined capital Was repre-
scented Of 100000. The speaker, continuing. SAID
that he might mention that during the great com
mercaI crisis which recently passed over the
Australian colonies. submarine communication with
Australia had been found 20 be Of enormous value.
Twenty five years ago II was considered wonderful
10 receive "A message from India in a few hours.
| To-day kilograms arrived In "A few minutes. When
the company started business it carried on an
average 10000 messages year, to-day it trans
United more than 10000. Submarine te.cgraphy
| had undoubtedly equazed trade throughout the
world and brought the producer and consumer
closer together, enabling the producer 10 obtain a
| better market and the consumer TO benefit by III
tornational competition. 1t had over and over
again prevented diplomatic ruptures and consequent
war, and had thus been instrumental In promoting
/ peace and happiness throughout the world.
Mr. Bayard responded to the toast OF the evening
Submarine Tel grapny." III the temple Of science,
he said there chambers Of delight and pata-
ways Of pleasure by which persons might DE- I'u 10
contemplate the results Of the most vigorous eNer-
ese Of the human faculties The lu1nry ana c,'i;-
ity OF Sir John Pender were not won with ease, but
cSur ,U"s enierprise" ccar Hear and by
the pluck which stood by conviction until It's hour
not be unmlndful Of his own cOunifyndn, cyrus "
{ Field-C Hear Hear Whose name he was CAD
10 mention In that assembly. The idea OF sub.
/ marine telegraphy most marvellous, ana hal
/ come to a marvellous practical Illustration.
y1t there WAS a humorous side to Il.
! Persons were wont 10 cOnsign everything 10 DaNy
JOnes's locker. and yet It seemed TO De the most
Insecure place Of the earth For the secrets Of the
| politicians, the messages Of the lover 10 his mis-
trsss, for every conceivable transmission OF human
feeling and thought. Davy JOness locker had be-
! come the medium Sometimes Americans had been
| accused OF extravagant language OF countryman
OF his II was said that ne could dive deeper. stay
down longer and come up drier than any other man.
This feat not equal 10 Sir John Pcndeis ssb-
! marine messages. for they vent deeper
/ STAYED down, however not too long. and certainly
/ came up ~ dry could be wished An invention
| permitted 10 break in upon the human mind. which
| In cOncet Is called discovery. had wholly changed
the relation OF mankind ana could not De trammellel
| up in any speech. How II had changed the rea-
| lions no one knew than the distinguished sol
| dlers there present They knew the blessed power
| OF the submarine telegraph 10 MAKE war unneces-
[ sarv II not impossible There war. and
pIaa Sc God II should be the last between England
| and the United States -(prolonged checrs)-eighty
/ wears ago. and the battle OF Ncw-Orleans was
| fought in that war. and many gallant lives were
thrown away after peace had been declared because
The news was carried too slowly
! This was the last conflict between men speaking
the same mother tongue. and that mother tongue
had never been so promoted and assisted as by th'
submarine telegraph He Gould not but reflect tha'
suhmorIne messages between the United States and
| England needed no translation. and Jet those who
used that tongue see that nothing was conveyed
! Unless II could be clearly understood. C'lIfar"
! Hearty Misunderstanding were the parents o
Omen word OF free Intelligence would disspate for
!