The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-10
CYRUS W. FIELD DEAD.
THE MAN VINO LAID IHE AILIsTf0
cIBLE PASSES AWAI.
How lie Planned aud Executed uls Greae
Life sWork-Coutractsd Cold In Lon-
don which Caused His Death.
NEW YORK. June 9-Cyrus w. Field
died this afternoon.

died this afternoon.
sKsT,a of Il. itENTFuL cAREEr.
Cyrus West Field was born In Stock
bridge Mass. November 3D. 1919. lie ie-
ceivcd his education in lis native yihAse,
and at the age OF fifteen vent 10 Ntw
York and Obtained a situation AZ clerk
with Alexander T. stewart 4 Cox.
Before attaining his majority ne began
the manufacture and sale Of paper ahA
IN the course OK "a dOzfu years was az ths
head OF a prosperous business. in lo)S ne
partially retired and spent siA months
travelling IN south America.
The project OF carryns telegraph lne
across the Atlantic ocean sussesied u.s..
10 him during a conversation Win hls
brother Matthew, In which aid was 90
lcted for the construction Oh teiestAPh
line across Newfoundland. The matter
was presented By him g. Peter Cooper,
Moscs Taylor Marshall .. Roberts, ani
Chandler White, who, With Mr.. fieiai
agreed 70 contribute larse amounts OK
money to the enterprise, which was AT
once organized under the title ~ the New
York. Newfoundlsld and London Tele-
graph Company The exclusive right TOT
nsy years TO establish telegraph rom
thh continent OF America, across New
foundand. aud thence 60 Europe, was
secured without delay from the Local Leg
islature OF the island. Mr.. Field thence
forth devoted his time eutireS ior the
next thirteen years 10 the Accomplishment
Of this purpose. lie visited England more
tHan tWoseore times, Noliciung hh2nclh
aid, and at the formation Of the Atiahuc
Telegraph Company subscribed IN MS own
name for one-four,h Of its capital stock.
After several unsuccessful enorts were
made TO lay the cable, comipunlcaiOn was
finally established IN lNS. for ltN
weeks messages were sent from one CON
tinent TO the other, and then the caDie
ceased 20 act. During the ciNl war II Was
found impossible 70 proceed further WIN
the enterprise. Meanwhile Mr.. Field at
tended, In 1864, the opening or the sues
canal as the representative or the New
\ ork chamber OF commerce. ana pubic
interest IN the telegraph scheme was
kept alive I'm Europe and America by MS
efforts lie made repeated visits % tus-
land. and delivered addresses Oh the SUD
ject on both sides OF the Atlantic flnti-
| H. In lS65, active measures were renewed,
and the steamship Great Eastern began
the paying out OF the cable AFTER l,-C
miles had been laid the cable parted ahh
| the vessel returned 10 England. ,...
In 1860 another expedition started Wlth
a new cable, and on July Ath telegrapmc
| communication was established between
| the two continents. ana has not since beeh
| Interrupted. Congress voted unanimously
| TO present Mr. Field with gold menal
and the thanks OF the nation whlle lhc
| Prime Minister of England declared thas
| only the fact that he was cltllrh Oh
| another country prevented hls receiving
| high h0nors from the British GoNernment.
| JOhn Bright pronounced him the toiuh-
| bus OF modern times VINO, py MS ehu'e,
! and moored the New World aionSsile oi
| fls
! seHe OF is6, gave him the grand m"d1,
] the highest prize II had 10 bestow. lie
! also received the thanks OF the city or
| New York. with the freedom ot the cry
| and a gold snuff-bOX. the thanks OF the
| Chamber OF Commerce OF New YORK WIN
| a gold medal; the thanks Of the state OF
| Wisconsin, with a gold medal The thanks
Of the American Chamber Of COmmerct
| OF Liverpool with a gold medal; a deco
| ration from Victor Emmanuel. KING or
| Italy, an entire service OF silver from the
late George Peabody and many other
marks Of appreciation Of his great SER
| Vicor from different paris Of the world
He became Interested IN 1876 In the de-
velopment OF the system OF elevated ran.
| ways IN Kew York city, and has devoted
much time and capital 90 their success
| ful establishment. - lbHO-l ne made a
tour around the word, accompanied by
his wife. and since his return mas ob-
| tained concessions from the sandwich Is
| lands for the laying Of cable between
! San Francisco and those Islands, with a
| view 70 It's ultimate extension across me
! Pacific ocean.
In 1891 the troubles II the Field family
| commenced. and Cyrus retired from the
| street. Later he applied 20 President
| Harrison for consulate, and was hp-
! pointed In July, lsy2. 10 Brunswick, Ger
many. lie returned from there on tho
| appointment or his successor in 1894. ON
| his way home he stopped 70 Visit friends
! n london. and Il was there sLat he
caught the cod that terminated in his
| death.