Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08

mitted fifteen minutes later, and was as
follows:
"UsS Niagara,
TRINITY BAY, Newfoundland,
August 5, 1883.
ITO the Associated Press. New York:
THE Atlantic telegraph fleet sailed from
Queenstown, Ireland, Saturday, July IL,
met in mid-ocean Wednesday. the 2Sth,
made the splice at l pm. Thursday, the
1oth and separated-the Agamemnon and
Valorous bound to Valencia, Ireland. the
Niagara and Gorgon for this place. where
they arrived yesterday, and this morning
the end of the cables will be landed.
1T is 600 nautical or $50 statute miles
from the telegraph house at the head of
Valencia harbor to the telegraph house at
the Bay of Bulls, Trinity Bay, and for more
than two-thirds of this distance the water
is over two miles in depth.
THE cable has been paved out from the
Agamemnoc at about the same speed as
from the Niagara.
THE electrical signals sent and received
through the whole cable are perfect, the
machinery for paying out the cable worked
In the most satisfactory manner and was
not stopped for a single moment from the
time the splice was made until we arrived
here.
Capt Hudson Messrs. Everett, Wood
house. the engineers, the electricians, Off
GERS of the ships. and in fact, every man
on board the telegraph fleet. has exerted
himself to the utmost to make the expedi-
ton successful, and by the blessing of
Divine Providence it has succeeded.
After the end of the cable is landed and
connected with the land line of telegraph
and the Niagara has discharged some cargo
belonging to the telegraph company she
will go to ST. Johns for coal and then
proceed at once to New York.
"CYRUS w. FIELD"
D. H., 1890 am.
The ChiroErnphy Excellent.
The messages were written on blue linen
paper, in a firm hand of almost copper
plate chirography.
AS is well known to those who have
read of the operations of laying the cable,
it worked successfully for a short time and
then for some reason, was an almost total
failure. The originator worked faithfully
for nearly eight years after Queen Victoria
and President Buchanan nad exchanged
congratulations across the water before
1t was again put in successful operation.
1t was on the morning of July -, 1866,
that other messages were seat, detailing
the fact that this was the case. AS on the
first occasion the first message was trans
mitted to his wife, and was as follows:
"HEARTS CONTENT,
Trinity Bay, Newfoundland,
July - 1866.
Mrs. Cyrus w. Field, Newburgh, n. Y:
We arrived here at o'clock this morning;
all well. Thank God the cable mas been
successfully laid and is in perfect working
order. l am sure that no one will be as
thankful TO God as you and our dear chill
dren, for now we shall be together united
family. We leave in about Il week 10 re-
cover the cable of last year Please tele-
graph at once and write in full and l shall
receive your letters on my return here on
the 18th. | received through the cable
from Valencia your message from Newport
and Gracie's telegram from NewDursh, ard
on the I'D your telegraphc dispa-ch of
the 10th. CYRUS w. FIELD.
His Fathers Prayers.
The second telegram, a few minutes af-
terward, was to his father, in which he
said: Your prayers have been answered.
The telegraph cable has been successfully
laid across the Atlantic
The next was as follows:
HEARTS CONTENT.
Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, July u, 1866
His EXcellency Andrew johnson, Presi-
dent of the United States, Washington:
Dear Sir: The Atlantic telegraph was
successfully completed this morning.
nope that it will prove blessing TO Eng
lard and the United States, and Increase
the intercourse between our own country
and the eastern hemisphere,
yours, faithfully,