The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-10-01

SAN FRANCISCO, September 25-
within eighty days messages will
pass over the Pacific cable between
San Francisco and Honolulu"
This positive statement was made
yesterday by Richard V. Dey the local
representative of Clarence II. Mackay.
son of the late John w Mackay. Mr.
Dey spoke as one feeling certain of
what he says. He knew that the NIGH
ty undertaking of betting the Pacific
Ocean with an electric cable is after
all a matter of engineering figures, OF
deliberate calculation when the finan-
cial side of the problem offers no diff
Culties. Barring the Unforeseen, the
successful accomplishment of the last
great work of John w. Mackay is re-
duced to a scientific certainty. So that
If some untoward accident does not hap
pen to delay the enterprise its manag-
erscan predict telegraph communica-
tion between the Hawaiian Islands and
the civilized world within eighty days.
The original designs mapped out by
the late John w. Mackay will be car
ried into execution very much after the
manner in which an executor continues
the work of a decedent is administer
ing an estate at law Mr. Mackay in
furtherance of these plans, will leave
New York for San Francisco and wit
ness the laying of the Pacific cable at
the ocean beach He will also look into
the details of the work and keep in
touch with the movements of the Sill
verton, the cable steamer, as she speeds
across the ocean to Hawaii. According
to the time schedule the steamer will
arrive at this port in sixty days There
will be no delay here, for the vessel viii
steam out to the ocean beach and in O.
few hours the cable will be brought
ashore and safely anchored, or fastened
at the station. Once the American end
of the line is made secure, the steamer
will sail away for Honolulu Fourteen
days are allowed FOR the trip, so that
the other end of the cable may be car
ried ashore at the Hawaiian capital and
dispa atches passed over it early in De-
cember.
A suggestion was made to Mr.. Dey
that it would be peculiarly appropriate
to accompany the first laying of the
Pacific cable with ceremonies betting
the significance which the event bears
for San Francisco, and the State as
well. And when fourteen days later
the electric spark is ready to spring
from Hawaii to the United States, 1t
has likewise ben suggested that the first
message be transmitted by the Mayors
of the cable-united cities or the Gov
ernors of California and Hawaii. The
idea will be submitted to Mr.. Mackay
and may be acted upon with his con-
sent by civic bodies at both ends of
the cable.
At all events the date of beginning
to lay the cable will be announced in
San Francisco. The Silvertown win
then be seen as close to shore as safety
will allow her to venture, Connection
will be made with the shore, and under
the directions of engineers the end OF
the cable will be passed from the
steamer over boats and buoys and thus
hauled to land. There it will be seized
with mechanical apparatus and basten-
ed to it's moOrings in the landing sta
tion. This task completed a signal will
be given for the SiveTtown to start
on her voyage paying the cable astern
as she goes. She will be in constant
communication with the San Francisco
station until connection is made at
Honolulu.