Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-15
Shore End of the Pacific Cable
Successfully Laid at San
Francisco
DEVELOPMENT oFPAcIFIc TRADE
Completion of Cable So Successfully
Begun Will Mean a New Era in the
Trade of the Pacific Coast With the
Orient and the New Possessions
Other News.

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Gage, the 11-year- old daughter of Gov
ernor Gage of California, with the
words, I'm memory of John w. Mackay
christen the Pacific cable; may it al
ways carry messages of happiness"
Sunday christened the trans Pacific
cable, and, breaking bottle of cham
payne over the shore end, inaugurated
q new era in the commercial Develop
ment of the Pacific coast.
The landing and splicing of the shore
end which is to connect the main land
with Honolulu was accomplished with
out a hitch of any kind, and was wit
necced by 10000 or 10000 people. Ideal
weather prevailed, there being scarcely
any surf.
Early Sunday morning the steamer
Newsboy, carrying six miles of cable,
steamed close inshore, and, with the
aid OF the crew of a life-saving boat,
sent rope, to which the cable was at
tached, ashore. Word was sent to
President Clarence III. Mackay and the
cable and Postal Telegraph officials
that all was in readiness The work
OF hauling in the cable was done so ex-
peditiously that the officials arrived oil
the beach only two minutes before the
cable touched the beach and was chris
tened at 9:55 a. m.
While the cable was being spliced to
theyland end Mayor Schmitz delivered
short speech congratulating Mr.. Mack
ay on the successful beginning of the
work. He also spoke of the Importance
of the undertaking and the benefit to
the world at large that would result
from its completion.
Clarence III. Mackay, president of the
Pacific Commercial Gable Company,
with a voice full of emotion, thanked
the mayor and those present.
Governor Gage. on behalf of the state
of California, paid fervent tribute to
the late John w. Mackay. The formal
exercises closed with cheers for the
cable and all those taking part in its
landing. Refreshment tents were erect
ed on the beach, and while the cable
was being spliced Mr.. Mackay served
champagne and other refreshments to
a large number of specially invited
guests.
President Roosevelt Notified.
Mr.. Mackay also sent the following
telegram to President Roosevelt.
Il have the honor to inform you that
the end of the Honolulu cable was sue
cessfully brought to shore this morn
ing
When the splicing was completed late
in the afternoon horses We're hitched
to the end and the cable was drawn
thru the conduit to, the cable station At
the same time the steamer Newsboy
steamed out to sea five miles and an
chored the cable with balloon huoys.
1t was picked up by the cable steamer
Silvertewn and taken aboard. The
splicing to the main body was complet-
ed last night, and the Silvertown head
ed for Honolulu at seven knot speed.
The first message over the cable was
sent from shore to Chief Engineer Ben
est on the Silvertown, congratulating
him on the successful landing. Several
tests were made as the cable was being
paid out by, the Newsboy, and it was
found to be in perfect condition.
A portion of the cable was cut up in
to small bits for souvenirs and distrib-
uted by President Mackay among his
special guests, estimated at about $1,000
During the ceremonies an artillery band
from the Preside played. Fifty police
men were kept busy keeping the crowd
out of the Enclosure where the splicing
was going on.
President Mackay completed his Law
ish hospitality of the day with a BAN
quet to the officials of the Cable and
Postal Telegraph companies.