Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-07-11
GREAT CABLE COMPLETED
Message Sent Around the World in Nine
Minutes.
Mr.. ROOSEVELT OPENS THE LINE.
Various O:hcr Messages Sent TO Governor
Taii-A Storm al Honolulu HAD Temper
ariiy Checked the Completion OF the Line,
TO the Presidents DisappOintment-Th
History of the Great Pro;ec..

Oyster Bay, y. y. (SpcciaD.-Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt sent the first message to
Governor TAFT over the Pacific cable at
1850 p. M, and received Governor Taft
reply at 1I.Io p. III.
The message read;
Oyster Bay, July 4.
To Governor TAFT Manila:
| open the American Pacific cable with
greetings to you and the people OF the
Philippines.
(Signed)
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Governor Taft's cable in reply was as
follows:
Manila. July !, 1908.
To the President:
The Filipino people and the Americans
resident iii these islands arc glad to pre-
sent their respectful greetings and con
CALCULATIONS to the President OF the
United States. conveyed over the cable
with which American enterprise has
girded the Pacific. thereby rendering
greatly easier and more frequent COM
munication between the two countries
1t will certainly lead to closer union and
other aims and sympathes. and OF their
Philippines and the education and de
velopment OF the Filipinos. TAFT.
At 1923 p. III. the President started
Mackay. 1t went via San Francisco.
back here at 1875 p. III. The President
message read:
Oyster Bay. n. y. July.
Clarence II. Mackay. president Pacific
Cable Company, Oyster Bay, New
York:
Congratulations and success to the Pa
cifc cable. which the genius OF your la
mentcd father and your own enterprise
made possible.
(Signed)
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The official time Of the message from
President Roosevelt to Clarence II.
Mackay sent around the world was IL
minutes elapsed time.
The answer to President Roosevelt
from Clarence II. Mackay sent around
the world occupied nine and cnchali
minutes. and was rs follows:
To the President. Oyster Bay:
| thank you deeply for your message.
and | earnestly hope that the Pacific
cable. BY opening the wide horizon Of the
great East, may prove Z useful factor 10
the commerce Of the United States.
CLARENCE Fl. MACKAY.
President Roosevclt'S opening OF the
cable was deferred owing to the inter
position OF the clements. A furious storm
which ragged near Honolulu prevented
the cable ship from taking up the ter
minus Of the cable there and making
connections with the Manila lines.
II was intended To start the President
message on its globc-cncircling journey
about o'clock a. m. and all arrange
mcnts for transmitting the message from
the executive Offices here were COM
pletcd carly. The Postal Telegraph and
Gable Company placed set OF instru-
ments in the office. and not having its
own wires between here and New York
connected the instruments with a long
distance telephone wire.
President Roosevelt wrote his mes
sage to Governor Taft and also prepared
that TO be sent around the world TO
President Clarence Mackay. OF the Com
thing was in readiness in the morning
a message was received from New York
announcing that the opening Of the cable
had to be deferred at least temporarily
on account OF The troubles at Honolulu.
President Roosevelt was disappointed
at the delay. as he was particularly anxi-
OTIS that the opening OF the direct cable
between the United States and its pos
sessions in the Philippines should occur
on the Fourth OF Juiy. as the completion
OF the line would mark distinct effort i'll
the history OF this country.