New-York tribune., 1903-01-03
HAWAII JOINED TO U. 5.
ISLANDS SEND GREETING
FIRST Link Of Transpaciit7c Line to
the Orient Finished.

Press Is permitted to tender congratula tions on
the completion Of the first section OF the sub
marine cable that is to connect the United
States with it's insular possessions in the Pacific
ard eventually with the continent OF Asia
The cable was completed at $40 O'Clock last
night when the two ends were brought together
in Moloka Channel. thirty-five miles from Homo
lulu where the san Francisco end had been
Fuoyed since December 70 Shortly after com
munication established the fact was an
nounced 10 the crowd in waiting and was greet
cd with applause Judge Cooper representing
Governor Dole who was absent from the ISL
ard. sent message 20 President Roosevelt an
ncuncing the opening and extending greeting
from the citizens Of Hawaii The public cele-
bratior. which has been held in allegiance until
the completion Of the cable. viii take place IN
the Capitol grounds tomorrow.
CABLE SHIP ARRIVES AT HONOLULU.
Having buoyed the deep sea end OF the cable
in the turbulent Molokai Channel at go o'clock
on the morning of Friday. December IS. after
much difficulty and great risk the Silvertoyn
came on to Honolulu. docking at the naval wharf
at noon The big ship met in the harbOr by
tugs and excursion boats, carrying welcoming
delegations with bands of music and escorted to
the wharf. where gr=at crowd aw aited. II was
the intention Of the engineer in charge OF the
expedition 70 take board one thousand tons
Of coal ballast and await favorable weather
10 return. pick up the end and bring II
close inshore and buoy it. The shore end OF
the cable was then 10 be paid out and the hnaI
connection made at that point. Saturday
brought no Improvement in the weather con-
ditions. The wind blew herceIy from the north
east, and craft arriving through the channel re-
ported the sea stirred by maeIstrom- It was
then decided 10 make no move that day. but TO
delay the attempt until Sunday morning. De-
cember y. when start was made. The vessel
had not proceeded one mile from the dock when
the full force OF a gale from behind the high
hills struck her The skipper at once decided
not TO go outside. picking UP the buoy in the
channel was quite impossible. 1t was then de-
termined TO lay the shore end while the con-
ditions were favorable on that side Of the island
The silvertown was taken 1nshore within half
mile Of the coral reef and preparations were
made to haul line ashore.
The character Of the bottom. which is rock
with a narrow opening through the coral reef
rendered great care necessary in placing the
extremely heavy type of cable Through the
day crowds ashore watched the steam launches
running in and out and waited patiently the
actual landing Of the long expected submarine
telegraph At AS in the evening the end of the
cable left the Silvertown's bow with balloon
! buoys attached at intervals Of fifty feet A half
mile OF heavy line hauled ashore by steam
power without hitch halt.
GREETED WITH ALOHA
One hour and five minutes from the time ths
line left the silvertown the cable was hauled
up the soil of picturesque Sans Souci Park.
five miles east Of Honolulu amid the shouts or
tbousa nds and the crash OF a hand Of music
playing Gable March, dedicated to President
Mackay. Just the cable touched the shore
heavy shower Of rain fell upon the gayIy at
tired multitude. but danger Of wetting
ignored in the eagerness TO catch 2 glimpse OF
the magic line that was to connect them with
the rest Of the world There was 10 official cere-
uony at the time. further than the LAYING Of
lei or native wreath, upon the end Of the cable
by Mrs Hawes. who repeated the customary na-
tive greeting, "Aloher'
The SilvertOwn remained 1T anchor holding
TO the line until near roon Monday when she
moved out upon. the course prescribed by the
chart in paying out the cable. Six miles were
laid to a point off Koko Head At this point
rough seas were encountered. and the line was
buoyed. A start was Immediately made for Mo
lokai Channel to investigate whether or not the
buoy had weathered the bufeting to which il
had been subjected for nearly three days Some
anxiety was expressed lest it had been over
wheImed and allowed the line attached TO the
end of the two thousand mile strand To carry
away. Fortunately. however. such disaster
had occurred The buoy was riding in safety.
but the marked buoy. which had been dropped
near it on December - had disappeared The
seas were running even higher than three days
previous. The wind continued to blow half a
gale from the northeast. No boat necessary in
the picking up Of the buoy could have survived.
and no thought was given to making the at
tempt at this time Another marked buoy was
put down some distance away. aad the Silver
town returned 10 Honolulu harbor and anchored
offshcre. 1t was agreed between Captain Nor
ton and Chief Engineer Denest that no further
work would be attempted until the wind abated
and the seas Gained. The wind showed no
signs of abating till Tuesday. and the big
steamer made no move. Wednesday was passed
in idleness. with very little wind. and for a time
IL was thought advisable to make an attempt
To complete the work II was finally decided
however not TO risk the chance Of lifting the
cable from the bottom of the sea in any except
calm weather. II was reasoned that another
day would see the end Of the period OF the
northeast trade winds the duration OF which
surprised even the oldest residents Of Honolulu
NEW YEAR BROUGHT FINE WEATHER
On Thursday. the first day Of the new year.
scarcely a breeze stirred the waters Of the har-
bor and advices came 10 the ship from Diamond
Head Lighthouse that the channel quite
calm with only a moderate swell running. A
few minutes after O'Clock In the morning the
Silvertown heaved anchor and made start
down the bay. The prospects Of the cable con-
Meeting on the first day OF the new year created
intense interest in the city. where the enthusi-
asm had been somewhat dulled by the long
delay.
At daylight the SilveTtOwn arrived OF KokO
Head. where the shore end had been buoyed
since Monday With little dificuIty the line
from the bottom was spIiced on deck and passed
o,-ar rba stern shRaves and q start was made