The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-07-10
PACIFIC CABLE COMPLETED
REACHES FROM SAN FRANCISCO
TO THE PHILIPPINES.
Only Took IL Minutes to Make Circuit
over 5000 Miles Long-A Great Sub
marine Cable-President Roosevelt
Sends First Message Taft
Replies.
Replies.

New York, July 5.-The Pacific ca
BILE was successfully completed at
1880 at night, eastern time by the
welding together of the eastern and
western links at Honolulu on board the
cable ship Anglia, thus completing the
entire line of telegraph from San Fran
cisco to the Philippines, distance of
over 5000 miles and bringing to a con-
clusion the greatest and most difficult
of submarine cable enterprises under
taken in the history of ocean teleg
raphy.
message from President Roosevelt
to President Mackay of the cable COM
pany was sent over the new cable
around the world in IL minutes and
Mackay's reply was sent around the
world in nine and a half minutes.
The first message sent over the new
Pacific cable was one from President
Roosevelt at Oyster Bay to William H.
Taft, governor of the Philippines, at
Manila.
the message from President Roosevelt
to Clarence H. Mackay, president of
the Postal Telegraph and the Com
mercial Cable company. Mr.. Mackay's
message was followed by number of
cOngratulatory messages from COVER
nors of states and other public Off
Gals to Governor Taft
President to Taft.
At 1880 President Roosevelt, at
Oyster Bay, sent the following message
to Governor Taft:
"Oyster Bay, N. Y.-To Governor
Taft, Manila: l open the American
Pacific cable with greetings to you
and the people of the Philippines.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Taft to the President.
Governor Tafts reply was received
and was as follows:
"Manila-To the President: The
Filipino people and the Americans res
ident in these islands are glad to pre-
sent their respectful greetings and con-
gratulatiOns to the president of the
United States conveyed over the cable
with which American enterprise has
girdled the Pacific, thereby rendering
greatly easier and more frequent COM
municatiOn between the two countries.
1t will certainly lead to closer union
and better mutual understanding of
each others aims and sympathies, and
to their common interests in the pros
perity of the Philippines and the edu-
cation and development of the Fill
pinos. 1t is not inappropriate to in
corporate in this, the first message
across the Pacific from the Philippines
to America, the earnest plea for the
reduction of the tariff on Filipino
products in accordance with the broad
and liberal spirit which the American
people desire to manifest toward the
Philippines and of which you have
been an earnest exponent. TAFT"
President to Mackay.
President Roosevelt then sent the
following message around the world
westward to Clarence H. Mackay, who
was with Mr.. Roosevelt at Oyster Bay
"Oyster Bay, N. Y.-Clarence H
Mackay, president Pacific Cable com
pany, Oyster Bay, N. Y: Congratu
lations and success to the Pacific ca
Bile which the genius of your lamenteC
father and your own enterprise mad,
possible.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Official time of the message from
President Roosevelt to Clarence II
Mackay sent around the world was l.
minutes elapsed time.
Course of the Message.
The course of President Roosevelt
message to Mr.. Mackay was by tn
Postal Telegraph company's land lin
from Oyster Bay to San Francisco
e thence by the Commercial Pacific cabl
to Honolulu, to Midway, to Guam an
3 to Manila. From Manila to Hon
Kong the message passed by the ca
bic which was lifted and cut by AC
, miral Dewey in 1898. From Hon
! Kong it went to Saigon to Singapore
to Penang, to Madras, to Bombay