Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-08
REACHES FROM SAN FRANCISCO
TO THE PHILIPPINES.
Only Took IL Minutes to Make Circuit
Over 5000 Miles Lonq-A Great Sub.
marine Cable-President Roosevelt
Sends First Message-Governor Taft
Replies.


entire line Of telegraph from San Fran
cisco to the Philippines, a 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.
A 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 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
Following Governor Taft's reply was
the message from President Roosevelt
to Clarence H. Mackay, president of
the Postal Telegraph and the Com
mercial Gable 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: I open the American
Pacific cable with greetings to you
and the people Of the Philippines.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Taft to the President.
Governor Taft's 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
rndnRtinn nf hn
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 lamented
father and your own enterprise made
possible.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Official time Of the message from
President Roosevelt to Clarence H.
Mackay sent around the world was 70
minutes elapsed time.
Course Of the Message.
The course of President Roosevelt's
message to Mr.. Mackay was by the
Postal Telegraph company's land line
from Oyster Bay to San Francisco,
thence by the Commercial Pacific cable
to Honolulu, to Midway. to Guam and
to Manila. From Manila to Hong
Kong the message passed by the ca
BILE which was lifted and cut by Ad-
miral Dewey in 1898. From Hong
Kong it went to Saigon to Singapore
to Penang, to Madras. to Bombay,
to Alden, to Suez, to Alexandria, to
Malta. to Gibraltar, to Lisbon and to
the Azores. Between Hong Kong and
the Azores it passed by foreign ca
bles. At the. Azores it was taken up
again by the commercial cable and
sent to Canso, thence to New York,
and thence to Oyster Bay.
The message was sent at 1923 D.
m. and was received by Mr.. Mackay
at 11:35, making the time of its trans
mission around the world IL minutes.
The opening of the cable to Manila
was a success in every way. No ex-
citement marked the opening of the
great wire that is acknowledged to be
the grandest triumph in mechanical
skill since the completion of the trans.
continental railway. Only a few Of the
operators and one official of the Pos
tai Telegraph company were present
when the wire began to tick of the
first words Of greeting between the
two cities, separated from each other
by $500 miles Of water.
Piles upon piles of kilograms of con-
gratulations were received during the
day at the Office Of the Postal com.
pany to be transmitted to various per-
sons in Manila from persons Of more
or less importance in this nation and
city. 1t was impossible, however, to
send them tonight and only the more
important Of the kilograms were licked
over the wire.
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