The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-05
AROUND THE WORLD
IN LESS THAN 10 MINUTES
With Lightnins's Rapidity Gable Messages
GirdIe the Earth.

New York, July 4.-The Pacific cable
was successfully completed at 10: so
O'Clock tonight. 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
Francisco to the Philippine Islands,
distance of over 5000 miles, and bring
ing to a. conclusion the greatest and
most difficult of submarine cable en-
terprises undertaken in the history of
ocean telegraphy.
A message from President Roosevelt
to President Mackay of the CONNER
cial Pacafic Gable Company was sent
over the new cable around the world
in twelve minutes and Mr.. Mackay's
reply' was sent around the world in
nine and half minutes. The best
previous time for a message around
the world was made on one sent by
United States Senator Chauncey NJ.
Depew from the National Electric Ex-
aosition, Grand Central Palace, in
this city, in 1896. 1t took fifty min.
utes to transmit the message.
New York, July 4-The last connec-
ton in the Pacific Gable Company's
cable was made at Honolulu tonight at
1880 eastern time), and a cablegram
was flashed around the world in 81
minutes.
The first message over the cable was
sent at 1880 p. M, by President Roose-
welt at Oyster Bay to Gov. Taft at
Manila, as follows
ITO Gov. Taft, Manila. / open the
American Pacific cable with greetings
to you and the people of the Philip
pines. Theodore Roosevelt"
At 11:19 p. m, sthet following reply
was received by the President from
Gov. Taft:
ITO President. The Filipino peo-
pie and the Americans resident in these
islands are glad to present their re-
spectful greetings and congratulated
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 communica-
ton between the two countries.
1T will certainly lead to closer I'M
ion and a better mutual understanding
of each others aims and sympathies
and of their common interest in the
prosperity of the Philippines and the
education and development of the Fill
pinos.
1T is not inappropriate TO incorpor-
ate in this, the first message across the
Pacific from the Philippines to Amer
lea, an earnest plea for the reduction
of the tariff on Filipino products in ac-
cordance with the broad and liberal
spirit which the American people de-
sire to manifest toward the Philippines
and of which you have been an earnest
exponent. Taft"
President Roosevelt then sent the
following message around the world
westward to Clarence H Mackay. who
was with Mr.. Roosevelt at Oyster
Bay:
Congratulations and success to the
Pacific cable, which the genius of your
lamented father and your own enter
prise made possible"
The message was sent at 1923 p. m,
and was received by Mr.. Mackay at
1875, making the time of its transmits
sion around the world twelve minutes.
Mr.. Mackay replied Sas follows, his
message going around the world east
ward:
Il thank you deeply for your mes
sage and l earnestly hope that the
Pacific cable, by opening the VIDE nor
lion of the great East, may prove a
useful factor to the commerce of the
United States"
President Roosevelt received the
message at 12:041a. The time con-
sumed in passing around the world
was 915 minutes.
The following additional messages
were sent:
ATLANTA. Ga, July 4, 19OS.-To Judge
]. H. Blount, Manila, P. I. Through
courtesy Commercial Pacific Gable, I
send greetings completion this grand
achievement and extend congra tula-
lions upon your success. (Signed) j.
NJ. Terrell, Governor of Georgia"
Frankfort, KY, July 4-To Gov. w.
H. Taft, Manila. p. l. Please express
Kentuckys congratulations and best
wishes for the health and happiness of
all the American soldiers and citizens
in the Philippine Islands. (Signed) j.
w. Beckham, Governor of Kentucky
chattanooga, Tenn, July 4.-To
commanding general division of the
Philippines, Manila, P. l. The anniver-
sary of our national independence is
an appropriate day for sending greet
ings and congratulations of the COM
pletion of this great achievement, an