The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-01-03


York city presented these words:
AAk VICTORIA
is1sIlI hail to the Inventive Genius and
.defatigable
II Enterprise OF
JOHN AND JONATHAN,
That has contaminated the mightiest
work OF the age,
May the cord that binds them in the
Bond of International Friendship never
be severed,
And the FIELD of its usefulness extend
to every part of the earth
John G. SAKE, the poet, published in
Harper's Weekly poem: How Cyrus
Laid the Cable The following are ex-
tracts from 1t:
Twice did his efforts fail,
And yet his mind was stable,
He wasn't the man to break his heart,
Because he broke his cable"
Loud ring the bells-for flashing
through
Six hundred leagues OF water,
Old Mother England's benson
Statutes her eldest daughter
COMMUNICATION ESTABLISHED.
Between Aug. 10 and Sept. 1st of this
year 1858, two hundred and twenty-nine
messages had been transmitted. On the
latter date, for some reason. no mes
sages could be sent, and on Sept. 3rd
signals ceased, and the cable was use
less.
Mr.. Field again went to work to raise
money for another cable. By May, 1853,
he had partially reconstructed the COM
pany, but a fire destroyed his office and
warehouses in New York city, and he
fin ryIfT Ia
called his creditors together, made an
arrangement for extending the time for
the payment of his debts. The Civil
War began, and he took deep interest
in it, The financial panic which took
place at the beginning OF the Civil
War prevented him from obtaining
capital. Then began the international
friction which arose out of the Mason
and S1idell incident. Mr.. Field tried to
? bring the English and American states
men together by correspondence. Mr..
Gladstone's letter to him in 1862 pre-
dicted a failure to restore the Union.
In January, 1864, Mr.. Field was again
in London. He was discouraged, but
would not yield. He met Thomas Bras
sey, who offered to be one OF ten men
to subscribe each 10000 for another
cable. Mr.. Junius Morgan, of Geo. Pea
body & Co. and the father Of J. Pierre
pont Morgan, subscribed the same sum-
Others followed and the necessary sum
was secured. The owners of the Great
Eastern, registered for $4,000 tons, the
largest vessel in existence, offered her
to the Telegraph Company, without
charge, but on the condition that IL the
cable was successfully laid, they should
receive $4,000 of the stock OF the COM
pany. The British government again
detailed warships to assist. Secretary
Welles. on behalf Of the American gov
eminent, refused any assistance, for
reasons which never were given, but
they were, 1t was believed. due to the
attitude Of Great Britain on the neu-
trality question.
Once more the laying Of the cable be-
gan from Valencia, Ireland, but when
the Great Eastern was 1852 miles from
land, the cable parted on August 4. 1865.
Graphing hooks were used. and thrice
the cable was brought to the surface,
but the graphing machinery gave out.
and the wire was lost. The vessels re-
turned to England, and the timid
financiers abandoned the enterprise.
FIELDS TIRELESS ENERGY.
Mr.. Field again rushed to the front
Mr.. Brassey and Mr.. Junius Morgan
backed him up. New York bankers
once more subscribed. The feeling in
both countries was, that a cable must
be laid, and that it could be laid. Early
in 1866, 8600, 900 had been subscribed.
Once more the Great Eastern started
from Valencia bay. On July q, 1866,
she landed the American end of the ca
bic at Hearts Content, Newfoundland,
and after it was done there was no fall
ure OF communication
A bold attempt was then made to fish
up the lost cable of 1865; it was success
fully done. And after it was spliced it
was connected with the shore end at
Hearts Content, and two good cables
were at once placed in service.
In executing this great project Mr..
times. His tireless energy had done
the work. This was universally admit
ted.
The poet Whittier was the author OF q
Gable Hymn" The following verses
are taken from it:
From cline to cline. from shore to
shore,
Shall thrill the magic thread,
The new Prometheus steals once more
The fire that wakes the dead.
Throb on, strong pulse OF thunder! beat
From answering beach to beach:
Fuse nations in thy kindly heat,
And melt the chains of each
For 10! the fall Of oceans wall.