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The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph
·
Henry M. Field
179
As
a
specimen
of
the
congratulations
which
came
from
beyond
the
sea,
we
quote
a
single
passage
from
a
letter
of
Mr.
George
Saward,
the
Secretary
of
the
Company
in
London,
written
immediately
on
receiving
the
news
of
the
success
of
the
enterprise.
Under
the
impression
of
that
event,
he
writes
to
Mr.
Field:
"At
last
the
great
work
is
successful.
I
rejoice
at
it
for
the
sake
of
humanity
at
large.
I
rejoice
at
it
for
the
sake
of
our
common
nationalities,
and
last
but
not
least,
for
your
personal
sake.
I
most
heartily
and
sincerely
rejoice
with
you,
and
congratulate
you,
upon
this
happy
termination
to
the
trouble
and
anxiety,
the
continuous
and
persevering
labor,
and
never-ceasing
and
sleepless
energy,
which
the
successful
accomplishment
of
this
vast
and
noble
enterprise
has
cost
you.
Never
was
man
more
devoted--never
did
man's
energy
better
deserve
success
than
yours
has
done.
May
you
in
the
bosom
of
your
family
reap
those
rewards
of
repose
and
affection,
which
will
be
doubly
sweet
from
the
reflection,
that
you
return
to
them
after
having
been
under
Providence
the
main
and
leading
principal
in
conferring
a
vast
and
enduring
benefit
on
mankind.
If
the
contemplation
of
fame
has
a
charm
for
you,
you
may
well
indulge
in
the
reflection;
for
the
name
of
Cyrus
W.
Field
will
now
go
onward
to
immortality,
as
long
as
that
of
the
Atlantic
Telegraph
shall
be
known
to
mankind."
The
Directors,
whose
faith
and
courage
had
been
so
severely
tried,
now
felt
double
joy,
for
their
friend
and
for
themselves,
at
this
glorious
result
of
their
united
labors.
Mr.
Peabody
wrote
to
Mr.
Field
that
"his
reflections
must
be
like
those
of
Columbus,
after
the
discovery
of
America."
Sir
Charles
Wood
and
Sir
John
Pakington,
who,
as
successive
First
Lords
of
the
Admiralty,
had
supported
the
enterprise
with
the
constant
aid
of
the
British
Government,
wrote
letters
of
congratulation
on
the
great
work
which
had
been
carried
through
mainly
by
his
energy
and
unconquerable
will.
They
were
above
any
petty
national
jealousy,
and
never
imagined
that
it
would
detract
aught
from
the
just
honor
of
England,
to
award
full
praise
to
the
courage
and
enterprise
of
an
American.
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