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The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph
·
Henry M. Field
189
These
public
demonstrations
culminated
on
the
first
of
September,
when
the
city
authorities
gave
a
public
ovation
to
Mr.
Field
and
the
officers
of
the
expedition.
In
accepting
these
honors,
Mr.
Field
had
taken
good
care
that
the
British
officers
should
be
included
with
the
American.
At
St.
John's
he
had
been
notified
of
the
intended
celebration,
and
at
once
telegraphed
to
the
British
Admiral
at
Halifax:
"I
should
consider
it
a
very
great
personal
favor
if
you
would
permit
the
Gorgon,
Captain
Dayman,
to
accompany
the
Niagara,
Captain
Hudson,
to
New
York.
English
officers
and
English
sailors
have
labored
with
American
officers
and
American
sailors
to
lay
the
Atlantic
cable.
They
were
with
us
in
our
days
of
trial,
and
pray
let
them,
if
you
can,
share
with
us
our
triumph."
The
request
was
granted
so
far
as
this,
that
the
officers
were
allowed
leave
of
absence,
and
came
on
to
New
York
to
take
part
in
the
celebration,
and
in
all
the
honors
which
followed,
the
officers
of
the
Gorgon
were
associated
with
those
of
the
Niagara.
The
day
arrived,
and
the
celebration
surpassed
any
thing
which
the
city
had
ever
witnessed
before.
It
was
a
mild
autumn
day--warm,
yet
with
a
sky
softly
veiled
with
clouds,
that
seemed
to
invite
a
whole
population
into
the
streets.
The
day
commenced
with
a
solemn
service
at
Trinity
Church,
which
was
attended
by
the
city
authorities,
the
representatives
of
foreign
powers,
and
an
immense
concourse
of
people.
The
vast
edifice
was
decorated
with
evergreens;
in
the
centre
hung
a
cross,
with
the
inscription:
"Glory
to
God
on
high;
and
on
earth,
peace,
good-will
towards
men."
When
the
audience
were
assembled,
there
entered
a
procession
of
two
hundred
clergy,
headed
by
Bishop
Doane
of
New
Jersey,
who
was
to
deliver
the
address.
Prayers
were
offered
and
Scriptures
were
read,
and
at
intervals
the
choir
gave
voice
to
the
general
joy
in
the
anthems
in
which
for
ages
the
Church
has
been
wont
to
pour
forth
its
exultation:
"O
come,
let
us
sing
unto
the
Lord,"
the
Gloria
in
Excelsis,
and
the
Te
Deum
Laudamus.
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