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The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph
·
Henry M. Field
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"Sir:
This
will
be
a
memorable
day
in
my
life;
not
only
because
it
celebrates
the
success
of
an
achievement
with
which
my
name
is
connected,
but
because
the
honor
comes
from
the
city
of
my
home--the
metropolitan
city
of
the
new
world.
I
see
here
not
only
the
civic
authorities
and
citizens
at
large,
but
my
own
personal
friends--men
with
whom
I
have
been
connected
in
business
and
friendly
intercourse
for
the
greater
part
of
my
life.
Five
weeks
ago,
this
day
and
hour,
I
was
standing
on
the
deck
of
the
Niagara
in
mid-ocean,
with
the
Gorgon
and
Valorous
in
sight,
waiting
for
the
Agamemnon.
The
day
was
cold
and
cheerless,
the
air
was
misty,
and
the
wind
roughened
the
sea;
and
when
I
thought
of
all
that
we
had
passed
through--of
the
hopes
thus
far
disappointed,
of
the
friends
saddened
by
our
reverses,
of
the
few
that
remained
to
sustain
us--I
felt
a
load
at
my
heart
almost
too
heavy
to
bear,
though
my
confidence
was
firm,
and
my
determination
fixed.
How
different
is
the
scene
now
before
me--this
vast
crowd
testifying
their
sympathy
and
approval,
praises
without
stint,
and
friends
without
number!
This
occasion,
sir,
gives
me
the
opportunity
to
express
my
thanks
for
the
enthusiastic
reception
which
I
have
received,
and
I
here
make
my
acknowledgments
before
this
vast
concourse
of
my
fellow-citizens.
To
the
ladies
I
may,
perhaps,
add,
that
they
have
had
their
appropriate
place,
for
when
the
cable
was
laid,
the
first
public
message
that
passed
over
it
came
from
one
of
their
own
sex.
This
box,
sir,
which
I
have
the
honor
to
receive
from
your
hand,
shall
testify
to
me
and
to
my
children
what
my
own
city
thinks
of
my
acts.
For
your
kindness,
sir,
expressed
in
such
flattering,
too
flattering
terms,
and
for
the
kindness
of
my
fellow-citizens,
I
repeat
my
most
heartfelt
thanks."
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