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The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph
·
Henry M. Field
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The
enthusiasm
with
which
this
address
was
received
reached
its
height,
when
at
the
close,
Mr.
Field
advanced
to
the
edge
of
the
platform,
and
unrolling
a
despatch,
held
it
up,
saying:
"Gentlemen,
I
have
just
received
a
telegraphic
message
from
a
little
village,
now
a
suburb
of
New
York,
which
I
will
read
to
you:
"London,
September
1,
1858.
"To
Cyrus
W.
Field,
New
York:
"The
directors
are
on
their
way
to
Valentia,
to
make
arrangements
for
opening
the
line
to
the
public.
They
convey,
through
the
cable,
to
you
and
your
fellow-citizens,
their
hearty
congratulations
and
good
wishes,
and
cordially
sympathize
in
your
joyous
celebration
of
the
great
international
work."[B]
A
gold
medal
was
presented
to
Captain
Hudson,
with
an
address,
to
which
he
made
a
fitting
reply.
Similar
testimonials
were
presented
to
all
the
English
captains
through
Mr.
Archibald,
the
British
Consul,
who
replied
for
his
absent
countrymen,
after
which
the
whole
audience
rose
to
their
feet,
as
the
band
played
"God
save
the
Queen."
It
was
long
after
dark
when
the
exercises
closed,
and
the
vast
multitude
dispersed.
The
night
witnessed
one
of
those
displays
for
which
New
York
surpasses
all
the
cities
of
the
world--a
firemen's
torchlight
procession--a
display
such
as
was
afterward
given
to
the
Prince
of
Wales,
but
which
we
shall
probably
witness
no
more,
since
the
Volunteer
Fire
Department
is
disbanded.
But
one
day
did
not
exhaust
the
public
enthusiasm.
The
next
evening,
a
grand
banquet
was
given
by
the
city
authorities,
at
which
were
present
a
great
number
of
distinguished
guests.
Lord
Napier
spoke,
in
language
as
happy
as
it
was
eloquent,
of
the
new
tie
that
was
formed
between
kindred
dwelling
on
opposite
sides
of
the
sea,
and
awarded
the
highest
praise
to
the
one
whom
he
recognized
as
the
author
of
this
great
achievement.
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