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The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph
·
Henry M. Field
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This
first
news
message
was
not
only
a
very
decisive
one
as
to
the
fact
of
telegraphic
communication,
but
one
which
showed
the
relief
given
by
speedy
knowledge
in
dispelling
doubt
and
fear.
Mr.
William
E.
Dodge,
of
New
York,
says:
"I
was
in
Liverpool
at
the
time,
and
expecting
friends
by
the
Europa.
Any
delay
in
the
arrival
of
the
ship
would
have
caused
great
anxiety.
But
one
morning,
on
going
down
to
the
Exchange,
we
saw
posted
up
this
despatch
received
the
night
before
by
the
Atlantic
Telegraph.
All
then
said,
if
the
cable
never
did
any
thing
more,
it
had
fully
repaid
its
cost."
Well
may
he
add
with
devout
feeling:
"It
seemed
as
if
Divine
Providence
had
permitted
the
event,
to
furnish
a
testimony
which
could
not
be
denied,
to
the
reality
and
the
benefit
of
this
new
means
of
communication
between
the
two
continents."
Passing
over
all
the
messages
exchanged
between
the
operators
at
the
stations,
the
congratulations
of
Queen
and
President,
and
of
the
Mayors
of
New
York
and
London,
we
come
to
another
news
despatch.
August
twenty-fifth,
Newfoundland
reports
to
Valentia:
"Persia
takes
Europa's
passengers
and
mails.
Great
rejoicing
everywhere
at
success
of
cable.
Bonfires,
fireworks,
feux
de
joie,
speeches,
balls,
etc.
Mr.
Eddy,
the
first
and
best
telegrapher
in
the
States,
died
to-day.
Pray
give
some
news
for
New
York;
they
are
mad
for
news."
This
despatch
the
writer,
who
was
then
in
Europe,
read
first
in
the
London
Times.
The
item
which
arrested
his
attention
was
the
death
of
Mr.
Eddy,
as
he
had
some
acquaintance
with
that
gentleman.
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