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Atlantic Cable Success Report Delays Opening for Testing
The Atlantic telegraph cable has been laid and signals traverse its length but opening for business will be delayed for days or weeks while technicians perform experiments with recording instruments. Dispatches from Trinity Bay report the fleet's arrival, the cable's landing, and plans to connect with land lines and proceed to New York.
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Taixity Bay
N. F
Trinity Bay
Atlantic
McKay
New-York, Newfoundland and London Telegraph Company
Daily Journal
Cyrus W. Firip
Associated Press
New York
Atlantic Telegraph
Queenstown
Mid-Ocean
Agamemnon
Valorous
Valentia
Ireland
Telegraph House
Valencia Harbor
Bay of Bulls
Tunity Bay
Niagara
Hudson
Messrs
Everett and
Woodhouse
Telegraph Company
St. John’s
Cyrus W. Fielp
U. S. Washington
Atlantic Telegraph Cas
U. S
Ince
Queen Victora
Cyrus W. Firth
Tarastry Bay
New-York
C. W. Fie
Cyrus W. Freto
Daniel
Tremany
Capt
Nis Fatty
Wa. L. Hopson
Purtaverpara
Reprorp
Cyrus W. Field
James Buchanan
Louisa Pyne
Harrison
Balfe
Prince Adalbert
Prussia
Cherbourg
Napoleon
Canada
Alexandria
Mohammed Pasha
Turkey
Sir. H. L. Bulwer
Constantinople
England
Isabella
Spain
Neufchatel
Union Convnntion
Kansas
Congress
Goraz Means
Senate
Samuel M Fox
Bercuerer
Curtisville
Judge Grits
Lecompton
Clairon