“Mrs. Captain Wm. L. Hudson, Mansion House, Brooklyn, New York.”
Mr. Saward wrote from England immediately on the receipt of the news:
“Atlantic Telegraph Company,
“22 Old Broad Street, London, August 6, 1858.
“My dear Sir,—At last the great work is done. I rejoice at it for the sake of humanity at large. I rejoice at it for the sake of our common nationalities, and last, but not least, for your personal sake I most heartily and sincerely rejoice with you, and congratulate you upon this happy termination to the fearful anxiety, the continuous and oppressive labor, and the never-ceasing, sleepless energy which the successful accomplishment of this vast and noble enterprise has entailed on you. Never was man more devoted, never did man’s energies better deserve success than yours have done. May you in the bosom of your family reap those rewards of repose and affection which will be doubly sweet from the reflection that you return to them after having been (under Providence) the main and leading principle in conferring a vast and enduring benefit on mankind.
“If the contemplation of future fame has a charm for you, you may well indulge in the reflection, for the name of Cyrus Field will now go onward to immortality as long as that of the Atlantic telegraph shall be known to mankind.
“It has been such a shock to us here that we have hardly realized it at present.
“I really think some of the people who come here don’t believe it yet....
“In haste, yours truly,
“George Saward.
“Cyrus W. Field, Esq., Gramercy Park, New York.”
Dr. Adams wrote: