“Now long live James, and long live Vic,
And long live gallant Cyrus;
And may his courage, faith, and zeal
With emulation fire us;
“And may we honor evermore
The manly, bold, and stable,
And tell our sons, to make them brave,
How Cyrus laid the cable.”
On the 20th of August Captain Hudson, Mr. Everett, and the officers of the Niagara, were entertained by Mr. Field, and from the balcony of his house he read this message to the crowd assembled in the street:
“Valentia Bay, August 19, 1858.
“To Cyrus W. Field, N. Y.:
“The directors have just met. They heartily congratulate you on your success.
“The Agamemnon arrived at Valentia Bay on Thursday, August 5, at 6 A.M.
“We are just on the point of chartering a ship to lay the shore end. No time will be lost in sending them out. Please write me more fully about tariff and other working arrangements.
Saward.”
He did not forget the sailors, as the following invitation shows: