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I WORK BEGUN ON CABLE Throng Witnesses Beginning of Work on New NewLine Line to Hawaiian Islands SAN FRANCISCO Dec D-c. 12 Thou l-Thou- Thou Thousands sands rands of o people assembled on the ocean beach betch this morning mornin to lO witness the orn v n of or the laying of or the cable 4 c V I that Is to hi bring Ing Hawaii Into closer con- con 0 with the United States anti and t. t which will eventually he be extended to the Philippines to bring Uncle Sams Sam's 1 newest island possessions Into closer closel re relations relations re- re lations with the mother mothel country Early morning cars cats going Ing began to show Elto unwonted life for this of the year rear Thousands Thousand of ot school chool schoolchIldren schoolchildren children and their parents gathered and long before 10 o'clock the official hour for the ceremony of or splicing the shore end of or the cable with the submarine the beach was black with people who stood In natured good-natured silence on the cold old sands and In a 3 chilly atmosphere atmosphere atmos atmos- phere awaiting the coming of the Sll- Sll The great reat cable ship carries coiled colled up In her hold nearly nearh 2500 miles mlles of or cable which will trace Its a way over the mountains and valleys that arc hidden hidden hiden hid- hid I den en from human sight ight b by old ocean whose elevations anc and descents have ha been iteen accurately recorded b by th the survey suney shIp Nero and furnished d b by the Government Government Gov Gov- to the Commercial Cable Cable Cable Ca Ca- ble company for use use useIn In l laying the ca ca- ca- ca ble When the pro prow pro of or Ule the big big vessel finally final ly h showed Itself Ir around lt the end of ot Seal Rocks Hocks a mighty cheer ch er went vent up from rom the assembled crowds Cheers upon cheers cheer greeted the vessel as she steamed to her designated anchorage about a amile amile mile utile south of the Cliff ChiT House to await n t favorable opportunity for or sending the end of the cable ashore Owing to an I unfavorable tide the work v was d delayed laved arid and durIn during the Interval the the crowds on the beach became more desand dense des desI I and carriages hearing bearing the cable officials i Mayor or G Gov GM Gage Cage elect ov-elect Pardee ardee and man many Invited guests from civic and private ate pr life arrived ed arri on the scene scene In the meantime the en engineers and crew crew on the cable ship had not been idle Balloon Baloon buoys buoy and pontoons had hado to 10 o be made ready read and anti launched and boats loats bats had to be manned to Lo carry the end of or the cable toward shore Finally Finaly one end of or the cable was as made fast to a buoy huo and assisted n d by 1 a boat manned h by a I t sturdy crew y from the was started shore reward As the boat bont containing the p 8 supervising r I ln engineers left leC the SI a great burst of cheers cheers yent went up from Crom the multitudes on the lea beach beath h. h and as ns the boats from the cable ship assisted by bv th the tho wind and tide carried the end endor or or the cable cos closer r Inland the ch cheering Increased and the excitement grew more more Th The fl work of to towing the end of the cable to shore ws was not accomplished d without difficulty and not It I was Indeed a picturesque si sight ht to see the rowers against the breakers In Imminent Imminent Im Im- im- im dat danger cr of being upset In their efforts to guide the cable to the designated designated spot on 01 the beach A As the end approached shore hundreds of willing hands including the officials of the cable cable cable ca ca- ca- ca ble company laid hands hand on the towline towline tow- tow line and assisted In bringing the end to the lne beach As the splice end emerged from the water a mad rush was made for foi it I. I the crowds being anxious t to participate par par- in the work of or landing landing the San Francisco end of the first oceanic cable to he be landed on the shores ot of the Pacific on United States territory Yh When n the work of oC splicing was completed com corn and the linal con coil of Insulation wrapped mound around the Joined end anti Coy Gov Go Gages Gases little daughter laughter christened the cable by breaking a bottle bote of ot California champagne Several Se short addresses felicitating the accomplishment of the greatest commercial event In the history of ot this State since the coming of ot the continental tal railroad were made and the signal whose was Hashed flashed to the Silvertown great siren shen screeched ched forth a R salute In answer to the godspeed of the people assembled on the beach and with her prow headed toward the tho Hawaiian Islands islands ands the bl big teamer steamer commenced to Unreel unreel un un- reel rel the cable which will wi bring Honolulu u into quick communication with wih the rest of the civilized world The officials o of the cable company and Captain Morton of oC the SI confidently conf- conf communication with dently denty believe that wih established Christmas Christ Christ- Honolulu will wl be he on nias mas day ay |