. The Pacific tourist . cer at Promon-tory said : We have got done praying, the spike is aboutto be presented. Chicago replied: We understand, all areready in the East. From Promontory Point. J// ready now;the .ipike will soon he dricen. The signal will bethree dots for the commencement of the blows. For a moment the instrument was silent, andthen the hammer of the magnet tapped the bell,one, two, three, the signal. Another pause of afew seconds, and the lightning came flashingeastward, 2,400 miles to Washington; and theblows of the hammer on the spike were repeatedinstantly in telegraphic acc
. The Pacific tourist . cer at Promon-tory said : We have got done praying, the spike is aboutto be presented. Chicago replied: We understand, all areready in the East. From Promontory Point. J// ready now;the .ipike will soon he dricen. The signal will bethree dots for the commencement of the blows. For a moment the instrument was silent, andthen the hammer of the magnet tapped the bell,one, two, three, the signal. Another pause of afew seconds, and the lightning came flashingeastward, 2,400 miles to Washington; and theblows of the hammer on the spike were repeatedinstantly in telegraphic accents upon the bell ofthe* Capitol. At p. Promontory Pointgave the signal, Done ; and the great Amer-ican Continent was successfully thereafter, flashed over the line,the following official announcement to the As-sociated Press: Promontory Summit, Utah, May 10.—The LAST KAIL IS LAId! TuF, LAST SPIKK IS ! TiiK Pacific Railroad is Com-PLKTKD 1 The point of junction is 1,086 miles loest. THK GREAT RAILROAD the last Spike. of the East and West. Whistle of the Iron Horse. of the Missouri River, and 690 miles east of Sacra-mento City. Leland Stanford, Central Pacific Railroad. T. C. DCRAXT, ^ Sidney Dillox, [- Union Pacific Duff, ) Such were the telegraphic incidents that at-tended the completion of the greatest work of theage,—but during these few expectant moments,the scene itself at Promontory Point, was veryimpressive. After the rival engines had moved up towardeach other, a call was made for the people tostand back, in order that all might have achance to see. Prayer was offered by Rev. of Massachusetts. Brief remarks werethen made by General Dodge and GovernorStanford. Three cheers were given for theGovernment of the United States, for the Rail-road, for the Presidents, for the Star SpangledBanner, for the Laborers, and for those respec-tively, who furnished the means. Four spikes
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