. Sadlier's excelsior studies in the history of the United States, for schools. d by Samuel F. , of Massachusetts. Its conception first came into his mind in theautumn of 1832, as he was crossing the ocean. After he had undergonea long struggle to bring his discovery into notice. Congress finallyappropriated $30,000 to make a trial of his invention. The first, orexperimental line, between Washington and Baltimore, was completed 366 XCELSIOR HISTORY. In 1844. The first message ever forwarded by a recording telegraph, What hath Ood wrought! was sent May 27, 1844. The first publicmessage w
. Sadlier's excelsior studies in the history of the United States, for schools. d by Samuel F. , of Massachusetts. Its conception first came into his mind in theautumn of 1832, as he was crossing the ocean. After he had undergonea long struggle to bring his discovery into notice. Congress finallyappropriated $30,000 to make a trial of his invention. The first, orexperimental line, between Washington and Baltimore, was completed 366 XCELSIOR HISTORY. In 1844. The first message ever forwarded by a recording telegraph, What hath Ood wrought! was sent May 27, 1844. The first publicmessage was the announcement of the nomination of James K. Polk forPresidency by a Democratic Convention then sitting in Baltimore. Atpresent, there are about 300,000 miles of telegraph in operation in theUnited States. 5. The Atlantic Telegraph.—A very remarkable applicationof the electric telegraph is seen in the Atlantic Cable, which, throughthe untiring efforts of Cyrus W. Field of New York, was successfullylaid in 1866. It connects Valentia Bay, Ireland, with Hearts Content,^^. I THE 6EEAT EASTERN LAYING THE CABLE. Newfoundland, and the two continents are thus brought into almostinstant communication. By this wonderful invention, the aflfairs of oneday in Europe, are known in the United States within a few hours. 6. The Sewiiii? Machine was invented in 1845, by EliasHowe, of Massachusetts. Having at first met with little success in itssale ip this country, he went to Europe. On his return, in 1849, hefcund a competitor in I. M. Singer, who had made some improvements ARTS AND LITERATURE 367 in the machine, and was rapidly bringing it into notice,ensued, in which Howes claim was allowed. A lawsuit 7. The Telephone and Phonograph were invented byThomas A. Edison, of Michigan. By the former, persons can hold vocalcommunication throu£;h intervening miles; and by the latter, sounds ofvarious kinds, even the intonations -of the human voice and the har-monies of music, can be preserved,
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