WASHINGTON, March 9. – The telegraph line to Fortress Monroe
was built by order of the Secretary of War, under the direction of the General
Manager of the Military Telegraph lines.
The extension of the Government line from Warrington, Delaware, to Cape Charles
was constructed in three days. Thirty
miles of the submarine cable was manufactured for the channel, crossing in
twenty days from the date of the order, by S. C. Bishop, of New York City. The 16 miles laid before the recent gale was
recovered in good condition. The cable
to replace the portion lost off Cape Henry was furnished by Mr. Bishop. In five days the shore end was landed at Cape
Charles, at 4 o’clock this, Sunday morning, by Mr. N. H. Rees, Assistant
Manager of Government telegraphs, who has had the immediate charge of the
work. Its completion at this opportune
moment, bringing the news of the victory of the Monitor and the disabling of
the Merrimac, has saved the country from great anxiety and suspense. The delay in completing the cable connection
has been owning entirely to the continuous boisterous weather.
– Published in The Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye,
Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, March 15, 1862, p. 4
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