THE LEADING ATLANTIC PATENTED DECEMBER 20.1882 CABLE CO, CABLEGRAMS FORWARDED TO ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. 10,000 MILES OF SUBMARINE CABLE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE. DUPLEXED THROUGHOUT. — THE ONLY COMPANY OPERATING THREE ENTIRELY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH LINES TRIPLICATE SYSTEM “THE FINAL SPLICE.” An interesting event in the laying of the THIRD Atlantic Cable of the Commercial Cable Co. On July 2, 1894, after the last splice or joint was made between the heavy shore end and the lighter deep sea end, about 100 miles from land, the cable was gradually and carefully lowered into the sea by means of the hawser shown in the picture, and on reaching a proper level in the water, the rope was severed, and the last act in the laying of the cable was performed amid cheers and congratulations. CABLEGRAMS ACCEPTED AT ALL OFFICES OF THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH CO. JOHN W. MACKAY, President. GEO. G. WARD, Vice-President & Gen'l Manager. FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL, Madison Square, New-York. THE LARGEST, BEST APPOINTED AND MOST LIBERALLY MANAGED HOTEL IN THE CITY, WITH THE MOST CENTRAL AND DELIGHTFUL LOCATION. A. B. Darling. E. A. Darling. This noble pile of white marble, Corinthian architecture, covering eighteen full city lots and accommodating one thousand guests, marks a place in the heart of the great City of New-York, and an era in the history of the Nation's wealth and advancement. It is located in the centre of the City, upon the charming Madison Square and at the intersection of the two great streets, Broadway and Fifth Avenue, and convenient to the most important points of interest in the Metropolis. Its patrons include the names of the most prominent men and women in America-The Presidents, hundreds of Government Officials, Senators, Con. gressmen, Judges, Army and Navy Officers, Divines, Physicians, Authors, and in fact all who have attained prominence and celebrity in public and private life, both at home and abroad; and the most distinguished Europeans of rank and title who have visited this country, It has been the centre of all the great public occasions which the City has witnessed for thirty years. Years have come and gone, new hotels have multiplied with innovations and features introduced to affect and influence patronage, but the Fifth Avenue is as new and fresh as the most recent hotel construction, with more liberal accommodations than any of them, and its well-earned reputation as the leading hotel of the world is more and more assured. -King's Handbook of the United States. MADISON SQUARE WEST, NEW-YORK. UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT. 0. B. LIBBEY, Proprietor. (For twenty-five years at the Brevoort House.) HE location of this house is most desirable, being central to district. This hotel has been entirely remodelled and refurnished. Polished oak floors and rugs throughout the entire Hotel. Special attention being given to the cuisine to make it one of unsurpassed excellence. A number of very desirable suites to rent for the season. European plan. The Communipau Coal Company. YARD: COMMUNIPAU, JERSEY CITY. YARD: 617 to 621 Eleventh Ave., bet, 45th and 46th Sts., New-York. 1111 Broadway, Room 40. NEW-YORK OFFICES: 621 Eleventh Avenue. POSTOFFICE BOX 2,209. TELEPHONE CALLS: Uptown, 656 38th St. ; Downtown, 175 Cortlandt. OUR UR YARDS are kept supplied with carefully selected Coal shipped direct from the mines of the Lehigh and WilkesBarre Coal Company via Central Railroad New-Jersey. INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK Richard A. McCurdy, President Head Offices, Nassau, Cedar, Liberty Streets Assets over $220,000,000 Twenty-Year Distribution Policy on continuous life and limited payment plans. This affords the maximum of security at the minimum of cost; Endowment Life Option Policy provides a guaranteed income, a secure investment, and absolute protection; “Consols” combine insurance, endowment, investment and fixed annual income; Five Per Cent. Debentures provide the best and most effective forms of investment, indemnity and fixed annual income to survivors; Continuous Instalment Policy so adjusts the payment of the amount insured as to create a fixed income during the life of the beneficiary. For detailed information concerning these exclusive forms of insurance policies apply at any of the Company's authorized agencies, which may be found in every city and town in the United States. |