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The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph
·
Henry M. Field
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The
three
centre
tables
were
occupied
by
the
crew
of
the
Agamemnon,
a
fine,
active
body
of
young
men,
who
paid
the
greatest
attention
to
the
speeches,
and
drank
all
the
toasts
with
an
admirable
punctuality,
at
least
so
long
as
their
three
pints
of
beer
per
man
lasted;
but
we
regret
to
add
that,
what
with
the
heat
of
the
day
and
the
enthusiasm
of
Jack
in
the
cause
of
science,
the
mugs
were
all
empty
long
before
the
chairman's
list
of
toasts
had
been
gone
through.
Next
in
interest
to
the
sailors
were
the
workmen
and
their
wives
and
babies,
all
being
permitted
to
assist
at
the
great
occasion.
The
latter,
it
is
true,
sometimes
squalled
at
an
affecting
peroration,
but
that
rather
improved
the
effect
than
otherwise,
and
the
presence
of
these
little
ones
only
marked
the
genuine
good
feeling
of
the
employers,
who
had
thus
invited
not
only
their
workmen,
but
their
workmen's
families
to
the
feast.
It
was
a
momentary
return
to
the
old
patriarchal
times,
and
every
one
present
seemed
delighted
with
the
experiment."
Speeches
were
made
by
Sir
Culling
Eardley,
by
Mr.
Cardwell,
of
the
House
of
Commons,
Mr.
Brooking,
one
of
the
Directors,
by
Professor
Morse,
and
others.
Mr.
Field
read
a
letter
from
President
Buchanan,
saying
that
he
should
feel
honored
if
the
first
message
should
be
one
from
Queen
Victoria
to
himself,
and
that
he
"would
endeavor
to
answer
it
in
a
spirit
and
manner
becoming
a
great
occasion."
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