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Heroes of the Telegraph
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John Munro
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During
the
latter
part
of
the
work
much
of
the
cable
was
found
to
be
looped
and
twisted
into
'kinks'
from
having
been
so
slackly
laid,
and
two
immense
tangled
skeins
were
raised
on
board,
one
by
means
of
the
mast-head
and
fore-yard
tackle.
Photographs
of
this
ravelled
cable
were
for
a
long
time
exhibited
as
a
curiosity
in
the
windows
of
Messrs.
Newall
&
Co's.
shop
in
the
Strand,
where
we
remember
to
have
seen
them.
By
July
5
the
whole
of
the
six-wire
cable
had
been
recovered,
and
a
portion
of
the
three-wire
cable,
the
rest
being
abandoned
as
unfit
for
use,
owing
to
its
twisted
condition.
Their
work
was
over,
but
an
unfortunate
accident
marred
its
conclusion.
On
the
evening
of
the
2nd
the
first
mate,
while
on
the
water
unshackling
a
buoy,
was
struck
in
the
back
by
a
fluke
of
the
ship's
anchor
as
she
drifted,
and
so
severely
injured
that
he
lay
for
many
weeks
at
Cagliari.
Jenkin's
knowledge
of
languages
made
him
useful
as
an
interpreter;
but
in
mentioning
this
incident
to
Miss
Austin,
he
writes,
'For
no
fortune
would
I
be
a
doctor
to
witness
these
scenes
continually.
Pain
is
a
terrible
thing.'
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