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The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph
·
Henry M. Field
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It
was
the
tenth
day
of
June
that
the
expedition
left
England,
with
fair
skies
and
bright
prospects.
In
truth,
it
was
a
gallant
sight,
as
these
four
ships
stood
out
to
sea
together--those
old
companions,
the
Niagara
and
the
Agamemnon,
leading
the
way,
followed
by
their
new
attendants,
the
Valorous
and
the
Gorgon.
Never
did
a
voyage
begin
with
better
omens.
The
day
was
one
of
the
mildest
of
June,
and
the
sea
so
still,
that
one
could
scarcely
perceive,
by
the
motion
of
the
ship,
when
they
passed
beyond
the
breakwater
off
Plymouth
harbor
into
the
Channel,
or
into
the
open
sea.
At
night,
it
was
almost
a
dead
calm.
The
second
day
was
like
the
first.
There
was
scarcely
wind
enough
to
swell
the
sails.
The
ships
were
all
in
sight,
and
as
they
kept
under
easy
steam,
they
seemed
bound
on
a
voyage
of
pleasure,
gliding
over
a
summer
sea
to
certain
success.
It
had
been
supposed
that
the
expedition
of
this
year
would
have
a
great
advantage
over
the
last,
from
sailing
two
months
earlier,
at
what
was
considered
a
more
favorable
season.
So
said
all
the
wise
men
of
the
sea.
They
had
given
their
opinion
that
June
was
the
best
month
for
crossing
the
Atlantic.
Then
they
were
almost
sure
of
fair
weather.
The
first
three
days
of
the
voyage
confirmed
these
predictions,
and
they
who
had
made
them,
being
found
true
prophets,
shook
their
heads
with
great
satisfaction.
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