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The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph
·
Henry M. Field
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The
first
element
needed
to
put
life
into
the
old
system
was
an
infusion
of
new
blood--new
capital
and
new
men.
While
the
enterprise
was
in
this
state
of
collapse,
Mr.
Field
addressed
himself
to
a
gentleman
with
whom,
until
then,
he
had
no
personal
acquaintance,
but
who
was
well
known
in
London
as
one
of
the
largest
capitalists
of
Great
Britain--Mr.
Thomas
Brassey.
Their
first
interview
was
somewhat
remarkable.
Referring
to
it
a
few
months
after,
Mr.
Field
said:
"When
I
arrived
in
this
country,
in
January
last,
the
Atlantic
Telegraph
Company
trembled
in
the
balance.
We
were
in
want
of
funds,
and
were
in
negotiations
with
the
government,
and
making
great
exertions
to
raise
the
money.
At
this
juncture
I
was
introduced
to
a
gentleman
of
great
integrity
and
enterprise,
who
is
well
known,
not
only
for
his
wealth,
but
for
his
foresight,
and
in
attempting
to
enlist
him
in
our
cause
he
put
me
through
such
a
cross-examination
as
I
had
never
before
experienced.
I
thought
I
was
in
the
witness-box.
He
inquired
of
me
the
practicability
of
the
scheme--what
it
would
pay,
and
every
thing
else
connected
with
it;
but
before
I
left
him,
I
had
the
pleasure
of
hearing
him
say
that
it
was
a
great
national
enterprise
that
ought
to
be
carried
out,
and,
he
added,
I
will
be
one
of
ten
to
find
the
money
required
for
it.
From
that
day
to
this
he
has
never
hesitated
about
it,
and
when
I
mention
his
name,
you
will
know
him
as
a
man
whose
word
is
as
good
as
his
bond,
and
as
for
his
bond,
there
is
no
better
in
England."
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