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The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph
·
Henry M. Field
243
As
the
time
of
departure
drew
near,
public
curiosity
was
excited,
and
there
was
an
extraordinary
desire
to
witness
the
approaching
attempt.
The
Company
was
besieged
by
applications
from
all
quarters
for
permission
to
accompany
the
expedition.
Had
these
requests
been
granted,
on
the
scale
asked,
even
the
large
dimensions
of
the
Great
Eastern
could
hardly
have
been
sufficient
for
the
crowds
on
board.
The
demand
was
most
pressing
for
places
for
newspaper
correspondents.
These
came
not
only
from
England,
but
from
France
and
America.
Almost
every
journal
in
London
claimed
the
privilege
of
being
represented.
The
result
was
what
might
have
been
expected.
As
it
was
impossible
to
satisfy
all,
and
to
discriminate
in
favor
of
some,
and
exclude
others,
would
seem
partial
and
unjust,
they
were
finally
obliged
to
exclude
all.
Of
course
this
gave
great
offence.
There
was
an
outcry
in
England
and
in
the
United
States
at
what
was
denounced
as
a
selfish
and
suicidal
policy.
But
it
is
doubtful
whether
any
other
possible
course
would
have
given
better
satisfaction.
Whether
the
Managers
erred
in
this
or
not,
it
should
be
said
that
they
applied
the
same
inexorable
rule
to
themselves--even
Directors
of
the
Company
being
excluded,
unless
they
had
some
special
business
on
board.
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