Lab
Library
Journal
Shop
Sign in
to keep
Share image
1
378
The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph
·
Henry M. Field
282
The
boilers
too
were
thoroughly
cleansed
and
repaired
in
every
part,
and
the
paddle-engines
were
so
arranged
that
in
five
minutes
they
could
be
disconnected,
so
that
by
going
ahead
with
one
and
backing
with
the
other,
the
ship
could
be
held
perfectly
at
rest
or
be
turned
around
in
her
own
length,
a
very
important
matter
when
they
should
come
to
fish
in
deep
waters
for
the
broken
end
of
the
cable.
To
prepare
for
this,
she
was
armed
with
chains
and
ropes
and
irons
of
the
most
formidable
kind.
For
grappling
the
cable,
she
took
on
board
twenty
miles
of
rope,
which
would
bear
a
strain
of
thirty
tons,
probably
the
largest
fishing-line
used
since
the
days
of
Noah!
The
cable
was
manufactured
at
the
rate
of
twenty
miles
a
day,
and
as
fast
as
delivered
and
found
perfect,
was
coiled
on
board.
And
now
the
electricians
tried
their
skill
to
outdo
all
that
they
had
done
before.
As
Captain
Anderson
observed,
it
seemed
as
if
never
had
so
much
brain
power
been
concentrated
on
the
problem
of
success.
The
cable
itself
furnished
the
grandest
subject
of
experiment.
As
every
week
added
more
than
a
hundred
miles
to
its
length,
there
was
constant
opportunity
to
try
the
electric
current
on
longer
distances
and
with
new
conditions.
The
results
obtained
showed
the
rapid
and
marvellous
progress
of
electrical
science.
Said
The
Times:
Marker
Marker
Fine marker
White-out
Fine white-out
Circle
Paint
Unmarker
Hand
Scalpel
Dice
Sieve
Purify
Undo
Redo
Start over
