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The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph
·
Henry M. Field
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In
all
this
there
is
something
of
antique
stamp,
something
which
makes
us
think
of
the
sublime
men
of
an
earlier
and
better
time;
of
the
Pilgrim
Fathers
kneeling
on
the
deck
of
their
little
ship
at
Leyden,
as
they
were
about
to
seek
a
refuge
and
a
home
in
the
forests
of
the
New
World;
and
of
Columbus
and
his
companions
celebrating
a
solemn
service
before
their
departure
from
Spain.
And
so
with
labor
and
with
prayer
did
this
great
expedition
go
forth
once
more
from
the
shores
of
Ireland,
bearing
the
hopes
of
science
and
of
civilization--with
courage
and
skill
looking
out
from
the
bow
across
the
stormy
waters,
and
a
religious
faith,
like
that
of
Columbus,
standing
at
the
helm.
On
Friday
morning,
the
thirteenth
of
July,
the
fleet
finally
bade
adieu
to
the
land.
Was
Friday
an
unlucky
day?
Some
of
the
sailors
thought
so,
and
would
have
been
glad
to
leave
a
day
before
or
after.
But
Columbus
sailed
on
Friday,
and
discovered
the
New
World
on
Friday;
and
so
this
expedition
put
to
sea
on
Friday,
and,
as
a
good
Providence
would
have
it,
reached
land
on
the
other
side
of
the
Atlantic
on
the
same
day
of
the
week!
As
the
ships
disappeared
below
the
horizon,
Mr.
Glass
and
Mr.
Varley
went
up
on
their
watch-tower--not
to
look,
but
to
listen
for
the
first
voice
from
the
sea.
The
ships
bore
away
for
the
buoy
where
lay
the
end
of
the
shore
line;
but
the
weather
was
thick
and
foggy,
with
frequent
bursts
of
rain,
and
they
could
not
see
far
on
the
water.
For
an
hour
or
two
they
went
sailing
round
and
round,
like
sea-gulls
in
search
of
prey.
At
length
the
Albany
caught
sight
of
the
buoy
tossing
on
the
waves,
and,
firing
a
signal
gun,
bore
down
straight
upon
it.
The
cable
was
soon
hauled
up
from
its
bed,
a
hundred
fathoms
deep,
and
brought
over
the
stern
of
the
Great
Eastern;
and
the
watchers
on
shore,
who
had
been
waiting
with
some
impatience,
saw
the
first
flash,
and
Varley
read,
"Got
the
shore
end--all
right--going
to
make
the
splice."
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