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The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph
·
Henry M. Field
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"At
forty-six
minutes
past
eleven
A.M.,
Mr.
Cyrus
Field
sent
a
message
to
Valentia,
requesting
Mr.
Glass
to
obtain
the
latest
news
from
Egypt,
India,
and
China,
and
other
distant
countries,
so
that
on
our
arrival
at
Heart's
Content
we
shall
be
able
to
transmit
it
to
the
principal
cities
of
the
United
States.
In
just
eight
minutes
he
had
a
reply
in
these
words:
'Your
message
received,
and
is
in
London
by
this.'
Outside
the
telegraph
room
there
is
a
placard
put
up,
on
which
is
posted
the
news
shortly
after
its
arrival,
and
groups
of
the
crew
may
be
seen
reading
it,
just
as
we
see
a
crowd
at
a
newspaper
office
in
London.
Mr.
Dudley,
the
artist,
has
made
a
very
spirited
sketch
of
'Jack'
reading
the
morning
news,
for
he
is
supplied
with
the
latest
intelligence
from
the
seat
of
war
twice
a
day![B]
How
he
will
grumble
when
he
gets
ashore!
He
is
not
going
to
pay
a
pound
a
word
for
news,
but
his
newspapers
will
supply
it
to
him,
and
he
does
not
know
or
care
what
it
costs.
But
what
a
sum
has
been
spent
in
Atlantic
telegraphs!
It
cannot
now
fall
short
of
two
millions
and
a
half
of
pounds,
or
over
twelve
millions
of
dollars.
More
millions
will
be
found
if
it
shall
be
practically
proved
that
America
can
permanently
talk
to
England,
and
through
her
to
the
eastern
hemisphere,
and
England
to
America
by
this
ocean
wire.
At
a
quarter
to
twelve
to-day
but
two
hundred
and
fifteen
miles
of
cable
remained
to
be
paid
out
of
the
fore
tank.
To-morrow
night
we
hope
to
see
it
empty--then,
for
a
small
supply
from
the
main
tank,
and
then----but,
hopeful
though
we
are,
let
us
not
anticipate.
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