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The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph
·
Henry M. Field
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As
the
week
drew
on,
it
was
evident
that
they
were
approaching
the
end
of
their
voyage.
By
Thursday
they
had
passed
the
great
depths
of
the
Atlantic,
and
were
off
soundings.
Besides
their
daily
observations,
there
were
many
signs,
well
known
to
mariners,
that
they
were
near
the
coast.
There
were
the
sea-birds,
and
they
could
almost
snuff
the
smell
of
the
land,
such
as
once
greeted
the
sharp
senses
of
Columbus,
and
made
him
sure
that
he
was
floating
to
some
undiscovered
shore.
Captain
Anderson
had
timed
his
departure
so
that
he
should
approach
the
American
coast
at
the
full
moon;
but
for
the
last
two
or
three
nights,
as
the
round
orb
rose
behind
them,
banks
of
cloud
hung
so
heavily
upon
the
water,
that
the
moonlight
only
gleamed
faintly
through
the
vaporous
air,
and
the
fleet
seemed
like
the
phantom
ships
of
the
Ancient
Mariner,
drifting
on
through
fog
and
mist.
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