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The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph
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Henry M. Field
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This
simple
record,
so
modestly
termed
the
Diary
of
the
Expedition,
tells
the
story
of
this
memorable
voyage
in
a
way
that
needs
no
embellishment.
But
if
from
the
ship's
deck
we
transfer
ourselves
to
the
shore,
we
may
get
a
new
impression
of
the
closing
scene.
We
can
well
believe
the
sensation
of
wonder
and
almost
of
awe,
on
the
morning
when
the
ships
entered
that
little
harbor
of
Newfoundland.
In
England
the
progress
of
the
expedition
was
known
from
day
to
day,
but
on
this
side
of
the
ocean
all
was
uncertainty.
Some
had
gone
to
Heart's
Content,
hoping
to
witness
the
arrival
of
the
fleet,
but
not
so
many
as
the
year
before,
for
the
memory
of
the
last
failure
was
too
fresh,
and
they
feared
another
disappointment.
But
still
a
faithful
few
were
there,
who
kept
their
daily
watch.
The
correspondents
of
the
American
papers
report
only
a
long
and
anxious
suspense,
till
the
morning
when
the
first
ship
was
seen
in
the
offing.
As
they
looked
toward
her,
she
came
nearer--and
see,
there
is
another
and
another!
And
now
the
hull
of
the
Great
Eastern
loomed
up
all
glorious
in
the
morning
sky.
They
were
coming!
Instantly
all
was
wild
excitement
on
shore.
Boats
put
off
to
row
toward
the
fleet.
The
Albany
was
the
first
to
round
the
point
and
enter
the
bay.
The
Terrible
was
close
behind.
The
Medway
stopped
an
hour
or
two
to
join
on
the
heavy
shore
end,
while
the
Great
Eastern,
gliding
calmly
in
as
if
she
had
done
nothing
remarkable,
dropped
her
anchor
in
front
of
the
telegraph
house,
having
trailed
behind
her
a
chain
of
two
thousand
miles,
to
bind
the
Old
World
to
the
New.
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