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The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph
·
Henry M. Field
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The
voyage
of
the
Great
Eastern
was
ended.
Twice
had
she
been
victorious
over
the
sea;
twice
had
she
laid
the
spoils
of
victory
on
the
shores
of
the
New
World,
and
her
mission
was
accomplished.
All
on
board,
who
had
been
detained
weeks
beyond
the
expected
time,
were
impatient
to
return;
and
accordingly
she
prepared
to
sail
the
very
next
day
on
her
homeward
voyage.
The
Medway,
which
had
on
board
the
cable
for
the
Gulf
of
St.
Lawrence,
remained
two
or
three
weeks
longer,
and
with
the
Terrible,
whose
gallant
officers
had
volunteered
for
the
service,
successfully
accomplished
that
work.
But
the
Great
Eastern
was
bound
for
England,
and
Mr.
Field
had
now
to
part
from
his
friends
on
board.
It
was
a
trying
moment.
Rejoiced
as
he
was
at
the
successful
termination
of
the
voyage,
yet
when
he
came
to
leave
the
ship,
where
he
had
spent
so
many
anxious
days
and
weeks,
both
this
year
and
the
year
before;
and
to
part
from
men
to
whom
he
was
bound
by
the
strong
ties
that
unite
those
embarked
in
a
common
enterprise--brave
companions
in
arms--he
could
not
repress
a
feeling
of
sadness.
It
was
with
deep
emotion
that
Captain
Anderson
took
him
by
the
hand,
as
he
said,
"The
time
is
come
that
we
must
part."
As
he
went
over
the
side
of
the
ship,
the
commander
cried,
"Give
him
three
cheers!"
"And
now
three
more
for
his
family!"
The
ringing
hurrahs
of
that
gallant
crew
were
the
last
sounds
he
heard
as
he
sunk
back
in
the
boat
that
took
him
to
the
Medway,
while
the
wheels
of
the
Great
Eastern
began
to
move,
and
the
noble
ship,
with
her
noble
company,
bore
away
for
England.
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