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The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph
·
Henry M. Field
342
But
a
few
years
passed,
and
the
vision
became
a
reality.
The
heart
of
the
world
beat
under
the
sea.
FOOTNOTES:
[A]
Captain
Anderson,
in
a
letter
published
after
the
return
to
England,
says:
"Every
officer
and
man
of
the
expedition
will
have
pleasant
recollection
of
the
cheerful
zeal
of
Captain
Commerill,
V.C.,
and
the
officers
of
Her
Majesty's
ship
Terrible.
Captain
Commerill
frequently
visited
us
in
his
boats,
both
in
high
seas
and
in
calms,
and
his
cheery
way
of
saying,
'You'll
do
it
yet,'
'What
can
I
do?'
and
'I'll
do
it,'
was
truly
characteristic
of
him.
The
officers
of
the
Terrible
would
do
any
thing
for
their
captain,
and
entered
heartily
into
the
object
of
the
voyage."
Such
a
tribute
from
one
brave
commander
to
another,
is
most
honorable
to
both.
In
the
same
letter
he
recognizes,
also,
the
services
rendered
by
the
captains
of
the
other
ships:
"I
shall
do
but
scant
justice
to
Commanders
Prowse
and
Batt,
R.
N.,
and
Captains
Eddington
and
Harris,
Mercantile
Marine,
of
the
Medway
and
Albany,
if
I
recall
the
three
weeks
spent
upon
the
'grappling
ground,'
where
we
were
often
separated
by
fog,
gale,
or
darkness;
yet
whenever
day
dawned,
or
the
fog
cleared,
there
the
squadron
were
to
be
seen,
converging
from
different
points
towards
the
Mark
Buoy,
a
small
spot
looking
no
bigger
than
a
man's
hat
on
the
surface
of
the
ocean.
Unless
all
had
concentrated
their
minds,
and
watched
their
ships
and
compasses
night
and
day,
no
such
beautiful
illustration
of
nautical
science
could
have
been
possible.
The
vessels
of
the
squadron
keeping
always
together,
and
commanded
by
men
who
knew
the
importance
of
keeping
close
enough
to
begin
work
whenever
it
was
possible,
and
yet
to
avoid
collision
in
fog,
was
of
the
greatest
importance;
and
we
owe
much
to
that
invaluable
system
of
signalling
by
night
and
day,
invented
by
Captain
Colomb,
R.
N.,
which
enabled
us,
even
in
dark
nights,
when
two
or
three
miles
apart,
to
communicate
or
ascertain
anything
we
desired."
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