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The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph
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Henry M. Field
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At
Halifax,
several
of
us
left
the
ship,
and
came
across
Nova
Scotia,
passing
through
that
lovely
region
of
Acadia
which
Longfellow
has
invested
with
such
tender
interest
in
his
poem
of
Evangeline.
Thence
we
crossed
the
Bay
of
Fundy
to
St.
John
in
New
Brunswick,
and
returned
by
way
of
Portland.
The
James
Adger
went
on
to
Newfoundland,
steering
first
for
Port
au
Basque,
near
Cape
Ray,
where
they
hoped
to
meet
the
bark
which
was
to
come
from
England
with
the
cable
on
board.
To
their
disappointment,
it
had
not
arrived.
Mr.
Canning,
the
engineer
who
was
to
lay
the
cable,
had
come
out
by
steamer,
and
was
on
hand,
but
the
bark
was
not
to
be
seen.
Having
to
wait
several
days,
and
wishing
to
make
the
most
of
their
time,
they
sailed
for
St.
John's,
where
they
were
received
by
the
Provincial
Government
and
the
people
with
unbounded
hospitality,
after
which
they
returned
to
Port
au
Basque,
and
were
now
rejoiced
to
discover
the
little
bark
hidden
behind
the
rocks.
It
was
decided
to
land
the
cable
in
Cape
Ray
Cove.
After
a
day
or
two's
delay
in
getting
the
end
to
the
shore,
they
started
to
cross
the
Gulf
of
St.
Lawrence,
the
Adger
towing
the
bark.
The
sea
was
calm,
and
though
they
were
obliged
to
move
slowly,
yet
all
promised
well,
till
they
were
about
half-way
across,
when
a
gale
arose,
which
pitched
the
bark
so
violently,
that
with
its
unwieldy
bulk
it
was
in
great
danger
of
sinking.
After
holding
on
for
hours
in
the
vain
hope
that
it
would
abate,
the
captain
cut
the
cable
to
save
the
bark;
and
thus,
after
they
had
paid
out
forty
miles,
it
was
hopelessly
lost,
and
the
Adger
returned
to
New
York.
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