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The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph
·
Henry M. Field
74
"Twenty
such
messages
in
the
hour;
"Four
hundred
and
eighty
in
the
twenty-four
hours,
or
fourteen
thousand
four
hundred
words
per
day.
"Such
are
the
capabilities
of
a
single
wire
cable
fairly
and
moderately
computed.
"It
is,
however,
evident
to
me,
that
by
improvements
in
the
arrangement
of
the
signals
themselves,
aided
by
the
adoption
of
a
code
or
system
constructed
upon
the
principles
of
the
best
nautical
code,
as
suggested
by
Dr.
Whitehouse,
we
may
at
least
double
the
speed
in
the
transmission
of
our
messages.
"As
to
the
structure
of
the
cable
itself,
the
last
specimen
which
I
examined
with
you
seemed
to
combine
so
admirably
the
necessary
qualities
of
strength,
flexibility,
and
lightness,
with
perfect
insulation,
that
I
can
no
longer
have
any
misgivings
about
the
ease
and
safety
with
which
it
will
be
submerged.
"In
one
word,
the
doubts
are
resolved,
the
difficulties
overcome,
success
is
within
our
reach,
and
the
great
feat
of
the
century
must
shortly
be
accomplished.
"I
would
urge
you,
if
the
manufacture
can
be
completed
within
the
time,
(and
all
things
are
possible
now,)
to
press
forward
the
good
work,
and
not
to
lose
the
chance
of
laying
it
during
the
ensuing
summer.
"Before
the
close
of
the
present
month,
I
hope
to
be
again
landed
safely
on
the
other
side
of
the
water,
and
I
full
well
know,
that
on
all
hands
the
inquiries
of
most
interest
with
which
I
shall
be
met,
will
be
about
the
Ocean
Telegraph.
"Much
as
I
have
enjoyed
my
European
trip
this
year,
it
would
have
enhanced
the
gratification
which
I
have
derived
from
it
more
than
I
can
describe
to
you,
if
on
my
return
to
America,
I
could
be
the
first
bearer
to
my
friends
of
the
welcome
intelligence
that
the
great
work
had
been
begun,
by
the
commencement
of
the
manufacture
of
the
cable
to
connect
Ireland
with
the
line
of
the
New
York,
Newfoundland,
and
London
Telegraph
Company,
now
so
successfully
completed
to
St.
John's.
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