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Heroes of the Telegraph
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John Munro
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The
recorder
was
first
used
experimentally
at
St.
Pierre,
on
the
French
Atlantic
cable,
in
1869.
This
was
numbered
0,
as
we
were
told
by
Mr.
White
of
Glasgow,
the
maker,
whose
skill
has
contributed
not
a
little
to
the
success
of
the
recorder.
No.
1
was
first
used
practically
on
the
Falmouth
and
Gibraltar
cable
of
the
Eastern
Telegraph
Company
in
July,
1870.
No.
1
was
also
exhibited
at
Mr.
(now
Sir
John)
Pender's
telegraph
soiree
in
1870.
On
that
occasion,
memorable
even
beyond
telegraphic
circles,
'three
hundred
of
the
notabilities
of
rank
and
fashion
gathered
together
at
Mr.
Pender's
house
in
Arlington
Street,
Piccadilly,
to
celebrate
the
completion
of
submarine
communication
between
London
and
Bombay
by
the
successful
laying
of
the
Falmouth,
Gibraltar
and
Malta
and
the
British
Indian
cable
lines.'
Mr.
Pender's
house
was
literally
turned
outside
in;
the
front
door
was
removed,
the
courtyard
temporarily
covered
with
an
iron
roof
and
the
whole
decorated
in
the
grandest
style.
Over
the
gateway
was
a
gallery
filled
with
the
band
of
the
Scots
Fusilier
Guards;
and
over
the
portico
of
the
house
door
hung
the
grapnel
which
brought
up
the
1865
cable,
made
resplendent
to
the
eye
by
a
coating
of
gold
leaf.
A
handsome
staircase,
newly
erected,
permitted
the
guests
to
pass
from
the
reception-room
to
the
drawing-room.
In
the
grounds
at
the
back
of
the
house
stood
the
royal
tent,
where
the
Prince
of
Wales
and
a
select
party,
including
the
Duke
of
Cambridge
and
Lady
Mayo,
wife
of
the
Viceroy
of
India
at
that
time,
were
entertained
at
supper.
Into
this
tent
were
brought
wires
from
India,
America,
Egypt,
and
other
places,
and
Lady
Mayo
sent
off
a
message
to
India
about
half-past
eleven,
and
had
received
a
reply
before
twelve,
telling
her
that
her
husband
and
sons
were
quite
well
at
five
o'clock
the
next
morning.
The
recorder,
which
was
shown
in
operation,
naturally
stood
in
the
place
of
honour,
and
attracted
great
attention.
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