History of the Atlantic Telegraph
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It had been supposed that the expedition of this year would have a great advantage over the last, from Digitized by VjOOQIC niSTORT OP THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH. 179 flailing two months earlier, at what was considered a more favorable season. So said all the wise men of the sea. They had given their opinion that June was the best month for crossing the Atlantic. Then they were almost sure of fiiir weather. The first three days of the voyage confirmed these predictions, and they who had made them, ...being found true prophets, shook their heads with great satisfection.
But alas I for the vanity of human expectations, or for those who put trust in the " treacherous sea." On Sunday it began to blow. The barometer fell, and all signs indicated to the eye of a seaman rough weather.
From this time they had a succession of gales for more than a week. From day to day it blew fiercer than before, till Sunday, the twentieth, when the gale was at its height, and the spirit of the storm was out on the Atlantia Up to this time the Niagara and the Aga- memnon (though they had long since parted from the Valorous and the Gorgon) had managed to keep in sight of each other; and now from the deck of the former the latter was seen a mile and a half distant, rolling heavily in the sea.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
It had been supposed that the expedition of this year would have a great advantage over the last, from Digitized by VjOOQIC niSTORT OP THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH. 179 flailing two months earlier, at what was considered a more favorable season. So said all the wise men of the sea. They had given their opinion that June was the best month for crossing the Atlantic. Then they were almost sure of fiiir weather. The first three days of the voyage confirmed these predictions, and they who had made them, ...being found true prophets, shook their heads with great satisfection.
But alas I for the vanity of human expectations, or for those who put trust in the " treacherous sea." On Sunday it began to blow. The barometer fell, and all signs indicated to the eye of a seaman rough weather.
From this time they had a succession of gales for more than a week. From day to day it blew fiercer than before, till Sunday, the twentieth, when the gale was at its height, and the spirit of the storm was out on the Atlantia Up to this time the Niagara and the Aga- memnon (though they had long since parted from the Valorous and the Gorgon) had managed to keep in sight of each other; and now from the deck of the former the latter was seen a mile and a half distant, rolling heavily in the sea.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Field, Henry M. (Henry Martyn), 1822-1907 to read onlineMoreLess
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