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These days we are so accustomed to telegraph messages (31) it is hard for us to imagine the excitement that was felt in the nine
These days we are so accustomed to telegraph messages (31) it is hard for us to imagine the excitement that was felt in the nine
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These days we are so accustomed to telegraph messages (31) it is hard for us to imagine the excitement that was felt in the nineteenth century when the first cables were laid,
Cable (32) proved to be immensely difficult. The cable (33) was laid in the autumn of 1850 carried the first telegraph messages (34) England and France had a very short life. The day after, a fisherman "caught" the cable by mistake. Thinking that the copper wire at the centre of the thick cable was gold, he cut a piece (35) to show his friends. However, a new cable was put down and (36) news could travel quickly across Europe. But there was (37) a way of sending messages between Europe and America.
When the Atlantic Telegraph Company was formed in 1856, a serious (38) was made to "join" Europe to America with no less (39) 2,300 miles of cable. As (40) single ship could carry such a weight, the job was shared by two sailing vessels, the Agamemnon and the Niagara. The intention was (41) after setting out in opposite directions, they should (42) in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean (43) the two cables would be connected together. But the ships had (44) covered 300 miles when the cable broke. In 1858, a second attempt was made. This time, greatly hindered by storms, the ships were again unsuccessful. There was great rejoicing a few months later, when after the combined efforts of both ships, Britain and America were at last connected by cable and the Queen of England was able to speak (45) the President of the United States. This cable, (46) only lasted eleven weeks. (47) attempts were postponed until 1864 when Brunel’s steamship, the Great Eastern, set forth. This powerful ship did the whole job (48) itself, but again messages could not travel freely (49) the cable developed a fault. While it was being mended, it broke and 1, 300 mile of it lay on the ocean floor.
But two years later the Great Eastern completed a highly successful journey and (50) then it has become possible to send messages to all parts of the world.
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