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Scientific American, Vol. 73, No. 26 (1895) (1895)

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ineer in charge of memory of most people. It is not a great many years| the cable handling engines may be notified to stop, ago when the completion of the first ocean telegraph | start, or go ahead or astern, fast or slow, as circum- was celebrated with great pomp and enthusiasm. {stances may… … Fig. 2.-SOLDERING THE SPLICE. sected and repaired, the de- deep, and is propelled by twin fective section being removed screws driven by independent compound engines, each having a high pressure cylinder of cable paid out or taken in. On the deck of the 15 inches in diameter and a low pressure…

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