Mowry, William Augustus, 1829-1917, Mowry, Arthur May, 1862- joint author · New York, Boston [etc.] Silver, Burdett and company · leaf 285
and.Half a million dollars had been lost already. Disheartened,but not discouraged, the company voted to increase its capitaland try again the next year. This time the two steamerssailed directly to mid-ocean, spliced the two parts of the 282 AMERICAN INVENTIONS AND INVENTORS. cable, and sailed… … LAYING AN OCEAN CABLE. thirty-five minutes there was flashed under the ocean themessage: Europe and America are united by telegraph. Glory toGod in the highest; on earth peace; good will toward men. Messages and replies from the Queen to the President ofthe United States and from the mayor of…
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