Tunzelmann, George William von, 1856- · New York, Scribner & Welford · leaf 159
daysearlier to endeavour, in the first place, to find, by means ofastronomical observations, the place where the cable hadbeen abandoned; and, secondly, to begin dragging for it.When the Great Eastern arrived the Albany had alreadygrappled the cable, lifted it a certain distance, and sup-ported it… … Fig. 39.the Great Eastern, the Terrible, and the Albany shoulddrag for it simultaneously, and when they had grappled it,and lifted it to a certain height, the Medway was to cut iton the westerly side, so as to allow the Valentia end to bepicked up. Several times the vessel succeeded in gettinghold…
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