The life story of the late Sir Charles Tilston Bright, civil engineer; with which is incorporated the story of the Atlantic cable, and the first telegraph to India and the colonies (1899)
Bright, Edward Brialsford, 1831-, Bright, Charles, 1863- · Westminster : A. Constable · leaf 348
1,854; on anchor-ing at six in the morning, in Doulas Bay, 2,022. from prevailing winds, and owing to the shelter it affordedfrom drifting icebergs. ^ Engineers log, U.S.N.S. Niagara. 318 THE ATLANTIC CABLE The speed of the Niagara during the whole time hasbeen nearly the same as ours, the length… … LANDING THE IRISH END OF THE CABLE. — as already described in The Times report — 1 The Times, 2nd edition, August 5th, 1858. Some days later Charles Bright sent in his officialreport, setting forth fully the main features of the expe-dition. Here the maximum depth was shown to be…
Bright, Charles Tilston, Sir, 1832-1888 · Transatlantic cables · Telegraph
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