A trip to Newfoundland; its scenery and fisheries; with an account of the laying of the submarine telegraph cable (1855)
Mullaly, John · New York, T.W. Strong · leaf 80
length and with any number of wires that may be desired. That portion of the cable which connects immediately with the shore is generally galvanized to pre- serve it from the corroding action of the atmosphere. We saw a piece of the Dover cable which had been taken up after lying in the water about… … SUBMARINE TELEGltAPH CABLE. During the absence of the Jumes Adger our little company of four- teen formed themselves into parties of from two to six, and amused them- selves in various ways as their tastes or inclinations dictated. It was about eleven o'clock when we left the steamer and before our…
Cables, Submarine
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