Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers' Monthly Journal, Volume 431909 |
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Page 143
... cable was on Aug. 28 , 1850. The length was 25 miles . The wire being copper , one - tenth of an inch in diameter was inclosed in a gutta percha tube one - half inch in diameter , the whole 21 miles that the wire was under water between ...
... cable was on Aug. 28 , 1850. The length was 25 miles . The wire being copper , one - tenth of an inch in diameter was inclosed in a gutta percha tube one - half inch in diameter , the whole 21 miles that the wire was under water between ...
Page 144
... cable , weighing seven tons per mile , was successfully laid and , proving to be satisfactory in every detail , it instilled more confidence into the schemes , and money was more ea ily raised by the promoters of various short cable ...
... cable , weighing seven tons per mile , was successfully laid and , proving to be satisfactory in every detail , it instilled more confidence into the schemes , and money was more ea ily raised by the promoters of various short cable ...
Page 145
... cable 85 miles in length was made in England to be laid between Cape Breton and Newfoundland , but after forty miles had been laid out rough weather ensued and the undertaking had to be abandoned . In 1856 another cable was sent out ...
... cable 85 miles in length was made in England to be laid between Cape Breton and Newfoundland , but after forty miles had been laid out rough weather ensued and the undertaking had to be abandoned . In 1856 another cable was sent out ...
Page 146
... cable , and had on that occasion met Mr. John Watkins Brett , who there- upon interested himself financially in the “ Newfoundland Company . " On Mr. Field's second mission , which was in July , 1856 , he at once got into communication ...
... cable , and had on that occasion met Mr. John Watkins Brett , who there- upon interested himself financially in the “ Newfoundland Company . " On Mr. Field's second mission , which was in July , 1856 , he at once got into communication ...
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... cable would not have been so easily accomplished had it not been that the officers of the " Mag- netic , " the older ... cable communication . This story of the beginning is an interesting one when we see today the wonderful results that ...
... cable would not have been so easily accomplished had it not been that the officers of the " Mag- netic , " the older ... cable communication . This story of the beginning is an interesting one when we see today the wonderful results that ...
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Page 79 - I repeat it, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine sense. But, in my opinion, it is unnecessary and would be unwise to extend them. Taking care always to keep ourselves, by suitable establishments, on a respectable defensive posture, we may safely trust to temporary alliances, for extraordinary emergencies.
Page 78 - Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.
Page 77 - His mind was great and powerful, without being of the very first order ; his penetration strong, though not so acute as that of a Newton, Bacon, or Locke ; and as far as he saw, no judgment was ever sounder. It was slow in operation, being little aided by invention or imagination, but sure in conclusion.
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Page 38 - Rejoice, and men will seek you; Grieve, and they turn and go. They want full measure of all your pleasure, But they do not need your woe.
Page 278 - THERE were ninety and nine that safely lay In the shelter of the fold; But one was out on the hills away, Far off from the gates of gold, — Away on the mountains wild and bare, Away from the tender Shepherd's care. "Lord, thou hast here thy ninety and nine: Are they not enough for thee? " But the Shepherd made answer: "'Tis of mine Has wandered away from me; And although the road be rough and steep I go to the desert to find my sheep.
Page 388 - So God created man in his own image ; — male and female created he them.
Page 278 - But none of the ransomed ever knew How deep were the waters crossed; Nor how dark was the night that the Lord passed through Ere He found His sheep that was lost Out in the desert He heard its cry, Sick, and helpless, and ready to die.