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the cable was broken by coral fishers�察�twice they have had it up to 

their own knowledge。



'Many men have been ashore to´day and have come back tipsy�察�and the 

whole ship is in a state of quarrel from top to bottom�察�and they 

will gossip just within my hearing。  And we have had�察�moreover�察�

three French gentlemen and a French lady to dinner�察�and I had to 

act host and try to manage the mixtures to their taste。  The good´

natured little Frenchwoman was most amusing�察�when I asked her if 

she would have some apple tart ´ ;MON DIEU�察─�with heroic 

resignation�察 �JE VEUX BIEN;�察�or a little PLOMBODDING ´ ;MAIS CE QUE 

VOUS VOUDREZ�察�MONSIEUR� �



'S。 S。 ELBA�察�somewhere not far from Bona�此 �Oct。 19。



'Yesterday ��after three previous days of useless grappling�А�was 

destined to be very eventful。  We began dredging at daybreak and 

hooked at once every time in rocks�察�but by capital luck�察�just as we 

were deciding it was no use to continue in that place�察�we hooked 

the cable�此 �up it came�察�was tested�察�and lo� �another complete break�察�

a quarter of a mile off。  I was amazed at my own tranquillity under 

these disappointments�察�but I was not really half so fussy as about 

getting a cab。  Well�察�there was nothing for it but grappling again�察�

and�察�as you may imagine�察�we were getting about six miles from 

shore。  But the water did not deepen rapidly�察�we seemed to be on 

the crest of a kind of submarine mountain in prolongation of Cape 

de Gonde�察�and pretty havoc we must have made with the crags。  What 

rocks we did hook�  �No sooner was the grapnel down than the ship 

was anchored�察�and then came such a business�此 �ship's engines going�察�

deck engine thundering�察�belt slipping�察�fear of breaking ropes�此 �

actually breaking grapnels。  It was always an hour or more before 

we could get the grapnel down again。  At last we had to give up the 

place�察�though we knew we were close to the cable�察�and go further to 

sea in much deeper water�察�to my great fear�察�as I knew the cable was 

much eaten away and would stand but little strain。  Well�察�we hooked 

the cable first dredge this time�察�and pulled it slowly and gently 

to the top�察�with much trepidation。  Was it the cable�拭�was there any 

weight on�拭�it was evidently too small。  Imagine my dismay when the 

cable did come up�察�but hanging loosely�察�thus



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instead of taut�察�thus



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showing certain signs of a break close by。  For a moment I felt 

provoked�察�as I thought�察 �Here we are in deep water�察�and the cable 

will not stand lifting� ─ �I tested at once�察�and by the very first 

wire found it had broken towards shore and was good towards sea。  

This was of course very pleasant�察�but from that time to this�察�

though the wires test very well�察�not a signal has come from 

Spartivento。  I got the cable into a boat�察�and a gutta´percha line 

from the ship to the boat�察�and we signalled away at a great rate ´ 

but no signs of life。  The tests�察�however�察�make me pretty sure one 

wire at least is good�察�so I determined to lay down cable from where 

we were to the shore�察�and go to Spartivento to see what had 

happened there。  I fear my men are ill。  The night was lovely�察�

perfectly calm�察�so we lay close to the boat and signals were 

continually sent�察�but with no result。  This morning I laid the 

cable down to Fort Genois in style�察�and now we are picking up odds 

and ends of cable between the different breaks�察�and getting our 

buoys on board�察�&c。  To´morrow I expect to leave for Spartivento。'





IV。





And now I am quite at an end of journal keeping�察�diaries and diary 

letters being things of youth which Fleeming had at length 

outgrown。  But one or two more fragments from his correspondence 

may be taken�察�and first this brief sketch of the laying of the 

Norderney cable�察�mainly interesting as showing under what defects 

of strength and in what extremities of pain�察�this cheerful man must 

at times continue to go about his work。



'I slept on board 29th September having arranged everything to 

start by daybreak from where we lay in the roads�此 �but at daybreak 

a heavy mist hung over us so that nothing of land or water could be 

seen。  At midday it lifted suddenly and away we went with perfect 

weather�察�but could not find the buoys Forde left�察�that evening。  I 

saw the captain was not strong in navigation�察�and took matters next 

day much more into my own hands and before nine o'clock found the 

buoys�察。�the weather had been so fine we had anchored in the open 

sea near Texel��。  It took us till the evening to reach the buoys�察�

get the cable on board�察�test the first half�察�speak to Lowestoft�察�

make the splice�察�and start。  H´ had not finished his work at 

Norderney�察�so I was alone on board for Reuter。  Moreover the buoys 

to guide us in our course were not placed�察�and the captain had very 

vague ideas about keeping his course�察�so I had to do a good deal�察�

and only lay down as I was for two hours in the night。  I managed 

to run the course perfectly。  Everything went well�察�and we found 

Norderney just where we wanted it next afternoon�察�and if the shore 

end had been laid�察�could have finished there and then�察�October 1st。  

But when we got to Norderney�察�we found the CAROLINE with shore end 

lying apparently aground�察�and could not understand her signals�察�so 

we had to anchor suddenly and I went off in a small boat with the 

captain to the CAROLINE。  It was cold by this time�察�and my arm was 

rather stiff and I was tired�察�I hauled myself up on board the 

CAROLINE by a rope and found H´ and two men on board。  All the rest 

were trying to get the shore end on shore�察�but had failed and 

apparently had stuck on shore�察�and the waves were getting up。  We 

had anchored in the right place and next morning we hoped the shore 

end would be laid�察�so we had only to go back。  It was of course 

still colder and quite night。  I went to bed and hoped to sleep�察�

but�察�alas�察�the rheumatism got into the joints and caused me 

terrible pain so that I could not sleep。  I bore it as long as I 

could in order to disturb no one�察�for all were tired�察�but at last I 

could bear it no longer and managed to wake the steward and got a 

mustard poultice which took the pain from the shoulder�察�but then 

the elbow got very bad�察�and I had to call the second steward and 

get a second poultice�察�and then it was daylight�察�and I felt very 

ill and feverish。  The sea was now rather rough ´ too rough rather 

for small boats�察�but luckily a sort of thing called a scoot came 

out�察�and we got on board her with some trouble�察�and got on shore 

after a good tossing about which made us all sea´sick。  The cable 

sent from the CAROLINE was just 60 yards too short and did not 

reach the shore�察�so although the CAROLINE did make the splice late 

that night�察�we could neither test nor speak。  Reuter was at 

Norderney�察�and I had to do the best I could�察�which was not much�察�

and went to bed early�察�I thought I should never sleep again�察�but in 

sheer desperation got up in the middle of the night and gulped a 

lot of raw whiskey and slept at last。  But not long。  A Mr。 F´ 

washed my face and hands and dressed me�此 �and we hauled the cable 

out of the sea�察�and got it joined to the telegraph station�察�and on 

October 3rd telegraphed to Lowestoft first and then to London。  

Miss Clara Volkman�察�a niece of Mr。 Reuter's�察�sent the first message 

to Mrs。 Reuter�察�who was waiting ��Varley used Miss Clara's hand as a 

kind of key���察�and I sent one of the first messages to Odden。  I 

thought a message addressed to him would not frighten you�察�and that 

he would enjoy a message through Papa's cable。  I hope he did。  

They were all very merry�察�but I had been so lowered by pain that I 

could not enjoy myself in spite of the success。'





V。





Of the 1869 cruise in the GREAT EASTERN�察�I give what I am able�察�

only sorry it is no more�察�for the sake of the ship itself�察�already 

almost a legend even to the generation that saw it launched。



'JUNE 17�察�1869。 ´ Here are the names of our staff in whom I expect 

you to be interested�察�as future GREAT EASTERN stories may be full 

of them�此 �Theophilus Smith�察�a man of Latimer Clark's�察�Leslie C。 

Hill�察�my prizeman at University College�察�Lord Sackville Cecil�察�

King�察�one of the Thomsonian Kings�察�Laws�察�goes for Willoughby Smith�察�

who will also be on board�察�Varley�察�Clark�察�and Sir James Anderson 

make up the sum of all you know anything of。  A Captain Halpin 

commands the big ship。  There are four smaller vessels。  The WM。 

CORY�察�which laid the Norderney cable�察�has already gone to St。 

Pierre to lay the shore ends。  The HAWK and CHILTERN have gone to 

Brest to lay shore ends。  The HAWK and SCANDERIA go with us across 

the Atlantic and we shall at St。 Pierre be transhipped into one or 

the other。



'JUNE 18。  SOMEWHERE IN LONDON。 ´ The shore end is laid�察�as you may 

have seen�察�and we are all under pressing orders to march�察�so we 

start from London to´night at 5。10。



'June 20。  OFF USHANT。 ´ I am getting quite fond of the big ship。  

Yesterday morning in the quiet sunlight�察�she turned so slowly and 

lazily in the great harbour at Portland�察�and bye and bye slipped 

out past the long pier with so little stir�察�that I could hardly 

believe we were really off。  No men drunk�察�no women crying�察�no 

singing or swearing�察�no confusion or bustle on deck ´ nobody 

apparently aware that they had anything to do。  The look of the 

thing was that the ship had been spoken to civilly and had kindly 

undertaken to do everything that was necessary without any further 

interference。  I have a nice cabin with plenty of room for my legs 

in my berth and have slept two nights like a top。  Then we have the 

ladies' cabin set apart as an engineer's office�察�and I think this 

decidedly the nicest place in the ship�此 �35 ft。 x 20 ft。 broad ´ 

four tables�察�three great mirrors�察�plenty of air and no heat from 

the funnels which spoil the gre

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