He showed it to the passengers.
And five years after, when the model was built, it was found to be like the one shown that morning on board the ship "Sully."
"The steed called Lightning (say the Fates)
Was tamed in the United States;
'Twas Franklin's hand that caught the horse,
'Twas harnessed by Professor Morse."
Upon landing in America a long struggle began.
For twelve long years, Mr. Morse worked to get people to notice his invention.
DIAGRAM SHOWING THE MORSE ALPHABET AND ARRANGEMENT OF THE TELEGRAPH LINE.
It would take much money to construct a real telegraph.
But money Mr. Morse did not have.