“ ‘Noon(ship’s time), July 23d.
“ ‘Canning to Glass.—Latitude 50° 16’ N., longitude 42° 16’ W. Cable paid out, 1345.24 miles; distance run, 1196.9 miles. Insulation and continuity perfect. Insulation improved 30 per cent, since starting.’ ”
“Valentia, July 27th.
“Great Eastern steaming up Trinity Bay at 4.25 this morning; expect to land shore end at noon, local time.”
“Valentia, July 27th.
“Shore end landed and splice completed at 8.43. Messages of congratulation passing rapidly between Ireland and Newfoundland. Insulation and continuity perfect. Speed much increased since surplus cable has been cut off.”
Mr. Field’s own diary is interesting, but it is impossible to give here more than a few extracts:
“Steamship ‘Great Eastern,’
“Saturday, June 30, 1866.