Atlantic Cable

The first, completed Aug. 5, 1858, failed at the end of a month; the second was finished July 27, 1866. The French cable was completed, from Brest to Duxbury, Ma ., July 23, 1869. The Mackay-Bennett line was laid 1884 from Valentia, Ireland, to Torbay, Nova Scotia. The rates have fallen from $5 a word to 25 cents. IMG:content-0357.jpg:[graphic][merged small]