天才一秒记住【一路小说网】地址:https://www.waynot.net
第18章态度决定命运(1)
banner"
>
有恒心才能走向成功
TheReersistence
奥里森·马登OrisonMarden
CyrusW.FieldhadretiredfrombusihalargefortunewhenhebecamepossessedwiththeideathatbymeansofacablelaidupoomoftheAtlaelegraphiunicouldbeestablishedbetweenEuropeandAmerica.Hepluheuakingwithalltheforceofhisbeing.Thepreliminaryworkihestruofatelegraphlihousandmileslong,fromoSt.John's,Newfoundland.Throughfourhundredmilesofalmostutheyhadtobuildaroadashlineaewfoundlaehundredandfortymilesacrosstheislaodealoflabor,asdidthelayingofacableacrosstheSt.Lawrence.
Byhardworkhesecuredaidforhispanyfroveringressheenteredsuchbitteroppositionfromapowerfullobbythathismeasureonlyhadamajorityofoe.
Orial,whentwohusea,theelectritwassuddenlylost,ahedeervouslyandsadly,asifinthepreseasMr.Fieldwasabouttogivetheordertocutthecable,thetreturnedasquidmysteriouslyasithaddisappeared.
Thefollowingheshipwasmovingbutfourmilesanhourandtheingoutattherateofsixmiles,thebrakesliedtoosuddenlyjustasthesteamergaveaheavylurch,breakingthecable.
Fieldwasogiveup.Sevenhundredmilesmoreofcableswereordered,andamaskillwassettoworktodeviseabettermaefoutthelonglihevesselswerethreemilesapart,thecable,parted.Againitliced,butwhentheshipswereeightymilesapart,thetwaslost.Athirdtimethecablelidabouttwohundredmilespaidout,wheweheAgamemnon,aurofIreland.
&orsweredisheartehepublicskeptical,capitalistswereshy,andbutfortheindomitableenergyandpersuasivenessofMr.Field.whoworkeddayandnightalmostwithoutfoodorsleep,thewholeprojectwouldhavebeenabandoned.
Finallyathirdattemptwasmade,withsuchsuccessthatthewholecablewaslaidwithoutabreak,andseveralmessageswereflashedthroughnearlysevenhundredleaguesofosuddeceased.
FaithnowseemeddeadexthebreastofCyrusW.Field,awofriehsuchpersisteheyersuadedmentofurnishcapitalforarialevenagainstwhatseemedtheirbetterjudgment.Aneeriorcableoern,whichsteamedslowlyouttosea,payingoutassheadvahioatilwithinsixhundredmilesofNewfoundlaheappedandsank.
Nedbyallthesedifficulties,Mr.Fieldithawill,anizedanewpany,andmadeaneeriortoanythingbeforeused,andonJuly13,1866,wasbegurialwhidedwiththefollowioNewYork:
"Wearrivedhereatnineo'.Allwell.ThankGod!
Thecableislaidandisiworder—CyrusField."
Theoldcableickedup,spliduedtoNewfoundland,awoarestillw,withgoodprospectsforusefulnessformanyyears.
希拉斯·菲尔德先生退休时已经是个很富有的人了。
退休后,他想用自己的财产在大西洋海底铺设一条连接欧洲和美国的电缆线。
决心已定,他便全身心地投入到这项事业中。
前期的基础性工作是需要铺设一条从纽约到纽芬兰圣约翰的电缆,预计有1000英里长。
首先,在纽芬兰大约400英里长的原始森林中,他们不仅要建造一条电报线路,还要修建一条同样长的公路。
然后,还要穿越布雷顿角全岛140英里的线路和横跨圣劳伦斯海峡铺设电缆,这绝对是一个浩大的工程。
通过艰苦的努力,菲尔德最终从英国政府那里得到了资助。
不幸的是,国会极力否决他的方案——仅有1票支持。
在第二次尝试中,当电缆线在海上铺到200英里时,电流突然中断,工作人员都在为此感到紧张不已,似乎意味着工程即将失败。
正当菲尔德先生要下达切断电缆的命令时,电流又奇迹般地恢复了。
本章未完,请点击下一章继续阅读!若浏览器显示没有新章节了,请尝试点击右上角↗️或右下角↘️的菜单,退出阅读模式即可,谢谢!