THE WORLD'S ADVANCE 



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JFE ON BOARD ONE OF THE CABLE SHIPS 



Above: Grappling for a Cable at Close Quarters. 

 As May be Seen in this View, the Cable Ships 

 are Often Obliged to Operate Very Close to the 

 Shore. At the Right: Hooking an Ocean Cable 

 in Order that Repairs May be Made. In the 

 Oval Below: Crew of the "Mackay-Bennett" 

 Breaking Away Ice from the Forecastle. 



Above: A Seven- 

 Ton Buoy which 

 indicates the Lo- 

 cation of a Cable 

 End. At the Left: 

 The Cable Steam- 

 er " M a c k a y- 

 Bennett." 



