152 MEMOIR OF FLEEMING JENKIN 



showing under what defects of strength and in 

 what extremities of pain this cheerful man must 

 at times continue to go about his work. 



' I slept on board 29th September, having arranged 

 everything to start by daybreak from where we 

 lay in the roads : but at daybreak a heavy mist 

 hung over us so that nothing of land or water could 

 be seen. At midday it lifted suddenly and away 

 we went with perfect weather, but could not find 

 the buoys Forde left, that evening. I saw the 

 captain was not strong in navigation, and took 

 matters next day much more into my own hands 

 and before nine o'clock found the buoys ; (the 

 weather had been so fine we had anchored in the 

 open sea near Texel). It took us till the evening 

 to reach the buoys, get the cable on board, test 

 the first half, speak to Lowestoft, make the splice, 



and start. H had not finished his work at 



Norderney, so I was alone on board for Reuter. 

 Moreover the buoys to guide us in our course were 

 not placed, and the captain had very vague ideas 

 about keeping his course ; so I had to do a good 

 deal, and only lay down as I was for two hours 

 in the night. I managed to run the course perfectly. 

 Everything went well, and we found Norderney 

 just where we wanted it next afternoon, and if the 

 shore end had been laid, could have finished there 

 and then, October 1st. But when we got to 

 Norderney, we found the Caroline with shore end 



