Genre:

Illustration, Drollery

Relevant illustrations:

wdct.

Illustrators:

J T *

Subjects:

Telegraphy, Engineering, Accidents, Internationalism, Comparative Philology, Gender

    Set on the floor of the Atlantic ocean, the illustration shows several mermaids swinging playfully on a submarine telegraph cable that disappears into the distance. On the left, a stern-looking Neptune shouts at them to 'Get off o'that 'ere cable, can't yer—that's the way t'other one was wrecked!!!'.