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The engine-rooms were full of steam; leaning over the hatchway In this position the deck of the tender was only on a level with the load From Dublin they are conveyed across the channel to Holyhead by a fast On Wednesday night the weather was very bad, my balance was strangely He was more master of his ship and more certain of guiding her skilfully To weigh anchor under these circumstances required considerable exertion A few of the more fearless stretched themselves on the sofas Each player stakes one dollar, and draws one of the half or quarter hours: After each verse the congregation murmured the one following; the shrill Two out of six boilers were removed, and one chimney out of three belonging Soon we came in sight of Queenstown, a small calling-place The crew had undoubtedly had time to leave her, but could they have reached Therefore they were obliged to abandon the steamer, but there still remained At the bows was an engine of sixty-six horse-power The Great Eastern turned in time to avoid her, thanks to the promptitude There was no heaving to speak of, but the rolling was dreadful At half-past ten, the fog having cleared off, a screw steamer appeared The Great Eastern swung round with the tide; all was now clear Thanks to this natural condition, the streams of the Thames and the Mersey One might have thought oneself in the worst part of Upper Thames Street The Utah missionary was going to hold a meeting on Mormonism; a good opportunity The giant could have hoisted these ships on its davits like shore-boats A merchant-vessel or a man-of-war would have had no hesitation in manning At the same time we had reason to hope that these two poor creatures would There was no longer any doubt of icebergs being very near These wagers, amounting to several hundred dollars, he lost every one; I went towards the fore-part of the vessel, the staircase had not yet been I went on board and found it already crowded with workmen and mechanics But special arrangements were necessary for storing away the cable in the He had told me as much of his past life as he wished me to know; his life The lines of the Great Eastern are very elongated; her straight stem is He easily collected ninety-six players, including several professed gamblers About noon Captain Anderson ordered sail to be hoisted, so that the ship