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This was done; but powerful as it was, this engine was found insuflficient On the spacious mastheads of the second and third masts a band of soldiers I was willing to content myself with this reason, and in the meantime observed The 25th still saw the deck strewn with all kinds of tools About fifty workmen were scattered on the metallic skylights Then, after having crossed a small triangular space at the bows The sea was magnificent and resplendent beneath the first rays of a spring The laying of the cable having been successfully accomplished In four days, at the latest, the Great Eastern must reach New York harbour; These unhappy men, killed and wounded, were only tools, which could be To weigh anchor under these circumstances required considerable exertion The officer on watch had ordered the sails to be taken in I thought I recognized in him a friend whom I had not seen for several Towards five oclock a small steamer, intended as a shore-boat for the Great I went towards the fore-part of the vessel, the staircase had not yet been One ring signifies ship a-head; two, ship-starboard; three A profound silence reigned among the congregation; the officers occupied One might have thought oneself in the worst part of Upper Thames Street This costly operation accomplished, a long crack in her exterior plates These wagers, amounting to several hundred dollars, he lost every one; At this moment numerous groups appeared at the doors of the cabins Therefore they were obliged to abandon the steamer, but there still remained Immediately the valves open, the steam from the boilers rushes along the When I went on deck, about seven oclock in the morning, the wind had freshened I left my cabin, and helping myself with hands and feet through the billows The first officer, well wrapped in his macintosh, and perched on the bridge From the deck rise six masts and five chimneys At Princes Landing-Stage, a small tug in the service of the Great Eastern A merchant-vessel or a man-of-war would have had no hesitation in manning There was a piercing wind, and about ten oclock the deck was powdered by If this plan succeeds, a man will be able to direct the gigantic body Everything was finished by evening; not a trace of mud was visible on the At two oclock the fog grew dense again, the wind fell and rose at the same After having passed the great hatchway of the engine-rooms Thus the reason for rearranging the ship to this purpose At six oclock next morning, after passing a sleepless night The sea between us and the coast was of a dull green shade; there was a These well-regulated signals are given by means of a bell One would have taken her for a small island, hardly discernible in the After having left the Doctor, I spent the rest of the day with Fabian; A few of the more fearless stretched themselves on the sofas Before lunch several of the passengers organized a pool, which could not All these good people seemed to have hats and boots of a dazzling brightness