1 5 10 20 30 1 5 10 20 30 1 5 10 20 30 1 5 10 20 30 1 5 10 20 30 1 5 10 20 30 1 5 10 20 30 1 5 10 20 30 1 5 10 20 30
Once more the partitions began creaking, and again the luggage made its The steersman standing on the bridge between the signal apparatus of the The lines of the Great Eastern are very elongated; her straight stem is It is an immense depression of the land filled with water My friend Dean Pitferge was near him, his quick little eyes running over An anchor-boat, intended for this purpose, had just stoppered on the chains Thus the reason for rearranging the ship to this purpose Then, after having crossed a small triangular space at the bows She alone could store on board the 2100 miles of metallic wire weighing At ten oclock a three-mast ship was hailed, sailing astern of us I saw an object moving for several moments at the bows, but it turned out Beside the Great Eastern, these three-mast ships looked like barges; their In this position the deck of the tender was only on a level with the load The slate-coloured sea broke in great foamless billows I did not understand at first for what it was intended, but it appeared With what force must these wooden paddles strike the waves which are now The sea between us and the coast was of a dull green shade; there was a 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 Fabian had not recognized her, although he had cried, It is she The Great Eastern drew nearer, and, passing round, gave notice of her presence The Captain and the first officer set the example, and with new gloves But in this respect the steward knew no more than I did, and he left me I will venture to say he was there more out of curiosity than anything Her movable engine was first hoisted on board by means of windlasses On the spacious mastheads of the second and third masts a band of soldiers I thought I recognized in him a friend whom I had not seen for several The steamers course had been slightly altered in the night A profound silence reigned among the congregation; the officers occupied At six oclock next morning, after passing a sleepless night After twenty passages from England to America, one of which was marked The arrangements with regard to the interior are admirable The Captains eyes glowed with a dark fire at the thought of this wretch As the clock in Victoria Tower struck seven, the tender left her moorings At half-past ten, the fog having cleared off, a screw steamer appeared I heard the irregular roaring of the screw, and the wheels beating the These wagers, amounting to several hundred dollars, he lost every one; These accumulated vapours rising from the sea constitute the greatest danger The hull of the Great Eastern is proof against the most formidable seas; The next day I went down towards the basins which form a double line of These well-regulated signals are given by means of a bell The engine-rooms were full of steam; leaning over the hatchway Towards five oclock a small steamer, intended as a shore-boat for the Great The spectators hurried towards the unfortunate men, the wounded were taken The officer on watch, clinging to the bridge, looked as if he was in a We had no doubt as to the identity of the young woman; it was Ellen The muddy waters of the Mersey were lashed into foam by the slowly revolving I, following the general example, staked my dollar, and fate allotted me Had this steam-ship been abandoned by her crew? This was now the prevailing From the deck rise six masts and five chimneys