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Numbers of the faithful were already in their places The lines of the Great Eastern are very elongated; her straight stem is I went towards the fore-part of the vessel, the staircase had not yet been The fact is, these divisions are reckoned from noon to noon From the deck rise six masts and five chimneys So that, although the pressure of the boilers had risen, the ships speed For five days operations continued with distracting activity The Great Eastern draws 30 feet of water with a cargo of 28,500 tons The Great Eastern drew nearer, and, passing round, gave notice of her presence A few of the more fearless stretched themselves on the sofas Stretching on either side were two wide streets, or rather boulevards She appeared with her bows towards us, having swung round with the tide; Towards five oclock a small steamer, intended as a shore-boat for the Great Scarcely had we started, when I saw on the quay a tall young man But in this respect the steward knew no more than I did, and he left me And now for the first time the Great Eastern was to be steered by steam Immediately the valves open, the steam from the boilers rushes along the On the spacious mastheads of the second and third masts a band of soldiers Whist was impossible, for the tables glided from under the players hands Here between the last small deck cabin and the enormous gratings of the Once more the partitions began creaking, and again the luggage made its At half-past ten the Captain rose, and the service began; he read a chapter Numerous vessels, brigs and schooners, were awaiting the tide; steamers I could hardly see the tops of the masts, two hundred feet in height After having cast a rapid glance over these fitting works Friends exchanged quiet greetings; every one held a Prayer-book in his It was a Canadian, the Honourable MacAlpine, who undertook the management Everything was finished by evening; not a trace of mud was visible on the The Utah missionary was going to hold a meeting on Mormonism; a good opportunity