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The hull of the Great Eastern is proof against the most formidable seas; Freed from their broken rope-bands, the capstan-bars flew in all directions Stretching on either side were two wide streets, or rather boulevards The spectators hurried towards the unfortunate men, the wounded were taken I was going to reply to this wise observation, when there was a loud cry This Biblical dialogue lasted for about half-an-hour, and the simple I thought I recognized in him a friend whom I had not seen for several After each verse the congregation murmured the one following; the shrill We had no doubt as to the identity of the young woman; it was Ellen In this position the deck of the tender was only on a level with the load Ten thousand tons of iron were used in the construction of this hull The Great Eastern struck amidships, and, supported by no sail, rolled frightfully The lines of the Great Eastern are very elongated; her straight stem is A merchant-vessel or a man-of-war would have had no hesitation in manning When I went on deck, about seven oclock in the morning, the wind had freshened This day the chief engineer tried the boilers An anchor-boat, intended for this purpose, had just stoppered on the chains Her steel hull was so heavy that the davits to which it was attached bent The fore-masts and the main-masts carry the schooner-sails, the top-sails I pictured to myself this enormous bulk borne on the waves First of all the anchor had to be raised At Princes Landing-Stage, a small tug in the service of the Great Eastern No land in sight; we had doubled Cape Clear in the night During Monday night the sea was very stormy Hatch, was an orator of no mean power I saw an object moving for several moments at the bows, but it turned out One would have taken her for a small island, hardly discernible in the One might have thought oneself in the worst part of Upper Thames Street This tall fellow was the exact type of an English officer; his figure was Captain Anderson assuming the office of pastor on board, in the midst of