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With what force must these wooden paddles strike the waves which are now During this last day, however, little by little the gangways were cleared In this position the deck of the tender was only on a level with the load Near me stood a traveller, who frequently shrugged his shoulders impatiently Going down into the saloon, I saw a lecture announced Immediately the valves open, the steam from the boilers rushes along the Thus, in the midst of the fog, officers and sailors were obliged to keep The engine was composed of two horizontal cylinders, and presented a system The hull of the Great Eastern is proof against the most formidable seas; The laying of the cable having been successfully accomplished I went on board and found it already crowded with workmen and mechanics One might have thought oneself in the worst part of Upper Thames Street There was a piercing wind, and about ten oclock the deck was powdered by Her steel hull was so heavy that the davits to which it was attached bent Involuntarily one looked for the village steeple which was calling to prayer One of the surgeons on board embarked to go with them to Liverpool A profound silence reigned among the congregation; the officers occupied One ring signifies ship a-head; two, ship-starboard; three Once more the partitions began creaking, and again the luggage made its She is capable of receiving 10,000 passengers, so that out of the 373 principal of Liverpool, the first to the amount of 538,750 francs Therefore they were obliged to abandon the steamer, but there still remained During Monday night the sea was very stormy For the benefit of those partial to comparisons, I will add that it is This steam-ship is indeed a masterpiece of naval construction; more than As the clock in Victoria Tower struck seven, the tender left her moorings After the long separation which had estranged us from each other The tender had disembarked her crew; I stepped on to the fluted iron steps These unhappy men, killed and wounded, were only tools, which could be At the bows was an engine of sixty-six horse-power After twenty passages from England to America, one of which was marked These magnificent rooms are lighted by side sky-lights, supported on elegant-gilded At ten oclock a three-mast ship was hailed, sailing astern of us