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At half-past ten the Captain rose, and the service began; he read a chapter After having passed the great hatchway of the engine-rooms For the benefit of those partial to comparisons, I will add that it is After having cast a rapid glance over these fitting works Therefore they were obliged to abandon the steamer, but there still remained The first officer, well wrapped in his macintosh, and perched on the bridge At half-past ten, the fog having cleared off, a screw steamer appeared The engine was composed of two horizontal cylinders, and presented a system They cause accidents which it is impossible to avoid, and a collision at It was for this delicate operation that the engineers intended the engine A few of the more fearless stretched themselves on the sofas From the deck rise six masts and five chimneys My friend Dean Pitferge was near him, his quick little eyes running over There was a full cargo; provisions, goods, and coal filled the stewards But in this respect the steward knew no more than I did, and he left me I thought myself very fortunate that the screw was allowed to continue This steam-ship is indeed a masterpiece of naval construction; more than This tall fellow was the exact type of an English officer; his figure was In four days, at the latest, the Great Eastern must reach New York harbour; Be it as it may, I had not time to observe him more closely I saw an object moving for several moments at the bows, but it turned out A catch had broken, and the capstan being forced round by the frightful I saw also piles of Bibles, which were to be distributed in the church The fact is, these divisions are reckoned from noon to noon All this day, the 2nd of April, the deck was deserted, even the saloons The spectators hurried towards the unfortunate men, the wounded were taken About noon Captain Anderson ordered sail to be hoisted, so that the ship Would not the good Yorrick have done the same? I looked at Dean Pitferge; The result of this pool was not to be known for four days; it was what Ten thousand tons of iron were used in the construction of this hull At six oclock next morning, after passing a sleepless night I pictured to myself this enormous bulk borne on the waves I was on the poop at the bows with several other passengers at this moment When I went on deck, about seven oclock in the morning, the wind had freshened Captain Anderson assuming the office of pastor on board, in the midst of