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At ten oclock a three-mast ship was hailed, sailing astern of us When a ship arrives at the land-falls every one knows that a pilot comes The hull of the Great Eastern is proof against the most formidable seas; Here opened the pit containing the machinery of the paddle-wheels It was for this delicate operation that the engineers intended the engine The fact is, these divisions are reckoned from noon to noon On leaving the station, I went to the Adelphi Hotel Her steel hull was so heavy that the davits to which it was attached bent About noon Captain Anderson ordered sail to be hoisted, so that the ship One ring signifies ship a-head; two, ship-starboard; three The Captain and the first officer set the example, and with new gloves Freed from their broken rope-bands, the capstan-bars flew in all directions Thanks to this natural condition, the streams of the Thames and the Mersey The church was the great saloon, formed by the upper-deck at the stern The lines of the Great Eastern are very elongated; her straight stem is The engine-rooms were full of steam; leaning over the hatchway The spectators hurried towards the unfortunate men, the wounded were taken This Biblical dialogue lasted for about half-an-hour, and the simple Friends exchanged quiet greetings; every one held a Prayer-book in his Numbers of the faithful were already in their places Fabian was looking at the magic of the waves without speaking Near me stood a traveller, who frequently shrugged his shoulders impatiently She is capable of receiving 10,000 passengers, so that out of the 373 principal This day the chief engineer tried the boilers The next day I went down towards the basins which form a double line of I was willing to content myself with this reason, and in the meantime observed The announcement of the conference was received very favourably by the The Great Eastern turned in time to avoid her, thanks to the promptitude At half-past ten the Captain rose, and the service began; he read a chapter At last I reached the stern of the steam-ship, and the place I had already These accumulated vapours rising from the sea constitute the greatest danger The Great Eastern draws 30 feet of water with a cargo of 28,500 tons She appeared with her bows towards us, having swung round with the tide; One of the surgeons on board embarked to go with them to Liverpool An anchor-boat, intended for this purpose, had just stoppered on the chains Here between the last small deck cabin and the enormous gratings of the I left my cabin, and helping myself with hands and feet through the billows