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These questions were destined to remain unanswered I thought myself very fortunate that the screw was allowed to continue A catch had broken, and the capstan being forced round by the frightful She appeared with her bows towards us, having swung round with the tide; Therefore, to the great regret of the sailors, it had to be abandoned Near me stood a traveller, who frequently shrugged his shoulders impatiently There alone, and leaning over the taffrail, we surveyed the great expanse The three masts in front are the fore-gigger and the foremast (both of Before entering upon the last undertaking, the Board of Trade required She alone, thanks to her perfect indifference to the sea After having cast a rapid glance over these fitting works The Great Eastern struck amidships, and, supported by no sail, rolled frightfully About fifty workmen were scattered on the metallic skylights This steam-ship is indeed a masterpiece of naval construction; more than The group of passengers dispersed, some to the saloons, others to their cabins Before lunch several of the passengers organized a pool, which could not The muddy waters of the Mersey were lashed into foam by the slowly revolving First of all the anchor had to be raised Portmanteaus and bags came in and out of my cabin; an unusual hubbub reigned Be it as it may, I had not time to observe him more closely After having passed the great hatchway of the engine-rooms These wagers, amounting to several hundred dollars, he lost every one; I could hardly see the tops of the masts, two hundred feet in height I did not understand at first for what it was intended, but it appeared The first officer, well wrapped in his macintosh, and perched on the bridge I left my cabin, and helping myself with hands and feet through the billows Numbers of the faithful were already in their places The engine was composed of two horizontal cylinders, and presented a system I heard the irregular roaring of the screw, and the wheels beating the Thanks to this natural condition, the streams of the Thames and the Mersey Therefore they were obliged to abandon the steamer, but there still remained It was an inconvenient position for the wheels, for the paddles not being The tender immediately sheered off, and the sailors went to the lows Of these six masts, supported by shrouds and metallic back-stays, the second When I went on deck, about seven oclock in the morning, the wind had freshened I will venture to say he was there more out of curiosity than anything One of the surgeons on board embarked to go with them to Liverpool At half-past ten, the fog having cleared off, a screw steamer appeared There was no longer any doubt of icebergs being very near