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Going down into the saloon, I saw a lecture announced The hull of the Great Eastern is proof against the most formidable seas; I heard the irregular roaring of the screw, and the wheels beating the Numbers of the faithful were already in their places At the same time we had reason to hope that these two poor creatures would Chance had brought all three together on the same ship The fact is, these divisions are reckoned from noon to noon The officer on watch had ordered the sails to be taken in After the long separation which had estranged us from each other The group of passengers dispersed, some to the saloons, others to their cabins The announcement of the conference was received very favourably by the This day the chief engineer tried the boilers At this moment numerous groups appeared at the doors of the cabins These accumulated vapours rising from the sea constitute the greatest danger This Biblical dialogue lasted for about half-an-hour, and the simple Numerous vessels, brigs and schooners, were awaiting the tide; steamers Her movable engine was first hoisted on board by means of windlasses I went towards the fore-part of the vessel, the staircase had not yet been The Captains eyes glowed with a dark fire at the thought of this wretch The 25th still saw the deck strewn with all kinds of tools The tender immediately sheered off, and the sailors went to the lows Seen from the side, these wheels looked narrow and contracted The Great Eastern draws 30 feet of water with a cargo of 28,500 tons This steam-ship is indeed a masterpiece of naval construction; more than A catch had broken, and the capstan being forced round by the frightful One might have thought oneself in the worst part of Upper Thames Street The last three astern are the after-main-mast, mizen-mast It was a Canadian, the Honourable MacAlpine, who undertook the management At Princes Landing-Stage, a small tug in the service of the Great Eastern I did not understand at first for what it was intended, but it appeared Near me stood a traveller, who frequently shrugged his shoulders impatiently Then, after having crossed a small triangular space at the bows In order to modify it, he has only to press his hand lightly on a small The three masts in front are the fore-gigger and the foremast (both of There was a full cargo; provisions, goods, and coal filled the stewards When the first attempt to lay the Atlantic cable had failed But in this respect the steward knew no more than I did, and he left me Soon we came in sight of Queenstown, a small calling-place A profound silence reigned among the congregation; the officers occupied At half-past ten, the fog having cleared off, a screw steamer appeared Everything was finished by evening; not a trace of mud was visible on the Scarcely had we started, when I saw on the quay a tall young man The crew had undoubtedly had time to leave her, but could they have reached I then made up my mind to visit all the ins and outs of this immense ant-hill So that, although the pressure of the boilers had risen, the ships speed These delays considerably affected the enterprize of the freighters