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Ten thousand tons of iron were used in the construction of this hull Freed from their broken rope-bands, the capstan-bars flew in all directions Meanwhile the tender approached the Great Eastern, whose chains were violently If the Great Eastern is not merely a nautical engine, but rather a microcosm Thus the reason for rearranging the ship to this purpose No land in sight; we had doubled Cape Clear in the night Towards five oclock a small steamer, intended as a shore-boat for the Great At the same time we had reason to hope that these two poor creatures would An anchor-boat, intended for this purpose, had just stoppered on the chains I went on board and found it already crowded with workmen and mechanics This day the chief engineer tried the boilers The sea was magnificent and resplendent beneath the first rays of a spring The fore-masts and the main-masts carry the schooner-sails, the top-sails The next day I went down towards the basins which form a double line of With what force must these wooden paddles strike the waves which are now I saw also piles of Bibles, which were to be distributed in the church The workmen were now hurriedly disembarking and clambering up the numerous In four days, at the latest, the Great Eastern must reach New York harbour; Then, after having crossed a small triangular space at the bows The fact is, these divisions are reckoned from noon to noon The officer on watch had ordered the sails to be taken in At ten oclock a three-mast ship was hailed, sailing astern of us Near me stood a traveller, who frequently shrugged his shoulders impatiently After the long separation which had estranged us from each other All this day, the 2nd of April, the deck was deserted, even the saloons It is an immense depression of the land filled with water The Great Eastern struck amidships, and, supported by no sail, rolled frightfully These magnificent rooms are lighted by side sky-lights, supported on elegant-gilded The thickness of the fog was so intense that the officers on the bridge There was no heaving to speak of, but the rolling was dreadful Beside the Great Eastern, these three-mast ships looked like barges; their However, the steamer had not yet sunk to the load water-line Be it as it may, I had not time to observe him more closely The Great Eastern turned in time to avoid her, thanks to the promptitude She alone could store on board the 2100 miles of metallic wire weighing Thus, in the midst of the fog, officers and sailors were obliged to keep After having cast a rapid glance over these fitting works At Princes Landing-Stage, a small tug in the service of the Great Eastern These accumulated vapours rising from the sea constitute the greatest danger The sea between us and the coast was of a dull green shade; there was a I left my cabin, and helping myself with hands and feet through the billows These wagers, amounting to several hundred dollars, he lost every one; At six oclock next morning, after passing a sleepless night She alone, thanks to her perfect indifference to the sea Scarcely had we started, when I saw on the quay a tall young man A profound silence reigned among the congregation; the officers occupied He was a thin, nervous little man, with quick, restless eyes: a physiognomist Going down into the saloon, I saw a lecture announced