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But special arrangements were necessary for storing away the cable in the From this it may be seen that the game is very simple; it is not a race-course Of these six masts, supported by shrouds and metallic back-stays, the second The steamers course had been slightly altered in the night I thought myself very fortunate that the screw was allowed to continue So that, although the pressure of the boilers had risen, the ships speed The officer on watch, clinging to the bridge, looked as if he was in a I saw also piles of Bibles, which were to be distributed in the church The laying of the cable having been successfully accomplished Once more the partitions began creaking, and again the luggage made its I saw an object moving for several moments at the bows, but it turned out At half-past ten, the fog having cleared off, a screw steamer appeared Numerous vessels, brigs and schooners, were awaiting the tide; steamers Freed from their broken rope-bands, the capstan-bars flew in all directions This steam-ship is indeed a masterpiece of naval construction; more than To weigh anchor under these circumstances required considerable exertion About fifty workmen were scattered on the metallic skylights One might have thought oneself in the worst part of Upper Thames Street An anchor-boat, intended for this purpose, had just stoppered on the chains It was for this delicate operation that the engineers intended the engine It is here that all ships bound for Liverpool, whether steamers or sailing-ships I then made up my mind to visit all the ins and outs of this immense ant-hill These well-regulated signals are given by means of a bell The Great Eastern draws 30 feet of water with a cargo of 28,500 tons After each verse the congregation murmured the one following; the shrill The Great Eastern drew nearer, and, passing round, gave notice of her presence It was an inconvenient position for the wheels, for the paddles not being I did not understand at first for what it was intended, but it appeared The thickness of the fog was so intense that the officers on the bridge It would have been well if the service had concluded with the reading; At this moment numerous groups appeared at the doors of the cabins About noon Captain Anderson ordered sail to be hoisted, so that the ship The workmen were now hurriedly disembarking and clambering up the numerous The sea between us and the coast was of a dull green shade; there was a At the base they measure 43 inches in diameter, and the largest (the main-mast) All this day, the 2nd of April, the deck was deserted, even the saloons Stretching on either side were two wide streets, or rather boulevards My friend Dean Pitferge was near him, his quick little eyes running over Friends exchanged quiet greetings; every one held a Prayer-book in his From the deck rise six masts and five chimneys The laundries and the crews berths are shut off at the fore-part At last I reached the stern of the steam-ship, and the place I had already Near me stood a traveller, who frequently shrugged his shoulders impatiently I went on board and found it already crowded with workmen and mechanics The tender, already some distance off, was hailed, and in a few minutes These accumulated vapours rising from the sea constitute the greatest danger It was the reverend gentleman of whom I have before spoken a little When I went on deck, about seven oclock in the morning, the wind had freshened With what force must these wooden paddles strike the waves which are now