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I did not understand at first for what it was intended, but it appeared The arrangements with regard to the interior are admirable Below us, at a distance of forty feet, the screw was beating the water But special arrangements were necessary for storing away the cable in the During this last day, however, little by little the gangways were cleared My friend Dean Pitferge was near him, his quick little eyes running over But in this respect the steward knew no more than I did, and he left me About fifty workmen were scattered on the metallic skylights I, with head upturned, and my body thrown back, surveyed the wheels of One might have thought oneself in the worst part of Upper Thames Street First of all the anchor had to be raised Fabian had not recognized her, although he had cried, It is she The first officer, well wrapped in his macintosh, and perched on the bridge There was no longer any doubt of icebergs being very near It was a Canadian, the Honourable MacAlpine, who undertook the management I will venture to say he was there more out of curiosity than anything Would not the good Yorrick have done the same? I looked at Dean Pitferge; The lines of the Great Eastern are very elongated; her straight stem is The officer on watch, clinging to the bridge, looked as if he was in a Here opened the pit containing the machinery of the paddle-wheels I went towards the fore-part of the vessel, the staircase had not yet been When the first attempt to lay the Atlantic cable had failed Seen from the side, these wheels looked narrow and contracted An anchor-boat, intended for this purpose, had just stoppered on the chains Once more the partitions began creaking, and again the luggage made its So that, although the pressure of the boilers had risen, the ships speed About noon Captain Anderson ordered sail to be hoisted, so that the ship At last I reached the stern of the steam-ship, and the place I had already The Great Eastern was announced to sail on the 20th of March On Wednesday night the weather was very bad, my balance was strangely Portmanteaus and bags came in and out of my cabin; an unusual hubbub reigned One of the surgeons on board embarked to go with them to Liverpool The Great Eastern swung round with the tide; all was now clear Corsican and I could no longer doubt but that it was Ellen, Fabians betrothed These unhappy men, killed and wounded, were only tools, which could be I left my cabin, and helping myself with hands and feet through the billows The sea between us and the coast was of a dull green shade; there was a There was a full cargo; provisions, goods, and coal filled the stewards The muddy waters of the Mersey were lashed into foam by the slowly revolving If this plan succeeds, a man will be able to direct the gigantic body Only at night, perhaps eluding her gaoler, she came out to bathe herself His sermon was already prepared, the occasion was good, and he intended The gate-keepers allowed me to go on to Princes Landing-Stage Of these six masts, supported by shrouds and metallic back-stays, the second A few of the more fearless stretched themselves on the sofas If the Great Eastern is not merely a nautical engine, but rather a microcosm I was willing to content myself with this reason, and in the meantime observed The steamers course had been slightly altered in the night I should not have been surprised to see the stokers working in black clothes; There was no heaving to speak of, but the rolling was dreadful