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It is here that all ships bound for Liverpool, whether steamers or sailing-ships She alone, thanks to her perfect indifference to the sea For five days operations continued with distracting activity Had this steam-ship been abandoned by her crew? This was now the prevailing The atmosphere was grey, and birds flew screeching through the damp mists He was more master of his ship and more certain of guiding her skilfully What did he see in this liquid mirror, which gave scope to the most capricious The crew had undoubtedly had time to leave her, but could they have reached So that, although the pressure of the boilers had risen, the ships speed The laying of the cable having been successfully accomplished The gate-keepers allowed me to go on to Princes Landing-Stage Thanks to this natural condition, the streams of the Thames and the Mersey During Monday night the sea was very stormy Before entering upon the last undertaking, the Board of Trade required Hatch, was an orator of no mean power Here opened the pit containing the machinery of the paddle-wheels The announcement of the conference was received very favourably by the Scarcely had we started, when I saw on the quay a tall young man I will venture to say he was there more out of curiosity than anything The Great Eastern struck amidships, and, supported by no sail, rolled frightfully Freed from their broken rope-bands, the capstan-bars flew in all directions One might have thought oneself in the worst part of Upper Thames Street It was a Canadian, the Honourable MacAlpine, who undertook the management The Great Eastern swung round with the tide; all was now clear These well-regulated signals are given by means of a bell A French company, called the Great Eastern Company, Limited I saw an object moving for several moments at the bows, but it turned out It would have been well if the service had concluded with the reading; This steam-ship is indeed a masterpiece of naval construction; more than About nine oclock the bearings of the Great Eastern were west-north-west The spectators hurried towards the unfortunate men, the wounded were taken At ten oclock the bell on deck tolled slowly and at regular intervals; One of the surgeons on board embarked to go with them to Liverpool