 | 1839 - 512 sivua
...undulating body of lumber — shingles, staves, barrels, trusses of hay, and every kind of merchandise of a buoyant nature. Two vessels only were afloat...water. " On reaching the summit of the cathedral tower, a grand but distressing picture of ruin presented itself around. The whole face of the country was... | |
 | William Reid - 1838 - 470 sivua
...afloat within the pier; hut numhers could he seen which had heen capsized, or thrown on their heam ends in shallow water. " On reaching the summit of...point of the compass the eye was directed, a grand hut distressing picture of ruin presented itself. The whole face of * Lumber is the American term for... | |
 | 1839 - 510 sivua
...undulating body of lumber — shingles, staves, barrels, trusses of hay, and every kind of merchandise of a buoyant nature. Two vessels only were afloat...water. " On reaching the summit of the cathedral tower, a grand but distressing picture of ruin presented itself around. The whole face of the country was... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1839 - 630 sivua
...lamber—shingles, staves, barrels, trusses of hay, and every sind of merchandise of a buoyant nature. Two vessel» only were afloat within the pier, but numbers could...capsized or thrown on their beam ends in shallow water. 1 As soon as dawn rendered outward objects visible, the writer proceeded to the wharf. The rain was... | |
 | William Reid - 1846 - 626 sivua
...undulating body of lumber* — shingles, staves, barrels, trusses of hay, and every kind of merchandise of a buoyant nature. Two vessels only were afloat...be seen which had been capsized, or thrown on their beam-ends in shallow water. " On reaching the summit of the cathedral tower, to whichever point of... | |
 | Tempest - 1848 - 316 sivua
...every description, —timber, shingles, staves, barrels, trusses of hay, and every kind of merchandise of a buoyant nature. Two vessels only were afloat...capsized or thrown on their beam ends in shallow water. From the summit of the cathedral tower a grand but distressing picture of ruin everywhere presented... | |
 | LIEUT-COLONEL W. REID - 1850 - 580 sivua
...undulating body of lumber*—shingles, staves, barrels, trusses of hay, and every kind of merchandise of a buoyant nature. Two vessels only were afloat...be seen which had been capsized, or thrown on their beam-ends in shallow water. " On reaching the summit of the cathedral tower, to whichever point of... | |
 | William Reid - 1850 - 586 sivua
...afloat within the pier ; but numbers could be seen which had been capsized, or thrown on their beam-ends in shallow water. " On reaching the summit of the...compass the eye was directed, a grand but distressing CHAP, picture of ruin presented itself. The whole face of the country ^' was laid waste ; no sign of... | |
 | Charles Tomlinson - 1861 - 408 sivua
...careenage they set in motion an undulating mass of wreck of every description, — timber, shingle, staves, barrels, trusses of hay, and every kind of...capsized or thrown on their beam ends in shallow water. From the summit of the cathedra] tower a distressing picture of ruin everywhere presented itself. The... | |
 | Heinrich Wilhelm Dove - 1862 - 374 sivua
...undulating body of lumber, shingles, staves, barrels, trusses of hay, and every kind of merchandise of a buoyant nature. Two vessels only were afloat...seen which; had been capsized, or thrown on their beam-ends in shallow water. On reaching the summit of the cathedral tower, to whichevef / point of... | |
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... they would defy all obstruction ; yet as they broke over the careenage they seemed to be lost, the surface of it being entirely covered with floating wrecks of every description. It was an undulating body of lumber — shingles, staves, barrels, trusses... 
