Notes of a Short American Tour (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Notes of a Short American Tour Having long cherished a desire to visit the other side of the Atlantic, we were fortunately enabled in the autumn of 1872 to gratify that wish, and left Liverpool, per the Cunard royal mail screw steamer Cuba, on the 31st August. We arrived in Liverpool the day previous to sailing, and took an early opportunity of visiting the good ship lying at anchor in the river. After inspecting our berths, we happened to see how it is that the high state of discipline for which the Cunard liners are famous, is kept up. The crew were in the act of being drilled. We saw them lowering the boats by numbers - such as No. 1, 2, &c.; then an imaginary alarm of fire was raised, when the crew were all instantly at their posts, carrying buckets and wet blankets to subdue the supposed flames. A variety of other manoeuvres were gone through with extraordinary steadiness and precision. The steamship Cuba is a splendid vessel of over 3000 tons burthen. As you are aware, the Cunard Coy. have a magnificent fleet of steamships plying between Liverpool, New York, and Boston; these have long been noted for their safety, speed, and good management, and since the line was established some 30 years ago they have not lost a single vessel. This of itself speaks volumes in their favour, and is a sufficient reason why they merit the confidence of the public. On Saturday, 31st August, at 3 P.M., we left the Prince´s landing stage per tender, and getting on board the Cuba found all in bustle and confusion - an enormous quantity of luggage being in process of being stowed away. Then there was the leave-taking of friends who had come out in the tender, and who, as the latter left us, waved a kindly farewell. At last the gun was fired, the anchor weighed, and we were fairly afloat. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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